Monthly Archives: January 2024

Motivational Monday

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Hello, and welcome back to Monday! I hope you had a wonderful and peaceful weekend and rested up for the week ahead of us! WOW, between my class, taking care of our sweet cat♥, and trying to regain some strength and deal with the unrelenting pain I have endured because of nonstop rain, I have not been able to blog as much as I would have liked. Life can be an intriguing and demanding experience, and we must find ways to manage everything in our lives, which can be challenging. Later today, I have a follow-up appointment with my pain doctor, which I know will go the same as it always does. The worst part about these appointments is driving there, but everything else is easy.

As y’all know, our oldest cat was very sick for too long. I am still not convinced that the doctors were correct regarding their diagnosis. I say this not because of my emotions but because he has slowly improved over the weeks. Yes, the healing has taken a while, but I refuse to accept what was said, that he only has three months to live♥. I think that is the most ludicrous and preposterous thing any doctor could say, especially since they do not know him as we do. They made this decision based on what one doctor thought was fluid around his lungs but said she was not sure what she was looking at, to another saying it was an inoperable tumor. It does not matter if you are dealing with a veterinarian or your doctor, there is nothing wrong with questioning them because they are NOT always correct!

I have completed two weeks of my class and received an A on the four tests I have taken. I am enjoying my medical coding class and feel it will open doors to a great career in which I will excel. I will be taking another class that begins on February 14th for medical terminology. It has been over a decade since I took medical terminology, so this will be a good refresher and help me start my career the right way. My instructor told us medical terminology is important for a career in medical coding since doctors writing the orders do not always elaborate and getting them on the phone is challenging. Hopefully, at the end of the medical coding class, I will be able to find a job quickly and continue the medical terminology class while working and getting a paycheck again!

I have not decided if I will do any other classes after I finish medical terminology, but if I find something beneficial, I do not see a reason not to. Time will pass no matter what, so furthering an education is not a waste of time. I enjoy taking classes and furthering my knowledge as it keeps my brain thinking sharp instead of doing nothing and missing out on spectacular opportunities. I am a little obsessive with taking notes and organizing my notebooks, but I do not view this as a negative quality. No matter what I have done in life, my notes are color-coded and organized in a way that makes it easy to reflect on them in case I forget something.

Thank you for stopping by my site today. I hope you enjoyed what I shared and that something I said motivates you to try something new. We can view life as extremely short or painfully long, but the positive way to view life is an exciting journey, and we must make the most of it. Everyone battles with challenges, and some can make you feel helpless or vulnerable, but we all have a strength inside we might forget about. Never forget you are a powerful individual who can accomplish anything you want, and NO obstacles will hold you back from achieving what you want in this life. Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes! I will do my best to respond to any comments as quickly as possible, I promise!

Always, Alyssa

Pick-Me-Up Friday Eve

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Happy Friday Eve, y’all! I hope you have had a wonderful week and are looking forward to the weekend. Has anything exciting happened this week to you? Did anything occur you did not expect? During the week, did anything happen that was not pleasant, and wish had not occurred? This week has been a mixture of fantastic and a few unpleasant things, but overall, it was not a bad week. The only bad things that happened were the weather was rainy and expected to rise again. It seems like the second my body gets used to one season, the weather changes again, which is a little annoying! Another part of the week has been the nonstop political nonsense and the trials that seem never-ending and may not result in justice, but I wish it would all end. The good thing is with the negativity during the week, the best part of the week is that our sweet cat appears to be improving a little more each day♥! I cannot even begin to explain how relieved we are because we worried about the poor baby nonstop for a few weeks!

As the week is rounding up and will be ending soon, we have only one more day until we can enjoy the weekend! First, do you have anything planned for the weekend? It is supposed to rain all weekend, so I plan to stay in the house because the rain makes my pain much more intense! Even though I am not working currently and taking a class to further my education, with the hopes of new job opportunities, I know the weeks can feel long. On Friday Eve, I think everyone could benefit from a little pick-me-up, and I hope the quote I am sharing provides that to you! The quote I am sharing today is one I found meaningful and truthful. During our lives, we do not notice the small miracles that happen because we are too consumed with everything else in life. The truth is that miracles surround us daily, and each of them adds miraculous things to our lives. We must start taking time to notice these miracles and appreciate them more because we never know what may happen tomorrow.

