WHY DON’T WE TAKE OUT THE TRASH? | Arthritis Information

My husband is gone for the morning and wow I would have done so much around the house, but I'm moving slowly today.....so, I just took out the trash. Did the laundry, put it in the drier, took a shower, cleaned up the kitchen dishes, watered a few plants. THIS was big for me today. As housewives we see so much that neeeds to be done!!, things we always did in a flash, but now, it takes so much longer. 3 hours to do the above! I didn't return the books to the library (maybe this afternoon? will I feel like it?) And so goes our days needing to explaing WHY we do what we do or WHY we don't get things done! It is overwhelming...to move at a slow speed and run out of energy before it is all done.And a bore to keep apologizzing!!

Sarah

When you are doing the best you can - you don't have to appologize.

Cleanliness is not next to Godliness. In the big picture of life it is next to nothing. What counts is how much you love your family and friends.

I have found that the only people that care what the house looks like is US. Take it easy. Believe me, the work will still be there tomorrow lol.

You are absolutely right GS, I am looking around and saying, 'this or that needs' doing! I see dust, I see a rug that needs to be vacuumed, now that I am home so much I think of things all the time that I 'should' be doing!! My mind goes through the frig,to cook food for dinner, or shop for what we are out of, but then I have to say 'wait a minute, I don't feel good today'! Take it easy. You are right I need to convince myself to take it easy.

sarah

I have to get permission sometimes from someone else NOT to do things. Because I will keep trying until I practically kill myself with the effort. My kids will take my hands and say "Mom, do you really want to be in the hospital, again."

It slows me down and over time, I become better at accepting it. But it still drives me nuts.
I get yelled at too Deanna. Yeah... I do not take out the trash... hubby takes out the trash. It was one of those items on his manly chores I wrote up for him when we first got married. Yeah he had like 3 chores I think... take out trash, mow grass, and fix things that are broken. Mine was everything else he did not think was "manly" enough for him Yep, he is being prepared for the future....Yep i get frowned at and not yelled at but they don't talk nicely when i try to do even a little maintenance housework.

I did a nice list of 'things' yesterday and this morning I am stiff. I took the 6methotrexate yesterday, am still on 3 preds! (waiting for remicade to work!, also) but, I TOOK A WALK ON THE BEACH!! a fairly short walk ---but a walk. It was wonderful!! Came home and rested, and took an Ibuprophen.

sarah