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I was obsessively searching for news all the time & needed a break. The first thing I noticed was how tired I felt the 1st few days because my brain was not receiving that "hit". No joke- I slept better every night. At times I felt bored & had to resist the urge to "fill the time" as I worked on being still & present. Take a break once in awhile- you will be surprised at how much what you're reading everyday affects you physically. I plan to strive for a little more balance in my day & to

to break weekly.

My visit with my parents did not go as planned. As a matter of fact, it didn't go at all. Mom & Dad were supposed to fly here on Aug 3rd & stay until Aug 17 but Mom called a couple days before to tell us that Dad's bp was out of whack. His dr did not reccomend that he fly or travel at all as they adjusted his meds & worked to get his bp stable. His dr. will be doing some more testing to try & figure out what's going on. Please pray for my dad.

We then planned to kennel our dog & drive the
11 hrs to NJ, but Malcolm was recovering from kennel cough & couldn't be boarded. We were also unaware that even though he was towards the end of his 10 days of antibiotics, he was still very contagious & we couldn't take him with us- though we considered it initially. He obviously couldn't safely be around other dogs & my sister, who lives with my parents, has a dog. This visit was just not to be at this time. My parents still want to come &

are planning to reschedule their flights in a few
weeks when they hope Dad's bp is better. We are also moving forward with the plans to move my parents in with us.

Once we settled into having a "stay-cation", we tackled some of those little, annoying projects that aren't complicated but can be time consuming- shredding paper, filing & decluttering. My husband cleared off his desk & did some journaling. I exercised, meditated & took a nap most days.

On 8/10 my SIL, who lives in Las Vegas, asked us if we wanted some company & flew out the next day. Joe picked Lori up Thursday @7:30am & she stayed with us until Sunday night- so we ended up with company anyway. They spent some time going through some old things that were taken out of their parents' house when they were cleaning it out to put it up for sale.