I am already thinking about next week because it is going to be a busy week. On Monday, I have a follow-up appointment with one of my doctors. The only part about my appointment on Monday that I am not looking forward to is the drive because the road I must drive is miserable, and the traffic is always insane! On Wednesday, I need to drop one of our female cats off at the veterinarian’s office at 7:30 AM because she will have some dental work done. After we adopted her, I took her to the doctor for a check-up and was told she had gingivitis. Recently, she appeared to have tooth pain, so they will clean her teeth and do x-rays to see if removal is needed. Finally, on Saturday afternoon, I will get my eyes checked. I love my eye doctor because he is this sweet little older man with a great personality, but last year he reduced my prescription because he thought it was a good plan. I can see fine with my glasses and contacts, but sometimes strain a little, and I think my prescription needs to be stronger, so the appointment will be a routine eye exam.

Thank you for stopping by my site today. I hope you enjoyed what I shared, and you found the quote to be a great pick-me-up. The class I am taking is going well and I am enjoying it, so I believe it will help me start a new career path at the end of the class. I look forward to your comments and will respond as quickly as I can. Please forgive me for any delays in my replies, between taking care of my sweet cat, my class, and everything else in life, I have been pulled in many different directions☹, but I am trying! Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa

MS & Fatigue

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Even after living through the highs and lows of Multiple Sclerosis, one of the most frustrating and challenging issues I deal with is fatigue. I think it is twice as hard because anyone who does not have Multiple Sclerosis does not understand and thinks it is exaggerated, which it is NOT. I became used to a typical schedule when I was working because I did not have a choice, and earlier in the day, I felt more awake. Unfortunately, as the day progresses, I quickly become more fatigued, so when my husband, who works the night shift, has days off, we eat dinner late, and I start to fall asleep almost immediately after dinner. He is understanding for the most part, but he gets a little frustrated with me. Mostly, it is later at night when this happens, but it has happened not long after I get out of bed and he is getting out of work and wants to watch something on Netflix or YouTube, and because he always watches to see if I am asleep, he notices when my eyes start to close. It is not like I always want to be tired, and even though I have explained MS Fatigue several times, he does not truly understand.

For those of you reading this who have Multiple Sclerosis or know someone who does or has another condition that causes fatigue, you understand my struggles. However, many people do not understand, and why would they? Until someone must battle through something like this, they can never fully understand how challenging and frustrating it is. My goal when I started this blog was to spread awareness about Multiple Sclerosis, so I wanted to share some helpful information about fatigue and Multiple Sclerosis with you today.

80% of people living with Multiple Sclerosis battle with fatigue problems. MS fatigue is more severe than traditional types of fatigue. This issue can impact one’s abilities at work and home. Fatigue struggles typically manifest between the ages of 20 and 40 and affect women two to three times as often as it does men. The reasons may include but are not limited to muscle spasms interring with sleep, bladder troubles causing one to get out of bed multiple times a time, and is often aggravated by heat and humidity. This issue occurs daily and may happen early in the morning, even after a full and restful night of sleep. Fatigue tends to worsen as the day progresses and can come on quickly and suddenly, so it is hard to plan for. A few symptoms of MS Fatigue include limbs feeling heavy that cause difficulties in grasping things or writing, and balance, vision, and concentration issues may get worse temporarily.

