Saturday Stuff

The new to me cats are settling in. Desi has made himself at home. He spends most of his time trailing around behind me, talking to me, shamelessly begging for attention. Lucy is taking longer to settle in. She is keeping mostly to the upstairs but she does come down to eat and use the facilities. I am giving her her space but I have to admit I am glad to catch a glimpse of her once in a while just so I know she is all right.

I have begun the great purge of 2015. Four boxes left my house today for The Banker's garage. Its a small start but a start non the less. Its nice to get them out of here. I intend to keep going, purging a bit every day. I have finally come the the conclusion that if I have had something for a long long long time and never used it, chances are I do not need it so its going out. I even put BASKETS in the purge boxes. Now anyone that knows me knows that is a big step for me.

I am off work until April 1st because of my leg so I have the time to do a little every day. I do not have the energy to do lots and lots. If I had that kind of energy I should be at work. I am feeling good but I tire out super quick and I still cannot get out of bed  before 10:00 am. I think my system is telling me I need to rest to get over this infection I had for months. SO the plot is to do a little every day. I am tickled that I got started and The Banker took them away today. Before I had time to rethink and pluck things out of the boxes, thereby defeating the purge.

I am sewing quilt tops too, a little at a time and working on puppets as well. Easy things, that keep me busy but don't require a lot of energy. My friends are still being super supportive and helping me out far more than I deserve. They are wonderful wonderful people. I was lucky when I chose each and every one to be friends with me.

Best news of all that I received recently is that The Pilot and The Teacher are expecting a wee babe. I could not be happier. More babies in the family!! Its a wonderful thing, I am so happy for The Pilot, he wants a family so bad and he is going to be a super Dad. I am dreaming of making baby things!! I have been scouring Pinterest.

Toodles
Linda

Learning to be Patient

One thing this illness is teaching me is to be patient. Things are just not going along as fast I would think they should. I am not sure what I do with my days but its certainly not what I plan to do. I blink and the day is gone, with little to nothing on my to do list done. Today I finally got the stair treads painted. I have been going to do that since last week. I painted 14 stair treads and I am exhausted. So its a slow process. I am working on the house, working on craft projects and doing it all at a snails pace.

I am still going daily to the hospital for dressing changes. I am hoping that changes soon. The daily trip is getting old. Cannot seem to get myself out of bed before 10:00 am. Going back to work is going to be a total shock if this keeps up. I am assuming that I need the sleep............. that is my story and I am sticking to it.

I have begun to purge the house. I just get tired out so quick I cannot do much at a time. Oh well, slow and steady wins the race!!

Toodles,
Linda

First Grocery Shop in Three Months

One thing about being in hospital for a great length of time, you do not have to spend any money on groceries. Today the Banker came with me and I did my first shop in three months at least. I have gotten bits and pieces before but this was a proper grocery shop. We started out with going out for  breakfast of course, a stop at the bank and then off to Walmart.

I am not a big fan of Walmart but I needed a diverse number of things and this store would be a one stop shop. All I can say is that I am glad I did not do it alone. While I regain my normal state of being each day........ slowly, (I still have a way to go) I am not as good as I think I am. One trip around the store and I was in a full sweat, tired out and all I wanted to do was have a nap. Once again I am thanking God for my wonderful friends who look after me. She loaded the car, unloaded it and shoveled my sidewalk. I plopped myself on the couch like a slug.

On the upside, after a rest, I got the groceries stowed away, I got the very last of the Christmas stuff put away and the normal ornaments out. Yahoo for that job done. The Carpenter and Busy did a fab job of putting the decorations away, all I had to do some touch ups. I and I alone know the secret storage codes in this puzzle box of a house I live in. No one else could get it without detailed instructions. With that behind me, tomorrow morning its clean the kitchen first thing, paint the stair treads and then I can spend the rest of the weekend sewing quilt tops.

I finally finished and mailed away, an order for 21 puppets. I also have an order for three more but they don't have to be done this instant. Three little penguins. So I have enough projects to keep me busy for a day or two. I like that. I also like the fact that I feel like doing them.

Every day is a step foreward, getting better, getting back to my normal self. Happy Happy that its all going in the right direction.

Toodles
Linda

Slow and Steady March to Wellness

 I am getting better, I know some people will say that I keep saying that but its really true. Its happening at a slower than snails pace but its happening. I still have to truck up to the hospital each day to get the dressing changed but its a small price to pay for my freedom. The Banker (mostly), with Teddy Bear and KitKat for back up, make sure I get there each day. I am no longer having to have a nap every hour. The last two days I have not napped at all, which is good because I was doing four naps a day at one time. I feel like doing stuff, I actually did a little housework today, which got me all excited but I sure could not do much before I needed to stop and have a rest. Which I do. I am not overdoing it. I don't have the energy to overdo it.

Just the fact that I feel like doing a load of laundry and emptying the dishwasher is a major change in my life the last few months. I never realized how much I had lost interest in, I just felt like it was way to much work to be bothered with but now that energy is slowly beginning to return. This makes me happy, I don't like feeling like a slug. I am not high energy at the best of times but I like to at least be able to function.

I am never going to be able to repay all the kindness that has been showered on me through all of this. Never ever in a million years but I am sure going to give it a try. I know some really wonderful kind people and I am related to some too!!

Toodles,
Linda

44 days

That is how long I was in hospital with my bacteria infected leg. Its still not totally healed but its a lot better than it was and is slowly healing. My mind boggles at the length of time I was in hospital. However, I left with my leg intact and my life intact so I am completely and humbly grateful. Had the infection spread further than it did both could have been in jeopardy. I am back on one more round of antibiotics just as a precaution, which makes me feel better.

I have never ever been under the weather for this length of time. Apparently I have decided that if you are going to do something, you do it big and broad and dramatic. 44 days in hospital covers that don't you think?? My wonderful friends looked after me and my house while I could not do it for myself. I never had to worry about a thing. I also never had a day that I did not have a visitor.  I had well wishes, texts, phone calls, and  facebook messages to no end. I cannot think about it, let alone talk about it without it overwhelming me and making me puddle up.

It is wonderful to be home. sleeping in my own bed, not being woken up at 6 am to have to take a pill. The nurses in the hospital were wonderful but I prefer home thank you very much. I am off work until the beginning of March. Which is nice since all I seem to want to do is sleep. I am getting quite fond of the naps in the morning, afternoon and early evening. I am easily tired and have little to no energy.

In-spite of this I am making myself do a little something each day. My house is a disaster. I lost interest in doing anything so long ago that my house is showing the effects. The great purge of 2015 has begun, slowly, but its begun. A little each day and eventually it will get back to normal.

I hope to start blogging more regularly from now on. Right now I think its nap time.

Toodles,
Linda