New Year’s Eve! Time to do a final reflection of 2018 and look forward to 2019.
I started 2018 with a lot of doubt about my thyroid cancer that had been discovered after the removal of my thyroid in October, 2017. I had gone to MD Anderson Cancer Center in December 2017 for a second opinion about further treatment options and was waiting the results of that visit. I had gone to Peru in December 2017 and had taken Ayahuasca and San Pedro and had done a lot of self-healing and purging.
I finally got the results and recommendation from MD Anderson mid January. To my relief they changed the type of cancer from the scary type to the common type and their official recommendation was no further treatment was needed. That validated what the Shaman had told me in Peru.
On February 11 2018 I stopped eating any food products that contain any sort of flour and any sort of sugar. I had done some research and had come to the conclusion that sugar can cause cancer to grow (not saying that it causes cancer to start) and for me to be able to give up sugar permanently I also needed to give up flour to cut down the cravings for sugar. I am proud to say it has been a successful journey and to my knowledge have not eaten foods that contain flour or sugar. When one eats out you never know for sure but I do my best to order clean food. I lost 50 pounds as a result and am smaller than I have been since I was in high school. I had lost 20 pounds in 2017 so am down 70 pounds from my all time high.
I had a bit of heart problems in April. However after all the tests were done the Cardiologist dismissed me from his care in August. In hind site it felt like I was having a reset to my heart and all is now well with it.
In May I went to Spain, France and Italy with Nicole. My favorite spots on that trip were Tuscany Valley in Italy along with Venice and Florence. I didn’t care for Rome or Paris. I am a small town girl at heart and have learned I prefer the smaller towns and the countryside to the bigger cities. Many memories were made and it was a fabulous adventure.
The summer was one full of guests. I only had two or three nights a month when I didn’t have a guest in my house from June through November. The first summer of doing the AIrbnb was a great success. I met so many nice people – some of whom have become good friends. I especially fell in love with my Marine and his wife. He stayed for six months with me and now feels like one of my kids. There is a chance he may return in 2019 if he gets an assignment close by.
In November Nicole and I traveled together again – this time to Australia and New Zealand. Of the four trips we have taken together I have to say this was my favorite sight-seeing adventure. The countryside was beautiful. Snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef and seeing the fairy penguins come ashore on Phillips Island were the two highlights of the trip for me.
December found me traveling with my Match guy for over two weeks. We explored CO and NM and had a grand adventure. We are still seeing each other and text, call or email daily. We are finding ways to be together – either he comes to my house or I go to his. He may help 2019 be a very good year for me!
I don’t really set New Year’s Resolutions. I honor Winter Solstice and set intentions for myself that way. 2019 is the year for me to secure “we”. I have done lots of inner work on myself. I have secured No, Done and I. Now it is time for We.
In addition to We I want to become physically fit and strong. I need to find a trainer and get myself in better physical shape. Losing the weight has helped me want to become more active and move my body more. I can easily walk 4 – 6 miles without becoming tired. But I don’t have a lot of body strength and muscle and want to work on building my core strength. If anyone knows of a good personal trainer let me know!
So looking forward to 2019 and the changes and adventures it will bring me. I am ready for change! Bring it on 2019!