Thankful Thursday #337

 

Joining in with Jennifer & Leslie to help share the gratitude

This week I am Thankful for:

A long weekend
I am not that big of a fan of Thanksgiving in general - but I will say, a 4 day weekend does make it move up the list on favorite holidays.  Plus, I get my house decorated.. .maybe I do actually like Thanksgiving. Who knew?

OK... Thanksgiving
I had a really nice one this year.  The last few, we've had ambulances at my mom's house so this year was a really laid back, relaxed one.  Breakfast with the hubby & watching the parade & then the dog show (I will forever root for the Aussies) & then I picked mom up & we went to my brother's for dinner.  It was all just relaxed & easy & in the end, we all had full bellys - so a success.

Broccoli Casserole
I'll say it every year - my brother's is DA BESTTTTT!!!! I always say every year, everyone, get a scoop, the rest is mine. I could eat the entire dish of it. YUM!

Online Shopping
We went out on Black Friday to see if we could find some sales & honestly, we didnt search hard or long.... but I ended up finding the best deals & did more shopping standing in line on my phone. Technology is amazing, isn't it?

Christmas Movies
I've already been jumping into some of the fun Holiday movies & shows!  They just are a good break from the crazy world & give all the warm  &fuzzy feels. 

If you haven't checked out Home Sweet Home Alone yet on Disney+ - do it - its hilarious. I laughed till I had tears. I just love Ellie Kemper anyways.

Tree up!
I love the glow of our lights... so happy its back for another year!

Javasok
I put this up one day on my Friday Favorites & then bought myself one for Christmas. I LOVE THIS THING. It keeps all the ice coffee from sweating everywhere & easy to hold. Plus, its so cute! I need to get another one for year round (Click HERE for link) ... Just a note - I got a MEDIUM in the Javasok & that holds the Venti from Starbucks or Large drinks from other coffee shops.  I thought I would need a Large but that's for Trenta's!  When I got it, I thought it wouldnt fit - but it does! 

What are you Thankful for this week?

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Is Brittany Murphy the answer to how bad my COVID was?

 Hi all... long time no blog.

I've just not been in the mood lately. I mean, every day, every weekend is basically the same thing.  Reading, coffee, lazy days, dog playing... nothing really exciting.  

The end of the year is coming - which means we're SUPER DUPER CRAZY busy at work - so a computer at night is the last thing I want to see - plus, just trying to mentally get in gear for Christmas (as those that know me know Christmas isnt a favorite of mine - it wears me out every year mentally) - turning 50 at the end of December, I REALLY need some mental prep - so I'll be popping in & out for the month of December.  

Every time I say that, I end up blogging more than I ever thought - so who knows what December will look like - just giving a heads up in case I go MIA for awhile.

Anyhoo....

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I ended up watching that documentary on HBO Max about Brittany Murphy.

Oh my word... so sad... disturbing. 

Just heartbreaking really.  

That poor girl just wanted to be loved so badly & she met a man who took full advantage of her & kept her away from the world & didnt take care of her & the result is just devastating.

I knew she passed away of something that was considered odd or strange & honestly, its been so long, I had forgotten all the details of it - because she passed away when?  2009... 12 years ago! That's crazy!!!!

They were talking about how she died of pneumonia - but do you know what else is on her death certificate?

.... iron deficiency anemia....

I sat up on the couch & nearly screamed - SAY WHAT????

Yep... 

They did an interview with the person who did her autopsy & she talked about that Brittany was so iron deficient that when they did the autopsy on her lungs, they showed how damaged they were from lack of iron.  She explained how when they cut parts of the lungs & put them in water - they should float because their purpose is to hold air.  Brittany's sunk right to the bottom. They took a few more pieces to confirm - & yes, all of them sunk.

That was proof of the damage that iron deficiency did to her.

I felt like my world was spinning.

Here I am still struggling every day to keep my iron up... I mean, here's my latest chart....

My iron is basically non existent... bottom of the barrel....

& I sit & think about how bad COVID was for me.  Some people go through COVID & say, "Meh, its not that bad" & here I was, gasping to walk across the living room.  I would walk from the bed to the couch & have to lean over to try & gasp to get enough air where I felt like I was smothering.   I would force myself to walk up & down the drive way to try & get some lung capacity built up.  It was a struggle that I cant even put into words.

