life and how to live it

Days moving past bit by bit. Yesterday I had a couple of appointments that kept me out a good part of the middle of the day. Arrived home exhausted, made some lentil and garbanzo soup (doctored a can of Indian lentil soup) with fresh spinach and carrots, and fell over. As per usual, I woke up in the middle of the night and ended up reading for an hour or two. It helps to not have to get up and go to work...

Crazy weather yesterday...funnel clouds, hail...we didn't have significant hail at the house, thank goodness, but it reminded me of so many times growing up as my dad would watch the weather go out of control and watch a season's work and profit go down the tubes.

Working on a big pot of lentil soup today...lots of protein, no fat, should be good for the diet...still juggling the dietary stuff. I feel better with a little less protein and I'm trying to get protein from legumes and stuff other than dairy and meat.

I'm working on not freaking out about the whole blood pressure thing. One of the things the doctor asked us to do was write a contingency birth plan including hospitalization and potential treatments for pre-eclampsia. As I researched and tried to figure out what needed to be included, I managed to freak myself out a bit. Today is about centering and visualizing the birth that I want. I once read (I think Marianne Williamson) about the concept of asking your friends to hold a vision for you. Later today...or soon...I'll post my vision/desire for this birth. If you'd like, I'd love to have my friends hold the vision for me as well.