Those are words I should really take to heart. If there’s any time in life that you’re entitled to take it easy, it’s after surgery. But I’ve been so set on trying to get back to life that I haven’t been good at it.
I realized today, however, that I’m going to have to slow it down a little. I really haven’t stopped since I got home from the hospital. I’ve been out with friends, hosted Mother’s day dinner for 17 people (granted, I didn’t do the food preparation, but it was at our house), and painted our laundry room. At the end of the day, I’m feeling it… tired and sore.
I know I don’t have a lot of time before I’m going to have to be getting back to work and there are so many things I want to do. I have to keep reminding myself that I just had surgery a week ago and it’s OK to be a lazy bum for a little while.
I think it’s a testament, however, to the fact that I am already feeling a lot better due to the surgery. In February, when I changed jobs, I had a few weeks between jobs and most of that time I spent on the couch, not getting a whole lot done because I felt so lousy. It’s hard to stay down when you’re feeling better than you have in a while.
But tomorrow I plan to keep the activity to a minimum. So here’s to a day full of DVR’d movies and TV shows, getting started on that stack of books I’ve been wanting to read, and working on the puzzle I bought myself today. (And yes, I know that makes me a nerd.)