easy does it

I think I have successfully weaned myself off of the narcotic med and onto tylenol which is a step toward more natural recovery. I did get a massage yesterday and the masseuse gave me a couple of tips about sleeping position which I used last night and did get a better night's sleep. I noticed, upon awakening and doing my in-bed stretches and mini-yoga, that the swelling around the upper edge of the cast has gone down and I can bend my leg more easily and without pressure.

I started to walk around the inside of our small (1450 sq. ft) house yesterday and after two rounds on just the concrete floor sections, I was pooped. I need to do that more today and maybe extend a tiny bit out onto the sidewalk when we go for a drive in the afternoon. I need to practice "easy does it" both physically and mentally because my ego-driven tendency is to try to go full throttle on both. Since I am both wanting to and am forced to live my life more slowly for the next 7 1/2 weeks, the slogan Easy Does It has to become more than a principle, but also a practice.

I see all the yellow winter eucalyptus leaves scattered around the patio outside and I want to pick up a broom and rake and pile them up, bag 'em, and take them to the recycle can. But I can't, and expecting Mark to do that NOW while he has to balance everything else is unrealistic so...easy does it.

I see my cluttered home office with too much furniture and the mental image of my UA office which I need to clean out and move home and I want to move the futon out, move a work table in, rearrange files and books but...easy does it, "forget about it" until a month from now.

Dust bunnies grow around the edges of the couches as Lia sheds her winter coat and I want to pick them up, but...easy does (not dust) it and I just blow them across the floor.

I have learned how to use my walker, pick up newspapers that litter the kitchen counter and table and drop the papers into the wicker basket for recycle pick up on Monday. But that's my biggest home chore I have learned to do to date. Most of everything else is "easy does it", so that's the best I can do for today.