It almost felt like autumn!<\/p>\n
Here in the midwest we have had our share of rain. That is why my morning was even more meaningful…no rain!<\/p>\n
My daughters and I enjoyed the time outside for an hour or so, then onto breakfast and chores!<\/p>\n
Today’s schedule showed weeding and woodpile. Hmmm…both not good for a person with Fibromyalgia, but, it needed to be done!<\/p>\n
I enjoy doing yard work and set to it!<\/p>\n
30 minutes later and the flower bed I assigned to myself was done. My back was, too. Lower burny-achey, locking up…<\/p>\n
Lunch time and then, the wood pile!<\/p>\n
So over the winter a huge tree fell down in our woods due to the storms. This spring my son-in-law came and cut it up, split the pieces and helped my children haul it up to the designated location.<\/p>\n
Today we have a HuGe pile of wood for our fireplace this winter! (Happiness all around!)<\/p>\n
However, my husband wanted that pile stacked. Needless to say, 3 hours and 10, 8’w by 3’d by 6’h rows later, we have accomplished that task! ( He actually asked the girls to do it, but, hey! Why not supervise and enjoy the time spent together?)<\/p>\n
My body handled it well. Actually, the day was so beautiful it made the job almost fly by. (Singing together helped, too!) But by row 3 I was really feeling the pains of a Fibro body! I rested a bit while orchestrating the girls on how to stack properly, then back at it I went!<\/p>\n
My adrenaline was surging as the pile slowly dwindled down, giving us all a surge of “I think I can, I think I can…”<\/p>\n
Well, it has only been 1.5 hours since we stopped. I have had a hot shower and am back on my wooden swing enjoying the evening, which is as gorgeous as the morning was.<\/p>\n
However, I am stiff, sore, locked up and wondering if I will be able to even get up out of this swing later…<\/p>\n
Oh! How I miss the yard work and only hurting because you worked hard. Now, with Fibromyalgia, I feel run over and left for dead after I’ve worked hard!<\/p>\n
Sometimes when I have not worked at all…<\/p>\n
Alas! The beauty of the day has kept me going! So has working along side my daughters! I have missed that so much and I know I will pay in pain for it in the coming days, but today was worth it!<\/p>\n
Happy spring day to you!<\/p>\n
~The Fibro Momma of Ten<\/p>\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"