I will be discussing my recovery from my surgery, and how iron deficiency anemia, is affecting my life. In the second segment, I will be discussing organizational skills. And how ADHD affects those skills, and the impacts on my life.
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Sunday-Talk-with-Alexandra-Mars-May-7–2023-e23jhsh
An updated what is going on in my life.
Hello, I hope you are having a good week. I wanted to explain why I haven’t been posting lately. The truth is I’m having a difficult time writing articles for my blog because I can’t concentrate, which is related to anemia.
The good news is I am finally scheduled to receive my iron infusions. I have waited nearly two months. Once my iron levels return to normal, I’m hoping writing will become easy, and my energy will return too.
Have good day,
Alexandra
I’m feeling better physically, allowing my body to rest.
I’m feeling better physically, allowing my body to rest. My voice isn’t ready to do a podcast, I’m hoping maybe next week. I had surgery earlier in the week, and unfortunately, I couldn’t be put under safely. So my doctors canceled my surgery while I was on the operating table.
The ADD is kicking in big time when I get bored, I’m craving stimulation. My mind wants to do something, but my body is like nope it is not going to happen. Once I feel strong enough, I will get back into my routine. That will help.
I would like to work on composing some music 🎵 or do a little editing this weekend. It is still hard to sit in a chair for a long period of time. I do have some books I want to read that are on my reading list.
Have a great weekend!
Giving a brief update on what is going on in my life.
Wow! I can’t believe it is February!
Unfortunately, once again my surgery didn’t go as planned. I couldn’t be put under anesthesia safely. So, I am at home recovering, waiting on the Lord and my doctor on what will happens next.
There will be no Sunday Talk podcast this Sunday. I don’t have a voice, and my throat hurts.
I am planning to return my writing next week and move forward on my projects.
I will be discussing changes to my Blog and talking about my health.
I will be discussing changes to my Blog and talking about my health.
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Sunday-Talk-with-Alexandra-Mars-Jan-15–2023-e1thadi
Exciting new changes are coming to my blog!
Exciting new changes are coming to my blog!
Monday’s article themes will be disability awareness, advocating, health care, and other issues that fall within this category.
Wednesday’s articles will be about faith and inspirational stories.
Friday’s article themes will be focus on fun, book reviews, short stories, and other interesting topics.
This year I have added a new feature Podcast Shorts to my podcast platform. I’m planning on doing longer podcast episodes once my iron levels stabilize.
There won’t be a Sunday Talk with Alexandra Mars podcast this week. I’m not feeling well, and it is difficult for me to concentrate. I’m in the process of working on another podcast short for this week. I hope to have it available in a couple of days.
Did I accomplish my goal of keeping Christmas Chaos away? Last week, I discussed my goal of preventing chaos in my kitchen by washing my dishes regularly.
Here’s the link below:
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Dec-26–2022-e1sokfb
Did I accomplish my goal of keeping Christmas Chaos away? Last week, I discussed my goal of preventing chaos in my kitchen by washing my dishes regularly.
Yes, I did for the first week.
On Christmas weekend, it was bitter cold and blizzard conditions slammed into my area changing my Christmas plans. This year, I am blessed to have two Christmas celebrations. We had a nice Christmas dinner and enjoyed watching Christmas movies on Christmas Day. It wasn’t stressful and drama free.
Before Christmas weekend; it was a hectic week for my household. With a blizzard, running last minutes errands, me dealing with low iron, and extra appointments. It was chaotic. I found the strength to persevere.
By the end of the day, I was exhausted. When I looked at the counter, my dirty glasses taunted me. In ADD fashion. I ignored them. Oblivious to their existence. So, I chose to focus on working on a hot spot, the kitchen table. I sorted through items, and mail, and put things back in their designated places.
I had already decided if the dishes weren’t done by Friday. Friday was the deadline for the dirty dishes and the main priority that day.
Friday came along with the blizzard and there was nothing else for me to do. And so that morning, I decided to wash dishes. Because I didn’t want to wash a whole bunch of dishes on Christmas Eve.
Once I got the dishes all caught up, I was able to stay on top of the dishes during Christmas weekend. And that created a stress-free, drama-free environment. I enjoyed Christmas with my family which was wonderful. And today, waking up to a nice clean kitchen was a tremendous feeling.
Now, I’ll just stay on top of things, by staying in my routine with the dishes, when there’s a pile, and monitoring the hot zone, my kitchen table. the main celebration for Christmas is this weekend, which is New Year’s weekend.
How did you manage Christmas Chaos this year? I would love to read about it in the comment section below.
In today’s episode, I will give an health update, and discuss how ADD affects my organizing skills.
Here’s the link the below
https://anchor.fm/alexandra-mars1/episodes/Sunday-Talk-with-Alexandra-Mars-Dec-18–2022-e1seoi4
Hello, I wanted to give a quick update about what is happening. Right now, I am being treated for H. Pylori, which is a stomach infection. H. Pylori is bacteria left untreated can cause stomach cancer and other issues like anemia for some people.
How is this treated? I’m on two antibiotics and a stomach medicine to reduce my stomach acid. It is tricky to take these additional meds with my regular medication. So, I am spacing out all of my meds, allowing my stomach to absorb my medicine. Drinking a lot of pro antibiotics drinks is helping me with the side effects.
I’m feeling better and seeing improvements in my stomach. I noticed that my appetite has returned. Another thing my concentration is back. My ability to focus has improved, now I am working longer on my writing and editing.
Unfortunately, the side effects are not fun. A lot of food has a weird taste or is just plain yucky. That sticks. Hey! Ice cream tastes great! Being on antibiotics can bring out the ADD and that’s tricky. I am dealing with insomnia, being tired, and taking forever to go to sleep. It will be worth it in the end, I will get my life back.
If you have questions, just ask me in the comments section.
Thank you for reading and have a great day!
Sincerely, Alexandra Mars
Alexandra Mars 