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Posted by terrepruitt on November 8, 2013
Only seven weeks left until we get to read all the good things in our Goodie Jar! Yay! Oh my! Only SEVEN WEEKS LEFT until 2014. Time flies! WOW!!!!!!!!!!
So how is your goodie jar going? Our cat almost made it seven days, but she didn’t so we started our “vomit-free” count down again. Such is the life of a kitty with IBD. At the time of this posting we are on 3 days and 21 hours. Maybe we can make it past seven days this time. It is really important for her not to throw up because she needs to gain some weight. What happens is she start to look less skinny, then when she throws up it is like she is back at skinny cat again. Ok, sorry, my goodie jar posts have turned into vomit reports, but hey, just proving that any good thing can go in that jar.
My jar is almost full. I could press the papers down and it will probably make it until December 31, 2013, but I don’t want to crush them. I will probably take some out. As you can see they are all different shapes and sizes.
I hope you are still adding to your Goodie Jar. It see some people are posting on Facebook everyday for the month of November about something they are grateful for. Our Good Things jar kinda has a jump on that . . . .
Well, report in . . . how is your jar coming along?
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Posted by terrepruitt on November 1, 2013
Ooooo! Only TWO months left to fill up the Goodie Jar. It is never to late to note the good things so if you haven’t started yet, why not start NOW!?!?! I have a few good things to put into my jar today.
I had a fabulous conversation with a potential Nia student. I talk to a lot of potential participants, some actually do end up attending one of my Nia classes and some do not, but I have always had wonderful conversations. While I would love to have everyone I talk to come to one of my Nia classes and I would love to meet them, I still feel fortunate to have been able to talk to them on the phone. I love sharing about Nia and listening to their stories. So many are inspirational.
Also, I received a wonderful e-mail. The subject alone made me so happy. (“Nia rocks my world!”) How could it not? The rest of the e-mail made my face hurt (from SMILING)!!!!!!! I loved it so much, I printed it out and it is going in the goodie jar!
And, as some of you may know, our cat has Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) which is a chronic condition. Basically it means that the intestines are not working properly so the body does not absorb the required nutrients. When the body does not absorb what it needs it does not function the way it should. And when the intestines are not healthy there are other issues. So it is a matter of controlling symptoms and getting the body to a comfortable and a close-to-normal state as possible. It has been about three months since we started treating this and today is a good day. I think – as with many things – there will be days where she doesn’t feel as good as others. I think that is just the way it will be. But today we are half-way through our fifth day without vomit. When I wrote my post Spot Update we were almost up to a three day vomit-free period, but that was as long as we got. Now we are on our fifth day. That is really huge. Even if she throws up now we still made it almost FIVE DAYS! I am sure she is as happy about it as I am! To me four and half days vomit free is a darn good thing. See there really is no rule as to what you can put in your jar. THIS is a good thing for me. THIS makes me happy.
When I read about it on December 31, 2013, I will be happy.
What are you putting in your goodie jar? Any good things happen yesterday on Halloween?
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Posted by terrepruitt on October 25, 2013
Ha, ha, ha. Seems like “The Fox” will not go away. Two weeks ago I posted a video of a “live” version Ylvis did on Late Night. Today I received word that some of my fellow Nia teachers are going to use the song in their Halloween Nia Routine. They even printed out the words so that people can sing along. I love it. So funny. I posted the words here: I Give Up, What Does The Fox Say?
I am still filling my Goodie Jar with good things. Remember this is a practice to help us recognize things that we might not stop to notice normally. Also it is something to help us remember the good things even when there are things that are not good happening. So . . . . really . . . . anyone can do it. It is not too late to start, if you have not already. There are two full months left of the year!
So . . . . how is your jar coming along?
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Posted by terrepruitt on October 18, 2013
I forgot to post to my blog last night. That is the second Thursday this month. I got home from teaching my Nia class rather early since all I did afterwards was run in to pick up some spinach. Then I got busy planning firming up the routine for my Gentle Yoga class, yet, I still didn’t work on the post. As I was getting ready to leave I started typing one up. When I got back from class I was interested in getting dinner on the table. The evening just flew by. I remembered I didn’t post at about 15 minutes AFTER midnight! Oh well.
Here is my #34 Good Jar check in. It is my hope that even though you are not commenting on the check-in you are still participating in recognizing and jotting down the Good Things. There are only two and half more months to go.
I can’t wait to read them all at the end of the year.
So how is your jar going?
