Optimism

As part of my Occupational Therapy everyday, I clean house, and cook. Do you know how limiting it is to carry out chores whilst seated in a wheelchair ?
I've become frustrated more than once I can tell you.
Thanks to my Swiffer duster on a long handle, I can dust 'til the cows come home......everything in sight, including the cats.

My dearest has been mowing and putting the place to rights after a long winter's nap. Everywhere I look, there are shoots popping up out of the ground.
The closest I come to feeling the grass between my toes, is looking through the porch door, and inhaling the scent of freshly cut lawn.
*sigh*.

Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes solutions;
Knows about difficulties but believes they can be overcome;
Sees the negatives, but accentuates the positives;
Is exposed to the worst but expects the best;
Has reason to complain, but chooses to smile.

~William Arthur Ward

A Visit With The Easter Bunny

ALL I EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE I LEARNED FROM THE EASTER BUNNY

Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
Walk softly and carry a big carrot.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There’s no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off other people’s jellybeans.
Good things come in small sugar-coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket.
An Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare.
To show your true colors – you have to come out of your shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

~ Author Unknown

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  Wishing you  A Happy Easter dear friends ...

Home Sweet Home

I left home in the depths of Winter, not under my own steam, I might add...

Now,  under the seasonal promise of new beginnings and rebirth, I have returned home just in time for Spring flowers and blue skies.

Thank you for all of your words of encouragement and kind wishes.. I have lots more work to do , before I'm walking on both legs once again.
I'm prepared for the road ahead, my spirit is renewed and my heart is happy.
*smile*

 

 

"Home, the spot of earth supremely blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. "

~ Robert Montgomery

 

 

 

Out Of Sight, But Not Out Of MInd

I can't wait to touch these little pink toes once again.

*sigh*

Plodding Along

Just a little update on my recovery......
I'm still confined to the rehab center, so sadly not home yet.
My days are filled with therapies, physical, occupational, and respiratory, phew.
I'm still on non-weight bearing status, so not much progress on returning to walking yet.
I feel blessed to have such caring individuals involved with my daily routine, especially the ones who keep me supplied with cups of hot tea.
Thank you for all of the encouraging well-wishes, they truly brighten my day.

Happy Days

And so, if you are confined to a hospital bed, or under limited-movement doctors- orders, then what could be more perfect than spending an entire day watching the 6th season of Downton Abbey, on PBS, Masterpiece Theatre..

My sweetie delivered a thermos of hot water, tea bags and a lovely china cup, making sure that I had all of the necessaries, even down to the battery-lit candles.
And because he knows how much I enjoy this program,  he has ordered the entire collection, series one through six, it should be delivered just in time for my return home.
I'm brimming from ear to ear.

Gone But Not Forgotten

I'm missing my sweet kitties.

I can't help but  wonder if they think I have completely abandoned them at this time.

My dearest holds the telephone next to their ears and I tell them "hello" and "I'll be home soon."

He tells me they rub their whiskers against the telephone, when they hear my voice.

I'm thinking about Skyping.

The Kindness of Others

Unless you have gone through the experience of being totally dependent on others in making it through your day, then it's hard to relate to this concept.
I like to think I am an independent person, too proud to ask for help, and too "English" to bother others to take away from their already busy days.
However in just ten short days of being confined to a rehab facility, I am learning very quickly, that the majority of people are more than willing to help, not just because it's their job, but that they really do care about their fellow-man.

Recreational programs are a must, in places where residents cannot return to the outside world, albeit temporary. The first few days, I pulled the sheets over my head, and tried to hide, but shutting myself away, became harder day after day.

Wednesday, I played Bingo, a game I hadn't played in years. Thursday a church choir came into my room, and sang glorious hymns, they touched my soul and I found myself crying tears of joy.
Yesterday, the ladies from a local church gave me a beautiful little carrying pouch, to carry on my walker, all hand sewn and in pretty bright colors.

Today, my family has visited, always making me laugh, and taking care of my every need. The sun shone brightly  and so I was able to sit outside and soak up some much needed sunshine.
My beautiful lifelong English friend, stopped to check on me, and brought  a lovely tin of Scottish shortbread.

Simple acts of kindness, making my small little world seem ever so important, and bright.

Thank You

I am truly grateful to each and every one of you, who have left such encouraging and heartfelt well-wishes, they have left a smile on my face day after day.
My days are filled with therapists of all varieties, nurses and caregivers, and a constant flurry of activity, all centered around a common goal of getting me back on my feet.....literally.
The staff have been amazingly attentive.

My poor kitties Oliver and Tom-Tilly have not quite figured out where I disappeared to,  and spend their days rallying around my dearest, not letting him out of their sight.

Humpty Dumpty

 

 

Without warning and just like  the nursery rhyme character Humpty Dumpty........ I had a great fall.
Passed-out cold, landed on my back and broke my ankle in three places.
I've spent the better part of this month in a hospital and now a rehab facility not too far from home, trying to rejoin the land of the living.
To say I was taken by surprise, is an understatement.
My dearest has delivered my computer, so I'm thankful to be able to catch up on all of my favorite blogs.
I hope your days have been far less eventful.