Thank you for the invite. Of course I am honored to join this team with two of my favorite 43Ters! So, I don’t know if you caught up on your reading yet, you were gone for a long time (and we missed you but certainly understand your absence) so you may not have gotten to my update where I reported that, with the medicine (because, really, the stress in my life will not be reduced until someone applies for the job of full-time manager of my very troubled program) my BP is doing much better. I have had one or two bad episodes since that first one, but mostly, when we check it, it is in the 110/76 range! I also have lowered my cholesterol from a frighteningly high 282 down to 146 (in one month!), also thanks to medication. I am diligent about taking my meds and never complain about it because I know that they are probably helping to save my life. I am also being attentive to my diet, eating lots of fruits, veggies, fiber filled things…my downfall right now is that I have not been as good about the exercise, though my hubby (4xman – have you “met” him yet?) and I have agreed to start trying to do at least 30 minutes in the morning before work. Starting tomorrow. So, for me right now, the necessary self-care breaks down to:
1. Take my meds daily.
2. Continue to eat right.
3. Exercise 4 – 6 times per week for 30 minutes or longer.
4. Manage my stress (because I honestly don’t think I can reduce it right now!)
5. Get enough sleep.
6. Drink plenty of water.

Hmmm…that is all I can think of right now.