Okay, so I know what you will all say. Yes, I probably did too much, so I have no one to blame but myself for the eye ache I’m having tonight.
My only defense is: I’ve been bored! I’m passionate about my Soap Operas, but I have to tell you, when all you do is sit on your proverbial bottom and watch, (in fact listen) to the TV, you get bored fast. Even with the Soaps!!! (I know, you are shocked!)
I’ve never really known what a putterer I was until now. I will go from one thing to the next to the next and sort of watch the Soaps while I’m doing my work. This down and out stuff is murder.
So, I started doing my stuff again. Changing sheets, doing laundry, cooking meals and (I know, I know, the forbidden) I vacuumed. I couldn’t stand it another minute.
Then this afternoon after I got back from driving Greta to have her nails clipped and her ears plucked, my eye started to hurt. Ooops. Let’s see, not supposed to be driving, or vacuuming, or bending over to change the sheets. So guess the sore eye is a natural thing. Better sit down.
So I sat down and rested a bit, took some Tylenol and waited. The pain got better.
You see, although many of us think we could just give up doing the stuff we do, it’s not always as easy as we think. The first few times I did stuff, I felt good and so I tempted fate a little more and a little more. Today was my comeuppance.
So with hand over my heart I promise to be a good girl and not over do. I will do some things, but not overdo. I promise!
Tomorrow I want to make Plum Jam. It’s not hard at all. I can sit while I am slicing and pitting the plums, I can sit while I cook the Jam and then it’s just a matter of putting the Jam into hot jars and sealing them. No bending or anything required.
I guess we all need to be reminded from time to time to take it easy. Just wish my reminder didn’t make my eye hurt. Now that’s not fair! Couldn’t my Fairy Godmother have just come and hit me over the head with her wand?
Ahhh….some things are harder than others to do, or not do, in your case. =)
I remember the last surgery recovery and how hard it was for me. Uhhh…oh so hard to NOT DO anything, isn’t it?
I’m wishing you well for tomorrow…the jam sounds devine!
Hmm now what would the supernannay say? “Go sit in the naughty spot for 47 minutes Maribeth!”
Good luck with your jam tomorrow – I know it’ll turn out delicious!!!
SWAT….SWAT….SWAT…That is me, standing in for the fairly godmothers hitting you over the top of your head…SWAT…SWAT..SWAT.. Take care of yourself and then you’ll be able to do anything you want……
Hi Mom,
Hope your week is going well! Just a quick note–as I’m heading out to Boston in a few for my meeting. Will be so glad when this super busy week is over, though landing in Houston all of next week…. Oh well, I will probably get some nice summer weather while I’m there! I’ll give you a buzz over the weekend!
Love you,
Mandy
PS: And be a good girl, and don’t do TOO MUCH!!
PPS: My replacement bowl came in last night! Thanks for taking care of that for me! 🙂
Well, Zoots Mom took care of the fairy godmother for me…
I had to stop doing EVERYTHING for 6 weeks. No cooking, no scrapbooking, no gardening, no chores, no writing no nuttin’, when my tennis elbow got so bad that I couldn’t even lift a glass of water. I could read and watch TV and I could walk. So I know how you feel. But I was lucky. I had chronic and constant pain and stopping those things is what gave my arms a rest so I could do those things again…do the things I love and needed to do.
Pace yourself my anxious friend.
Love you much,
♥Pam
You would’ve swatted the fairy away and done what you wanted anyway, cause you’re stubborn like that LOL!
taking it easy is fine a a couple of days, it does get boring. your 13 is very sweet- btw.
Oh, yes, I think the Fairy Godmother could have done that but she knows you: and she thought she couldn’t spend the whole day hitting you with her wand!!! Take it easy, I know it is easy to say and I am sorry your eye had to hurt to remind you of how important it is to do what the doctor says…Take good care of yourself!! and have a nice day (hopefully it is not a boring one!)
Just be patient – good things come with time!
They’ll be lotsa time for doing that stuff and more later!
Get better first.