That is going to be all I have for today but thank you for stopping by my site today. I hope you found what I shared helpful and can help others to understand the battles with fatigue and MS. It is not any fun and I wish there was more that could be done, but we can only do what we can do, and nothing more. I hope your week is going well and you are not dealing with too many stressful situations. On another lighter note, our cat is continuing to get better, and we are remaining very hopeful♥. I look forward to any comments you may have and will respond as quickly as possible. Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa

Power of the mind

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Hello Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing week and are ready to tackle the new week. How was your weekend? Our weekend was enjoyable. I spent time with our cats and studying some of my class information. It sure has been chilly, and later this week appears, it will get warm again. Mother Nature is confusing the seasons again because it should not be close to 70 degrees during the winter. The warmer conditions will be more pleasant for my outside kitty friends and three new ones for my outside kitty crew♥. Two of the new kitties look a lot like the kitty I named Sherbet aka Little Hisser, and one looks like one of my favorite outside kitties, Snowball. It was adorable to see four cats eating the food I left outside for the strays yesterday morning.

Do you remember how I mentioned last week the terrible news we received about our sweet cat? Since we heard the devastating news, we wanted nothing more but to fight against it. I spoke to several other veterinarians, and most could not say much until they saw him. Our sweet cat had not been eating much, which was very concerning. I went out over the weekend to pick up a few different flavors of kitten food and tried to get him to eat. When that was not working well, I ordered some tuna, which he enjoyed♥. My husband and I love our cats more than words could explain, and we were not going to give up hope. Much to our surprise, after a few doses of the new medication to help his discomfort, he has started eating and acting more like himself♥. I am not so naive to believe the large tumor on his right lung has disappeared, but I think he was misdiagnosed, and it was not a tumor causing his respiratory issues but fluid around his lungs.

Do you believe in the power of the mind? It is not something that can be explained or proven scientifically, but there have been several times this practice has been helpful. I think if my husband and I had given up any hope for our sweet cat♥, he might have gotten much worse instead of better. Is it possible I am putting too much hope in the appearance of progress and the improvements we see are a consequence? Maybe, but I prefer to think optimistically because of our love for our cat. Would we do anything possible to make him better? Absolutely♥! Do I believe if we continue to think positively and shower him with love, he will continue to improve? Absolutely♥! Is it possible I am setting myself up for heartbreak? Maybe, but I am not going to believe all the progress and improvements are not real!

Thank you for stopping by my site today. I hope you enjoyed what I have shared and provided you with hope and motivation for the week. I plan to continue to stay positive for our sweet cat and ensure he has everything he needs. The past few weeks have been stressful and emotional, but I hope this week will be much easier. I look forward to reading your comments and will respond as quickly as possible. I want to apologize because I know I still had a few comments last week to respond to, and I promise to do so today. Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa

End of week updates

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Happy Friday, y’all😊! I hope you have had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. This week has included good things and bad news. I guess it is true that you cannot have good without the bad, and you cannot have love ♥without hate. The last one I am only halfway in agreement with because I do not think anything good can come from hate, but I guess it makes people appreciate love♥ more. I will get into the good and bad parts of the week in a minute because there is much to explain. Mother Nature finally understands what winter means as the temperatures have been low, even in the south where I live. The only way the cold weather is tolerable for me is to have snow on the ground, which I highly doubt will happen in the state I live in☹.

We heard back from our cat’s doctor, and I did not hear good news. I was aware that he was not doing well, but I was blindsided by the prognosis. I have continued to have a hard time with what the doctor told me. Our sweet cat has done well with asthma for his 13 years being alive but does have random issues and nothing that was not treatable. I mentioned I had taken him to the Veterinary three times last week and took him back this past Tuesday when they did x-rays. After calling his doctor’s office twice yesterday, the final news was that he has a large tumor on his right lung, and it is inoperable. In the best-case scenario, they are saying he could live for another three months♥, but he will not be comfortable. Yesterday, I contacted the specialist who was NOT helpful, and then his typical doctor. I was able to get the steroid he must take and another medication in liquid form, so hopefully, that will make it easier for him. My husband and I are devastated, but we are doing everything we can to keep him comfortable and happy♥.

