Showing posts with label chronic fatigue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chronic fatigue. Show all posts

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Invading my Sanctuary Help Mouse!!!

I have been very tired since coming back from my Turkish trip mainly to buy furniture for our house. It was extremely busy and because there was a time frame to work too I had not much choice but to go outside of my energy envelope.
I am horrified to find on my return a mouse living in our bedroom that my husband has been chasing around the room every night since. I feel so tired I find it almost impossible to keep my eyes open even during the day and my pain levels are sky high. I am finding it very hard not to be really grumpy all the time but the worst thing for me is that I want to withdraw to my sanctuary- my bedroom- but feel that it has been invaded by this unwanted albeit tiny visitor.

Its interesting to me how important it is to have a place where I can feel as comfortable as pssible when the day is not going well becasue of pain and tiredness and you jusy want to be alone.
I have bought some different traps and have been forced to have massive tidy up of bedroom which on a plus side is nice that it is tidier but not so good that I feel even more tired from the exertion of it all. will let you know when my visitor has gone and I do hope it not a family of mice help

Friday, 6 March 2009

Duvet Days

Have just had a day in bed yesterday where although wanted to get up just couldn't from fatigue and pain so settled down for a day in bed.

I try hard- not always successfully- to keep my bedroom a haven where I am as comfortable as possible and have things around me to amuse and entertain me.

I have pretty PJ's or put on comfy tracksuit have plenty of water and few snacks to keep me going in case no-one around to bring me any.

Unless it is a day where I know that sleep is the only thing to do I open the curtains so I can look out at the trees in the park behind my house.

I have a kind of toolbox as recommended on http://www.painsupport.co.uk/ps_home.html.

Anything I think will make the time pass in as happy a way possible:
Happy DVD's, My Ipod and Nintendo DS for listening to music, podcasts or playing games, my notebook for jotting down ideas, my lists of plans for the future.
I might ring someone if I feel up to it or text if I don't just to make contact with the outside world. I might go on my laptop if I feel up to it to pass a bit of time send emails, look up things that interest me. I also like to write a few cards or letters but sometimes am not in the right frame of mind for this.
I had a lovely day once when my daughter joined me and we had a beauty day. Doing each others nails, having a facial and meditating. So I might do this on my own if no-one around.
I do like to have visitors and leave my door open for that but I don't always get them and sometimes feel like the mad auntie locked away in the attic. It is hard if there are too many of these days but I try not to let myself get stir crazy and stop myself from having too many negative thoughts. I've had days like these before, I've coped with them and I will get over them. What do you do to cope with duvet days