What Kind Are You ?

 

 

It takes all kinds of folks to make this world we live in.
Here lately all the crazy folks ( at least to our / your way of doing things daily ) seem to be showing themselves even more. If you sit back and watch the people around you, TV and the internet you see all kinds of folks. It seems like I am not just one of these folks. I am a version of several of them myself.

What Kind Are You ?

You see ...
The Oh Well person..... It's no big deal! The flu does more damage than this every year!

The It Ain't Gonna Last person...... Look at China.... it's already almost done there. It won't last long here.

The True Believer person..... Now I'm not talking about the religious person. I'm talking about the die hard I heard it on the news, I read it on the internet, I watched a You Tube, and my cousins / neighbors/ lawyers/ boyfriend  told me and you know it's true person.

The Lord is My Savior person..... now this is the religious person that just ain't going to worry about it they are truly going to leave it all in God's Hands. They are ready if the Good Lord wants them person.

The Bug Out person...... These are the "It's Happening!" person. They have been ready for years and now it's happening. It's time to gather up the provisions and other cool toys, trusted family, friends and head for the hills! Somewhere safer than around all these crazy hungry people.

The Mother Teresa Person ......These sweet brave / stupid angels are out there doing what needs to be done to help the neighbors, the homeless and anyone else in need.

The OMG ! person I just thought they were crazy people ! I used to laugh at them for prepping for things like this !

The Out to Get Us Person..... They planned this to take us over and control us. It's the new world order!

The Thin The Herd Person .... It's those crazy people trying to kill us off / thin the herd so the world isn't over populated person.

The It's a Enemy Person .......... China / Russia ( some other country) is trying to kill us so they can take over our country person.

The It's a Hoax Person ........... This isn't really happening. It's all a scam. They have crisis actors everywhere. People aren't dying.

The Another False Flag Person ....... The military/CIA/ FBI  etc.... They are doing this to get the government to do ??? person.

The Sky is Falling Person ..... These poor folks are running around like a chicken with their head cut off. They have no clue what to do first or how to do it if they ever figure it out.

The Totally Stressed Out Person ...... They do everything they are supposed to do. They worry about THE VIRUS, how long it will last, how in the world they or anyone else is going to live through this with the debt, no jobs, if there is enough food, how to ration the needed household food and TP. Just pretty much anything that comes to mind. You can't have enough Zanex for them and they are afraid to take their meds because they might run out.

The What If Person...... This one would be a good military strategist. They what if this or that happens everything needing to know how to be ready and plan for anything. They can't have any surprises.

The Sheldon ....... You know like from Big Bang Theory. Much like The What if Person. They try to keep everything the same but struggle with the new rules of  life because they are not used to their routine being changed like staying home or not eating out or running out of stuff and can't replace it from the store etc.

The Make it Work Person ..... This is the mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandparent that is doing everything they can to make it all work at home so everyone is coping with the new rules without getting each other sick or just knocking someone's block off after a few days of being cooped up.

Love
Ranchmama

The Great Dr. Visit Experiment

Went to Dr. Thursday for hubby's check up. Thought I would try to do this reasonably right and be extra careful.
Had great plans going out. I put clothes out in the garage I would change into so I could wash the town clothes I wore into the office.
Planned on taking some kind of Lysol wipes for the hands on the way out before opening truck doors.
Forgot them by the time I got out the door and into the truck.
Went into the appointment at the very last minute so not to be exposed any more than needed.
Didn't touch anything going in using the auto door opener with my elbow.
very few folks in the waiting room.
First thing they hand you a clip board and pen to fill out info sheet. (ZAP GOTCHA)
Take masks provided but husband doesn't want to wear one. (ZAP GOTCHA)
Sit down away from anyone and don't touch anything with hands but still body touches furniture. (ZAP GOTCHA)

