Friday, November 23, 2012

Finding A Way To Work With My New Normal. . .

The original title for this post started out as Finding a way to work around my new normal until I realized that if this is my new normal ( at least for the time being), it makes more sense to work with it rather than around it. . .

I haven't been blogging regularly because while the tablet the boys bought for me is great for reading e-books, checking my favorite blogs or playing angry birds it is not great for working on as it doesn't have a separate key board.

I tried to blog on it a few times and I kept getting the wrongs words showing up, or not being able to see what I had written and, worst of all. . . .   there.  is. NO. SPELL. CHECK. on my tablet!!

Ideally, I want to work on my desk top. My new normal insists that my leg has to be elevated and the fact that  my computer is on a pedestal table means I have to sit sideways rather than pull up under the table.

My new normal also insists that I not put the keyboard across my lap as half of that lap has a rather large incision which, since my leg is unevenly numb,  means I can't feel which area to avoid. . .

So. . .

I have spent the last couple of days trying to come up with something that works and I think. . . I hope. . . I have found something that will consistently work. . .

How have things been going over here???

Last week. . . aside from two great outings. . .  beyond grumpy.

This week. . . after a visit with the doctor and the realization that it is going to take much longer than I thought to get even close to normal. . . oddly. . . a lot better.

It helped a lot that, when my two sister's -in law dropped by Sunday evening for a visit, one left behind a small manageable project and the other came by the next day and cleaned both my kitchen and the floors upstairs. . .

One of the biggest issues I'm struggling with at the moment is how little it takes to wear me out.

Tidy the kitchen and load the dishwasher. . . done for the day.

Visit the doctor and decide to go into the grocery store with Henry for a few minutes. . . toast for the next two days. . .

As you can imagine cleaning has fallen even father down my priority list than usual. . .

A bit of a problem when a clean pan or dish is needed for a meal. . .

Today every plate, bowl dish, pot and pan I own is waiting in the sink, discreetly covered with a dish towel ( or three. . .) as I chose instead to have a little fun and took pictures of my sister- in - law Leona's jewelry instead. . .

I have no regrets. . .

* don't forget. . . for the best way to check out theses pictures. . .click on the first one. . .












Well. . . I might have a few by dinner time tonight. . .

Although. . .  with Henry out of town hunting, maybe it's a takeout pizza night. . . because that can be eaten on a napkin. . . so. . .  no dishes required. . .

Yes indeed. . . tonight is going to be a Panago night.

2 comments:

Nancy-Mom said...

Don't push yourself Rosa, you'll just pay for it in the longrun. Housework can wait, though I know how annoying looking at unwashed dishes and dust can be. You'll have to send hubby over here to get some instructions from uncle Ben who's been doing all that for years already :o)
It's kind of funny actually, I sometimes want to tell him to please,please not be sooo fussy. Ther's only two of us here, the floor really doesn't have to be vacuumed twice a week....but...he sees dust everywher. Guess I got nothing to complain about really :o)

Leona said...

Love the pics Rosa. Especially the earrings in your concrete leaf and the necklace on the milk jug with the mushroom :) Really nice light and settings.. I'm looking forward to going over them with you next week and thanks for using your energy to try it out :)

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