This almost-finished dog quilt block has been lying beside my sewing machine for a week. I have two more dogs to put together after that one, and I'm beginning to wonder if I'll get them done this year.
It isn't the pain. My pain levels are pretty manageable these days, if I don't stay on my feet for long periods. It's the fatigue. I wake up every morning feeling like I've done heavy manual labor all night, and it's that way until I go back to bed at night. Crushing, draining fatigue and weakness.
I started back on my prescription-doses of vitamin D3 to see if that will help. I remember that it did the last time my fatigue got to this level.
Spring has surely sprung here. Birds are singing, trees are blooming, nose is running. But I'm enjoying the warmer days. I even managed to take the dogs for a short walk on Monday. We didn't make it yesterday though. I had to do some grocery shopping, and that was all the effort I could manage--and just barely that.
Anna is downstairs cleaning, and I hope to at least get that one dog block finished while I stay out of her way. And maybe make the hanging sleeve and label for my French Snowballs quilt.
I hope all of you are having a fine spring day.
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On 03/18/2015, Barbara Anne said ...
Hello, my sweet friend. So sorry your fatigue has you drained and you know I understand completely. If you scoot over a tad, I'll happily sit on that bench with you.
It's good news that your pain is managable these days.
Please sit, sew a seam or two, and rejoice quietly in that progress. One seam at a time and your last two dogs will be finished before you know it. Shrea, shrea. One at a time. Stitches in hanging sleeves go the same way.
It's spring here but the nights are still in the 30s*F.
Hugs!
On 03/18/2015, Homebody said ...
The fibro fatigue days - to me they feel like I am wrapped in a large, gray, lead-lined blanket. We even have a saying at my house - "it's a gray blanket day." ANYTHING you get done on a gray blanket day is a victory!
By the way, unless you have a deadline, perhaps you need to take a break on the dogs and work on a few small, silly projects, just for fun! Be good to yourself!
On 03/20/2015, Pat said ...
Some of my problem was/is sleep apnea. Have you had a sleep study done? I have allergies right now & actually miss the cpap contraption. But it's either not breathe well with it and end up sneezing again or not breathe well without it. It's a strange dilemma.
On 03/21/2015, Dondi Murdock said ...
I have had fibro for 20 years. The following was what worked for me. Make sure you are sleeping well even if you need a prescription for sleep. For me that was the ticket to sanity. I also exercised and taught school because it was financially imperative. I was so busy with my students and their needs it proved to be a great blessing. They were mostly greatly impoverished so I could see my life was much better than theirs. I got a master's degree and found the course work was very stimulating. I did one class at a time so it took years, but that was okay. Be nice to yourself all the time!
If you don't want to work on the dog quilt, do something else. Learn to knit or crochet. Just think like a turtle. He did win the race. That is what matters. Speed is not essential. Just knowing you will win because you are persistent and you have choices.
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