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Howdy all! Well, I'm one month into my road tour and all was going AWESOME... until this week. Blergh. I will share what's going on and I hope this won't sound like complaining.
Last Tuesday I awoke in the middle of the night with my heart pounding. I thought it was from the wine I had with dinner, so I didn't worry about it because I've often experienced elevated heart rate after having alcohol at night. But then it came on again the next day and it has been that way ever since. My autonomic nervous system is still totally keyed up for some reason. My resting heart rate is normally 60 to 70bpm, but for the last 5 days it's been at least 80 and sometimes 100 and this is 24/7 even when I lay down to fall asleep. It feels awful.
Today there is no change, so this morning I went to an urgent care.
At urgent care, my temperature was normal, pulse ox was 97, heart rate was 82 and BP was 129/84. Those markers are not normal for me. I did get a COVID test while I was there and it's negative, so that's ruled out. Unless the test was wrong of course. LOL...
I manage my thyroid with 5mcg of supplemental T3 and natural desiccated porcine thyroid. I don't know why, but all of a sudden my body is acting as if I'm hyperthyroid. I'm going to schedule a blood draw for tomorrow and see what shows up in my thyroid panel.
How about y'all cross your fingers for me? 😁
I pride myself on being authentic on social media. Nothing in my social channels is fake or polished. However, being authentic doesn't mean I've shared everything publicly.
Those who know me well, know I tend to not talk about my challenges, because I strive to be a positive person. I'm just not a complainer. Buuuuut... it's going to be obvious that things have changed, so it's time for me to fill you in.
Whatever challenges you faced in 2020, and continue to face, I acknowledge and honor. In no way do I think my problems are the worst imaginable ... we all have our own unique set of circumstances and challenges, and all are valid. ❤
In looking at my own 2020 Cosmic Tally Board, I'm down one marriage, two houses, one business and a car.
HOWEVER, I'm also UP one Honda minivan and I'm taking that bad boy on the road for the next 12 to 18 months. I'm on The Healing Road, and that's why I built this community.
I believe we're all on a journey of growth and healing, so I created this community to ...
Things I’ve done for the first time this year
Stacking wins... hell yeah.
Went on the road and lived nomadically
Fell in love with pickle ball
Tried Zumba for the first time (I didn’t like it but I was proud of myself for trying it)
Ate grilled oysters and raw oysters
Fell in love with baked squash
Bought a road bike and began cycling with those scary clip-in shoes
Threw knives and stars this year
Started a monthly self-mastery zoom call
Recorded my first masterclass on building habits
Ran my first Clubhouse room
Joined a 10 month structured coaching program
I'm now keeping a separate journal for anything else that I try for the first time.
Branch out. Try things. Take a chance. What's the worst that can happen and what's the BEST that can happen?
My whole life I never liked squash or sweet potatoes.. Imagine my surprise when I discovered recently that I really do like them! I've added kabocha squash, acorn squash and butternut squash to my shopping lists and I couldn't be happier
I'm not sure if it's the change in my diet the last few years or simply the fact that as we get older our palate changes but I am absolutely delighted! The great news about squash is they are a fraction of the calories and carbohydrates of sweet potatoes so you can have them on a low carb way of eating! Especially if you have them plain with just salt and pepper.
Here's to branching out in all the ways!
