Didn't realize it had been so long since I'd updated.But it gave you longer to admire the cute Amish guy!
The delay was caused by a combination of things, first was doing things for my sister's birthday at the end of Sept. then i started sliding into a mild bout of the blues. When I'm feeling down, I withdraw, yet long for letters and other communications. But with me not responding, usually others stop writing too, just when I need it most.
My mother's Borderline Personality Disorder had been flaring up, her mood swings & temper tantrums escalating wildly and the arguments & tension is exhausting when she's like that. Then the pain in my left shoulder was diagnosed as rotator cuff syndrome and I'll be taking physical therapy for it later this fall. Hopefully that will return some flexibility to it, as now I'm having problems doing simple things like getting my jacket on. Then in Sept. Rufus developed impactions, a plumbing problem which older male guinea pigs are prone to.The vet showed me how to deal with it to prevent blockage and I'm getting used to the icky factor, but neither Rufus or I like the ordeal which we do several times a week. I was painting a lot, but never seemed to get any projects finished. The nightly vacuuming continues to interrupt my sleep, leaving me with little energy to do all the shopping, errands, laundry, etc. that is part of everyday life. There are so many things I have to do, not just for me, but my non-driving mother as well, that I was feeling overhwelmed by everything. It started to get the best of me.
But.
Over the weekend I somehow got in a better frame of mind. Saturday I felt kinda energetic & actually got a bunch of things done. Sunday I went to a local art festival and had a great time. My sister was supposed to come too, but had a migraine, so I went alone & really enjoyed myself on a beautiful sunny day, filled with a wide variety of art, music and flowers. It really lifted my spirits.
There's also a couple things to look forward to: kittysitting again at the end of the week & Ralph Fiennes new movie "The Duchess" which is finally in Cleveland. Yay!
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Glad you are feeling better....
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I'm glad you're on the mend. Long ago I had two darling guinea pigs who had impaction troubles. They were so sweet about it as if they understood. It's quite an ick factor isn't it? I wonder if there is something in the air as I seem to be non-focused on my creative projects as well. But I can focus on the mindless task of cleaning my attic. The vacuuming would drive me insane. Would some sort of white noise such as made by an air purifier help? I saw part of atonement on tv last night. very interesting.
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