[OhKay]

The recipe should be pretty easy. I just take forever to do everything:

Speedy Brownies Recipe | Taste of Home

I used vegetable oil instead of canola oil, found that 1 cup of chocolate chips wasn't enough to spread out generously over the top, and the brownies were done at 28 minutes in my oven.

I brushed Dottie yesterday- half on the couch and half on the floor because I had to flip her over. She is very docile, but she hates it, and the poor thing got very irritated with me. There was hair everywhere, so I forced myself to run the vacuum. Then I spent 1/2 hour and 3/4 of a sticky lint roll removing cat hair from the comforter. I got most of it off, and it almost looks laundered. When I was finished I went down for a nap, and as usual, all 3 cats joined me… the comforter will be covered in cat fur again in a couple of days.

I did laundry this morning and am entertaining the thought of cleaning the bathroom…

I don't think I'm going to get better, at least not significantly, or anytime soon. I need to find a way to push myself a little harder to see if I am capable of doing a little more or if I'm just coddling myself a little too much.

[bizi]

please be careful to not push yourself too much.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[OhKay]

After doing those two loads of laundry yesterday, I did clean the bathroom and ended up sweeping and taking a swifter mop to the floor…

And it was too much, so I'm paying for it today between pain, weakness, and exhaustion. I don't know if it was necessarily because I did a lot yesterday or it was because I was more productive two days in a row, or both. I also don't know if I could get in the habit of doing this more often I could get more used to the activity. Either way, I'm taking the day off today as my husband suggested last night.

I do not feel well at all this morning, but I have nothing I need to do and nowhere I need to go, so I can an early nap without any consequences and without missing out on anything.

I haven't been out of the apartment since Saturday, and I'm not sad at all about that. Tomorrow I'll go out for my habitual lottery/coffee run. I need milk, but can pick it up there. I can also hit the ATM there so I can put more money on my laundry card on my way back home. Almost one stop shopping. I'll probably be gone for 1/2 hour.

[bizi]

yes activity is taxing on the body. I have been sore doing my exercises have pulled muscles because of over stretching them.
Have to be careful.
rest today.
love you
bizi

[OhKay]

Love you too Bizi (((HUGS)))

After doing nothing yesterday I think I feel worse today. I don't think I did enough on Tuesday to set me back like this, so I think I'm probably dealing with a combination of the effects of the increased activity and a couple of bad MS days.

I will probably go out early today, and I'd like to get to the kitchen floor. If I can convince myself it won't be that big of a project, maybe I can force myself to do it before I lay down for a nap. That would conclude my bare bones cleaning for the week.

[bizi]

I am sorry you are having a bad couple of MS days.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[OhKay]

I'm doing laundry again :roll eyes:
I had a new set of sheets in the hamper that had never been washed, along with a set of dirty towels, and the sheets on the bed were due to be changed. Since I did laundry earlier in the week, I didn't have a lot of other laundry, so I decided to take the opportunity to get caught up…

That means that while I plan go to CVS and go buy cigarettes, I may fizzle out before I make it to the grocery store. After all, I still have to make the bed, and that's an Olympic event.

I hate shopping on weekends AND it's supposed to rain, so maybe I WILL make myself go if I can. IDK, but if I do have to wait until tomorrow, I won't be waiting to shower until after my husband gets out of bed. I got a very late start last Saturday and it didn't work out very well for me.