Twins' Mom wrote:Kathryn, I don't know if you are realizing it, but you sound like you've turned a corner. Sometimes you see those things better looking back. Still, don't push yourself. Take naps! Take care of yourself!
I am aware. The laundry is caught up, the apartment is tidy (and mostly clean) and now a few Christmas items are done. I'm still having pain and need the Advil 3x a day since pain at those points is affecting my ability to do things, but my temperature is just half a degree above normal now.
Walking is still slow, not too steady, and sore (it hurts to flex my foot to walk heel-to-toe.)
I managed to drive today just fine (both foot since I was worried about pivoting between gas and brake, as well as brain.) I find I drive very slowly but others will just have to deal with that. I stay in the furthest right lane I can (lanes come and go on the freeway so I have to be careful to stay away from an involuntary exit or last minute merge) and I work at traveling the speed of the car in front (if it is over the limit, so am I but most of the time it is at or below the limit.)
I desperately needed the nap after babysitting but I think I would have been fine with him on my own for those few hours. He is a very easy little fellow so it isn't as if I'm chasing him around. We do brain stuff mostly, reading, singing, drawing stories. I let him tell me what he wants to do and seldom have to say no. He cleans up after each activity most of the time.
Monday we have a meeting with someone to start taking over major paperwork projects for me. There's something that must be done by the end of the calendar year and I know I won't get it done if I'm not at least working alongside someone.
Christmas dinner has also been outsourced.
I'm still waiting to find out what dh intends to do about Christmas cards. He's waiting on ds to submit and I think ds is waiting to see if he has bought a house so he can include that with his summary of the year.