A Productive Tuesday

Woke up to wild wind and high pain levels. It feels as if it’s been four seasons in one day today! Not that that’s unusual during the winter months in South West Scotland.

I have been resting today, trying to pace myself. I have got a lot done from bed with my electric heat pad on. No naps even though I wanted one. I had too much to do. 

Powered through a lot of life admin, form filling and played catch up with an endless list of things. It wasn’t going to do itself and I hate leaving things so I gently pushed myself through my to do list and managed everything bar one phone call which I will make tomorrow.

Today’s Blip is two of my best friends, inanimate object wise, haha! My earphones sitting atop my heat pad (not on!). 

Those earphones were a great buy, I’ve had them for about two years and they’re really good and comfy. I often find earphones irritate my ears. They were only a tenner from the supermarket - they were on offer.

I completed the Duolingo January challenge today. My reward was three days of free Super Duolingo (I use the free version). I have made the most of day one of that in between life admin.

It’s Day 151 of my Duolingo German revision lessons today. I am really enjoying them and they’re helping with my fibromyalgia fog. I am finding some of the exercises slightly repetitive but repetition can be a good way of knowledge sticking! I will persevere as it’s a fun, free, pain distracting hobby.

I need to text back two of my friends, Joanne and Rosie. They both texted me this morning when I was preoccupied with admin. Spoonie friends!

I spoke to my close friend I met up with on Saturday via text too. I feel very fortunate that I have friends who text me most days and he texts me every morning and evening to check in on me and I do the same with him. 

Good friends are difficult to find, particularly when you suffer from chronic illnessses. I hold them and their loyalty and kindness very close to my heart.

Spent an hour this evening doing singing lessons online with my electric heat pad on - really enjoyed  them.

Today’s extra is of Barley who was my Labrador. I am sure I have mentioned him before. This photo came up on my Facebook memories today. I had to rehome him many years ago, very reluctantly due to family issues and work commitments. I would love another dog. I didn’t have fibromyalgia when I had Barley. I think if I could ever afford a dog in the future, I would go for a smaller dog even though I prefer larger dogs.

I still feel intense guilt about it now but I did the right thing for him in finding him a new, loving home. He passed away over a year ago. He was a lovely dog - his favourite two things were food and sleep, I guess it’s true what they say about dogs being like their owners, ha!

I have a busy three days ahead of me so please keep your fingers crossed that my fibromyalgia behaves myself as much as possible. It is blowing a gale just now as I write this with heavy downpours. It’s to rain tomorrow but not as heavily, according to the forecast. I hope so! My fibro body is a barometer so we shall see…

I hope you have all had a terrrific Tuesday, I will continue to play catch up with comments etc.

Early bed for me tonight, hopefully get a few pages of my novel read, I’m absolutely shattered but at least today has been productive :) xx