A Day in My Life - Day 3 @RRBC_Org 2023 #RRBC 30-Day #Blogging Challenge #GetToKnowMe @YvetteMCalleiro #ADayInMyLife #RWISA @RRBC_RWISA @Tweets4RWISA #Walking #AppliedKinesiology #CFS

Hello, beautiful readers! I'm back for day three of the 2023 #RRBC 30-Day Blogging Challenge. Today started off with some necessary phone calls. I called my retirement funds to touch base with them and make sure I am still in the best plan for me. I have been putting it off for a while because I don't understand the market no matter how many times it's explained to me. I am great with math, but I seem to have a mental block that prohibits me from embracing investment concepts (although I'm GREAT at saving money). I keep trying to get my son to learn about it, so he can help me out. 

Then, I went for a walk. It was a beautiful 78 degrees this morning, and the sun was shining, so before my day got too busy, I wanted to check off that exercise box. Day four of the new year and four days of some kind of wellness for me (swim, walk, stretch, walk). Here are some pictures of my walking path:

 

It's calming and rejuvenating. I enjoy the different types of ducks and birds along the path. The path leads into a park, so I walk around the park before heading back home. It's about three miles, so it's really nice. And I don't stroll; I keep a fast pace to get my heart rate up. Unfortunately, I can't run because my knees are bad, but I walk briskly enough that I feel it in my muscles, so it's all good.

Then, I worked my part-time job for a few hours. I work remotely for a shore excursion company that organizes cruise excursions for companies all over the world. I help by confirming meeting instructions and tour times with the various vendors. Normally, it is simply sending emails and inputting data, but today I made phone calls to vendors who haven't replied to my emails. It's easy work, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to make a little extra money to help pay my bills for the life I'm providing for my son (I'll share that one of these days as well).

Then, my son and I went to my kinesiologist/healer. My healer is AMAZING! She uses applied kinesiology, chiropractic medicine, eastern medicine, and minerals to heal the body. She uses the meridian points in the body to "listen" to which organs/muscles/tendons/etc are in disharmony and then resets them. Some of you may be hesitant to believe in this type of "medicine" works, but I am living proof that it does. 

I suffered for years with chronic fatigue syndrome. My regular doctor (western medicine) was fantastic! He kept digging and digging until he could figure out what was wrong with me. I am so grateful that he didn't give up on me. He finally diagnosed me with CFS (later called CFS/ME). Back then, medical doctors did not think CFS was a real thing; they labeled patients as depressed or hypochondriacs. Luckily, my doc trusted what he found, and I'm so grateful for that. He put me on pills to raise my metabolism so that I could function in life (My heart rate was in the 40s, my blood pressure was very low, and I barely had energy to raise my arm without wanting to cry. It was horrible!). Unfortunately, those pills trigged my anxiety disorder. They were a quick fix but not a permanent one.

My sister had found this kinesiologist who had healed her of silent migraines which had given her vertigo for twelve years. At first, I resisted, not sure if she could do anything for me, but I finally gave in and went to visit her. It didn't happen overnight, but she did heal me. Now, I am not taking any drugs, my heart rate is normal, and my blood pressure is in the normal-ish range (it still tends to be on the low-normal end). I have a normal range of energy, and I celebrate that every day. So, I now visit my kinesiologist every six weeks for a wellness check-up for preventative measures. She finds whatever is out of sync and fixes it.

My son has started going to her as well when he feels the need. He started playing tackle football this year. He's always been athletic. At three years old, he started playing baseball and soccer. Soccer lasted three years. Baseball lasted six years. At nine, he started playing flag football and played it until last year. He's a junior now in high school and begged me to let him play tackle football. It scares me to death, but this is his passion, and he hopes to get a scholarship to play in college, so I couldn't deny him the opportunity. That being said, I have him wearing extra padding under his required padding.

So, I took him to see my kinesiologist midway in the season. He plays both offense and defense, so between the practices and the games, his body gets roughed up. She keeps him agile and realigns his spine whenever it's needed. His foot has been hurting him, so he went with me today to have her look at it. She adjusted him, so he's good now. :-)

Our night ended with our dinner and show, except my son wanted to try this new show he's been hearing about. It's called Kaleidoscope on Netflix. It's a really cool concept, actually. It's like Ocean's 11, I believe. The preview shows a group of people planning a heist. What's cool about it is that each viewer sees the episodes in a different order. When you click on the show, it will randomize the order of the episodes. It claims that it will keep you guessing as to who is the villain/culprit until the end. Challenge accepted! I love figuring it out before they reveal it (and I'm usually really good at it. I figured out the villain on the Wednesday series in episode one). We started with the green episode. If you decide to watch it, let me know which episode you start with. I'm curious if it really does randomize them for each customer.

Well, that was another long post. Are you still reading? lol! Did you connect with anything I wrote today? Do you have a nice walking path? Have you ever visited a holistic healer? Are you curious about Kaleidoscope? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below. :-)