Thank Goodness For Plants

This family is having some health issues these days. And we need to fix what we can and deal with what we can't. So far we have -

• Ash may have a condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. POTS for short. It is a nerve condition that mimics an auto-immune disease. Basically her body hates her. Change in diet and strict routines will be the norm.
• Chris is pre-diabetic. Total change of diet completely different from Ash's and exercise more than (hopefully) three times a week.
• I had a slight breast cancer worry. Fortunately I got the all clear, so that is one less concern. Woo hoo!
• Michael is fine! So we go with a party on that one.

A friend asked how I cope with it. Well, I've been buying a lot of succulents. Kind of running out of room. But that is partially due to Chris buying a lot of houseplants. Because he needs a good way to deal with stress as well. Better plants than junk food and Amazon shopping. Confession - we still enjoy occasional junk food. Also the Amazon cart is full of plant care stuff.  But at least plants are relaxing and something to nurture that doesn't excel at sarcasm (we only have ourselves to blame for that).

Some good things thought. We got a new stove and it is awesome and not broken like the last one. Also the furnace is 100% fixed. But the best news is that our bonus room is almost finished! Drywall is going up today. To be cliche, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

So that is what is going on. I'm trying to focus on new things that will keep me sane and help keep everyone else in the house sane. I hope it works.