>I went to bed at 9pm last night and zonked right out. No excedrin, just ibuprofen so no caffeine. Woke up at 7am feeling great. It’s 3pm now and I feel like I’ve been up for years, but I’ve gotten a lot done. For once. For me. I took all the food out of the cupboards and put it on the counter. Put some kitchen items on those shelves to make more room. I figure if I can see the food, I will eat it. I have a big ‘out of sight, out of mind’ problem since I got sick. I also cleaned out under the sink, which really needed it badly. Got it organized nicely with my tools, plant pots, light bulbs and such. And there’s still a lot of day left. I’m going to watch The Mentalist and Eli Stone on line, since I could not stay awake for them last night. Less commercials on line, too, which is always a good thing. It’s a cold, gray day today, but it’s nice in here. And neater. *smile* It feels really good to feel good. It’s been a while, and I missed it. Achy a bit, but otherwise nearly ‘normal’.

>The dratted picture-adding link has disappeared again. Why is that? Anyway, my new list has 21 items, and I managed to do 11 of them, and will do two more before bed: clean the kitchen, and take meds, get ready for bed. Yes, my list is detailed, that way I get to mark off a lot, even if I’m not managing well. For instance, from stretching before I get out of bed to being fully dressed, hair combed, and curtains opened there are four more items. Hey, I’m not in ‘flying with fibro’ for nothing, folks. LOL So even though I was really tired today, and my arm is having some serious hurting from the bursitis, I still feel like I accomplished quite a bit for me. Some days, actually getting out of bed is my only accomplishment. And getting back in. It’s still cold and now it’s windy, but stopped snowing around noon, I think. Tomorrow it’s supposed to get up to 48. I love New England. Later

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I didn’t realize. It’s snowing today. Snow. I like snow. Not been managing well lately. Had a sinus infection and am having bursitis in my right shoulder. Two years ago I had it in the left. Why????? But I am on some serious antibiotics and feeling much better. Not the bursitis, but the infection. *smile*

I have determined to get my house at least a bit better organized, and except for the sleep-all-day days, have been getting a little done here and there. Finally. Also made a new schedule and I am going to stick to it. I built in lots of rest periods, and nothing too strenuous. Going to stick to Flylady’s 15 minutes at a time, only I’m going do to 15 minutes a day. Worked it all out. The problem with schedules and plans is that along comes the night I can’t sleep, or the day I can’t stay awake, and the whole thing goes out the window. I am really going to try to stick to it this time, and just start again after one of those days.

I am soooooo sick of being sick. When I saw the doctor for the sinus thing, I also made an appointment to just talk about my diagnosis and treatments. I am willing to start from scratch. I really like the new doctor. He listens and offers info like Dr. Ammerman did, not just treat-and-go like Dr. Rusu. I still miss Dr. Ammerman, but this new guy is great too. So I am hopeful.

This illness makes it really hard to have any sort of regularity to daily life, and I do tend to get discouraged and just quit caring sometimes, but I can still rebound, thank goodness. Mentally, if not physically. I get depressed, and then I can eventually find something to be hopeful about. I do have fun every day, too, even if it’s only LOLcats. I like LOLcats. That’s it for now.