 
 
Sleepless nightsTuesday, April 05, 2011Every week or two I seem to have a sleepless night. This night has been one of those. After laying there for a few hours I decided it was time to just get up and do something useful. I blame this night on fibromyalgia and ms exacerbations possibly from a lot more walking/hiking than I'm used to doing. So, time to change it up a bit. No walk today for me. I may hit the elliptical this afternoon, but this morning I'm going to babysit two of my little grandchildren. Rocky, age 6, wants me to play board games, hide and seek and Wii. Ziva, age 16 months, wants me to help her play with her toys and take many pairs of her shoes on and off. So, I know there will be exercise involved in my morning and I'm hoping the change from past several days will be welcomed by this groaning body. Have a great day....and a peaceful night tonight! 
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RURAL3
4/6/2011 10:36AM
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Hope your day was great and you did get some rest with those 2.  My mom and my sister both had MS so I can identify with your struggle.
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NURSNANA
4/5/2011 5:49PM
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Hey Barbara, I feel the same way today! It wasn't my fibro or arthritis that kept me awake. We had a storm moving through with high winds, thunder and lightening and heavy rain! We have in the past had 2 trees fall on our home! So, I get nervous when we have a big storm with high winds. My hubby slept through the storm! I plan to get to bed early tonight! I understand what you are going through my friend. I have to pace myself with exercise, and sometimes I just way over do it. If I have an energy spurt, I just get on a roll and clean everything in sight almost. This can cause me several days of pain and exhaustion and difficulty sleeping. Hope you get some good sleep tonight. ~hugs~ Nancy Report Inappropriate Comment |
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GRAMLORI
4/5/2011 11:20AM
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Boy, do I hear you on this one! When I don't get sleep--for any reason--the fibro kicks my behind! Those are the days we need to just take a step back and listen to our bodies. There are some pains that it is not good to work through...and learning to tell the difference is the worst! Hope you feel better, and enjoy those precious grandkids!!
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Sunday afternoon the weather turned from stormy to sunny, hooray! 
So, we decided to take a little hike up a nearby paved trail. We read many of the dedications in Memory Grove, but then we started in earnest up the trail beside a little river. It was beautiful with the snow covered trees bordering our path. The sunshine disappeared early on and soon we found ourselves in a snowstorm. Wind caused the snow to really blast our faces and clothing. Though we turned around a bit sooner than we'd planned, my pedometer assured me I had more than 12,000 steps 
and my watch reminded me we had been out for more than two hours 
(thanks in part to our exploring the various war memorials). We were cold and tired when we got back to our little condo, 
but we were elated to have spent the time outdoors and getting a bit of fresh air and exercise. It was a glorious beginning to what I pray will be a very active week. We'll see. Hope your week has gotten off to a great beginning, too. Blessings. 
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For many years I could do neither. I taught my oldest grandson to play hop scotch and had to explain the hopping part as I was unable to actually do in. My balance has been awful for a long time, too. I know I have some limitations due to ms, fibromyalgia and arthritis, but it occurred to me that maybe if I just tried to do better I could become stronger and better balanced. So, I started standing on one foot most days for a time challenge. I actually managed to balance for one minute finally on my right foot. 
I'm still not there on the left. And, I started doing jumping jacks as one of my commercial activities. At first I really couldn't get off the ground. But, now I can do 25 at a time. What a thrill to see that progress. I think I'll buy a jump rope to see if I can do that as well. 
I still can't hop on one foot, but I'm working on that, too. Little by little I'm getting stronger and better coordinated. I know this has helped me avoid some falls. When I've lost my balance recently I was able to catch myself before hitting the floor or trail or pavement. That has been so awesome. 
So, I'm learning to try more and more. SP has really helped and encouraged me along the way. 
So, a big thank you friends, pros and fellow travelers out there in SP land. 
on finding safe ways to try some of these things out!