Well I got all of chores done. Shiny bathroom and kitchen. Oh and I was offered a job. I do not know what got into me but I excepted it. LOL My brain is not what it used to be. So I need to do something different. I have not been working for about a year. I fired myself from self employment or at least gave myself a long medical leave of absence. I was offered to run and start a new buisness. I declined that offer. So the latest offer is to work for this new buisness. I will do that. Something I can leave at the door when I am done. I tend to be a work aholic so it is best to keep myself away from something that I could get carried away at. Plus lets face the facts I am just not all that dependable. I except my limitations. My sister could not believe my mental statis. Rather the lack of my abilities to remember things. She said wow you always you to be the one that remembered everything for me. She said you were sharp you were quick this just isn't you. Well I said this is me now. Some days are worse than others but there are alot of really bad days. It has been sad for me. Not feelling able to take care of myself on a mental level as well as a physical one. I went shopping with my sister yesterday. I guess she just noticed yesterday because we were more out and about. She said I seemed lost and confused. I said well I am but that is just the way things are right now. I am sort of in a position that if I want to get up and walk around I have to take alot of medicine. So it is sort of mindless state of confusion. Truthfully I do better without the muscle relaxers but I got tired of crying and yelping and was not getting anything done. If I go slow and take my time everything goes pretty well. I just do not have fast sudden recall like I used to. My spelling is of course awful. I am aware of that. If I try to spell correctly I would just be lost and staring at the word trying to bring it up to the front of my mind this happens often and I get tired of trying and just spell things incorrectly and move on. It may come to me two days later or ten minutes later it just depends. So luckily I do not have to spell anything at work. LOL I think I will just bring a pad of paper and write myself notes as if I am an alshiemers patient then I will probably do alright until I forget how to read. I just think working would be less stress mentally for me. It would make me feel more independent I think it would cheer me up alot anyway. So I am going to give it a try.
Milly,
Congratulations on the new job! I think staying active is so very important to our disease and how we live day to day. As you said, it is independence and will keep your mind sharp. Good luck and keep us posted.
PS: If you are looking for more cleaning, come to my house
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