- Theme for the Week:
- Focus and Concentration
- Affirmations for the Week:
- I can direct my focus and concentration effortlessly towards anything I want.
- I focus on any task easily.
- I love being alert and present
- Sunday (08/01/21):
- I spoke with mom again this morning to check up on her email security settings, just to play it safe. I also asked her to record my cellphone number, my husband’s cellphone number and my ex’s cellphone number in an easy to find place, in case of emergencies.
- I accidentally gave mom my old cellphone number (My California number before I got hacked and eventually changed it to this present Minnesota number) as my ex’s cellphone number since we both have the same area code. In fact, my ex and I both got our cellphones (and thus cellphone numbers) at the same time.
- I miss my old cellphone number, it’s almost like a part of my self-identity, my previous life back in California. I can identify it a lot more than I can with this present Minnesota cellphone number. It was also the number I used for my acupuncture clinic back in California, which is also a past life that I no longer have here in Minnesota…
- I can easily get my Minnesota acupuncture license at any time. It’s just a matter of filling out the paperwork and paying the fees. However, what is the point, if I don’t feel safe treating patients with Covid still being an issue worldwide?
- I also don’t know how long I’ll be staying in Minnesota? I’ll have to go back to Taiwan to take care of my sister at some point. I don’t think it’s worth my time, my effort and my financial resources to start an acupuncture clinic just to end up closing it in a few years.
- I need to focus my attention on what’s really beneficial for my life path and my future. I need to focus on building my online business!
- I will, however, always keep my California acupuncture license, and my National certification active, so that I can keep my options open. This will also be very useful if I decide to open a health-related online business.
- I will start to jot down ideas related to starting a health-related, and/or, self-help related online business.
- C’mon Helen, get yourself out of this funk! This is your new life, your new identity. Make the best of out it! You can do it, I believe in you!!! π
- Monday (08/02/21):
- Happy Monday! Today is a brand new day. This week will be a wonderful week! π
- Tuesday (08/03/21):
- I woke up early again this morning but slept fairly well last night. This may become my new routine, of waking up at around 6am. Then I can spend some time practicing my gratitude exercise and meditating for a while. I can still go back to sleep for a while again if I still feel tired after my meditation.
- It definitely helped after waking up in the middle of the night last night to not start surfing the net or listening to YouTube videos. I’m going to do that from now on if I wake up in the middle of the night. To try and relax and fall back asleep again quickly, so as to improve my sleep efficiency score.
- Your Healthiest Self is Your BEST Self!
- Wednesday (08/04/21):
- I re-started watching the “Content Empire” videos, as I think it’s best for me to first learn how to monetize a blog the correct way, and then I’ll start posting content related to internet marketing courses that I’m learning for myself. This way, I’ll be able to “kill two birds with one stone” ~ learn internet marketing, and monetize it while doing so.
- I started with Week 1’s video. However, sometimes, I wonder if I have ADHD? I received any email regarding my health insurance so quickly did the appropriate research in order to reply to that email.
- Then, I remembered my annual eye exam visit from last Friday. The vision for my left eye is 20/20, and for my right eye is 20/25 (according to what the PA told me), which is basically perfect, considering my age, and how long it has been since I had my LASIK eye surgery (around 18 years ago). I seem to have started to develop some astigmatism since last year, which is what I have been suspecting myself as well. I think this is due to all the stress from last year, and from the three work-from-home jobs I took on last year, which required me to stare at the computer monitor constantly. Thank goodness I’ve stopped them now. I ordered some pinhole glasses which claim to help with various eye conditions and will start using them once they arrive.
- The ophthalmologist mentioned that my eyes are dry due to blocked oil glands, so he recommended that I do warm eye compresses twice a day, instead of just once a day. I need to remember that as I’ve only been doing it once a day. He also recommended that I increase my intake of Omega-3 fatty acids.
- He also mentioned that my optic nerve is slightly enlarged, but that it seems to be appropriate with my age. However, he has scheduled for me to come in for some tests in a few months time, in order to establish a baseline, so that we can see if it still enlarges in the future or not. I asked him what it means to have my optic nerve being enlarged? He said that I may be at risk for developing glaucoma in the future. So I quickly did some research now and ordered a natural supplement called “Neuroptene” from Amazon, which claims to help with lowering the eye pressure. I’m going to take it for the next few months before my eye exam and see if it makes a difference.
