2007 March 09 « Thoughts from the T-Shirt Lady

Looking for mermaids

March 9, 2007 at 3:04 pm | In My Business | Leave a Comment

I live in Virginia, and Norfolk has a city logo of a Mermaid. Sculpted by Kevin Gallup, there are many to see on a walking tour through the city. I love reading about them and found a great article about the city, the mermaids and the local sculptor Mermaids and Norfolk-lore from the Mermaids on Parade

Hope you enjoy the story as much as I do!

What does this have to do with my business? I met some of my friends from work for lunch yesterday and since I was in the neighborhood…

I went to visit another friend who owns the most delightful gift shop in Oceanview -

Treasures Features & Fins and Pam is the owner. (and I used to work with her too!) It’s located at 943 E. Ocean View Avenue, Norfolk VA. 757-588-4443

I had put some of my button earrings in her shop on consignment and I wanted to check on the stock. Besides, I hadn’t seen her, since my surgery. (gosh – almost 8 months ago!) Missed seeing her.

And there are Mermaids all over her shop. Plastic, bronze, wood, leather, cloth, and glass, fiberglass – you name it – you can find every kind of mermaid you could ever want. I hope you will visit her shop the next time you are in our state! Of course she also has a website, where you can find the most unusual collection of beach and ocean gifts! Be sure to check it out!

Can’t walk out of her shop without buying something new!

Sandi

Cancer recovery and exercise

March 9, 2007 at 2:32 pm | In Cancer | Leave a Comment

Before I retired, and before I had been told I had breast cancer, I had been going to Curves 3 days a week for a year. I would go at lunch time from work – to a location that was just a few miles from my office. Worked great, got me out of the office, away from the stress, and got to work out with people who were having a good time!

Right before I retired, I changed locations to the Curves near my home. Then I was told that I had breast cancer. During June and July, I continued to go 3 days a week – until my surgery at the end of July. Then followed radiation – I went a few times to Curves just to keep up my workouts – but not as often. Of course once I started on the chemo – exercise was out. I wasn’t told not to exercise, but I was never energetic enough to go. Kind of difficult when all you want to do is sleep…

Mid December was the end of my chemo treatments. Mid January, I felt good enough to start back at Curves. I have tried to maintain the 3 days a week. And other than once or twice, that’s what I’ve done.

Spoke with a member a couple of weeks ago, when we were working out, and she said she had had breast cancer 10 years ago and still gets tired. I think I mentioned our conversation before.

Maybe I’ve done too much this week, my energy level has been really down. Not sure why.. I went to exercise on Monday and that was fine. Wednesday should have been the next work-out. Woke up to find that there was a terrible accident on the main highway, near our farm. And the road right in front of our property became the detour route. Looked out the window – and traffic was at a dead stand still. Couldn’t see me sitting in traffic to go workout. So decided to vacuum the floors. Did that – I hope it was enough of a workout because I was wiped out after I was finished!

Went to have lunch with some friends from work yesterday, and since the drive was almost an hour that took my energy too! Of course I couldn’t just go to lunch, had to run some errands too. More about that later.

Today, I’m just vegging. Next week – I’m sure I’ll be ready to go workout again!

Of course I haven’t lost any weight yet – but my jeans are a little looser in the waste (not much though). But when you wear sweatpants all the time, getting into jeans again is an accomplishment

Sandi

Old age or just forgetfulness?

March 9, 2007 at 2:14 pm | In On Aging | Leave a Comment

In a previous post, I had mentioned that I put sticky notes all around my house to remind me to take my medication at night before I went to bed. This seemed to work really well – until the other night.

My DH and I went to bed that night about 9pm. Lights out, good night kiss, and turn over and get ready to fall asleep. All of a sudden, I sat up in bed and said ‘I don’t remember if I took my medication!‘

My DH said ‘what are you going to do – get up and take it or go to sleep‘. Well, I thought I could get up and take it, but then, if I did take it earlier in the evening, I’m not supposed to double up on my meds. Or I could just skip it if I didn’t take it, and take it like regular, tomorrow evening. And that’s what I decided to do.

My DH then said ‘why don’t you get one of those day by day pill holders‘. I said that I hadn’t thought about that. And now for the best part. My DH said ‘well, that’s what I did so I wouldn’t forget to take my meds‘. This from a wonderful man who doesn’t forget anything….

So a pill holder is on my grocery list! Can’t be old age…

Sandi