Saturday, December 5, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Getting Ready for Christmas
My kids and I have several Christmas traditions from their childhood. We have some very old decorations on the tree that we got for our very first Christmas as a family of three. They are so important to both Kristi and I. I've always let my kids choose ornaments and decorate the house any way they see fit. We have Christmas lights bordering our entire living room ceiling! I actually love it! It creates a warm and cozy ambience. The pole that was installed to assist me in walking up the stairs has red & white garland so it looks like a big candy cane! We have all the presents wrapped and under the tree, except that I am going shopping in a couple days for Kristi's gift, and she's going shopping for mine soon. We've also painted some ceramic ornaments together this year. It was so much fun and renewed my interest in crafts and creativity!
Now, I've talked before about my relapse that has lasted more than 10 months so far. I've learned to live with new normals and adapt things to my limited abilities. I'm determined to get back to my old normals as much as possible. I often do household chores, but there are some things I just can't do yet. One of the things I have had to do was I had to sit on the seat of my walker when I brushed my teeth since last February. Last night I went into the bathroom just to put something away in the cabinet and decided to brush my teeth right then rather than later. I was just standing there brushing my teeth when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. It hit me...I was standing up the entire time I brushed my teeth! I did it!!! Without sitting down!! I didn't even think about it! By the time I was almost done I was pretty wobbly and was hanging on to the counter, but I did it! It might seem small and silly to some of you, but it was a huge deal to me! It's one more small step toward my old normals! I can't wait to tell my therapist! She'll be so happy to see another step toward independence!!
I'm off to do more stretches and think of more ways I'd like to develop my creative side!
Now, I've talked before about my relapse that has lasted more than 10 months so far. I've learned to live with new normals and adapt things to my limited abilities. I'm determined to get back to my old normals as much as possible. I often do household chores, but there are some things I just can't do yet. One of the things I have had to do was I had to sit on the seat of my walker when I brushed my teeth since last February. Last night I went into the bathroom just to put something away in the cabinet and decided to brush my teeth right then rather than later. I was just standing there brushing my teeth when I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. It hit me...I was standing up the entire time I brushed my teeth! I did it!!! Without sitting down!! I didn't even think about it! By the time I was almost done I was pretty wobbly and was hanging on to the counter, but I did it! It might seem small and silly to some of you, but it was a huge deal to me! It's one more small step toward my old normals! I can't wait to tell my therapist! She'll be so happy to see another step toward independence!!
I'm off to do more stretches and think of more ways I'd like to develop my creative side!
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