Take back clipboard. (ZAP GOTCHA)
Quicker than usual get called back.
Don't touch any doors going in.
Have to touch rails on wall to be weighed in. (ZAP GOTCHA)
Although I went to bathroom before leaving home I had to use the Dr. bathroom I was careful but...(ZAP GOTCHA)
Go into room to wait a very short time.
Nurse comes in to get all info. Nobody wears masks. (ZAP GOTCHA) 
Don't touch anything but have to take BP cuff on his arm.  (ZAP GOTCHA)
Everything good. Get to go check out.
Touch the counter at check out place.    (ZAP GOTCHA) 
Use hand sanitizer for both of us.
I have to remind husband don't touch any doors just elbow to door button.
Get into our truck and add to our normal germs with shoes and clothing. (ZAP GOTCHA)          
Then we go out to eat and the insurance place to pay a bill. All kinds of (ZAP GOTCHAS)  
Get home grab everything to go in including dog.
Put garage door down and I was brave enough to strip down to tail undies. (It was way cold !!!)
Carefully get dressed and put clothes in laundry without touching GOTCHA clothes with anything but hands.
Husband said heck no he wasn't going to wash his clothes also spreading GOTCHA germs all though house.
Open house door spreading the (GOTCHAS)
I wash hands and say well that was a pain and interesting experiment.

CONCLUSION:  NO MATTER HOW CAREFUL YOU ARE the whole family must participate AND you will still be exposed to (GOTCHAS)  when you walk out the door of your home.
THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE A CHANCE to not get whatever is going around..................
    Don't go out the door of your home or let others in.
    Stock up on needed food before your area gets in full swing sick to have less trips out the door.
    Stock up on meds you normally take or have delivered to you.
    Stock up on home sanitizing products
    Stock up on a sick room area if you have the room to isolate a sick person.
   
    BUILD UP YOUR AND YOUR FAMILIES IMMUNITY ..........
The best you possibly can doing everything you know how to do with basic body care.
Wash Hands for 20 seconds all the time 

Remove as much stress as you can from around your life. 

Drink proper amount of water for your body weight.
Get the correct amount of proper sleep
Take vitamins C, D, B, for sure and most anything else your particular body needs.
Get plenty of sunshine.
EAT GOOD NUTRITIOUS FOOD........
    Read the labels
    Not a load of processed meals.
    From scratch as much as you can.
    Veggies fresh when possible.
    Avoid the microwave.
    Avoid as much sugar, MSG, High Fructose Corn Syrup and preservatives of any kind.
    Make time to exercise. Even if age prevents vigorous exercise walk around, use tread mill or something.
   
A person may not be able to totally avoid getting sick but you may be able to fight it off much easier than most and get well quicker than others if you can get your immunity built up by giving your body what it needs.

Love
Ranchmama




                       

Stress and Illness it's connected

    Today I would like to talk about dealing with stress so we can be a little healthier and keep our immunity in better shape to avoid illness. 

    We have all heard about it. We all deal with it. Some better than others. Sometimes I can handle things that would put someone else in a coma. It still bothers me but maybe not as much as someone else.  

    Many of you probably know all about this stuff called stress. If nothing else maybe this will remind some of us that are deep into the stress / can't see the forest for the trees mode that we really can make things better. Maybe it's a reminder to stop and make changes to make your life and everyone around you happier. Happy really does = healthier most of the time. 

Here are some things I found on the net and a few things I added. 

What is stress What can stress do to a person physically What causes stress Make your Sh**t List
Make your battle plan
Get it off your chest
What is the best definition of stress?
Stress: In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension. Stresses can be external (from the environment, psychological, or social situations) or internal (illness, or from a medical procedure).
    The physical effects of prolonged stress are numerous, including a greater susceptibility to ILLNESS, a lack of ENERGY, problems with SLEEP, HEADACHES, poor JUDGEMENT, WEIGHT gain, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, and a host of other ills. Stress may also contribute to physical illness such as HEART disease. You can literally worry yourself sick.
   When my son Jon died at 21 yo. It was a few days after the funeral. I was running a business at the time and it was time to get back to my new normal without my son. I was in Dollar General shopping with my brother that was in town for the funeral. I suddenly started having chest pains. It was scary. I just stood in one place hanging onto the cart waiting for the chest pains to hopefully go away. Thankfully they did and went home took some tylenol to not only calm down but to thin the blood just in case. I rested a lot. I had no clue about blood pressure at the time so I have no clue what that was.
You can stress yourself out just by worrying about things. All of these factors can lead to stress:
    Fear and uncertainty. When you regularly hear about the threat of terrorist attacks, global warming, and toxic chemicals on the news, it can cause you to feel stressed, especially because you feel like you have no control over those events. And even though disasters are typically very rare events, their vivid coverage in the media may make them seem as if they are more likely to occur than they really are. Fears can also hit closer to home, such as being worried that you won't finish a project at work or won't have enough money to pay your bills this month.  
        Oh I have one for this one. It was about 10?? years maybe more after Jon died. We needed to make some repairs in his ceiling since the fireplace next his room leaked. I decided to put in a new floor, paint the room and re-texture the whole ceiling. As I started to move things around and out I got weak and shaky. I was totally wiped out. I took my blood pressure and it had dropped to something really low like 100 over 69. I had to quit after just moving 2 or 3 things around. I went out and sat down with a Mt Dew to get my BP back up. After several more attempts in his room I realized I was just upset with making changes in his room. It took me over a week of do a little something. Go sit down with a dew and rest then try it again the next day. Finally I found a way to deal with it. Jon had some big bags of clothes in the room that Nikki had brought up from their house. I put this in the closet leaving it in the room technically. Somehow that helped me get through the changes and my body adjusted to getting the room repaired and in order. I never would have thought his room would have caused me that kind of stress to the point I couldn't even stand and function. I thought it was a great idea but I guess my heart didn't.
The three main causes of stress today are: Money, Work, Poor health
( I want to insert TV, Internet News )
 Look at this list below. How many check marks do you have stressing you out? You can probably add a few they don't have on there. Go ahead list them all.... all the little and big things bugging you. I call it making a Sh**t list.  Maybe it's something little like not putting the toilet seat down, or not taking out the trash when you ask someone to do it, something you have been wanting to do but never have the time. Whatever it is put it on your list. If you want some real fun you can have to whole family do it but I don't think I would advise showing it to each other. You may create a whole new category of stress !
Here is a list from Webmd. https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/causes-of-stress#1

