She Was Convinced She Had It Under Control...

She was convinced she had it under control... or so she thought!  Sometimes life deals you a bad deck and you still have to play it...

For the past couple of months, my heart has been beating over 100+ beats a minute, all day, every day.  It's like running a marathon 24/7.  You'd think I would've noticed when I was short of breath and totally exhausted... but no, I just kept on running. 

I had a real estate business to run, I had an MLS to run, I had a restaurant to run.  After awhile, you simply run out of energy to keep on running.  Have you ever felt that way?  I have, but mostly because of my Graves Disease.  It has a mind of it's own and it raises its ugly head when I least expect it.  I was convinced I had it under control, but it taught me a big lesson these last few weeks and now I'm paying attention.

For the past 5 years, I've managed my disease without medication through a healthy lifestyle. Although, it's difficult to maintain a stress-free life when you're responsible for so many working parts.  Last week, my doctor told me that my disease was in a toxic state and if I didn't take the meds it could be life threatening.  That got my attention!  Add a couple of tumors to that equation and you've got a pretty alarming wake-up call.  

My body was in a HYPER state and it needed rest.  I've spent the last 10 days resting and re-evaluating my crazy schedule.  Sometimes, we get so damn busy that we forget to pay attention to what our miraculous bodies are telling us.  Some of you have been there and done that and you know exactly what I'm talking about.  And some of you are like me, who have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to get it (slow learners).  Our business and our busyness can wait... our health cannot.  Take care of yourself... I know I'm going to ;)