self care
 

self care seems like such a chore right now...showering is a hassle have to make myself shower every other day. Washing my face twice a day with a special cleaner, and putting on the metro gel just to have decent skin, but I still break out...can't seem to wash my face with out getting my hair wet...so that messes up my hair for the day...which seems to not be cooperating most days but I don't care. then I have to eat breakfast which I normally did not but have to take a handful of pills with food. then I have to take 2 handful of pills (16)after dinner, lots of vitamins, big antibiotic, 2 advil, bromelain for bone healing, 2 big calcium pills, mucinex, this is temporary as it will go down to 10 when I am no longer sick and when my arm is healed. ugh! all of this self care stuff...any body else find it difficult to follow thru with "simple" stuff. I am impatient with my arm in healing, have a long way to go...sigh.
bizi

Dear Bizi

i have difficulty with self care ... gets real bad during extended depression and then it doesn't really automatically bounce back, the bad habits just get ground in i guess... it depends. when i'm manic i do whatever without thinking about it too much including shower shave you name it and ENJOY IT but then, they medicate me out of it, pronto!!! :o

for the most part, i really have to put myself through the paces when it's necessary.

and when it's cold that puts me off even more.

my hair is a mess right now needs a wash. when i'm sick i'm even worse... :rolleyes:

i do use some "short-cuts" when necessary... more than one way to skin a cat. i am lucky with my skin for the most part.

other than metal allergies and conditioners i don't react too badly to different products. i don't tend to use things with strong perfumes however... then my respiratory allergies act up.

~ waves ~

Sorry bizi sounds like alot of yucky pills to take my hair never cooperates its like curly springs an with humid florida weather i have to put anti freeze stuff in it daily i hope your arm gets better soon i to find it difficult on some days just to roll out of bed

I totally understand....

Wait til you get OLD....;) it doesn't get any easier!:rolleyes:

triage
 

Dear Bizi,
I assign tasks priority. Not everything is important everyday.
Take very good care of your shoulder and mood.

Do you have an easy care hair style? It's ok if hair is not cooperating. It probably looks ok to other people.
Do you really shower once a day? You have lots more energy than I do.

I agree with you that adding something (like the shoulder) to normal self care throws out the whole routine and makes things hard.

I don't shower every day. I have dry skin and hair and the water is not good for it. More importantly, I hate showers -- my current status is depressed and tired. Showers are yucky.

M.

Hey bizi i cant even spell lately did you notice what i said i put in my hair no wonder my hair has problems ive lost some of my ability to remember my words goes with my brain damage hate to see what i put in car lol:D

no i shower every 2-3 days....in the evening before bed so I am not rushed. When I was going to the gym, I would shower there before coming home after working out. I have not really adjusted to not going to the gym...I miss it alot.
I still have chest congestion, sinus stuff even though I have been on antibiotics a week.Mucinex is still working...sigh
my shoulder still has limited range of motion....I am impatient. I have a goal to go back to the gym on june 1st. Jeff and I have been walking around the neighborhood after dinner, it has been nice out very breezy.
we need rain!
I got a facial today for the mini massage, felt great.
hoping that my face won't freak out about the use of different products.
WE went out for dinner tonight. Great fresh shrimp boiled in a buttery peppered sauce. very good. Jeff had the boiled crawfish which he loved.
I miss harriet.....
bizi

Dear Bizi,
I'm sorry that you are missing Harriet.

Walking in the evening breeze sounds nice. Our evening weather has been good too.

Why are you rushing your shoulder? There is no due date or contest.
It will have range of motion when it is ready. Thank your shoulder for doing such a good job working with the rest of your body. Talk gently to your body.

Can you take a class at the gym that does not require use of your shoulder?
Check with the the PT or mdoc for ideas.

M.

(((Bizi)))

i hope you feel better soon. i'm so sorry about Harriet.

~ waves ~

p.s. Your dinner sounded scrumptious.

Sounds like a bit of depression (hugs) and yep, as we get older it seems to get a tad harder too. I can NOT believe how many vitamins and even scripts I seem to have these days...blood pressure, etc. Some mornings I think about how my daily routine is getting to be a drag! I use whatever "TRICKS" I can to pull myself out and UP some days. One of my latest and fondest is REAL simple. I smell lime fragrance. I use lime oil from the health store. Sometimes I burn it in a oil burner...sometimes I put a few drops in the four corners of my hot shower..it is minor....a tad meager...but hexk.....I do whatever little thing works...inch by inch...I move forward. ;) Hang in there!!! :)