Grrrrrrrrrr....I really want to put my walker back in the garage and use my cane, but my knee just isn't ready yet. I know one of these times I try it will just all come together and work, but until then I'm stuck with the bulky walker which is difficult to maneuver around my house normally, but especially more so with visitors and their belongings around. I keep having to have shoes taken out to the garage instead of the floor as we don't wear shoes inside, but visitors seem to come in and take their shoes off inside instead of in the garage area we have set up for shoes. Plus, with visitors needing to prepare their own food this time around, my kitchen is quite busy so trying to get my tea or other beverages, etc, is more difficult.
Then there's the issue of the clutter in my kitchen. I always clean up right after I eat, whereas the other people here wait to clean up their messes, so my kitchen is messy a lot of the day. Luckily, my husband will go in and clean it because he knows how it frustrates me to try to use my kitchen when it's messy. But he's gone back to work part-time this week, and then full time after that, so yesterday I ended up doing it a couple of times. Yes-I know I shouldn't but if it's too messy for me to be able to make a sandwich, etc, I just won't eat. I know I did too much yesterday, and my knee agrees, but I did talk to my husband about all of it last night and he told me he'd take care of it. I'm really enjoying seeing my son, and he's wonderful about doing anything I ask him to do, and even things I didn't ask but he saw I could use, but they do things differently in their own homes, so it's hard for them to remember. But my husband will, or already did, talk to them about it so it'll be easier on me. I did see my son go get the floor vacuum and clean the floor, so I suspect hubby already mentioned it to them.
On top of all that, my hubby is driving my car so my son can use his car and his first day out a rock hit my windshield resulting in a large crack, so I had to call our insurance, then make arrangements for the glass company to come out and fix it today when the car would be home for the day. They would have gone to my husband's office, but he preferred to have it done in our garage due to the hot weather and lack of shade in the parking lot. They're here right now so that's taken care of.
Okay, whining over.........
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I think my knee looks so good due to the skill of my surgeon, but thanks. I also had zero bruising this time around.
A post-surgical shower is the first step toward feeling human again. It just feels so good!
The adults have all been assigned different parts of the steak dinner I planned for her, and all I have to do is eat! And those who aren't cooking have been assigned to clean up, so all I had to do was plan and organize. Hubby bought the few things we needed plus picked up the cake I ordered. This is so easy, I ought to have surgery more often.....
