Lazy day

[piplover]

I was extremely lazy today, didn't really do anything but watch tv, play on the computer, and get my brother a birthday gift.  It felt wonderful, lol.  My stomach started hurting again, but I figure that's probably going to be a fact of life for a while, so I'm going to try and call the VA tomorrow again and see if they can't get me in anytime soon. 

Also, I was looking around my apartment, and it's a pigsty.  I can really understand the state of my dad's apartment when I went to visit after his heart attack.  At the time I wondered how he had let his place get so horrible, but I realize it was because he felt so bad that he just didn't have the energy to clean.  It makes me feel really good that I managed to help clean his place up so he had a fresh start.  

I fully plan on cleaning the next few days, dividing the days into two rooms, the kitchen and living room, and the kitty room and the bathroom.  My bedroom is actually pretty tidy, lol.  It's good exercise, too!   The hard part is going to be the kitty room.  Both cats have peed on the carpet, and I am going to have to scrub and scrub and get that smell out.  Yuck!  I ran out of the odor eliminator, so hopefully the new stuff will work out.  I love my boys, but good Gods, they can be a pain in the ass.

So, in order to keep myself organized, here's my to do list:

Scrub sink, bathtub, toilet.  Sweep bathroom floor, clean mirrors. 
Vacuum kitty room, change litter, scrub carpet. 

Do dishes, wipe down counter and oven top, scrub sink.  Sweep floor.  Take out garbage.
Dust, vacuum and tidy. 

I'm feeling a lot better emotionally.  I think it was just being sick for so long, and my period, and just being overwhelmed.  But I'm going to put on a  funny movie tonight, dance a little to some music, and try and feel good about what I'm doing and what I'm going to do.  I think I have to look at my stomach pain the same way I do my back pain.  It's a part of my life for right now, and so long as I'm not doubled over in pain, I just have to do the best I can, try to exercise until I can't anymore, and take care of myself.  

Hope you all are having a good day and are safe and warm. Take care of yourselves!

Comments

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

*big hugs*

I'm sorry you're in so much pain. I hope the VA can help you though. A lazy day might be what you needed.

[shirebound]

That's a good list. When I clean, I almost always do it room-by-room so I can see that I'm accomplishing things.

[dreamflower]

((((hugs))))

Good for you, sweetie!

Good luck with your cleaning. Be sure to take some breaks through the day, so it doesn't get overwhelming.

[songspinner9.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. We're in that cleaning phase, too, here, but we have to do it a bit at a time when we get home each day, darn it. Maybe over the three day weekend we'll get somewhere.

I'm glad you're doing better in one sense - I've been there. There's just a point where you're tired of being tired? I hope a doctor figures this out soon... *HUG*

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Hope that opening with the doctor ends opens soon and has some sort of usefulness to it after - good idea, the room-by-room, reminds me I never did finish vacuuming... Good to hear your spirits are lifting!

[piplover.livejournal.com]

*Hugs*

I hope I feel better soon, too, lol. I'm rather tired of being tired. And I think that lazy day was just what I needed!

[piplover.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! I used to go crazy and try to clean everything at once, and then it was just overwhelming. Now I just go item by item love that you can see progress with that.

[piplover.livejournal.com]

I will. I figure I'll do the bathroom first, since the bathtub has a definite ring, lol, and then I can take a break before challenging that carpet.

[piplover.livejournal.com]

I try to clean a bit when I get home, but I work from 8 to 7, so by the time I get home I usually just flop on the couch and practice being a vegetable, lol.

Yes, exactly, tired of being tired. It just wears on a person, I think, to not have the energy to do things.

[piplover.livejournal.com]

I hope the doctor can see me soon, too. I'm rather tired of the pain, lol.

Oh, vacuuming, the one chore I really don't mind!