Settling In

 Sunday, June 10, 2012

I have had some eventful, uneventful days. Having a housekeeper and daughter suddenly decided to paint the paneling, (in the living room) I've had some lovely long naps in my bedroom instead of the living room. So, Now we have some new color in the living room, and my daughter instead wanting to paint again for a very long time.

I am continuing to sit, eat very nice things people send in (thankyewverymuch) and have naps. I am slowly learning to type on this laptop, which is a very annoying project. If I do too much of anything including have visitors and talk on the phone, which I LOVE, I get too tired. PLEASE don't stop calling and visiting. I'll just nap later, or I already have had a nap.

So, today, I have three naps, 6 visitors spread out between naps, three meals and two snacks.  I'll have one more snack with the evening meds.

I am feeling pretty good right now. Everyone comes in and says how GOOD I look, however, the better I feel the more I do, and then I will feel worse tomorrow. I don't want to spend too much time typing here either, because it is tiring.

It is amazing how tired I can get reading a few pages in a book, or reading on the computer. I had no idea it took so many muscles in my forehead to focus my eyes. I read my morning comics, if I'm up to it. I look a little at facebook and every couple of days look at my email. I have to decide sometimes what are the most important things to do, because I can't do all of even these little things all the time or all at one time.

I'm not finding it very easy to be a couch potato. I'm not finding it easy to sit down and watch other people do my work. Next on my list is to not let things like that stress me out. 

Note: (July 10, 2022) Jim has never been a fan of painting paneling. I had wanted a change in the living room for some time but knowing Jim didn't like it I hadn't pursued it. I gave in to the pressure of the "housekeepers" at the time and Jim has never been truly reconciled to the change.  We don't talk about it. :)

Note 2: (also July, 10, 2022( One of the things I have learned over the years after this surgery and other surgeries later, is that surgery takes a lot out of you. It takes anybody a lot of energy in the healing process which involves a lot of resting and no energy to do anything else. I think people (I know I did) don't take that into account.

10 Comments:

Dorothy said:

Boo on having to be a couch potato (I don't think I could enjoy it very long either,) but YAY on feeling pretty good! Keep up the good work!

June 11, 2012 at 7:25 AM

MEJ said...

I would not enjoy being a couch potato either, so I have total sympathy for you!

I wondered if you had a lap-top, thinking that would be much easier to be on than the computer!! It took me a while to get used to mine, but since it's all I've had for 2 years now, it feels pretty normal now. I do prefer to use a mouse with it tho, hate that touch pad!!

I'm anxious to see your new paint! Wow, how exciting!

June 11. 2012 at 8:25 AM

Bonita Sue said...

Save some jobs for me! See you Wednesday, I'm excited to come!

June 11, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Gramma's Corner said...

Plenty of jobs left!! Lynette's good, but young and it doesn't come very naturally to Jim, and I'm the one that isn't picking up the slack, and there is plenty of that around! :)

June 11, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Grace Kracht said...

So good to read the last few entries, Shelley - as have been thinking of you so much.

Hope you continue to get stronger every day & the fact that you are not liking to be a 'potato' is nothing but a GOOD sign! :)

June 11, 2012 at 10:57 AM

Renee said...

Hi, Shelley....so good to catch up a little with you, now that we are home from Idaho.

Oh, wow, I can imagine being a couch potato would be fun for about one day and then not so much. Baby steps will get you back to the old "new" you!! I'm happy that you are allowing some time for blogging!!

June 11, 2012 at 1:32 PM

gkey said...

Good Morning ShelleyKins,

You are so not a slacker....and so those would be 'trying' days in that respect as well as just the 'going slow' part.

It will be lovely to have your BonBon there with you awhile :)

love, 

sending well-wishes

in NE

June 12, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Anonymous said...

Shelley, I've not "stopped by" the blog for too may days, but please now it's not because I wasn't thinkinb about you1 You are on my heart and I pray for you...and your kiddos and Jim.

You are a gracious servant-heart Rest and soak in the blessing that comes from being served. You need some help right now and it is the Lord's great pleasure to bless you this way - so put the guilt aside and DELIGHT in Him!

Brandie

June 12, 2012 at 12:36 PM

Anonymous said...

Shelley, so glad you are getting stronger each day. What a privilege to have Bonita coming to be with you :) :) Healing thoughts headed your way daily.

Margie

June 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Raimie said...

Dear Aunt Shelley, 

I REALLY have been here reading your posts, just haven't got around to leaving comments. Not very nice of me, I know. We are settling in to our Summer routine to hopefully I can get busy reading the blogs I love.

Glad to hear you are settling in at home for you Summer routine...tho it's surely not the routine you expected!!

Love, 

Raimie

June 18, 2012 at 11:20 PM