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Posted by terrepruitt on October 11, 2013
Hey! Yay! Two Fridays so far in October, two Goodie Jar – Check Ins! Yay! I do put things in my jar at least once a week, but there have been a couple of times when I forgot to post the check-in. At this time I am writing the check in on Thursday because I have a Nia call I want to participate in on Friday. I think I might get so involved in the call and its topic I will forget to post my check in.
So, how is it going? On last week’s check in a friend of mine commented that her jar would be over flowing because her daughter just had a daughter. First grand baby cute. Not everyone has such a huge GOOD THING. But that is kinda the point. The HUGE good things get document and noted in other ways . . . so sometimes it is the jar that reminds us of the little things.
Of course, we can still write down the big things and put them in the jar. Anything you want. Anything that will make you smile when you read it and say, “Yeah, that is/was a good thing!”
May your Good Thing Jar overflow!
I have already posted this, but I when I opened Facebook a minute ago I saw I was tagged in a status. I just had to add it to this post because to me it is a GOOD THING! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Thanks, Danielle!
Jimmy Fallon has Ylvis on Late Night doing a “live” version of The Fox!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puHK73fMXmQ
And, if you want you can hear for yourself that Ylvis is Correct . . . . he has “what the fox say” down pat!
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Posted by terrepruitt on October 4, 2013
First check in of October. Goodie Jar – Check In #32. Happy Friday!
Yesterday my plan for the day got a little shifted because my cat wanted to go outside. You may know from my previous posts that she is ill. When she wants to go outside it is usually because she wants to eat grass because her tummy is bothering her. I have learned that it is easier to take her outside and let her eat the grass and expel it on the concrete then it is to deal with it inside. So I took her outside. We were outside for a couple of hours.
I did have time to draft a post for my blog, but once home from teaching I forgot to post it. It was chilly last night and so my husband and I had some tea. Between the hot tea and my nice hot shower, I got very sleepy. At one point all I was thinking was – BED! I totally forgot about posting.
I received a “good thing” in the Gentle Yoga class to put in my Goodie Jar. A student had excitedly shared with me a progressive step she had taken. Always so fulfilling to hear about an individual’s successes! Yay.
Here is to YOU! I am hoping that you had a lot of good things to put into your good jar this week.
Well? How is it going?
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Posted by terrepruitt on September 27, 2013
I remembered the Goodie Jar check in! Yay! How about you? Are you remembering to put good things in that jar? I know that some weeks are easier to find good things than others, but that is part of this — to find good things to focus on even in the midst of the things that bring us down or try to keep that smiling from surfacing.
My birthday was last week so I received a few cards. As I was pulling the cards out of the envelopes to display — yes, I put up my cards — I realized what great goodie note paper the envelopes would make. As you may know not only am I filling my goodie jar, but I like to use colorful paper to document my good things. I like different shapes and sizes and textures. So to me it was a good thing to realize I could use the envelopes as paper for my jar. Yay! Now I will have bright pink, red, and yellow to add to the jar! And do some recycling!
Fun stuff.
One of the good things I have added to my jar is my Nia students — again! I know, huh? — this week the traffic was stopped as I tried to make my way to my Nia class. When I looked on the freeway as I was getting on I thought it was just slowed for a bit because there were signs that said, “Shoulder work”. The actually direction I need to travel is not visible from where I make the turn on to the entrance ramp. When I made the turn onto the actual road to enter, it was stopped. So I just got right back off. But every single street I drove on had construction. So at times two lanes were reduced to one lane. Every time I was near a freeway entrance I thought I would get on the freeway there, but, nope, the traffic was backed up. So I slowly made my way all the way across town via city streets. I kept thinking I would make it to class on time or really close to it, so I didn’t pull over to call. But finally I stopped to call and tell them I was on my way even though I was already late! I finally made it, I was twenty minutes late! And guess what? My students were still there! WOW! I was so humbled and grateful it was JUST what a person needs after spending over an hour on the road to make a 20 minute trip. My annoyance and embarrassment at being late was washed away by my understanding and eager-to-dance students. They said, “That’s ok. Let’s dance it away.” And we did. So grateful. Definitely a GOOD THING for my goodie jar.
I hope that you use this check in as a reminder to take a moment and think of the good things that you have experienced this week and make a note.
Well, how many were you able to think of?
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Posted by terrepruitt on September 20, 2013
EEEEKKKK! I cannot believe I forgot two check ins a row! Wow! My Thursdays got a little busier with the addition of the morning Nia class. Definitely a good thing, but my schedule got a bit off. Even though it has been almost a month since the first class, I need to work on my schedule a bit more.
