I felt something kind of shift and change in my upper back yesterday. This morning I am a lot less stiff…but my neck is very much tight and in pain. I think I will have someone in the family here give it some attention sooner than later and just maybe, I won’t be screaming for pain killers.
Necks and Lyme are funny things. One of the symptoms of Lyme is creaking in the neck when you turn the head. When I first learned this I thought, “you mean everyone’s neck doesn’t creak and pop all the time?!” Then the question becomes how much of it is Lyme inflammation and how much of is from normal orthopedic issues.
Yesterday, I cleaned the growing mountain in my room (the place where one particular pile was being sent). I was surprised that it really was not as horrible as I was imagining it was going to be. I was able to vacuum my floor and overall, I felt a lot more encouraged as I went to bed last night.
I finally started in the living room. I did not get finished last night but again I was much encouraged because the mess was not near as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was able to make some decisions about what and where things were to be directed. I think with a small amount of effort today, I might be able to put that room in to some kind of order. And I will just keep push right on out through the kitchen and out the back end of the house…eventually I will start burning boxes in the garage….but not yet.
I don’t want to get ahead of myself…things are not going to be perfect but at least it will be somewhat better and that is what I am going after for this trip. Depending on how the flow of the day goes, I think I might be able to start painting the other house next week. I feel like I am a week behind schedule on that…but the fact that we are still at it and not both so exhausted that we are unable to keep working, I consider a positive even if we are behind schedule. Better than not being on schedule at all!
I was only able to get a couple of photos scanned last night. But you gotta love this smile!! Twenty years later she still has a smile that lights up the world.