So Many Days to Cover

I've not been feeling 100% , so that explains part of my blog absence.  If I were to say that I'm even feeling 77% at the moment would be a stretch.  I had a doctor's visit today as well as a plethora of meetings I've attended in the past couple of days.  So much to share and so little time to do it in... I just hope my ribs and chest calm down so that I can accurately share.


Oh wow... I started off the New Year's week with a meeting, and as we're in the first month, we dealt with Step One.  I like Step One as it points out the bloody obvious.  I got paid to attend a meeting stating that we can only carry the prior 24 hours.  It also went into not weighing yourself down with past regrets.  I've tried that aspect of recovery.  It does indeed help in the long run


In other news, I have a very dear friend at work who lost his mother, so they (OBVIOUSLY!) allowed my/our pal Nestor to go home to the Philippines for the funeral.  That was sad in and of itself, but it suddenly opened up some time off for me.  Good thing.  Schedules got adjusted. 


I finally got to attend my Saturday home meeting.  I'd spoken with my sponsor throughout my time away, but I always got the feeling he was mad I wasn't at the home meeting.  Regardless, although it was a colossal drag as one of our members informed us that it would be his last meeting ever with AA.  (His doctor informed Bob he had less than a month to live.)  We all spent a moment with him.  I'm glossing over this portion, and I don't mean to, it's just that I didn't know him as well as the rest of the crew.


Sunday presented me with a gentleman who was about my age and someone who went through "SOME" of the things I went through... but not all.  I don't want to be in his shoes.  I'm not going to get into all of what was said, but he made some extremely pertinent references to an age I lived in.  There were far too many football and musical references for me to shed.


BUT ANYHOOTS...


Today was another meeting at my favorite area spot.  Prior to a medical appointment, I got to share with some lovely people that, no matter what my troubles, all I have to do is be patient.  I liked that aspect today.  I do that every day and I'm doing well.
My medical appointment was marginally painless.  I have some very minor cold-related things to take care of, as well as a tiny bit of earwax (also a cold related thingie)...  Somewhere since my last visit I've lost 11 pounds.  While my doctor said that was great... he did have a slight issue with that being despite my current intake of fast-food.  (I traded off the world's worst thing for me for the second worst thing for me...  meaning nasty drinks to nasty food.)  Weird.  And here I think as I look into a morning mirror that I'm putting on weight.  I'm somehow not.  But still, all is well.  I just need to shake this cough/cold.        


My four days off are now long gone/  I have a lot to do.  (As Tom Baker said in the 50th Doctor Who episode said... and you have to read the following in his own unique whispered voice...)  "Oh, you have a lot to do."


I have to juggle some personal stuff and make sure my two ladies are taken care of.  It's my absolute pleasure of a job to do... and as long as they are happy... I'm content.  :)


There's some doctor stuff... but nothing major.  I'm doing well.


One Day at a Time!
Hugs from Jim  (Master of the parenthetical commentary)... oh!  And by the way... dreamt about someone last night.  Thanks for the visit!!!


Miss you Sugar Booger!