Well hello and welcome to FFF! I had to take my blowing snow button off for this week and put up something different because there's been nary a hint of snow all January so far and it felt weird to have it up. In fact, Wednesday, our city broke it's record for warmth registering in at 17.5*C. That's 63.5*F! What??? That record was last set in 1942. I even slept with the window open slightly that night. But not to worry, we can keep the winter gear out as next week we will be back to the normal chilly January and my winter buttons will magically reappear. So what were your favorite blessings this last week?
~ a very restful Sunday ~ there is always something that is going on or needs doing but this last Sunday the most exertion I had was going to church and then cooking lunch. The rest of the day I literally lazed around and read, watched tv and even had a nap. I never, ever nap. I think it was a combination of the very busy Christmas week followed by a busy work week, a whopping headache the night before that always tires me out, and now in hindsight, I know I had the beginning of a cold trying to take hold. But I'm thankful I had that Sunday and listened to my body telling me it needed a day of absolutely no running around.
~ chocolate chai ice cream ~ oh my. One of the flavors of the month at my fave local ice cream shop. Rich chocolate ice cream swirled with chai ice cream which has cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and clove. It's amazing and a new favorite! Hope they bring it back again. Meanwhile I'm getting another pint to have one hand for later.
~ snail mail ~ I received two delayed Christmas cards in the past week week from blogging friends Faith and Linda and another back in December from my blogging friend at Nikkipolani. These are such a blessing to me and I really appreciate the time and effort and notes of encouragement and news. Thank you ladies!
~ tea with honey and lemon ~ fighting off a cold this week I turned to what my mom always made for me when I didn't feel well...hot tea with lots of honey and lemon. Took me right back to the home I grew up in sitting in the kitchen in my jammies with a steaming mug. It was like a hug from my Mom.
~ zinc, vit C and E@rly Defense ~ as soon as I realized I was starting to not feel well, I started taking extra zinc and vit c and starting using the cold product that supposed to help ward off a cold becoming worse. The combination seems to have worked for the most part, other than the fatigue, and has kept the other symptoms to a minimum. I'm thankful there is stuff that we can do to help minimize these dreaded winter colds from really taking hold. Have you found anything that works well for you when a cold tries to come on you?
What are your blessings from the last week?
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