On a more positive note, I did start my medical coding class this week. It was difficult to focus because I received the news about our cat the same day the class started, but I am trying my best. I took the first test yesterday and scored 100%. I am still not sure how I managed to do so well on the first test because my focus was anywhere but on my class. Of course, I am meticulous with organizing the notes and a little obsessive, so I guess those insane parts of me paid off on the first test, at least. So far, the class is interesting, and I believe I will continue to learn a lot. It has been many years since I took medical terminology, so I might investigate doing a refresher class, but it is too soon to know what I will decide to do.

Thank you for stopping by my site today. I know some of what I shared was not pleasant and extremely emotional, but I told you I would provide updates on our cat when I had them. I wish the news about our cat was happier, but this was the hand we were dealt and must figure out how to get through it. I hope you can enjoy your weekend. Please remember to stay safe and warm as I know the temperatures are chilly. I look forward to reading any comments you may have and will respond to them as quickly as possible. Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes.

Always, Alyssa

Thoughts for our loving cat

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What do you do when you feel there is nothing you can do to help your innocent, loveable, and wonderful cat? When you have done everything in your power to help him heal and get well, and nothing is working, and he continues to suffer can make you feel helpless. Our 13-year-old Himalayan cat has asthma and has been to the doctor more times this past week than he has in his entire life, and things continue to get worse and more devastating♥. Every year he gets sick, but a round of antibiotics has always helped, and he gets well within a few days. Considering he continues to struggle with breathing, I took him back to the doctor for the fourth time. They did x-rays, which discovered one of his lungs collapsed, but the doctor is sending his x-rays to a specialist to see what we need to do next. Unfortunately, I must play the waiting game, which I am not good at while we wait for the specialist to help with a game plan.

I have cried so many times during the past week my eyes and heart♥ are aching. I do not want to cause our cat any additional stress, so I am sure to have my breakdowns away from him. Cats are very attuned to emotions♥ and can sense emotions many humans cannot understand. One of our female cats cannot handle seeing me upset and tries her best to help. While we wait and do everything, we must keep our sick cat comfortable and loved♥, and I do not think he needs to be around anything stressful or upsetting. It is heartbreaking when a pet we love♥ dearly is struggling and cannot say how they are feeling. To say we are feeling helpless is an understatement of the century. We are trying to refrain from negative thoughts because thinking those into reality is dangerous. If we try to think positively, we will discover a positive outcome.

Animals are the most innocent and loving♥ creatures on this planet, and I cannot understand why they must suffer for anything. I will never understand how any human being could cause an animal any harm because they do not deserve that kind of treatment. Some people might disagree with me, but anyone who can cause pain to an animal should face massive consequences. Animals love♥ unconditionally without holding a grudge and only require love and shelter. I love♥ all animals, but I treat our cats like they were our children because they are. I would do anything possible for them and will continue doing everything possible to help our oldest and sick cat get well. It is killing me to know our sweet cat is suffering and feeling so terrible♥. I hope we get some good news from the specialist viewing his X-rays.

Thank you for stopping by my site today. I realize this post is sad because my emotions are high. I love our cats more than I could explain, and it is painful to fear the worst-case scenario. When we lost the cat that we had for 15 years, it was some of the worst pain we have felt, and I cannot help but worry about our sweet sick kitty. Thankfully, I am starting my class today, so it will provide me with a distraction and help me to not stress as much. Of course, I will continue to worry until I get the call from the doctor about the X-rays. Please keep our sweet kitty in your thoughts, and I will provide updates when I receive them. Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa

Changes for 2024

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We are 16 days into 2024 and should try using everything we learned in 2023 and make 2024 a better year. The end of 2023 rattled me to my core and pushed me to make a positive change, and I believe it will provide great opportunities. Of course, changes can be scary, but they are necessary and can make our lives better, or at least that is what I am hoping for. I never planned to go into 2024 with native and senseless thoughts about massive positive developments. We can all see nothing has changed with the hate-filled rhetoric circulating through the news daily. Unfortunately, there are limits to what we can do about this because it is the actions of others. However, in the same ways hate and anger can spread through lines of communication and become contagious, so can love♥ and kindness. I have noticed this many times in life when someone is negative and volatile, they cause my mood to change negatively. Other times when feeling negative and down, and another who was happy and upbeat, my attitude changed positively. I am saying this because it is a new year, and we must understand the importance of kindness, as this behavior can go a long way♥.

