Now that my husband is back home, I’m going to try to get back to a semi-normal life. I haven’t written or exercised in a couple of weeks. I haven’t been eating right. Let’s face it, who can eat right when they’re stuck at the hospital? Not only is there not a lot to choose from (the hospital cafeteria hasn’t been open for dinner), there’s also the stress that makes you want to eat comfort food. You know, like burgers and pizza. So this week I want to get back to good routines. That includes getting back to the FlyLady way of getting one’s house de-cluttered and cleaned.
I also want to again thank everyone who has donated to Kait’s Fundrazr campaign for me as well as those who have stopped by my blog to send good wishes. Sometimes I don’t know how much to say about all that.
When it rains, it pours. During my husband’s hospital stay, our garage door has stopped working. I’m having to manually raise and lower it, and it’s hard because it’s not really made to be done that way. Also, this morning, the sprayer on my kitchen sink came off. It can’t be put back on because the end that goes into the pipes is broken. What this means is that the faucets don’t work either. When I turn on the faucet, the water comes out under the sink. So that’s going to have to be fixed. And…I have a shower head that you can take off and hold in your hand. The hose that connects it to the shower is leaking so that half the water is being wasted. This means getting the garage door fixed, getting a new sprayer, and getting a new shower head (it’s only a couple of months old-I should have invested in a better one). Grrrrr. But on the bright side…my husband is still improving. š
I hope the rest of you are getting some writing done. Maybe this week, I can, too!
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Ah real life, she does rise up and smack you when you are already down but glad to hear you are not “out” of the game and the best part is everything is fixable and your husband is still home and improving.
Yes, the house stuff is just a small nuisance compared to what my husband’s been through. I’m just thankful he made it through this and is better.
So glad to hear your husband is home! I wish him a speedy recovery. Best wishes to you also for being able to get back to your routines, and no more home maintenance issues.
Thanks, Leslie. I took a nap this afternoon and woke up and found my husband under the sink trying to fix it. And he did! But I was so mad at him for overdoing it today. That man can’t just do nothing.
So glad to hear your husband’s back home! Wishing him a speedy recovery and you the time to get back to writing. š
Thanks, Ruth!
I’ve been traveling and only just caught up on everything you’ve been going through. So sorry! Glad your husband’s back home, and I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. Hope the “rain” stops soon!
Thanks, Tia. Things will get better. Life just throws things at us sometimes.
Lauralynn,
It ides seem, very often, that those who are the most giving are often the most pained by needing help.
Will it help you to know that helping you was a very positive bright spot in this rather chaos-strewn week? Because it was. =)
I am sorry for your house stuff – we’ve had some, here, too, that has kept us scrambling some – but so so happy that your husband is home, and well enough to feel feisty, and that you are finding some return to normalcy. It must feel so good!
Keeping you near to my thoughts and my heart!
It really is hard for me to accept help…but I DO appreciate it so much. And I know what you mean when you say helping me was a bright spot. The times I’ve been able to contribute to something like a fund raiser, it really did make me feel better. I like to give to others, and I wish so much that I could afford to do it more often.
House stuff can be so aggravating, but at least it’s just stuff, right? People are more important. As long as my husband is feeling better, then everything else is small stuff. We’ve actually got the shower and the sink fixed. The garage door will just have to wait.
Thank you so much for thinking of us!
I’m very glad to hear your husband is doing better!
On the other hand, I was like “Just how much can go wrong?” as I read through the things going wrong. I mean, it’s good your husband is on the mend, but wow, when will things go back to normal? I’m sorry. It seems that sometimes everything keeps going wrong. This is the last thing you need to deal with. š¦
It’s crazy, isn’t it? At this time, though, the sink and shower head are fixed. I don’t know what we’re going to do about the garage door because we can’t really figure out exactly what’s wrong with it. I’ve been raising and lowering it manually, but it’s getting harder to do for some reason, so I’m not really strong enough to do it without hurting myself. So I just have to hope no one steals anything out of the garage. Hubby is home most of the time anyway, so probably not a problem right now.