On 2/9/07 6:25 AM, Carol Adkinson wrote:
I was told to take it easy, which I translate as *not* doing things like the washing, ironing and vacuuming, and *doing* things which I enjoy - lacemaking, reading, crosswords, etc ....
Better to translate it as "do what you feel like doing" -- whether that's lying in bed all day or going for a nice brisk bike ride. It used to frustrate me, back when I caught colds more often and rode more. (Hmm. Drop-off in cold frequency started about when I started taking calcium with D instead of plain calcium. Maybe it's *not* a more-experienced immune system.) Many was the day when I thought a brisk ride was just the ticket for clearing out my breathing tubes, but I didn't dare for fear of reaching the "That's it, back to bed!" stage ten or twenty miles from home. I used to fantasize about hiring someone to follow me in a mobile home! Riding around the block wasn't an option either; aside from the boredom, our block was miles long and even one mile is over-exertion when you don't feel like it. Nowadays we live in town and have a fine assortment of blocks to choose from.
But why is it, when I have the time to do all those latter things, I don't seem to have the energy. Can one sort of 'postpone' the recuperation until one feels slightly more the ticket, and can cope with yards of lace-making?
Well, we can expect you to feel like lace-making before you feel like laundry. But better try for inches -- or half a centimeter -- at first. Just set up the pillow, then lie back and look at it. Or fill the bed up with pillows and keep your bookmark on the current page in case you fall asleep. (In particular, put pillows under your elbows so that you don't have to hold the book up.) Now is the time when a collection of really-good children's books comes in handy. And congratulations on feeling well enough to check your e-mail. Next week, you can read it. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where ice fishing and skating are in season. (And I'm staying in.) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
