Relatively good night, pain waves again during the day. I wonder whether I get them during the night, when I'm asleep - that would explain why I'm sleeping so late, every day. I get up around seven every morning, though I don't go to sleep all that late? Probably the pain killers.
Well, I think it's getting better, though. Today, I'm getting through my morning coffee without pain killers. Yes, I know, if hot beverage aggravates the pain, why drink it? Because I'm stubborn. Or childish, I know.
I've been reading my posts from last year, one a day. And you know what? It's been highlighting just how much progress I have made here! Last year, I was working my ass of, just re-gaining patches of lawn - this year, I just have to mow. Okay, if I hadn't been so stupid, to let it grow beyond mow-ability in the first place ... yeah, I'm still beating myself up over that. It was a very costly lesson to learn! Which is why I'm a bit afraid of letting the two sections get out of hand, now - the one where the tortoise lives, and the horror section behind the grapevine.
Anyway, the weeds under the Jacaranda tree were taller than me, last year. This year, they're about knee-high. There are no tall weeds in most of my garden - except by the wall. And none of them are as tall as me.
The point I'm trying to make is: I no longer feel de-motivated. I'm seeing what still needs to be done - but also what I've achieved! I have flowers, I have veggies growing - not as much as I'd like, but, all things considered? I've achieved a lot!
Today, I thought I'd tackle the bedroom - that's a whole day's job. At the same time, it's dry outside ... so I should probably mow ... and then it hit me: I can do both! I'm on holiday, I'm not on a deadline. I don't HAVE to finish the bedroom today, I can carry on tomorrow. The bed alone is going to take hours! And, as it's still overcast, if - or rather, when - I was the duvet, I'll have to do without a duvet for a night.
Well, I've mowed the section I hadn't got to last Wednesday. The rest of the lawn could do with another mowing, too. But first: the partition outside my bedroom, where the tortoise now lives. As I feared: trouble! I've set the mower to its highest, and ... it's a mission. But it's working! I've done about half - I'm leaving out the corner, where the tortoise loves to hide.
Man, what a mission! I'm still not done - and I've worked hard.
Okay, NOW I'm done! Mini stayed with me during this last session - they trust me never to do anything that could hurt them. Which means I should continue to stay away from power tools ...
Anyway, now, of course, I'm worried about that horror section. I don't know what to do about that ...
Good timing of finishing the mowing! The sun's just come out!
I just tried calling my boss ... he's not answering. Crap! Three hours later, no return call, either. This sucks!
Well, I thought, with the sun out, I could start cleaning the bedroom. And I've run into a challenge ... the walls! Or rather: how the feck do I clean them? The rough surface makes it really challenging. I can't wipe or wash them. And I can't actually tell whether they're clean - ALL light throws shadows, so ... everything looks dirty. Quite a puzzle, eh? What I'll have to do, is find some motions to go through that will produce the result I want. Wish I could hose down the walls, ha ha!
Well, that's tomorrows thing ... for tonight, early night ... hope I sleep well ...
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