I then wondered if my lungs are damaged as well... if that's what made it so hard for me.  It only makes sense, doesnt it?  Makes sense to me why I STILL have issues breathing.

In the documentary, they talked about how when Brittany would walk up stairs in scenes, they had to stop because she couldnt breath or she would complain how she couldnt breath doing simple things.... that's me.  

Let me tell you - watching this documentary really shook me.

It also freaks me out to think about getting COVID again & to think if my lungs will hold out one more time because the first time around, it was tough.

I mean, I get how bad not having blood that actually oxygenates your body sounds... feeling it is even worse.... knowing the damage it can cause really has freaked me out.

The more you know.... right?

& in honor of Brittany Murphy... one of the best moments in movie history...

Happy Thanksgiving {Thankful Thursday}

 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Always much to be grateful for....

Hope you are feeling the thankfulness in every day, not only today.

... now, BRING ON THE CARBS!!!!

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Friday Favorites

 

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Favorite Birthday Gift Idea

You can get a candle made for the birth date of your choice.
Isnt that a cute personal gift!?

Favorite Apron

I honestly can watch Great British Banking Show over & over ... & over again

Favorite Earrings

You can even mix & match these!!!!
Or if you have multiple piercings!

Favorite Change Holder

ANYONE HAVING A THROW BACK FEELING???
Oh my gosh - I remember having so many of these as a kid... & always struggling to open them - LOL
What a fun stocking stuffer.
I want the COFFEE MONEY - there are more on the site.
I think I also need the BOOK MONEY holder

Favorite Cardigan

SO MANY COLORS!!!
& every single one of them look so snuggly & something I want to live in all fall & winter long!

Favorite Craft Cart

I'm instantly thinking of a Planner organizer
but this really works for a wrapping station too for Christmas!

Favorite Craft Kit

I love little kits that let you try out something to see if you enjoy a new craft.
So many cool necklaces or bracelets you could make.
A cool gift for a teen too!

Favorite Funnies

This aint even a joke - this is legit me!

Is this true??? That's terrifying!

Also me!

... the hubby every time I want to put up the tree before Thanksgiving

...  me to Hubby when the Christams tree goes up anyways

... one the tree lights are on all night long in the darkness

... me today because I'm off work & planning out pulling out all the Chirstmas stuff

Happy Weekend Y'all

Thankful Thursday #335

 

This week I am Thankful For:

Free Book
I got my book in the mail from Steph & Jana from winning in their anniversary giveaway.  I'm so excited to read this too!!!

Sam's Scan & Go
I'm telling you - I need every store to do this.  Made it so easy to shop & just avoid all lines.  

Boys Vaxed
With the new age limits being lowered for vaccines, Julie had her younger 2 boys to get their first shot.  They are such troopers.  Being in a home where THIS is what their mom does, they understood it all & Julie said it makes her proud when they explain it to the people giving the shot on why its important to get.  

Book Nook
I mentioned this name of my coffee/library room on Monday. My friend Karen reached out & gave me that idea for that name & I instantly loved it - mainly because when I was little, there was a little tiny used book store down the road from us. It couldn't have been bigger than some bathrooms I've been in .... but my mom would take me there on the weekends & she'd get new Barbra Cartland novels - & I would get to pick out a new book too. I actually STILL have some of my Family Circle & Dennis the Menance books I got from there. They're probably worth money actually!... but it was such a homey place. So tiny but crammed with books everywhere. I can still smell it just talking about it.  So when Karen said Book Nook - it instantly took me back to 1977 & gave me all the heart feels. I like my room to have that same heart feel space. Book Nook may be the official name of my coffee / book space.  ... feel like I'm gonna have to design a chalkboard idea to make it official

Fall Colors
They're fading away quick now - but I just always love the beautiful fall trees & colors.  Everything has had such an Orange Glow to it & I dont think there is anything prettier.

Joining in with the precious Jennifer & Leslie... Love to have you join us sharing some great blessings in your life lately!

