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My Clean Living Life Part VIII

My Clean Living Life series  has been maintenance driven lately.  I stopped drinking wine back in 2020 at the onset of the Covid Pandemic so outside of an occasional mocktail, it’s strictly water, juice, black coffee and Snapple Zero Sugar Iced Tea for me…

 

 

 

I no longer smoke cigarettes nor have I ever done drugs so to address it now would be a moot point…

 

 

 

It’s getting coolish now that we are well into the month of October in Connecticut so instead of Grilled Chicken and veggie filled Summer salads for lunch, I’m digging into hearty soups with protein and crusty breads.  Also lots of  plant based foods which I have grown to love.

 

 

I still work out regularly at OrangeTheory Fitness Center in Hamden (5 mornings a week at 5am) so my energy levels are on point.

 

 

I’m reading fiction now and watching less TV, which helps keep my mind feeling whimsical and fancy free.

 

 

I attend church services every Sunday morning at 1030am online via YouTube (my church home is Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hamden, CT where the pastor is Keith A. King).  This helps me stay centered, grounded and not take myself too seriously.

 

 

And lastly, with the recent onslaught of illnesses amongst people my age and older, I have been paying extra attention to my body and any signs coming from it so I don’t fall victim to medical emergencies.

 

 

Take good care of yourselves.

 

 

TVFL

 

Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to me!  On August 5, 2016 I will celebrate 5 years (Colon) Cancer free.  Yay!

 

You see on Friday, August 5, 2011 I had surgery to remove the colon cancer so I count that day in August as my anniversary date as opposed to counting when I actually completed my 12 chemo treatments which, by the way, was in February of 2012.  I’m not going to get into it here as I have already blogged about the actual experience which can be found under Blogs on my site, lajeunehollis.com – Check out my blog post:   A Place of Desert…(almost) 4 years cancer free

 

Although I tried unsuccessfully to put on a Colon Cancer Cruise in 2015 Check out my blog post:  Colon Cancer Survivors Cruise Info it was still a learning experience that left me much richer for it…

 

The month of March will forever hold a special place in my  heart as it is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and without the colonoscopy I received back in June of 2011, I would not be sharing any of these stories with you today – Check out my blog post:  True Blue

 

Eating healthy and nutritious foods is a way of life for me now, not just a passing fad  Check out any one of my blog post series:  My Clean Living Life – Part V

 

Working out at The Edge in Hamden is a great stress reliever for sure but it also serves the dual purpose of keeping me physically fit – Check out my blog post:  Pit Bull or Poodle?

 

And participating in seasonal sports and/or activities on a regular basis brings me right back to my childhood as my parents were always good about keeping all 7 of us Hollis kids busy in a good way – Check out my blog post:  Ski Date

 

Having good friends to lean on during a major illness (remember that old saying about the fact that you don’t know who your real friends are until you encounter a major illness) rang so true for me.  Also, making new friends as a direct result of my Cancer experience was humbling to say the least Check out my blog post: Friends are like jewels…

 

Family is crucial and I honestly don’t know what I would have done without the love and support of my father and my siblings during this trial – Check out my blog post: Anniversary

 

And finally,  growing up in a religious household made all of the difference in the world in terms of how I viewed my illness and how I responded to it – Again, check out my blog post:  A Place of Desert…(almost) 4 years cancer free  Having faith and a church home (for me, Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hamden, CT) was completely necessary for my sanity and my survival.  I was then and continue now to be truly blessed.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

TVFL