In a Blur...
Last week went by so fast. I got a lot accomplished, but I still have so much more I want to get done. I will have to pray that next week will be the same.
My first real day of feeling good last week, Mike wanted to do a home improvement project that we had been discussing for a few months. (He watches a lot of HGTV in the evenings) We got rid of a bulky headboard and nightstands, and I spray painted our dresser and the base for the bed. It really doesn't sound like a huge job, but the furniture is heavy. We hauled the base, which weighs about 300 pounds and is in two pieces out to the garage. After I gave him my "look", Mike offered to get a moving dolly for the dresser. Good thing, since I was going to get the neighbor to help.
We had backed the cars out of the garage, and as I am painting, Mike says "Maybe we should close the garage doors so you don't get over-spray on the cars." I said, "What if I inhale paint fumes and get cancer?" His reply was, "Well, that is better than over-spray on the cars." (He loves me so much!) Well, we finished our project and the bedroom looks great. The hard work was definitely worth it, but next time Mike has a project, I think I am going to "play sick" until he goes to work.
The rest of the week was used to catch up on some small projects and get some exercise. I decided to go walking/running with the Havasu Hustlers morning group run. They start at Safeway at 4:30 a.m. and go up McCulloch 1.5 miles to Acoma, then back down again. It is perfect for me. We walked up and ran back. I only made it 3 miles, the rest of the group does another loop... maybe next week I will try for 6 miles.
I saw Dr. B (my plastic surgeon) on Friday, and he said I could swim in my pool at home. I still can't swim at the Aquatic Center, but I will take what I can get. Mike said I wore him down until he had to let me swim. He said I sound like a little kid... "Can I swim ? Huh? PLEEEEEASE? Well, Can I? But I have to! Michael Phelps is doing it!" It really did feel good to get back in the water even if it is just a 35 foot pool and I tend to get a little dizzy doing flip turns every three strokes....
Chemo is tomorrow. It is so much harder to think about going when I am feeling so good. I came close to vomiting just thinking about it this morning, but I am almost done!
My first real day of feeling good last week, Mike wanted to do a home improvement project that we had been discussing for a few months. (He watches a lot of HGTV in the evenings) We got rid of a bulky headboard and nightstands, and I spray painted our dresser and the base for the bed. It really doesn't sound like a huge job, but the furniture is heavy. We hauled the base, which weighs about 300 pounds and is in two pieces out to the garage. After I gave him my "look", Mike offered to get a moving dolly for the dresser. Good thing, since I was going to get the neighbor to help.
We had backed the cars out of the garage, and as I am painting, Mike says "Maybe we should close the garage doors so you don't get over-spray on the cars." I said, "What if I inhale paint fumes and get cancer?" His reply was, "Well, that is better than over-spray on the cars." (He loves me so much!) Well, we finished our project and the bedroom looks great. The hard work was definitely worth it, but next time Mike has a project, I think I am going to "play sick" until he goes to work.
The rest of the week was used to catch up on some small projects and get some exercise. I decided to go walking/running with the Havasu Hustlers morning group run. They start at Safeway at 4:30 a.m. and go up McCulloch 1.5 miles to Acoma, then back down again. It is perfect for me. We walked up and ran back. I only made it 3 miles, the rest of the group does another loop... maybe next week I will try for 6 miles.
I saw Dr. B (my plastic surgeon) on Friday, and he said I could swim in my pool at home. I still can't swim at the Aquatic Center, but I will take what I can get. Mike said I wore him down until he had to let me swim. He said I sound like a little kid... "Can I swim ? Huh? PLEEEEEASE? Well, Can I? But I have to! Michael Phelps is doing it!" It really did feel good to get back in the water even if it is just a 35 foot pool and I tend to get a little dizzy doing flip turns every three strokes....
Chemo is tomorrow. It is so much harder to think about going when I am feeling so good. I came close to vomiting just thinking about it this morning, but I am almost done!
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