coming up for air

well i'm coming up for air. literally.

the past few weeks have been incredibly stressful. i didn't know that i was so stressed out until last week. i began having weird symptoms of stress. my stomach was constantly in a knot...and i began having difficulty breathing. as a child i would have pretty bad allergies and sometimes would be pushed into an allergy attack. i have similar episodes once a year when i have to start taking my allergy medicine. this year it was bizarre.

so the combination of work, stomach problems and difficulty breathing pushed me into having my first panic attack according to the doctor. i always felt fine when i would come home and relax or go to the gym and exercise.

i'm finally finally finally feeling like myself again.

this afternoon i'm going to continue relaxing by helping annemarie in her garden (another friend's garden blog - jenny). my mom and i used to garden when i was younger. well, my mom would garden and i would sometimes begrudgingly help her. i remember one year my friend erica eckland and i went around our neighborhood asking for extra seeds from our neighbors! and we planted our own garden...we also did plant wild onions.

so this afternoon i hope i'm relaxed and able to reflect on this holy week. this might have been one of the most memorable Lenten seasons i've reflected in. i've been challenged, learned a lot and reflected a lot.

i hope that you have a relaxing weekend and are able to enjoy being in nature, with family or by yourself reflecting.