My House is a Mess

CarolJ · #1 (**permalink**) 06-02-2011, 06:31 AM

Yes, I have also banned my husband from my laundry(thank God for my 16 yr. old Angel). Don't get me wrong, he is great and does as much as he can, plus takes care of vehicles, yard, along with my daughter and Aunties help. Between the three of them, it gets done well enough.

I am so OCD, but I have had to look the other way at times. I used to keep my floors so clean you could eat off of them almost anytime. Also a workaholic, so I don't know when to quit when it came to cleaning before the surgeries.

Now, I want to get the ADR done, rebuild my health, control pain, and of all make my child happy by putting a REAL SMILE on my face. I just want to laugh a real laugh again. To heck with the housecleaning. LOL...It will get done sometime! Just let it go hon & keep on going, it has to get better, doesn't it?!

CarolJ

jsewell · #2 (**permalink**) 06-06-2011, 04:23 AM

Thanks Carol, most of the time i can look the other way, but yesterday it all got to me and i took my pain meds and cleaned and declutterd downstairs.
Only a few things to put away today, but my husband had spilled stuff all over the kitchen floor! I think he is the biggest contributor to my insanity over the place being a total mess.
I am going to try to keep up with it until the next surgery.
judy

dshobbies · #3 (**permalink**) 06-06-2011, 04:16 PM

Judy,

What happened to that back bone we were talking about? Sit your family down and tell them how it has to be - end of discussion. Tell them those on this forum think very low of your non-supportive family and you will continue to post their lack of cooperation.

However, if and when they change their ways, we will all cheer their efforts. That should do it!

jsewell · #4 (**permalink**) 06-07-2011, 03:46 AM

thanks Dale i didn't suffer any bad effects so i don;t mind, i have to do something around here. I think i had to do the initial decluttering, then they need to maintain it. I did not touch any bedrooms.
judy

Maria · #5 (**permalink**) 06-07-2011, 07:10 PM

This is the hardest part for me. Once I get thru that I'm pretty good about being able to clean even if I have to do it in spurts. Hurrah for your decluttering abilities!

jsewell · #6 (**permalink**) 06-15-2011, 04:57 AM

I will be on crutches after foot surgery on Monday. Wonder if i will be able to move around my house at all!! So much for the decluttering effort!
judy

Maria · #7 (**permalink**) 06-15-2011, 08:54 AM

Judy,
If your toe surgery bothers you anything like mine did the first week you won't even want to put your foot down re pain/swelling however after that period wears off should you go thru it then you'll want to be hobbling about no doubt.

I got around fine on crutches and had to go up and down a flight of stairs. I found my grabber/reacher to be invaluable during my recovery period (esp. initial) even though I did try to think of most things I'd want close to me and keep them near the bedside the first week or so.

Part of my freedom from back pain seems to be rooted in daily walking so the use of crutches limited that and my back pain was greatly increased from the hobbling of my gait, use of crutches (which also hurt my wrists/hands) and the arthritis I must have in my low back.
Using the crutches pretty much gave me a lot of tension in my cervical and accessory muscles as well combined w/the impaired gait that got to my low back. I had to use muscle relaxers to un-do this as spasms got pretty bad there for a while though I think that was after about 2 weeks of crutches.

I imagine you'll find a way to get around altho you might not feel much like vacumning and dusting! Then again after a while when your toe doesn't hurt in the dependent position you'll be getting around fine I imagine and crutches won't keep you down!