I was sharing with my health class students my fight with Meniere’s Disease (inner ear malfunction causing vertigo, nausea, fullness in the ear, etc.). I went to sit down and thought my chair was right behind me. But no, it was to the right. I got half of one cheek on the chair and fell to the floor. I hopped up quickly into the chair with a big grin on my face. Only one student saw it, and he said, “Wow, Ms. Dawn,” with a big smile. I told the others, “You missed it; I fell out of my chair!” They didn’t take their eyes off of me the rest of class, lol.
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Balancing Act
Posted in General on February 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Sauna Caution
Posted in General on February 17, 2010| 1 Comment »
Don’t get too relaxed in a sauna the day after partaking in a Bloomin’ Onion. That’s all I have to say about that.
Middle-Aged Sledding
Posted in Fitness, General on February 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »
On Presidents’ Day, my husband and I decided to enjoy the snow. First, we went sledding – just the two of us. We did not borrow my niece and nephew so we would look like we belonged there; we just decided to go for it. I put on a t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, my thick Chicago Bears coat, a pair of sweats, a pair of lined, nylon pants over the sweats, snow boots, a hat, and gloves. As I went to the car, I sneezed and wet my pants. Seriously? After all that time getting ready? My husband asked me if I was going to go back and change. I figured that would be another half hour, so I said, “No, it wasn’t much; let’s just go!” I share this embarrassing moment in the hopes that it will encourage another middle-aged woman dealing with the changes in her body to not let a little leak stop her. Of course, there will be other times when this is not as convenient.
On the sledding hill, there was a sled four high with kids lying on top of each other. I said, “Well, that’s not very safe.” On another run, there were four kids on saucers holding onto the saucer behind them, making a chain. I said, “That isn’t very safe.” My husband laughed, “That’s the fun of sledding! It’s not supposed to be safe!” I don’t remember “safe” being in my vocabulary 20 years ago. Sledding today was fun, even when I wiped out at the bottom of the hill once and ate snow.
After we were on the hill almost an hour, we went for a hike in the woods for almost another hour. It was breathtaking! The creek looked beautiful with the snowy trees hanging over it. It started to snow again when we were on our way back to the car. All in all, it was a very peaceful day!
The Eyes Have It
Posted in General on February 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
I became a nana and got eye glasses all in one week. I miss the convenience of having perfect vision, but seeing things clearly again is good. You don’t realize that you are seeing things fuzzy until you look through glasses and can see sharp images. I thought my cell phone had a low-grade screen and camera until I looked at it through my glasses. It is actually quite good!
The Best Feeling!
Posted in General on February 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
I became a first time grandma last night! My daughter texted me- I HATE EVE! 😥 -while they were still at home with contractions almost 5 minutes apart; she is just so precious! Gavin Thomas Armstrong was born January 31st at 11:40 ish p.m. at 7 lbs. 10 oz. and 20 1/2 in. He is just adorable!!
Better to Laugh 