Tonya's Health and Beauty

10/30/2025

Well I'm making today the last day of my self care healing and growth me time month. I've learned a lot about myself and the changes I can make to make my life better. But I actually found it kind of exhausting to go deep into my life and figure out my life more. The stressors of work and personal life that were bringing me down, and the stresses of things I need to do daily, and people that can trigger me. Trying to better my physical and mental health is a very hard thing to accomplish but I think I came a very far way to health and wellness. And I learned a lot about myself how to respond and handle stress and how much to respond to things. Now I just have to follow through with the changes in my life that will make it better. I feel exhausted and can use a quick nap. Today I'm going to the food pantry, then the chiropractor, then I have one store to do in Garrison. Tonight I will be practicing my hobbies. I will be going for a walk and doing some Halloween coloring. Last night I got caught up on The Light-Up Man photo shirts. I did 3 of them and they turned out great. There are two more pending orders but we are letting them know that we are not taking orders for a week because of the Holiday. Our business is really growing and we are really excited about that! My husband and I make a great team and we work really well together. He has also been a super help around the house which has taken a lot of stress off me. Thank you so much Tony Ray I love you so much. Thank you for growing and healing with me. I only have to clean the floors tomorrow after work and do errands tomorrow before our Son comes over for Halloween weekend. We are excited to get all together again and we will have a fun time. The Open Arms Community Center is having a Costume Party on Halloween Friday at 2pm that we will be going to then handing out candy. Every one have a safe and Happy Halloween 🎃👻!

10/22/2025

I hired my husband to be an Independent Self-Care Coordinator for Tonyas Health and Beauty for me. He's been having a rough patch looking for work this year and he is semi retired but he is such a great help around the house cleaning and doing chores. And we will also be working on our future goals and self care activities together. We will also be doing hobbies and planning fun activities together too. I've been dealing with a lot of injuries lately and then got sick but I still had to work. And plus I added even another job to my schedule. So I will need his help because I will be busy with working a lot and finding time to do the things I need to get done can be hard. He has always helped me in the past but he will be helping more and we will be working together on projects too. He is excited that he has some type of work to do. I love you so much honey and thank you for all your love, help, and support Tony Ray.

10/20/2025

My husband and I are just starting to get over Pneumonia. It is really awful to have. We were put on antibiotics for sinititus but antibiotics don't always take away colds and other viruses. So I am using some over the counter tea and honey, cold and flu, cough liquid, and vitamin c drinks. We are also using nasal rinses and saline. These have all been very helpful in controlling the symptoms of pneumonia.

10/09/2025

My honey sent me this. So beautiful thank you honey. I love you so very much Tony Ray you are such a sweetheart.

10/09/2025

This V8 juice is packed with vitamins A, C, and E which are antioxidants that help fight free radicals if you have a cold or bad allergies. It tastes so great and is good for you!

10/09/2025

This is a stronger more absorbent form of calcium with vitamin D 1000 that I've been taking. I have only been taking one 600 mgs at night for pain because it can make you tired though the serving size is two a day. I have had a bad slew of no fault injuries in the past few weeks and had stumbled upon this more absorbent form of calcium that works so well on pain. I also have osteoarthritis and it is great for that too and helps with osteoarthritis pain and muscle, joint, and bone pains. But don't take Zinc with it, those two together gave me a stomach ulcer. I've also been using heat pad and ice packs too. And another discovery I made was that vitamin d oil really works great for pains too. I found some that is a liquid vitamin d for toddlers to take but I started using it topically on my injuries and it's helping cure them too. I even made myself a bottle of vitamin E and D oil too. These health regimens helped save me so much pain!

09/25/2025

This is also a month I'm taking for more me time and time on my self care and hobbies when I have time. Taking out more distractions and negative stressful influence in my life. And just giving myself some healing time to be my best self mentally and physically. Using boundaries and time management is helping a lot and prioritizing importance of order of things is kind of new to me but I'm getting there. I've been talking with some good friends, and spending some time with my husband working on our relationship too. But taking out stressful negative situations when I can and giving myself some space to grow. Concentrating more on yourself is not selfish but is sometimes necessary to prosper. Self Care is essential for health and happiness.I'm learning a lot about myself and setting new goals. Also to be the best person I can be in my life to myself and others. This me time is only for a month then I will be concentrating in being there for my Mom as a PCA after her hip surgery. Her insurance only covers a little while as a PCA so I'm still going to be there for her after that as an Independent Self Care Coordinator. Helping with anything she will need. She is my Mother and I'm going to be there fully for her. The Independent Self Care coordinator ISCC is a name I put in my Health and Beauty business that offers some advice and counsel on self care, hygiene, health and beauty, time management, goals, and other concerns. I am very qualified for that. I have a PCA license and have helped raise our family of people with disabilities. I have been there for myself and a lot of other people giving health advice too. I just gave it a name. So eventually I would also like to grow Tonya's Health and Beauty into Independent Self Care Coordinator Counseling Sessions as well. I'm also looking for a personal ISCC for myself too because sometimes I get so busy I might need help in that area as well. To keep making time for myself. I'm not looking for a PCA so I do not need that, just a person, a friend if possible to be my personal independent Self Care Coordinator to help me organize my life better.

09/25/2025

Have been having a lot of pain in my shoulder and neck lately from a car accident with my Mom. A deer ran in front of her driving us home from Church and it tripped and fell in front of the car and my Mom ran over the deer even though she was driving slow. Right away I asked her if she was okay. She said she was fine and there was no visible damage to the vehicle but I recommend that she gets the underneath of the vehicle checked for damage anyways it could of been a whole lot worse we were very lucky but I hurt my neck and reinjured my shoulder that was injured this summer. I've been in a lot of pain and had a busy schedule planned this week. So I tried a couple of different things heat pad and ice of course. Chiropractor helped. But I tried a stronger more absorbent form of calcium with more vit D in it. It makes me tired so I take it at night. It works so great on pain and good sleep that I sleep like a baby and I don't even need my sleep liquid dipihydramin anymore. So I was also able to add Zinc back in my meds as well for allergies to help keep me healthy. This summer I had to take out zinc because it interacted with the sleep liquid dipihydramin and gave me a stomach ulcer. I also found this liquid vitamin d serum meant for infants but I used it externally on my neck and shoulders and it takes away the pain so great too! So I am feeling so much better. I know it takes time for injuries to heal and rest when I can but if I have a busy schedule and have to keep working to survive I tried these things for pain and it's working wonders!

08/22/2025

07/22/2025

Fish and veggies so healthy! My favorite meal!

07/22/2025

I always get so happy after a dental cleaning at the dentist. And I had a floride treatment. She said that my mouth, teeth and gums looked really healthy and to keep up the good work. And they are so nice here at Northland Smiles in Deerwood. I get to get cleanings twice a year now that I'm older to help preserve my teeth better. Now off to work in Aitkin.