This is a reminder about the Good Things Jar! Ya know where we put notes of good things that have happened throughout the week? Are you putting things in yours? The reason we are doing this is to keep the good things at the forefront in our minds, in our hearts, and in our lives. Yes, there are things that we can easily let bring us down . . . . believe me, I know, but that is when it is most important to remember the positive.
I am not a believer that you have to be positive all the time. I believe that it is important to feel your feelings. If you are sad go ahead be sad. If you are angry go ahead be angry. If you are frustrated go ahead be frustrated. Experience all the emotions that you have. BUT . . . . my point is don’t deny the good. Don’t let all the things that CAN bring you down, bring you down and KEEP you so low that you don’t recognize the good stuff.
It could even be a matter of having to look at your Goodie Jar . . . . look how full it is and realize that there are a lot of good things that have happened. Maybe you are struggling to find a good thing NOW, but that jar is full of good things . . . . and that in itself is a good thing, right?
Well . . . . . even though I forgot to remind you, are you still filling up that Goodie Jar?
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Posted by terrepruitt on August 30, 2013
You might have read that our cat is sick. She has been diagnosed with a chronic disease. Unfortunately to get to the point of knowing there is an issue and having it diagnosed the cat has to be really sick. The disease involves the digestive system and most of you know or can imagine what that means. So in order to keep any “messes” that might occur contained we had been confining the cat to the bathroom when we leave the house and while we are sleeping. This allowed for peace of mind on our parts and much easier clean up. As things started to improve and certain “messes” became less frequent, we would confine her to my office. I put cardboard over most of the carpet so that clean up would be easier. While the litter box visits were normalizing and become less frequent there was still some vomit issue. But in my office if the weather is not too hot, I would leave the windows open and there is just more room for her. Even though it was somewhat risky, in that any mess would have been more difficult to clean I thought it was nicer for her to be in a larger room and have windows. At first I left her in her only while I was teaching, but then we started allowing her to stay in my office overnight.
I just looked at my notes and it has not been as long as I thought. I thought we started confining her at the beginning of July, but it was the beginning of August. So it progressed faster than I thought. Either way, I think she was tired of having to stay in one room. Although she does it anyway on her own, not having a choice is always frustrating — even to a cat.
Anyway . . . . this long story just to say that last night was the first night since the beginning of August that we let the cat stay out. She was free to roam the house. I doubt she did much roaming, but at least she had the opportunity. So far she has not thrown up and I think we are on our way to controlling her symptoms. She has been eating a very healthy amount and I do believe gaining some weight.
So I have a few things to put in my good jar. In addition to our cat improving, the Nia class the Nia students asked for which started two weeks ago on Thursday mornings is doing well. Our weather this summer has been awesome. Although it is going to be hot over the Labor Day Weekend least it has not been hot all summer long.
So how is your Good Things Jar doing? Is it getting full?
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Posted by terrepruitt on August 23, 2013
I did it again. I forgot to post a check in last week. Ya see our cat has been sick. Last week she was so sick I thought we were facing putting her to sleep. I was so sad I wrote a post about it. I felt as if I was going to have to Kill My Best Friend. The first thing I wanted to do Friday morning was call the vet to get an appointment. I had been communicating via e-mail with one of the vets and she mentioned a “re-check”. So first thing I did before I even got out of bed on Friday was call the vet. They had an 8:30 am appointment. Which to me translated to coffee and go. I didn’t get to finish my coffee before I had to go.
Anyway . . . the trip to the vet was very much worth it because they gave the cat a vitamin B12 shot. Apparently this is like the miracle vitamin (not really, but) it really helped the cat a lot. PLUS the vet said that even though she looked really skinny and IS really skinny she is not yet at death’s door, as her father and I thought. So . . . I came home and was busy doing other things and I forgot to post my check in.
So here I am calling this #28 because I am only counting them as I do ’em. And now the cat has other issues. Anytime you administer drugs there is a chance of other issues arising. That is why I like to try other avenues and other things before resorting to medication. While it might help mask some symptoms it usually bring up other ones. Crazy. But there are still many things that are good. And that is one reason to have a good things jar. It is to help remind us that even where there are things going on that are sad there are still GOOD THINGS!
One of the things I put in my jar is Walking the Labyrinth. And, of course that our kitty is better than she was earlier in the week.
How about you? Did you add to your jar?
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