As I have mentioned, one change I am making for the new year is a career change. My class for medical coding starts Wednesday, and I believe this will be an excellent career change. Considering it is only a six-week program, it might not be a huge change, but it is a change, and I am excited. This program is much different from what I have been doing for the past several years, but along the same lines as what I initially planned to do with my life. There are several positive aspects of a career in medical coding, and one is I should be able to continue working from home. It is wild how easy it was to get used to working from home and working in an office setting sounds less appealing than ever before. It is not that I do not get along with people because I do, but I prefer to avoid humans as much as possible because most are ignorant and unpleasant. I might have been burned too many times by some people. I still say animals are way better than humans!

Another change I am going to try making in the new year is I am going to try to not allow stress to control my life. I have come a long way with this, but I still become overly stressed about things I cannot control. Of course, issues such as what happened last week with our sweet cat getting sick, I do not think anyone could avoid that kind of stress as I felt there was nothing, I could do to help him☹. I know I can eliminate some stress by not letting what others are complaining about or dealing with affect my life because I cannot fix anyone else’s life. I must learn to force people to handle their lives and not get myself involved. It might mean I need to remove some people full of drama and issues from my quiet and peaceful life. It is not easy to stop trying to help people because it is in my nature, but it also causes me too much unnecessary stress and pain.

Thank you for stopping by my site today. I am sure there were more things I could say in this post, but I did not want it to get too long for you to read. I hope your week has started great and it gets better with each day. I would love the chance to read your thoughts about what I shared and will respond to comments as quickly as possible. Are there any changes you are planning to make in the new year? I believe many changes should happen in the country I live in and highly doubt they will happen, but I can still be hopeful! Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa

Long and Stressful Week

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Last week was supposed to be fun while celebrating my husband’s birthday but, the week was one of the most stressful weeks we have had in a while. We were supposed to leave last Monday to go to my husband’s happy place in the mountains and snowboard during the week. Unfortunately, our older cat, who has asthma, became ill. The poor cat had many breathing issues we could not get under control♥. I took him to his doctor on Monday afternoon, and she gave him an antibiotic. He tends to get sick once a year and needs an antibiotic, but it has never been as bad as it was last week. Once I had him back at home, he still did not improve. My mother-in-law planned to stay at our house and ensure he had his medicine twice a week as he always did. We went to the emergency veterinary clinic Tuesday afternoon, where they had him in the oxygen tank he had to do before. He still was not improving, so I took him back to his doctor, whom I trusted Wednesday afternoon. After all the issues with our cat, we decided to cancel my husband’s birthday snowboarding trip, which I know he was disappointed about. We would not have enjoyed ourselves because we would constantly be worried about our cat, so staying home was the only option.

Our sweet asthmatic cat is finally improving♥ but struggles if he moves around too much. We have two humidifiers in the house to help his breathing. His doctor has instructed me to increase one of his medications. He used to take his medications willingly, but for the past week, I have had to force the medicine into his mouth, which I hate doing, but I know it is necessary for his health. We love♥ our cats as if they were our children, so the week was stressful and sad watching one of them struggle. One of the younger cats was at the vet last week because she had pain in her teeth, and she will be back at the doctor’s office on the 31st to get her teeth cleaned and checked to see if any need to be removed. Who would have thought cats could bring so much stress and love into one home? No matter how stressed we have been over the past week, I still could not trade our loving cats for anything♥!

In the upcoming week, I am beginning a new path in life. My class for Medical Coding starts on Wednesday. I am excited and a little nervous♥. It will be helpful if I can focus only on my class without worrying about working full-time. Once my class is over and I pass the test, I plan to find a job working as a medical coder. The one good thing about the United States is that medical coders will always be necessary because healthcare will never be free like it is in other fully developed countries. As much as I would love if every citizen in the United States had free healthcare, I am thankful that I can have a career in the healthcare industry. Not too long ago, I wanted to be a nurse, but I changed my major due to health concerns. It will be exciting to work in the industry and hopefully will be able to do some good for others.

