new year resolutions, the game

NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
my wife she and i did not sit down and do any new years
resolutions this year on january 1, 2011
we were just 2 weeks from receiving my diagnosis and
my starting medication
the previous week before new years was when we
did what is equivalent to new years resolutions

we decided to change our diets and eat better
we already generally ate a american heart association diet
but tweaked it with a mediterranean version
(except of course have added chocolate and snickers)

we decided to start exercising every day
i do ranch aerobics every day at the country n
but now added long walks 2-3 miles to the daily exercise
will commonly take the dogs with us to the river so they
can swim as it is only 5 minutes away
it is so quiet and relaxing
you can just stand there watching the dogs in the river,
hear the birds, hear the wind blowing through the trees
with no outside noises
its sometimes hard to turn back to go back home

we drink a glass of red wine each night
that helps to raise the good hdl (mine was low) cholesterol
and may help with cognitive decline but was already doing that

relax relax  
that may be one of the most important ones of all    
am at peace with everything      have accepted what
may be in the future  
at least my mind may go first before my body goes    
am lucky if IT happens this way
although this would be worse on my wife she

we resolved  to get all our paperwork in order for living will,
will, durable power of attorney, power of attorney for health care,
(will get no cpr tattooed across my  chest) and other paper work
together    
we will sit down and discuss all this together and
will discuss with our sons so every one knows what we want

actually everyone should do this anyway
we are lucky that we can do this now together
dont wait

we also are getting our financial house in order
i am retiring 3-5 years before i planned
but we despite making a good income for several years have
always lived frugally and have been able to do the things we
want to do when we want to do them
this may change some

have to do an exit interview with the clinic i work for so will
know more about the future regards sick pay, fmla (didnt think
i would have to deal with that personally-wish had been better
about doing these for patients), malpractice coverage for the rest of
my life, health care (now know all about cobra-thanks to obama
care can now extend to about 21/2 years), and work on
what to do with my 401k
may be able to get long term disability (have  long term
disability insurance) as can not practice medicine again

my wife she and i want to spend more time with our families
and to do some traveling to areas we have not been
(google  hwy one california trip to the right of this blog)
i dont want to be traveling to those places later if i dont know im
there
we also are in the middle of a wedding journey with our son
and his finance
so we should have a busy year

so we had a busy week before new years
maybe 1-1- 2012 we will do new years resolutions
just hope that both our health  stays the same

THE GAME
now thats what a championship football game  should be like
auburn wins
prediction +1

the organicgreen doctor