THE HOOLIGANS!

I think I know why feeling bad is difficult to describe. Different for everyone and different levels of severity as well. I think I've experienced feeling bad so I'll try to tell you how I felt.

Saturday was a good day. I slept well that night and Sunday morning started out good. This allowed me to go out for a bit in the roadside woods with Scott Davis and Lynn Artz to look at cool wildflowers. By mid-afternoon I was feeling tired and a little achy. I lay down to rest and then I felt what I'll call The Hooligans. Imagine lots of little ruffians armed with tiny hammers and nails and moving fast. Haha! Let's whang on her shoulders. Now let's tap on her wrist bones. Hey, you guys run down to her hips while we go beat a tune on her finger joints. Now let's all gather in her abdomen with our nails and see what we can do. Yeah! Now let's jump up and down on the tops of her feet. Yay! Let's do it again and keep moving fast. Make sure her knees are hit hard.

And so it went for hours throughout Sunday night and all day Monday into part of the night roving from one area to another. It was uncomfortable but not unbearable, although I was getting a little tired of it by Monday afternoon. Hard to sleep since I could not find a comfortable position and moved between the bed and the recliner and back again. Every time I moved from the bed, Plank the cat would take over my spot and then I'd have to move him. Finally he got tired of being shifted and went to the cat tower.

Feeling lucky about this because some folks go through much worse.

TUESDAY MORNING
Woke up with some sore abdominal muscles but The Hooligans were gone. I got up early and decided to take a little walk to stretch out my cramped knees. Really, it was more of a hobble but I was out while it was still cool and the sun was below the trees. I walked maybe a quarter mile. It's a start. I will try to do that, and a little farther, every morning I can.

Jane came down in the afternoon and we (she) moved some furniture around and got the guest room in shape for my cousins who come on Sunday. That was a relief to have that done.

Helen comes in the morning to help me (she'll probably do most of the work) finish prepping the front porch for painting next week (looking for painters). I'll be glad to have that ready too.

I really appreciate the cards and e-mails and Facebook comments. You are wonderfully supportive and it means a LOT to me.

REST AND DRINK


Each tumbler holds 2 cups so
must drink at least 6 to get
3 quarts of water. Bleah.

I rest when I get tired, but I need to keep moving - otherwise it's boring. I read some but I can't always stay focused on the page. Movies do not appeal to me right now. Besides the TV and DVD player are not hooked up.

I did a lot of laundry today (you know I have no life when laundry is the high point).

I force myself to drink and I at least make it through the second quart and sometimes into the third quart each day.

I hope I continue feeling better each day and that The Hooligans stay away for awhile.

Thunder has been rumbling overhead but nary a drop of rain. I must go water the drooping flowers now that the sun is going down even if it is still pretty warm. I hope to have something more exciting to report next time. This post is kinda dull.