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06-19-2008, 08:17 AM | #11 | |||
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Well, Frank, it's the million-dollar question and probably only answered by the day/event. In my case, I'm determined to do certain things before I can't do them at all. It takes me a ridiculous amount of planning and an even more outrageous amount of time & energy to do most things.
When I really saw what is happening to me, I got more determined to do things knowing that it could kick my butt for long stretches of time. I made peace with it because I also know that I would hate myself for the rest of my life if I didn't make the effort and left myself with regrets. So, I suppose, for me, I have chosen to go in those surges and accept the pay days as the cost of doing business. It feels good in my spirit when I look at the pics, or relive it with friends, or see it finished. It's a matter of feeling satisfied with myself. So, my answer to myself is, if I want or need to do it, I will do it.
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06-19-2008, 08:35 AM | #12 | |||
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The standards I live by now are much lower then before, but that's probably not such a bad thing. My car does not really need to be washed once a week, and gone are the daily cleanings of the kitchen floor. It's probably a good thing that I can't see that well without bi-focals any more.
There are two reasons I do push myself, beyond my personal capabilities. One is that eventually it has to get done, so I take advantage of the days when I have the inclination. The other is because I get "cabin fever" after a while and just need to break loose . . . or I'll go crazy with boredom. I really like being productive and busy. I plan to pay for it, but I don't always. Cherie
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06-19-2008, 10:14 AM | #13 | |||
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thank you at least now deb can read this and see i am not odd
kudos to amn and dm the breast cancer signatures are wonderful and if anyone else had one i missed, well done ladies joelle i hope you updated your meeting with motherinlaw looking forward to heaing how it went, now all i got to do is find the thread
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06-19-2008, 10:34 AM | #14 | |||
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I love it when I am full on. I love that feeling of normalcy,of my old self, and I go like a bat out he!!. I enjoy every minute of it as much as I can because I know I will crash and pay for those full on moments.
I have not mastered, nor do I think I ever will, the pace yourself mentality. When I feel good, minimal symptoms and fatigue, I am full on with the exception of the daily MS enforced nap. Do I pay for, of course I do. But the memory of those good days and what I accomplished in that day is so worth it. |
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