Thank you for stopping by my site today. It felt good to write about last week and how stressful it was. Writing has always been a good release for me and helps keep my stress under control. I hope you had a good week, and are ready for another week, which I hope is full of amazing opportunities. No matter what seems to go wrong in our lives, we must find a way to think positively. It is true that when one door closes, another will open and provide better things in life. I was crushed when I lost my job, but looking back, it might have been the best thing that could have happened! Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa

My Years With Multiple Sclerosis

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Even though I have lived with Multiple Sclerosis for more than half of my life and have a solid foundation of understanding it, there are still many unknowns. After all these years of fighting against the unpredictable nature and uncertainties of this disease, I still try to hold onto the hope that one day there will be a cure. Unfortunately, the Internet has too much misinformation and can cause people newly diagnosed or those who have had Multiple Sclerosis for years to become discouraged and feel hopeless. As someone living with this disease, I understand all the negative emotions that can be felt, but I also know how a positive mind can help to combat these emotions. Of course, one reason I have this mindset is because of a promise I made to my late grandfather to never let this disease defeat me. Some days keeping this promise seems nearly impossible, but I can hear his voice in my mind, and it gives me the strength I need to carry on. Plus, this man never let me down, and even though he has been gone since 2013, I believe he is watching over me and I refuse to disappoint him.

It has been 23 years since I received the call with the news regarding my first MRI. My previous eye doctor was the man who pieced the puzzle together when I went to see him because I had lost vision in my left eye. I can still remember being alone in the exam room, terrified I was going blind in one of my eyes. The doctor ran numerous tests and consulted with several of his colleagues before explaining his suspicions that I had Multiple Sclerosis. Once he finished his explanation and I stopped crying long enough, he told me he scheduled me to have an MRI that night. I kept myself composed until I was in my car before bursting into tears again. I went for the MRI only a few hours later, and the call I received was from my eye doctor at 9:30 PM to let me know the MRI revealed his suspicions to be true. Thankfully, my very kind and understanding eye doctor had a friend who was a neurologist, and he fast-tracked an appointment with him, so I avoided all the red tape.

Over the 23 years I have lived with Multiple Sclerosis, there have been good and bad days. Learning to understand and accept this disease are two very different challenges. Even though I could understand the simple terms about Multiple Sclerosis and treatment options, it was not as easy to understand there was no cure. I am thankful for how patient, understanding, and understanding my first neurologist was because he talked me through everything calmly and never once got frustrated with my questions. This fabulous neurologist made understanding the disease easy, but he did not have the magical power to help me accept it any faster because that was something I had to do on my terms and my time. Even though he wanted me to get a disease-modifying medication quickly, he did not push or force me. I think he knew if he tried pushing me too hard, I would shut down and be noncompliant.

When I began my blogging adventure, my goal was to share information and spread awareness about Multiple Sclerosis. I have not done as much as I would have liked, but that is because it can be a touchy and sensitive topic. It is hard enough living with this daily, so when doing something such as writing that provides me comfort and an escape, writing about something that can be upsetting is not easy. No one asks to have any condition or conditions they must endure, and they sure as heck do not deserve it. As a 19-year-old girl, I used to think Multiple Sclerosis was a punishment for something I must have done wrong, but the older I have gotten, I know that is not the case. For some people, they have conditions like Multiple Sclerosis and worse because they are strong enough to handle them and view their disability as a badge of courage. Anyone who battles a condition that can cause extreme pain and still push forward in life should be considered a warrior!

In hindsight, things could have been much worse than they are. Considering there are four different types of Multiple Sclerosis, I am lucky the one I deal with is on the mild side. Even though I understand this, that does not mean my struggles are not miserable at times. It has not been the entire time I have had this disease, but for the past 12-15 years, I go to bed in pain and wake up with the same pain. There is not one minute in the day that I do not have pain, but I now view the pain as an alert I am still alive. I am not sure what I would do if I woke up one morning and did not have pain. If this ever happened, I would think I was dreaming or something worse. It is funny how humans can adapt to awful things and consider them normal.

