Migraine

I was able to go food shopping last night, come home, cook and hang out with the DH & kids.

Today, call me busy woman! I mailed packages, arranged for final Christmas gifts to be delivered, went to the bank, got my daughter signed up for gymnastics (ssshhh, it is for Christmas) and even visited my friend!

Then, to top it off, when DH came home from work (early) we did our final "big" gift run and then I came home and cooked again!

To some it may not be much, but to me, it is baby steps like these that make my down days a bit more tolerable.

Funny what we appreciate when we don't have the luxary of just being able to run an errand on a whim huh?

And, the icing on my day...I am actually tired and am ready to head off to bed soon.

Yay Laura! Here's to more good days, and less of the bad!

I think your baby steps sound great! You were certainly more productive than I have been all week!

Glad you had such a wonderful day! Congrats.

Hooray! I can't remember, did you bake a cake in all of that activity? If not, I'll provide one:

Thanks everyone.

Nut, that is the one thing I forgot, the cake,

I am going to continue with staying positive and head out for stocking stuffers and come home and wrap the gifts.

Thanks again everyone!

Teri-If I don't see you before your trip, have a wonderful, relaxing time with your family!! You deserve it.

Merry Christmas!!

I'm so happy for you that you were able to take all of those baby steps

I agree- it's amazing how we don't appreciate doing all these things until they're no longer easy to do all in one day. Then, one by one, the baby step mentality is a great analogy...and when the baby steps add up and get us somewhere- it's like you want to shout it from the rooftops- or at least that's how I feel.

Congrats!

wahooo Laura!!! That sounds like pretty big baby steps from here! I know just how ya feel! So glad you had a good productive day! Heres to many more hun!

How wonderful to be able to do things all day long without getting flattened! Here's to many more!

Your daughter will be delighted about gymnastics!

Gretchen in Mississippi

Laura,
Congrats on your great day! That sounds like a whole lot of baby steps to me!! Isn't it such a great feeling when you have a great day after many bad ones?

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Originally posted by LauraM:
I was able to go food shopping last night, come home, cook and hang out with the DH & kids.

Today, call me busy woman! I mailed packages, arranged for final Christmas gifts to be delivered, went to the bank, got my daughter signed up for gymnastics (ssshhh, it is for Christmas) and even visited my friend!

Then, to top it off, when DH came home from work (early) we did our final "big" gift run and then I came home and cooked again!

To some it may not be much, but to me, it is baby steps like these that make my down days a bit more tolerable.

Funny what we appreciate when we don't have the luxary of just being able to run an errand on a whim huh?

And, the icing on my day...I am actually tired and am ready to head off to bed soon.

Those sound like giant foot steps, Laura. Not baby steps! Good for you.

Sorry I am late getting to your celebration. I guess I'll have to throw in some extra scaly smooshes to make up for things...

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Originally posted by LauraM:Today, call me busy woman!

Wow Laura, I'd call you Wonder Woman!! That's more than I usually manage in a week! Of course that's due to my fibromyalgia, not my migraines, but still! Good for you!!!!!

Thanks again everyone!

LauraSue-I can't even imagine having migraines accompanied with FM...my heart goes out to you.

I had a great run but then it came to an abrupt halt the next day. But, then I was up again the day after and pretty much kept a pattern of every other day or so.

Then, the day before Christmas Eve I got hit again, still had the beast on Christmas Eve but recovered in time for Christmas morning and only missed a dinnner party but not Christmas.

I even made a full blown dinner for the family, danced on the Twister mat, cleaned the kitchen...the list grew until I fell asleep in my daughters bed last night

Laura!!!

May I add my success steps?

After a nice nap (after opening gifts), I got up & washed my hands, thawed a nice little pork tenderloin, spiced and seared it, then slow-roasted it.

While that was roasting, I washed my hands, cooked green beans and potatoes (fat-free, Southern-style), steamed rice, washed the sterling flatware, and...

...directed assembly of a table to hold all 6 of us, plus the setting of it, while...

...Kat made mashed potatoes and found assorted wines and champagne and washed wine goblets...

...and I "shot" the newly diabetic cat, and washed my hands, made gravy from scratch, including the roux,...

...and we "took up" the food and served our first Christmas Supper in this house.

Rebecca

ps Then, all the critters had to be fed! Lionel (diabetic cat) is on a high-protein diet, so he gets albacore tuna. The rest get dry cat or dog chow.