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Keeping it Together... making 2022 choices

Hosting with my awesome planner buddy Lauren from Shooting Star Mags

Well - look at me. I've been a big fail for the past few months - but you know I'm still planning away.  I cant believe we're coming up to the end of another year & time to make the plans for what to use for 2022.  Which, can  we stop & think about that year... 2022. I honestly was driving into work the other day & Prince's 1999 was on & I honestly can remember singing that thinking 1999/2000 is so far away!!! & how, its SO FAR BEHIND US!!!   Nuts!

I have made it through the year with my Passion Planners.  I'm proud of myself for making it through the year in one planner.  Well, kinda - I mean, the Daily planners are quarterly - but yeah, the same name brand.  Am I going to stick with that for 2022?  Wait till the end to find out.

There's all my Daily planners for the year.  I am finishing up with the pretty pink one. I figured with the holidays in it & a big milestone birthday, I'd do a pretty one for the year. But I really did enjoy just the plain black ones because I had fun putting some vinyl stickers on it making it mine.

Here's just a few of my spreads in my Daily Planner just so you get a little memory of what it looks like inside.  & reminder - you can see all my planner spreads on my Planner Instagram account - Name is PlanninginFaith (Click on name) ... Also, I'm going to be doing a GIVEAWAY soon - I'm giving away a 2022 Passion Planner AND a Daily Planner - it'll be up in just the next few days!!!

I add a little bit of personality by using stickers but still adding my own flare.  I put the little doodles around the big sticker on the bottom.

& because I need more space on some days for work, I end up drawing my own lines in the open space - it works really well for me to continue the work lines a little bit more.

& here's my October spreads that I used in my WEEKLY Planner.  I really enjoy using it for more of a Memory Planner than anything. I dont take it with me anywhere - I just fill in thoughts or highlights of my day - or even add in pictures that I print with my Canon Ivy Printer.

And because I use my Monthly in my Daily Planner for appointments, I really had fun when Passion Planner had a challenge in October calls Pashtober where they gave a list of doodle challenges.  It was so fun to do every night to just play around with the drawing.

You'll see a tab at the top of my blog that will link you to Passion Planner. It is an affiliated link that gives me a little commission if you use that link.  You can also use REBECCAJO10 to get 10% off.  & if they have a sale that gives more than 10%, my code will match what the latest sale/code is.  Or you can click on the link & that will also give me the credit.  I promote this planner because I really like the paper, the way its made - plus the company gives back so much to the community & environment.  It was created by a young girl in her garage & it has just blown up for her & its just going to keep growing!

Now... am I going to use Passion Planner next year?  

I'm going to use the Weekly Spread one FOR SURE.  I like how it lays with the binding. & the paper is amazing. I use markers & it just doesn't bleed.  That's why I use the journal for my Bible Study.  I've been using them while reading the daily devotional/study on She Reads Truth.  Saves from buying teh books, which take up a lot of space because some of the studies are 2 weeks long.  After cleaning off my shelves, I know how many Bible Study books I have - so I really am enjoying that I can put a full week on 2 pages - this will last me through all of 2022!

As for the Daily Planner? .... I'm still on the fence.

I used the Amplify Planner the year before & I REALLLLY REALLLLY liked it for work.  it has a lot of space for work lines.... & its a planner that has a monthly layout, a weekly layout AND a Daily layout!   The thing that is really making me want to go to it is also that I'm back to work - in our iitty bitty tiny cubilces.  So my desk space has gone down so much.  The Passion Planner lays flat... which you wouldnt think takes up a lot of space, but it really does.  The Amplify Planner folds on a spiral ring so I can fold it & it would fit on top of the work calendar I have to keep on my desk anyways....

We shall see... I feel like I so enjoyed the year in a planner - why mess it up & change anything, right?  

All the Planner options!

& I'll leave you with one more code...

I was so lucky to be a part of the Winter Rep Team for Mariatalianplans .... which is a small business ran by the sweetest lady who is a young mom.  She creates some of the cutest stickers & had her own little "mascots".  If you buy any of her stickers & use the code REBECCA15, you get 15% off.  

And you get the little freebie that she created just for me.

I mean... come on... coffee & reading?  Perfect!

I buy so many of her stickers just because they add so much personality in just a few little stickers spread out in your week.  Plus, look at all these holidays ones I just got!!!!

Sorry so long - that's what happens when I dont join in for awhile.

Have you made your 2022 Planner choices yet?

Do you use journals?

Are you also an inner 8 year old who loves stickers?

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