Thank you for stopping by my site today. If you are someone who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, how long have you had this unpredictable disease? Do you think the medication you are on has helped keep it as under control as possible? I have tried several different treatments, but the only one that seems to help me is Gilenya. The reason this medication helps me keep Multiple Sclerosis at bay is taking a pill once a day is far easier for me than the injection types because I was terrible with them. Everyone is different, and a medication that works for one person might not work as well for another, and there is nothing wrong with that because we are all unique. I think it is often a trial-and-error kind of situation. I would love the opportunity to read your comments, and I will respond as quickly as possible. Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa

Let It Go Friday

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Happy Friday😊! I hope you had a wonderful week, and you can enjoy the weekend. Next week is my husband’s birthday♥, and we are going on a snowboarding trip for him to celebrate. He loves to snowboard, and we live in the south, so we do not see snow and must travel several hours to the north. I have not been snowboarding in a few years because of COVID-19, so I am a little nervous that I have forgotten what I once knew. He has told me it is like riding a bike several times, but I think he is too optimistic. Even though it is not my favorite thing in the world to do, and I never was great at it, I am going on this trip with an open mind, and hopefully, it will come back to me. Thankfully, he is understanding and can help me relearn how to snowboard, or I might take another lesson. I did take a lesson several years ago and listened because the instructor was from Australia, and I love the accent😊!

Yesterday afternoon, I took our youngest cat to the veterinarian to finish her blood testing. They were only able to get one vial of blood last week and needed a second one, but she was unable to because she was too feisty. They want to ensure there is nothing else that could be wrong with her as she appeared to have pain in her little mouth☹. They diagnosed her with gingivitis several years ago when we first got her. During her initial visit, they said there was not much they could do for cats with gingivitis. As it turns out, I was misinformed because we could have done a dental cleaning years ago, and I could have been brushing her teeth 2-3 times a week. She has been on a steroid for the past week and is eating more without any pain, so hopefully, this means she is improving. Our next step is scheduling a dental cleaning and imaging of her teeth to see if any teeth need to be removed. I hope she does not have to go through anything as drastic as pulling any teeth because I know that is painful.

Overall, Luna’s appointment went well. She tried her best to fight off not one, two, or three vet technicians, but four, and they still struggled to get the second vial of blood. I am unsure who was more worn out, Luna, the vet technicians, or me watching her struggle and cry☹. She is a sweet little kitty who loves everyone and even tried loving on the tech that stuck her with the needle a few times. I thought Luna would be angry with me when we got home, but instead, all she wanted to do was to lay on my lap and take a nap♥. Everyone at Luna’s doctor’s office is incredible and caring! It helps when the people caring for our pets love animals more than humans, just like me♥! I know the blood test results from last week came back good, and I hope the blood taken today comes with the same good news!

The first week of the New Year is over, so now we can focus on the rest of this year♥. With the New Year, we can begin it any way we please. It is crucial not to forget your morals because people will do things to make you question them. Unfortunately, you will encounter people who try their best to bring you down and make you believe their lies, and you do not matter. ♥ None of this is a fact, and anyone trying to make you feel this way might be doing so without knowing it and feel worse about themselves and want everyone around them to feel the same. Negative and hateful words can hurt, and that pain can linger for a while, but remind yourself when this happens, the people with the awful attitude are struggling themselves, and more than likely, they are envious of you!

Thank you for stopping by my site today♥. I hope you enjoyed what I shared and found the quote beneficial. Do you have anything planned for the weekend? I think my weekend will be preparing for my husband’s birthday trip doing laundry, ensuring we have everything we will need, and packing. Of course, we will spend time with our three cats because we will be gone next week, but they will enjoy playing with their grandmother! I look forward to reading your comments and will respond as quickly as possible. Please never forget I am always sending y’all LOTS of love♥, comfort, support, and MANY positive vibes!

Always, Alyssa