I'm sitting here eating my oats and banana slices with a side of cranberry juice and I decide no time like the present to write a blog. The cranberry juice was actually my inspiration for this entry. A lot of people will tell you on diets not to have too much juice because of the hidden sugars. While this can be true there are certain juices that do great things for you. I make sure to buy 100% cranberry juice (the cocktail is actually more grape juice) with no sugar added. I drink a small glass every morning with my medicine. This all started with the Man's Mom.
She is the kind of woman who's advice you listen to. The first time I met her we got along instantly and our friendship grew over the week I was there. By the end of the week she had me following her basic rules.
1) One glass of cranberry juice a day to maintain a healthy UT (hey, I read about people with severe bladder infections all the time so I think it's a good plan)
2) One glass of milk per day to keep my bones strong and avoid Osteoporosis. I try but don't always stick to this one. I do make sure to have my dairy every day.
3) 1 multivitamin in the morning with possible extras like E for me since I have such dry skin.
She also showed me the way that she cooks to keep her son and husband in great shape. She puts love into everything she does and truely cares about those around her. I had such an amazing bond with her that when we had to leave we were both in tears. She was more upset about the Man leaving I'm sure but still.
I don't have a long time this morning but I wanted to share those things with you. It might seem very obvious to some, or things that we have heard before. But do you do it?
Has anyone given you unconventional wisdom that you stick to?
Love you,
Lula Mae
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one time as a little girl i was baking a cake with my grandmother. i was scraping the batter into the baking tin and thought i'd gotten "enough" in there. after i put it down, she picked it up and scraped the extra couple tablespoons i'd missed and told me "every little bit helps." i think of this all the time and in so many different situations.
ReplyDeletemy dad says: "if it was easy, everybody would do it." And pretty much every tough decision I've had to make, or huge paper i have to write etc., I hear him (actually over the phone, and in my head constantly) repeating this, telling me how best to live. I find myself saying this to people now. but i don't think it has the same umph coming from me. something about having big john say that to you makes you want to do big things...
ReplyDeletehe also says: "better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it." every time there is rain in the forecast, I hear him say that, and remember my umbrella. this mantra is also why i am a serious over-packer.
Additionally: I have to share that I got Phish tickets this morning!!! yay!! (I might be too old for this, but how i love it!)
This year has been really rough on me and my family. My dad lost his job, my brother and other family members are really sick, ect. I'm not around as much, even though I live 25 minutes away; life just takes you in different directions. However, though all the icky stuff, my mom, who has been affected by most of this more than the rest of us, has constantly said, how lucky we are. I always thought that her saying that was a coping mechanism, but I really believe its true.
ReplyDeleteI look at some of the realities that my students face and I truly believe that I am lucky, no matter what I face because in many ways, it pales in comparison. It makes me a little more humble about what I have.
Also, I lost four pounds, and replying to about 4 posts ago, Im going to China in July, Rome and Greece in April, and Maine in Feburary. I just got back from Miami and Chicago. I love to travel and I would rather have no heat than not go anywhere.
You are all amazing :)
ReplyDeleteAnd go Sara on the 4 pounds!! I'm sorry about the hard year for your family I hope it gets better. It really is hard to remember how lucky we are sometimes, then I turn on the news.