__ Being unhappy in your job ( maybe change jobs or get training for a better one?)

__ Having a heavy workload or too much responsibility (this goes for home also. Delegate !)

__ Working long hours ( if it is damaging your health or family life make the change)

__ Having poor management, unclear expectations of your work, or no say in the decision-making process

__ Working under dangerous conditions ( some folks just love the excitement )

__ Being insecure about your chance for advancement or risk of termination ( usually if you have these worries it's time to make a change)

__ Having to give speeches in front of colleagues

__ Facing discrimination or harassment at work, especially if your company isn't supportive ( in todays market they say there are plenty of other jobs to be had in better conditions)

Life stresses can also have a big impact. Examples of life stresses are: __ The death of a loved one

__ Divorce ( oh good grief, pick your fights, somethings are just not worth it )

__ Loss of a job ( all the more reason to stock up on food and try to save loot in the house for the bad times)

__ Increase in financial obligations

__ Getting married ( at least it's a happy stress ! )

__ Moving to a new home ( oh come on! It's a nice stress ! Enjoy!)

__ Chronic illness or injury

__ Emotional problems (depression, anxiety, anger, grief, guilt, low self-esteem)

__ Taking care of an elderly or sick family member

__ Traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, theft, rape, or violence against you or a loved one
How to fix your stresses. Make your battle plan   Good grief, wouldn't it be nice if we could just fix them all ?!! The best thing to do is to go down the list and see if there are some little quick fixes you can knock off the list. It's like making a daily to do list. It just feels good when you can mark it off. Some of them maybe you can let some of the other members of your family or in your life help with if you let them know what's bugging you. I didn't say argue about these things that have caused wars before.... skip those.... we are trying to fix what can be fixed not bring up old ammo to sling at the other folks.
   It is easy to suggest things for a person but everyone is different and at a different place in life. Maybe on your Sh**t list make a note of how you would like to attempt to make it better beside the item bugging you. Maybe you don't tackle it today. Maybe you look at it next week and see the opportunity to knock another off the list.
   The thing is ...... it can't get better if you don't try. Some things may take longer than others like debt. Ok it sucks. Make a plan. Put it on paper so you can see it in your head how to tackle it.
    When you know where you are and where your going and what road your going to take to get out of any mess it's on it's way off your !!@# list.  It's amazing how sometimes just having a plan can make you feel sooo much better!
   Don't keep things bottled up.
  That doesn't mean go yell at the people you love either.
   Find someone to talk to that you can talk to.
   Write things down in a diary or write a letter and send it to Santa Clause.
   Write the letter burn it and let the smoke carry the troubles away.
   I know some of those things sound crazy but find something that works for you.
  Sometimes you just have to get it out of your system.
   If your desperate you can even email me. I've had a few folks do that before I don't mind. Don't put your name or any contact info in it if you do. If you want me to answer you let me know.
I hope some of this helps and you can knock some things off your list.
Love
Ranchmama