Apthous Ulcers and deep thoughts

I occasionally get apthous ulcers in my mouth.  Basically they are small shallow white spots that are very painful and take weeks to heal fully.  So I am on day 4 of my most recent ulcer.  Ugh!!

It is in a weird spot so it hurts to smile, or talk.  It hurts to eat or drink anything.  It hurt to brush my teeth, or to even touch my face near my mouth (even though the ulcer is in my mouth it is sore enough that any pressure hurts

It feels like 1/2 my mouth is swollen and raw and painful.  If you look in my mouth the white patch is about 4mm.  WHAT?!?  That tiny thing is causing all this pain and suffering?!?  How is that possible??

So this lead to a (slightly) deep thought.  What else is it in my life that is a small thing but is causing a disproportionately large amount of  pain and discomfort and suffering.  What else is temporarily a painful time, but will pass eventually and be nothing more than a bad memory??

I don't have a lot of answers.  Thing is that when you are in the middle of something painful it is hard to see that it is temporary.  To keep perspective and to keep one eye on the horizon for better days.

So what is good in my life?!?  Glad you asked!!
~Bobbie is loving her art lessons.
~Bobbie's cooking classes are VERY yummy!!
 ~Work is going well
~My 2nd job is available to help with some additional income.
~My health is pretty good (ulcer aside)
~I love you calling at church

So many good things in my life!!  Way more to focus on than my stupid tiny ulcer.  What good things are there to focus on in your life??

Until next time remember:


Love the Seher Gals

Looking back to see how far we have come

Hello Everyone,

It has been a day for reflection.  I was looking for something else and I stumbled across the video of my commencement ceremony for WGU in July 2017.  It was fun to watch the pre-show and the post-show videos.  I had never seen the actual commencement ceremony video as that was not live cast.

I was so excited for the day to come when I would walk across the stage and show my girls that nothing can stand in your way if you set the goal and you work hard towards that goal.

It took me 15.5 years between graduating from Nursing school to starting my Bachelors program.  It took just under 18 months to complete my Bachelors program.  I worked full time, while being a single mother with 2 kiddos.  It was not easy.  But oh man was it worth all the time and effort and all the work to meet my goal and kick it's hiney!!

I needed that reminder today.  While the problem I am struggling with is not an education goal.  I am struggling with a different goal I set and I feel like I am not making the progress I want towards the goal.  Just like with my goal to graduate required that I make commitments and that I sacrifice some things to get to my goal.  The goal that I am struggling with today requires that I get serious and make some commitments, and yes there will be things that I have to do without, but in the end it will be worth all of the work, and sacrifices, and effort to get to my goal.

So if you have a goal you are working towards, take a look in your past to see a goal you met and take notes on how you got there so you can see how to get to the goal you are working on now.

In my TOPS Chapter (UT #0343 Taylorsville) I have started a Monthly Motivation and it has been fun finding a motivational thought out quote to have out to the members to help them along on their journey to health and wellness.  Having said that I am thinking about using the photo below for the February Monthly Motivation.


Until next time remember:



Love the Seher Gals