Navigating health issues and savoring small joys | Weekly Notes (March 23, 2026 - March 27, 2026)

Monday

I didn't sleep the best over the weekend so I took it easy today. It is the last day I have to wear my heart monitor and I'm excited to celebrate tomorrow. We went to Whole Foods to pick up some groceries and I restocked on some of my favs: vans gluten free waffles, produce, forager yogurt, califia almond milk and gluten free cupcakes for a tea party with my daughter tomorrow. 

Tuesday

I returned my heart monitor this morning. I didn't expect to have so many emotions around it. Looking back on the week, it makes sense. I had to navigate: my doctor office, the heart monitor company, wearing the monitor around the clock as much as possible, the uncomfortableness of it, sleep with it, the awareness of it, the trying to ignore it, and then the weird experience of returning it and it no longer being a part of my daily routine. Although the hassle of it and the experience of wearing it nearly 24/7 for a week is something I hope I don't have to experience again, it felt weird finally removing it. I think for the last week, I was trying my hardest not to think about the fact that I was wearing a heart monitor and what that could mean. I think it also may have subconsciously relieved even just the tiniest bit of anxiety around my heart health because it was collecting data as long as I was wearing it. And now that I've returned it, I'm just in this waiting period until I get my results, and everything kind of hit me at once. I'm also just days away from my period, so that could also explain the heightened emotions. With that being said, I've spent the day doing fun and grounding activities like: getting my favorite coffee from dunkin (blueberry butter pecan), going on a walk, capturing videos and pictures of wildlife, eating yummy foods, playing with play dough, having a tea party with my daughter with beautiful spring glassware, coloring, watching Gossip Girl, sitting on the patio, decluttering and now writing this. I still have the afternoon ahead of me and I'm excited to see how the rest of the day goes.  

We're making fries with gravy, cheese, mushrooms and onions for dinner and I'm so excited. It sounds like the perfect comfort food. The 20th anniversary Hannah Montana special is also out today. It feels so full circle that a show I grew up watching, is something I now watch with my daughter.

Wednesday

I woke up this morning, exhausted again because of another night of not sleeping well. Because of that, I just took it easy today. I'm hoping tomorrow is a better day because there are some things that I've been wanting to do, but didn't have the energy for today. We had turkey burgers for dinner tonight with swiss cheese and caramelized onions. Somehow we ended up talking about my birthday, which isn't too far off, and I'm starting to get excited for it. 

Thursday

Although I'm feeling sleepy this morning, I definitely slept better last night. I'm hoping to get back into a routine today. I really want to focus on hobbies and tasks I've been putting off, along with my weekly cleaning to dos. Some of those things include: decluttering, organizing, journaling, reading, writing, getting outside, stretching, having a dance party, following a youtube dance workout, crafting, crocheting, cleaning the bathrooms, switching out the table cloth, laundry, filling out my planner, making a master to do list of all of the things I've been thinking about doing, taking book notes, meal planning, posting a podcast, filming a video... so a little bit of everything. 

One of the main projects I ended up focusing on today was organizing the living room. We have a lot going on in there, but thats what makes it fun! For the longest time, the cube shelf in the living room held all of our board games, which I liked the look of. But with my daughters accumulation of baby doll and kitchen toys, I needed to clear out the bottom half of it so we could better organize her stuff near the play area. I kept all of the board games that are for her there and moved the others to the bookshelf behind our couch. Everything seems better organized now. It's always nice to be able to use what you already have to make something work. 

Friday

I woke up this morning to gloomy skies and wondered if it would rain. Not even thirty minutes later it was down pouring. It still is. Although I was hoping to get outside today, and I will still try if the weather allows, I love a good rainy day. It's just so cozy. I recorded another auditory witnessing podcast, which I now have 3 to upload. I'm currently writing, and I was having a lot of dreams about books - which I've been thinking about writing. I guess you could say I'm in a creative mood. 

Because of the weather, I spent most of the day inside. I got a ton of laundry done and crossed some things off my to do list. For dinner, I tried something new - the cobb salad from chikfila. With my low iron and gluten free diet, this was a good option for me because I could customize it. It was pretty good and I would get it again. 

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