Being lazy

[wiseheart]

I got up today feeling unexpectedly rested. You'd think that motivated me to get out of the house, do some therapeutic shopping and all that. You'd be wrong. I got up, glanced out into the nice, sunny (although windy and cold) weather and decided to stay in the house - and to do as little as possible. Meaning the usual Mum duty and nothing else.

And that was what I did. No cooking was needed - still had leftover Shepherd's Pie and cake - and I basically spent the day on my bed, watching inane YouTube vids, solving crossword puzzles and even writing a little bit, which hadn't happened for quite some time. It felt really good. I also made two more of the little surprise boxes (there's always a supply of empty toilet rolls), took a nice, long nap, watched some telly and generally enjoyed being lazy.

Originally, I had planned to work a bit on the dollhouse quiet book, but I managed to talk myself out of it in, oh, about ten seconds or so. *g*

Later on, I called my friend Elise, who's also the caregiver of an elderly parent, and we discussed our experiences. It's always good to talk to someone in the same position who actually understands what it means to be in permanent readiness. Even though Mum is much farther on the way of recovery, thank God.

Tomorrow will be eventful again, so I'm actually glad I allowed myself a lazy day. It was sorely needed

Comments

[meathiel]

You've definitely deserved a lazy day!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

As I said, it was sorely needed. More for mental fatigue than for physical one, actually, but still needed.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Yay for a lazy day!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Lazy days are good! *nodnod*

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Being the sole carer for an elderly parent is hard, and something people never understand unless they've done it.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That is very true. Being in constant readiness is exhausting, even with such a good-natured charge as Mum.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

I wish I had known people to talk with when I had to take care of my mum, though she had been fairly easy- she insisted on staying at her house, I only did the cleaning, took her to the shops and brought her meals, always alternating with hubby, who did the hard jobs and took care of electrical woes...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Mum is fairly accommodating, too. Even does small tasks like washing up. But as I mentioned above, it's the constant readiness that's tiring.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

That sounds like exactly the day you needed :)