My patient, long-suffering husband's concert is tomorrow, so he and our visiting musicians were out of the house most of the day for their final rehearsal. This meant I had the day to myself, and a very long to-do list to go with it. Besides the usual administrative preparation for the concert, we are having a small reception after the concert. After I made a trip to the grocery store, I spent the rest of the day planning, working on the computer, cooking, and organizing things in the kitchen and pantry. At one point, I came to a standstill in my organizational frenzy because of several heavy items that needed to be moved. ("Heavy" being a relative term, since I am not supposed to lift more than five pounds.) This is one of the times it is good to live a few doors down from one of your best friends. I sent him a quick text, and five minutes later he was moving things around for me. He is probably writing a blog right now that says, "This is one of the times it is bad to live a few doors down from one of your best friends."
It was as close to a "normal" day as I've had in a really long time. And I feel pretty good afterward. My foot is a little splotchy, but no more than a 3. I could probably turn my programmer up a notch or two and feel even better, but I don't want to play all my cards too soon. And honestly, I am still in experimental mode. I want to see what happens tomorrow morning after an active day like today. I feel more confident doing that now because I know relief is just a button away if I need it. So far this has been a real game changer. Here's hoping that continues, because tomorrow is going to be another big day. But now I look forward to big days again instead of dreading them. Stay tuned to see if that is still true tomorrow night.
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