- My dad has glaucoma and a thyroid tumor. They both have a hereditary component. I have Hashimoto’s and am at risk of developing glaucoma as well. Thanks a lot, dad… π
- My mom had cataract laser surgery a few years ago. Cataracts also have a hereditary component. So, I guess I should be careful of developing cataracts as well. Thanks too mom… π
- I’ll slowly plow through my internet marketing course on how to create a blog that will monetize. I need to keep on reminding myself that my health is most important, and that definitely includes my eye health as well.
- I will get there, it may take longer than I had hoped for to create a monetizing website, because I keep on getting distracted with so many things, but I will get there.
- I also had an epiphany early this morning. I don’t know what the heck my neighbor does, but he leaves late at night and arrives early in the morning. I would think that a third-shift job would last for 8 hours, but his is only like for a few hours? Unless he’s working for a part-time third-shift job? π€
- Anyway, I got disturbed by his noise at around 3am this morning. Instead of getting annoyed, and worried about the noise and how to fall back asleep again, I changed my mentality and told myself that if he continues being noisy, then I’ll just switch rooms and sleep in the middle room instead. In fact, my husband is working for his third-shift job this week, so I have 3 rooms to choose from. Knowing that I have that option made me feel a lot better. I also did some tapping on ‘Falling Back Asleep Faster’, and that really helped. I was able to fall back asleep pretty soon after I did the tapping until 7am this morning. I’m really proud of myself for that! I’ve realized that changing how I view things definitely helps to lower my anxiety.
- From now on, I will welcome (okay, at least accept with an open mind) adversities in life, instead of becoming anxious when they occur. Good job, WaWa! π
- Thursday (08/05/21):
- Good Morning, Minnesota! π I had some refreshing sleep again last night! In fact, I slept like a baby the whole night through, woohoo! πΌ
- I had trouble finding my car in the parking lot yesterday afternoon. It has happened in the past in the middle of the freezing winter. I thought to myself, “Are you kidding me? Someone stole my car in the middle of the day, in the middle of winter! Now what the heck am I gonna do?”.
- Turns out that I was driving my husband’s car that day. π€ͺ Both of our cars look the same, except for the color. Mine is silver, and his is black. I walked around the parking lot for at least 30 minutes on that cold freezing winter day before realizing that I should be looking for a black SUV instead of a silver one! π
- That was the longest time it took before I remembered that I was driving my husband’s car. Luckily it only took about a minute yesterday for me to realize that. π
- π€£ I just remembered two other funny incidents that happened to me related to recognizing cars now. I know nothing about cars. I can only recognize whether it’s a sedan (smaller), or an SUV (larger), and by it’s color. Thank goodness I’m not color blind! I think….
- One happened in Taiwan a long time ago. My friend and I went to visit a museum and he parked his white Honda Civic (if I remember correctly) on the side of the road. When we came back from the outing, I walked towards a white BMW car and waited for him to unlock the door. His car was actually two cars away, hehehe. My friend was not amused, he thought that I did it on purpose. He said to me, “Are you trying to hint at something?”. I wasn’t, it really was an honest mistake. I mean, they’re both white sedans! π
- Another funny incident happened a few years ago when I went to the gas station to fill up my tank, and there was another silver SUV that pulled up behind me to fill up gas as well. We both went into the store after inserting the nozzle into the tank. I bought some lotto tickets, came back outside, removed the nozzle, and put the cap back on the tank. I then tried to open the door (my key fob automatically unlocks the door) but it wouldn’t open. That was when I realized that my car is actually the one in front! π€£ I quickly recapped my tank and drove away before the driver behind me came back! π€£π€£π€£
- You live and learn! π
- Friday (08/06/21):
- Throat Chakra – Willpower and Determination
- I set clear boundaries for my own behavior, and I cultivate a strong will by being true to myself.
- Saturday:
- Hubby just came home now from his third-shift job. He texted me on Friday to let me know that he has an additional shift (second-shift) this afternoon. So, basically, two shifts in one day, with less than 8 hours to rest in between (taking into account for his driving time).
- Hubby made it seem like he’s doing the company a favor by taking on an additional shift, but I wonder if it’s because his medical device projects (and thus, income) has been slashed by over 2/3rd’s?
- His June income wasn’t that bad, but July was pretty bad. So far, he has not submitted any invoices for July. He said that he’s finishing up an assignment and after that’s done, he can submit an invoice for July for around 30 hours, and we’re already past the first week of August now.
- This is not looking good. However, I keep on telling myself that we’ll be okay. The main thing is that we’re trying to save money for moving back to Taiwan, to take care of my sister.
- He seemed really tired just now, and he he has to wake up again in less than 5 hours to start his next (second-shift) shift. Thank you, hubby! π’
