I'm Getting Older In My Smart Age...

I think the best thing about being sick is feeling better. In the future I am going to try to remember to bask in that glorious moment as long as possible. Here's why. As soon as I started feeling better it was hard not to do a little light housework. Vern had been busting his behind trying to run this house,work AND unpack from our camping trip. Oh bless his heart..:) He did a great job! BUT..one man cannot keep up after Del and this house,it requires at least a 2 person team. So I did a few dishes,cleaned counters,folded laundry and it felt great to be able to be up and around. I had been in bed wayy to long! As time went by I finally started coming out of my Vicoden induced haze and it felt good to hold a conversation and come back to reality.The pain and pills had me out of my mind for 4 days.
 By that evening my eyes and brain were returning to full focus. It felt good just to sit at the table and eat a meal on our new deck with Vern. I had missed him so much even though he was right there the whole time taking care of me. This was the highlight of feeling better! In the future,this is the moment I am going to try to have to remember to savor a little bit longer.
Soon after the downside started to hit me...coming back to face all the things that have been stacked up while you were out can be enough to make you want to go back to bed!
2 dirty dogs that haven't been bathed or brushed for weeks,
A bathroom I was so sick in that I'd rather just torch and rebuild to erase the horrid memories (jk!),
piles of coupons that need cutting and organizing,
tons of clients rescheduled.....
 And a house that has suffered,
3 days of Del living there alone and cooking for himself,
a deck remodel,
2 dirty beach dogs,
and no woman's touch for almost 2 weeks.
THESE are the times when I tell myself...."Take it easy,don't do too much too soon." "Don't worry about the little things,sometimes a spotless house is overrated."  and for me that seems to help alot but I won't lie...it bugs me. As I continue in my Faith I have yet to master my skills as His servant. Serving Him,others and myself (in that order) isn't always as easy as it sounds :)