As I sat drinking my morning coffee and working the crossword puzzle on the Washington Post website, I thought over what chores I "should" do, what chores I probably won't do, what hobbies I wanted to play at, and what outside activities I should think about pursuing since the weather is so nice this week. I seriously doubt I'm going to extend much energy outside. Just not in the mood. My arm is reminding me that I need to do my physical exercises and that I will attend to -- like it or not!
My computer chair is very comfortable but I've noticed that if I sit it in for more than a half hour (which I pretty much do all the time) my butt feels like I wet my pants when I get up. I know. Too much information. ha ha I guess it's the plastic seating. At any rate, I finally decided to pay a little more attention to things I can fix and I just set my nap blanket on it (warm fleece) and wa-laaaa....all better now.
I thought about sweeping and mopping the bathrooms today and I just might so I can get it off my list. Kitchen needs it too but the kitchen is larger and I have to REALLY be feeling peppy to undertake that chore. Whoever thought using a broom and mop would be a challenge for me. Okay. Not that big a challenge but sometimes it kinda is. These past months I've been dealing with trying to be comfortable in bed at night. I have this singlewide memory foam mattress (that I love) but I felt it was causing my hip and low back pain so I invested in a firmer mattress and put the foam on the back bedroom bed. The new mattress (bought at Costco -bed in a box) is fine but I do wake up often during the night with a painful shoulder. Two nights ago I threw the foam back on the bed as it was becoming harder and harder to sleep without moving to the recliner every night. I slept pretty good but....I woke up with a horrible hip and low back pain. Oh no! Now what do I do? I kept the foam on and woke up again this morning with hip pain. So......it's coming off today but I'm keeping it nearby as I will probably throw it back on again before the month is up. What a silly runaround I'm enduring with this whole sleeping through the night issue. Damn nuisance!
I continue to wait for the physical therapy office folks to call and sign me up but so far, they must be full up as I've heard nothing. Which is sorta okay with me 'cause I don't really want to go anyway. I've been doing the shoulder exercises on my own and I tell you...I have to force myself to do these exercises as they hurt. And I don't care much for hurt.
One thing I do intend to work on today is my latest quilt project. Just simple squares sewn together but they're terribly pretty and I'm anxious to see the whole top once I get the rows sewn together. I'm reading a book that I'm anxious to get back to --Caroline's Daughters by Alice Adams. I just may have to look for her other books too. Really like the way she writes.
I've got a big ole box of rocks in the garage thanks to my daughter, Sue, and I want to get busy painting them this month or next and I've got a few counted cross stitch gifts that I need to get framed or made into bookmarks. Got a delivery from Amazon yesterday. A new crossword puzzle book and a package of aida cloth pieces for cross stitching.
One thing I definitely have to spend some time on is getting to learn this new laptop of mine. I can move around and accomplish most simple things but I struggle when I'm trying to find pictures and where I put them. A few other things too. Will take me a while to master this little machine but I'm going to win one way or the other!
Okay. I guess I've rattled on about nothing in particular enough so time to get up and get moving. Especially since my body gets cold easily these days if I sit too long. Another nuisance I tolerate.
No comments:
Post a Comment