Today is going to be my lazy day. A day that holds nothing important or necessary outside of the little everyday things. I'm going to just focus on my crochet projects and just relax. Or rather, that's the plan. We'll just have to see how it goes. Often times, my plans for the day do not go as I want them to and it can be so dang stressful. Sometimes I literally throw my hands up - okay, I just lift them in front of me - and say done with it. After this past week, I'm pretty sure that I'll find a way to stay relaxed!
I probably wouldn't be so tired if I had really paced myself over the holidays. Our weather has been on a roller coaster for the past month (give or take a few days). One day, the sun's shining and it's around 50 degrees. Sort of odd for the month of January here to be that warm, but I am not going to start complaining now! The drop in temperature for the next day is where my main source of pain and stiffness comes from. It would be in the 40s-50s range and then drop down into the 20s-30s range. With windchill, it could seem even colder. So it was no big surprise that I had several bad days during the Christmas and New Year holidays. It was pretty bad over Christmas to the point that the only place I got to visit was my sister-in-law's house because it was so close to my home. I didn't even get to see my own family because of the lovely PsA/Fibro flare. New Year's weekend was a laid-back one for me as well. I spent time with my family and spoke with some friends. Overall, I just did whatever I felt was fun.
Tuesday, I did push myself a little more than usual because I was presented with an opportunity to meet a very close friend who I have known for over a decade. She and I have never met although we're pretty much as close as sisters. She was going to be close to my town to do some shopping. In all honesty, I probably shouldn't have gone. I'm so glad that I made myself do it! Not only did I get to meet her and her boyfriend, but we got to sit down for a meal and just talk for a while. Coming home, I couldn't stop smiling. It felt really awesome to just make plans and go. Yeah, I did hurt afterward. I can't lie about that. That moment was worth it. I would do it again in a heartbeat. That one little act of spontaneity made me feel like I didn't have these stupid diseases for a small window of time. It also made me realize that anything is possible - even something that I thought was taken away from me by the PsA, fibro or APS. So, in your face, auto-immune diseases!!!
The rest of the week was just stressful for a bunch of reasons. With the unfortunate reality that being an adult means I have to have responsibilities, the toll is sometimes a greater one for me. Stress, no matter how small, can quickly develop into a huge deal and knock me flat on my butt. No matter how hard I work at trying to minimize the stress, sometimes it just KO's me. With all that in mind, I think I'm just going to be lazy today. I'm going to go with the flow - as long as it's not down a waterslide. Cold weather's going to be back and I don't want to freeze. My puppy needs my attention as does my many projects that the hubby says is cluttering his computer room. Keep in mind, that room was my craft room first. *winks*
May your Sunday be a relaxing one and the coming week be a less stressful, less painful one.
Until next time,
Kay
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