After my nightmarish doctor appointment I took my sobbing self over to my good friend Star’s house for dinner. She was my neighbor for years and I already had dinner plans with her.
I definitely needed a shoulder to cry on last night. She was a good listener and tried to cheer me up. And she fed me good food.
Star is an excellent cook. I’ve posted recipes from her on my blog before–when I could. She tends to just “create” recipes from scratch so it’s often difficult for me to recreate them.
Butternut Squash Soup
Roasted butternut squash mashed with a potato masher
Chicken Broth
Curry Powder
Ground Mustard
1 cube of soy cream cheese
Cinnamon
It was delicious and creamy! I loved the soup. I have some leftovers too and cannot wait to eat it. The soup wasn’t spicy and it wasn’t overly sweet either.
Curry Tuna Salad
Chopped Celery
Hardboiled egg
Chopped yellow pepper
Chopped Sweet Onion
Cranberries
Curry Powder
Dried Mustard
Regular Mayo
Tuna
I topped my salad greens with the tuna. It hit the spot and filled me up.
I was trying to think positive and remember all the good things in my life. It’s hard with physical injuries because I tend to get tunnel vision and don’t see the positives. Good food helped.
For dessert she had dark chocolate and made some chamomile tea.
Cats are amazing creatures. They seem to know when their humans need some love and comfort. Star’s cat Ra is a humongous kitty.
Ra rivals Fat Kitty in affection-giving. He’s a cuddle bug just like my boy!
For the rest of this post, enjoy some Kitty Love! It did wonders for me. I hope it makes everyone else happy today!
Fat Kitty
Doesn’t Fat Kitty look tiny compared to Ra?!
QUESTION: Are your animals sensitive to your moods and illnesses/injuries?
Jane
Similar thing happened to me 18 months ago but with my knee. I thought it was the end of the world and it was for a few days. Then I had to pull myself up and modify my exercise plan and activities to work with my body but despite the odds (and without having the surgery prescribed) I am back where I was in activity level and 30 pounds lighter than that fateful day.
I know you are a winner. You have proven that already. Things will get better. Hello to the kitty. I love the therapy.
~Jane
Lisa Eirene
Thanks Jane. I know you are right. I’ll get through this like everything else. It takes me a few days to grieve and whine and be depressed. Then I get better.
kalin
once i was laying on the floor because i had a migraine (wood floors are cold. cold is awesome when my head feels like it’s exploding). my kitty came up and started sniffing around me. i thought “oh! she knows i don’t feel well! she’s here to comfort me! how cute!”
then she took a swipe at my face.
my cat clearly can’t sense things like that.
Lisa Eirene
Ingrate! lol!
Lori (Finding Radiance)
I’m sorry you are going through some injury issues. The bright side is that at least you are able to still move and do other things.
My old kitty was so in tune with my feelings. She always knew when I was having a rough day, which sometimes made me cry more because I felt like she understood.
Pixie is just such a lover that I don’t think she could do any more than she does without implanting herself in me LOL!
Carlee
Sorry, you aren’t feeling well.
I love the kitty pics. I had a kitty that was never all that affectionate unless I felt bad. then she wanted to crawl up my chest and lick my face 🙂
Lisa Eirene
Aww what a sweetie!
Ellen @ fatgirlwearingthin
I’ve unfortunately had both of those issues on my left foot, although not at the same time. I really feel for you and know how much it can throw the body off; hopefully you’ll make good progress and can be rid of the thing. Did the doctor give you any exercises for the plantar fasciitis? There are really good stretching exercises that work wonders. Sounds like this guy wasn’t much help to you – the jerk.
Lisa Eirene
He wasn’t much help at all. I have an appointment next week with a podiatrist. Hopefully he is more helpful!
@irun2befit
Ha, cute cat! 🙂 Glad she was able to cheer you up a bit.
My cat couldn’t care less if I existed. My dog on the other hand… It’s amazing, if I’m home, stuck sick in bed, he’ll just lie by my side, which is impressive since he’s still a puppy and has rambuncious habits.
Hope your weekend is filled with more joy!
Lisa Eirene
What a sweet puppy! My Fat Kitty is more like a dog than a cat. He will do the same thing. He follows me around like a puppy dog, sleeps next to me, and comes when I call him!
Aj
I appreciate my kitties so much when I’m down. They each help in their own way. If I’m crying, especially if I’m on the floor crying, our orange tabby, who is usually a bit of an alpha, will come and roll around on my head. Our big guy is always looking for cuddles (and food) so any excuse to cuddle, he’s more than happy to accomodate. And our baby girl is terrifed of being touched, but loves to play fetch. How can you feel down when you have a kitty playing fetch?
I’m sorry you’re going through a rough time. These are the times that put us to the test and show us we’re stronger than we realize.
Lisa Eirene
Your babies sound sweet, AJ. My little girl is scared to be touched too. Maybe I should try fetch…