redbraids

The new meds both seem to be doing what they are supposed to be doing, which means that I've got a bit more focus and less pain. Unfortunately, this has come at a point where physically I don't have quite enough function to meet the desires of my mind. For example: I reckoned I had enough time today to finish a particular craft project. And objectively, I did -- it's less than an hour of faffing and then about an hour of hand sewing. And yet: I cut two pieces of fabric of the four needed, realised that the rotary cutter blade needs changing, and went back to bed.

Some of that time was instead spent on going and collecting a chair and footstool (for me), music stand (kind of for me), and walker (for chaosmanor). These are from a friend we helped last weekend with cleaning out their recently deceased parent's house. It was a case of collect this weekend or not at all. The chair is so comfortable. It is, I think, real leather (black). It is, somehow, a recliner. And sitting in it for the last few hours, I think it might be the solution to some of my back pain (my legs are starting to be a bit grumpy about the position, but that is fatigue, and they would be sore in bed as well). It is better than the beanbag, because it is slightly more supportive. And I can adjust side to side a bit and still work on the laptop.

And I got to have afternoon tea at a cafe with chaos and artisanat.

I'm not sure if it is related to the new meds, but I'm having more of the end of night insomnia that has started happening (initial trigger is the new med from earlier in the year, which is a hormone suppressant). Before, I was having issues going back to sleep after 7am; now I'm waking at 6:30am (on a work day, when youngest comes through the bedroom to use the shower) and not going back to sleep. This morning, on request, artisanat did not open the curtains, and I slept until 10:30am, making me feel so much better.

And on the more energy -- I made it through cooking dinner without feeling like I was going to fall over. Sure, it was Thermomix tofu rice and stir fry veggies (plus previously made dukkah) but still, there was a fair bit of cutting veggies, and stirring, and so on. This is something I often have to ask someone to finish up. I did get Eldest to get some of the frozen veggies out, and they served my dinner, but still, more cope than I've had for a while. I'm hoping that as I do a bit more I'll get some of the lost stamina back. And that this is an indication of improvement (and yes, some of it is because the weather is warming up, but also, less pain and more alertness are both helping).