This week has been recovery mode from last weekend and going to the Highland Games. I have been physically drained, I have been getting through the work week and chores.
I couldn’t stand it anymore last night and needed a Friday night date night. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings. We had our usual wings and beer. Then we went to Menards. I walked around for exercise and spent a good amount of time in the garden center, of course. I asked to come here and I know it’s a strange date night.
I found some flowers for the front porch and some petunias on clearance. I was really happy to get out and finally get something for my little curb appeal project.
I was able to use my new Grandpa’s Weeding tool before we went to dinner while my husband was working out. I love that thing! No more bending over to pull weeds! I can’t praise this gadget enough! Here is a little video of how it works!
I really spend a good part of the week working on being content with where I am and grateful for what I have. I had been frustrated with pain and having to continue to pace myself. However, I did receive a cortisone shot last week and by the end of this week the pain has seem to have resolved and I am able to physically do more.
Pain is sneaky. Initially the shot was not doing much and that made me a little upset. I realized over time I had learn to cope by ignoring it and other signals I was getting that something was wrong until I was really miserable. Pain also plays with your mind a bit making things colored a bit darker. I was not feeling very happy about much and wanted to just run away and join a circus or something. I had been doing everything “right” and my phsyical misery started to show up in my thinking that I was mentally miserable. I realized where the real problem was, pain. I have seemed to have worked through it and now I am looking forward to trying to go for a walk. I think that keeping up with my chores will be easier and doing my job less difficult. I may even get behind the longarm because I can stand with less pain now. I haven’t sewn anything in weeks and weeks because it was painful and I am starting to think about sewing a little.
Spring fever has hit me and I will be in the garden today once I get my coffee.
Vicki
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