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wiseheartMinor ones, but again, leading a quiet life can be a blessing sometimes, can't it?
Mum's slowly recovering. She's still in pain, but at least could sleep in the night, thanks to the painkillers. She's only allowed to take one a day, so we time it for before turning in. Restful sleep is important. Being a tough cookie, she's soldiering on during the day, with lying on every three hours or so a bit. Her right shoulder, arm and knee are really interesting shades of purple and red and black. We keep treating the bruises with comfrey ointment and wet wraps and hope for the best. At least she can use that arm, even if it hurts.
I did one third of the cleaning today. I wanted to do the usual half, but was so exhausted from yesterday's shock that I simply didn't feel up to it. I did the kitchen, the bathroom and the loo, which were the most urgent parts, and I'll have to make an extra cleaning day for the anteroom and the balcony. The actual cleaning isn't that bad in itself, but I have to empty each and every room first to be able to wipe them, and then put everything back to its place. That's time consuming like whoa.
Having to do the washing-up from yesterday as well (usually Mum does it, but she can't right now), we decided to have a very simple lunch - basically scrambled eggs with cucumbers and a coffee. As it's over 31 degrees here, we don't have that much an appetite; Mum didn't even want ice cream, which is a first. At least she's still eating chocolate bonbons, so her sugar intake is ensured. *g*
I labelled 12 more cellophane bags (the ones that'll -hopefully - contain the Turkish delight), but that was all I was able to do crafting-wise. We called H. on Viber, so that she could see that Mum is still in one piece, and then I slept for an hour and a half, too. I'm emotionally exhausted, and the heat doesn't help.
Mum's slowly recovering. She's still in pain, but at least could sleep in the night, thanks to the painkillers. She's only allowed to take one a day, so we time it for before turning in. Restful sleep is important. Being a tough cookie, she's soldiering on during the day, with lying on every three hours or so a bit. Her right shoulder, arm and knee are really interesting shades of purple and red and black. We keep treating the bruises with comfrey ointment and wet wraps and hope for the best. At least she can use that arm, even if it hurts.
I did one third of the cleaning today. I wanted to do the usual half, but was so exhausted from yesterday's shock that I simply didn't feel up to it. I did the kitchen, the bathroom and the loo, which were the most urgent parts, and I'll have to make an extra cleaning day for the anteroom and the balcony. The actual cleaning isn't that bad in itself, but I have to empty each and every room first to be able to wipe them, and then put everything back to its place. That's time consuming like whoa.
Having to do the washing-up from yesterday as well (usually Mum does it, but she can't right now), we decided to have a very simple lunch - basically scrambled eggs with cucumbers and a coffee. As it's over 31 degrees here, we don't have that much an appetite; Mum didn't even want ice cream, which is a first. At least she's still eating chocolate bonbons, so her sugar intake is ensured. *g*
I labelled 12 more cellophane bags (the ones that'll -hopefully - contain the Turkish delight), but that was all I was able to do crafting-wise. We called H. on Viber, so that she could see that Mum is still in one piece, and then I slept for an hour and a half, too. I'm emotionally exhausted, and the heat doesn't help.
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Date: 2025-06-22 05:11 pm (UTC)You both take it easy, especially in this heat.
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Date: 2025-06-23 06:57 pm (UTC)Apparently, the heat will peak on Thursday, with 34-35 degrees; afterwards we can hope for a 'normal' summer. Allegedly.