Tuesday Ramble

Good Tuesday morning.  Had a nice day yesterday.  We didn't have a leader for our Wellness group so we made up our own.  We talked about retirement and how we settled into it.  Were we ready for it?  Or were we forced out?  I was a little bit of both.  I was definitely ready for it, but I also believe that things were made difficult on me to make me want to leave.  Like the time I gave my boss 12 treatment plans that I spent hours on, and she claimed she never got them, and because she didn't find them, I must have done them.  Then, after I reprinted everything, she found the first ones I had turned in.  Little things like that.  I was getting too old, and I was standing up for my rights.  That's the truth of what happened.

NYC Emergency Management then came to talk to us about the importance of having a 'go bag' that you can pick up and leave with if you have to evacuate.  He discussed things we would need to have in the bag.  Hate to admit it, but I am totally unprepared for an emergency.  Going to start preparing my 'go bag' this week as one never knows. 

Things to include are: copies of important papers, extra car keys, copies of prescription medications, soap, baby wipes, light sticks, toothbrush, toothpaste, flashlight, batteries, small AM/FM portable radio, plan where to meet if separated, cash in small bills, roll of toilet paper in case you have to go into a shelter, small first aid kit, and extra pair of glasses. It's also important to have a whistle on your key chain.

Lunch was chicken, egg noodles, and spinach.  Afterwards we had Food for Life.  

Made healthy turnovers. Two are sweet potato and the other is apple.  They don't look the best, but they sure are delicious.

Here are some of the earrings I made over the weekend. 

Wednesday is the last day of the intern who runs our Holistic Medicine class.  Since she loves meditation, I am giving her one of these lotus earrings as a parting gift.  I will miss her.

It's good to have these all on hand.  Not only for Christmas, but for little gifts throughout the year.  Nothing like a homemade gift to say "I appreciate you".

Have a good one.