I do love Sundays. Even now I'm not working there is something especially laid back about the Sabbath. For once, Claire had the day off, so we were all home at the same time which was nice. Claire was terribly energetic and went out for a power walk, stopping by the small Tesco on her way home to bring us fruit. As for me, the most energetic I got was cooking dinner. I had ordered a large chicken last time we had a grocery shop, and I had defrosted it for today's lunch. In the end, though, we didn't have it till tonight, and the boy suggested I cut it up so that I could use the George Foreman instead of roasting it in the oven. He's a clever one :) I "flung" in some spices and seasoning and left it marinading in a bowl until this evening, and the grill cooked it all to perfection. There's plenty left for tomorrow's lunches too.
Otherwise, it was a nice lazy day, spent reading and listening to music, and staying in the warm instead of going out in the intense drizzle that came down all day. The only downside to that is that there are no pictures to spice up the blog. Well, you can't have everything.
I really feel like I'm turning a corner now. No, really, I do - AT LAST! I feel like my cognitive issues are fading, and I seem to have more energy (although I won't say that tooooo loud because that's usually when I come crashing down again). I still forget stuff, but then who doesn't? And I say silly things sometimes, but then Claire, who was reading through an old blog of hers, tells me that I said "oh look - it's written in blind" (instead of braille) a full year before my aneurysm :) I also said something about making a Valentine's banner when it was Hallowe'en, so you see - crazy is normal for me. Oh, and I distinctly remember this exchange from when Claire was a tween, shouted up the stairs at her:
Me - If you don't tidy your room you'll get no homework!
Claire - Cool!
Me - What did I say?
Claire - You said homework!
Me - I meant POCKET MONEY!!
See? I would say I'm pretty much back to normal if those exchanges are anything to go by...
To celebrate this good news, I'm finally re-organising that special birthday party that got cancelled last year. You know, the one with a "0" in it. I've booked the hall over at the Community Centre and started getting the word out, and it's a "bring a dish" party, to celebrate what will be one year post-SAH. I'm not a party person but I'm really looking forward to it. Just need to get my ass in gear and print out some invites. After that, there's no looking back - it's onwards and upwards and maybe, just maybe, I'll stop mentioning the SAH on here. Well, I still fully intend to run a support group for other people who've been through the same thing, so I'll no doubt mention that, but I really want to turn the page and move on and "forget" it ever happened to me. Sounds like a plan.
Right, that's enough waffle. I'll sign off now. Have a great week everyone!
bhahaha! Love that exchange!! Yep - sounds like crazy IS normal in Jen-world...teehee !!!!
Posted by: SR | 01/17/2011 at 08:54 AM
That's how improvement was for me - one day I just realized it had been a while since I felt really exhausted by midday, and a while since I reached for a word and it wasn't there, but we're too busy living our lives to sit around analyzing it on a daily basis, and that's how it should be!
Posted by: Catherine | 01/18/2011 at 10:24 PM