Life has been tough lately. Fibromyalgia has come with a vengeance as the weather here in Australia is so changeable. It is our autumn or fall.
A Fibromite will tell you that weather effects your pain. Coupled with some family circumstances wherein we now have another person living with us, there's not only more stress but more work.
To make matters worse, my Polymyalgia Rhuematica has returned and my knees go out of joint frequently. Pain is my constant companion.
In spite of this, I try to keep everything up to date, especially the dishes and washing.
Last week I had to cancel our cleaner because I had an urgent appointment, so today I have my Roomba going around.
I have a dryer full of clothes that need to be removed and put away. There's another one to follow.
For dinner I am planning to cook some steak, mashed potatoes with vegetables and gravy. Then it will be another stacking of the dishwasher and a lay on the couch for a while.
Not for the first time, I am glad I don't have little ones to look after now. I don't think I would manage it. It's a young person's game.
Thoughts and prayers go out to the young mothers who have a chronic painful illness. The only concession I used to make was doing my housework in my dressing gown or bathrobe instead of being in bed.
Kudos to all of us who battle on because of motherly love. You are the true Sacrificial Home Keepers.
