I went to the doctor today for a checkup after being on the new blood pressure medicine for about 3 weeks. My blood pressure was 134/80! Thank God! The meds (a beta-blocker and a diuretic) have little if any side effects that I’ve noticed. I feel great and am sooo relieved that I don’t have to worry about high blood pressure any more. I’m on the lowest dosage of both, so could have the dosage increased if I have a problem in the future.

Stopped at JoAnne Fabrics on my way home from the doctor’s office and got a few Halloween/Fall decorations as they had a 70% off sale. Got a painted shovel about 2 ft long that says “Happy Fall Y’All” that is really cute. That got me excited to decorate the front porch, so I cleaned the porch and put up all my fall stuff. I made a couple of flower arrangements with some of the dried plants and cattails that I’ve “rescued” from the dumpster at work. Everything looks great! I love fall decorations!

Gonna get busy cleaning this weekend. Everything is really dusty–how did that happen?–and I still have stuff all over my bedroom from my trip to Ohio like suitcases and miscellaneous stuff that never got put away. I have lots to do out in the backyard as well, cleaning up after the recent storm, so will have plenty to keep me busy. But the weather’s supposed to be really nice (mid-70’s) so it should be comfortable getting all this accomplished. And it will all look so nice when I’m done!

Knowing my BP is back to normal has given me lots more energy for some reason.