[Blessings2You]

7:00 - Strip bed, pile bedding in hallway. Rest for a half hour. Let husband bring bedding to basement.

7:30 - Go downstairs and start blanket load. Go back upstairs, rest for an hour.

8:30 - Go back downstairs, put blankets in dryer, start sheet load. Go back upstairs, rest for an hour.

9:30 - Go back downstairs, discover blankets are still damp, remove one blanket and re-start dryer. Go back upstairs, rest for an hour.

10:30 - Go back downstairs, remove blanket from dryer and replace with other blanket. Go back upstairs, rest for a half hour.

11:00 - Fix and eat lunch.

11:30 - Go back downstairs, remove blanket, put sheets in dryer, start bedspread load. Go back upstairs with blankets, watch news, take nap.

1:30 - Go back downstairs, remove sheets from dryer, put bedspread in dryer, turn off water to washer. Bring sheets upstairs, rest a half hour.

2:00 - Put sheets and blankets on bed, put pillowcases on pillows, rest a half hour.

2:30 - Go back downstairs, bring bedspread upstairs, put bedspread on bed.

3:00 - Cry

[tkrik]

Oh my goodness! All that going up and down the stairs would wear me out. I'm sorry this is such a long process for you. I can relate to some of it as I have to go to the laundry room to do my laundry now. It is exhausting but at least it all gets done at one time.

Have a good cry as you deserve it. The fatigue we get is so frustrating, to say the least.

[SallyC]

Oh dear blessings, can't family help with that chore? That is way too much work.

Moving your washer and dryer upstairs would help. I was going to do that but DD does mine with no complaints and I have such a little bit.

[Blessings2You]

Yes, Sally, Mr. Blessings usually does the up-and-down for me--in fact, he does about half the laundry. He wasn't feeling well today, so I just decided "Oh well, it will take me all day, but I'll git 'er done."

We have a place to put the washer and dryer upstairs, but it would take some remodeling--almost as tiring as the current plan!

It just struck me that the household chores to which I never gave a second thought have become one-a-day projects. Poo.

[doydie]

Once I got upstairs or downstairs I would forget what I was supposed to do

[jprinz99]

it seems to me that it might be easier if you just bought new sheets (just kidding!)

as someone who has stairs, I give you my full sympathy...but good for you for stepping up (&down, &up, &down) for getting it all done. Way to go my friend