tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post8150747230777433056..comments2024-03-19T09:10:47.280-07:00Comments on Reasonably Well: Don't Be Looking For My Dyson Julia Oleinikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857783768340014545noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-26626956359919759622013-12-16T20:56:21.687-08:002013-12-16T20:56:21.687-08:00ps.
Daughter #2 due the end of January.
ps. <br />Daughter #2 due the end of January.<br />ShEiLahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439819553846591903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-38378307091756063912013-12-16T20:55:03.423-08:002013-12-16T20:55:03.423-08:00I have had my daughter visiting from Indiana since...I have had my daughter visiting from Indiana since November 17th... Her hubby came on the 23rd... Their first baby was born on the 25th and due to the adoption legalities they won't fly back home until December 28th. <br /><br />Being a hostess with the mostest... Easier said than done. It is hard accepting my limitations. Excusing myself for bed early... Needing naps. But I am very blessed to have them here.<br /><br />I think you are marvelous Miss Julia... Merry 'kick back' Christmas!!!!!!ShEiLahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439819553846591903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-2929794971870026262013-12-16T15:32:23.777-08:002013-12-16T15:32:23.777-08:00Julia, this is one of those rare areas where I hav...Julia, this is one of those rare areas where I have pretty much succeeded in 2013, and now am mostly OK with it. An example: when having company over for dinner my husband grills meat, I buy a bag of fancy lettuce with fixings at Costco, and we buy a loaf of bread. Maybe ice cream or another Costco dessert. At first I hated it because I LOVE LOVE LOVE to cook, but like I said, this past year I have reconciled the issue in my mind. <br />We even had a few big backyard BBQs in the summer where once again my husband (and his friends) worked the grill, and I made it a potluck so everyone brought something and it was a success. Mostly people just want to be together and have a lovely time chatting it up, and it's NOT about the food, or even how spotless your house is!<br />PS: I also did most of my Christmas shopping online, which seemed kind of like a scrooge move, but in the end, I still felt GREAT after I was done shopping!stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590844358772463697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-12877823456339343562013-12-16T07:16:07.952-08:002013-12-16T07:16:07.952-08:00I am struggling with this really bad, was even in ...I am struggling with this really bad, was even in tears this weekend. I am still working, 6 hours a day, and am making so many mistakes. Then at home it is the same. Ruined an expensive ham, made huge error on scheduling airfare for my son to come home for Thanksgiving (VERY espensive mistake.) I feel like I am not me anymore. I NEED the help, but have such a hard time accepting it. It makes me feel "less" and I already feel so much less that it is pretty hard to face. I have Sjogren's and Trigeminal Neuralgia, and the brain fog from the disease on top of the drugs is getting scary. It does help to hear of others that also need to accept help.<br />mcspireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129916102784468854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-24812532979597546712013-12-15T08:49:39.591-08:002013-12-15T08:49:39.591-08:00I hear you and have been there. I remember a ton o...I hear you and have been there. I remember a ton of people cleaning the house for me when I had my hysterectomy. The last straw was because Sams boyfriend picked up My Fangs laundry and that just set a really weird tone. This house was built to entertain a bunch of people and we did for a long while. Now, after Thanksgiving, I want to go someplace else. Christmas will be at my sons. I'm not even in the mood for a tree. Food treats will be ordered through a catalogue or picked up at the deli. It sucks being an ex A type person but I had a job delegating long before I got into this mess, I can still use that ability here with Sandra. Our house would be lost without her. Care giver, errand runner, house cleaner, gardener and driver. When my brain isn't working, hers is. When her brain doesn't work either, we laugh our asses off. I'm sorry Julia. It feels like how you feel when the kids leave home. We are the kind of people that give a shit. When Martha Stewart got on TV our family cried, " Mom you are just like her. You should have started a show!" When they saw survivor, "Mom could win that show" When we walked down halls of business we were pulled into doors and asked for our opinion. Now, its really hard because we don't have anything to hang our hat on but, I got 4 hours of good sleep and I didn't pee myself or the bed. Yeah! Good luck and God bless, Shara <br /> Shara from Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454085416180469172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690850457652849477.post-22704405966335786682013-12-15T07:21:10.559-08:002013-12-15T07:21:10.559-08:00Julia, I have had such a hard time with this also....Julia, I have had such a hard time with this also. I didn't want to change traditions because of my health, but my Wonder Woman card had to be turned in. I do grieve for this loss, and I'm not sure that others understand. Thanks for helping all of us who are trying to live with Sjogren's.Anita Rowe Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774808153237824189noreply@blogger.com