One Wonderful Week

My wonderful, pain-free, energetic existence lasted for a week.

Fortunately, it was enough to get the living areas of my house back into order. It should be easy to keep up until the next reprieve.

I hauled out bags of items.

Helped install the roman shades in the office. Those windows were completely bare since November 2010, because I had no energy to find window treatments. Plus, we couldn't even get to the windows due to all the stuff that had accumulated. I'm quite happy to report the office is again a serene place to curl up on the couch for a good read.

We replaced the horrible roller shade in the bathroom for a less repulsive mini-blind & installed a new curtain rod to hang the new valance.

Cleaned out the mud room, which has become a temporary storage area for items out of the real storage area.

Cleaned and culled my cookbook shelves.

Rearranged the kitchen cabinets. Replacing the spring/summer dishes with the fall/winter set.

Unfortunately, the family room is not quite up to par. There are still remnants that need to be hauled off to the Good Will.

Thanksgiving Day ended up being the day the fatigue & pain decided to reappear. Fortunately, I had enough energy to clean up after our Turkey Day dinner & put the dining room back in order. Haven't been able to do much besides make beds since.

It's been disappointing. I'm trying very hard not to get discouraged that I'm having to take life a bit at a time again. Napping when I need it. Counting on Tim and J to pick up the slack where I'm not able.

It's hard, particularly when the bare Christmas tree is standing in the living room mocking me. It's a symbol for my inadequacies.

All I can do is a little at a time. It has to be enough.