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Sunday I tried to rest and do some of my blog visiting and catch up on Feedly. I felt ok, but still was having pain and being careful. Monday, I had another chiro adjustment. The stairs were hurting me so I went to bed early. The great thing is my 4 new hot/cold gel packs came from Amazon. They are nice and big. I got those frozen and they work great. I spent a few hours in bed with a new cold pack on my back and the heating pad on my spasming legs, very comfortable.
Tuesday, I don’t know if it was the cold packs on my back or the heat on my legs but this was the least pain in the morning for weeks. However, it’s definitely a cold. I hate it. I got 2 Instacarts because I’m not eating, so of course, I need groceries. Taking the stairs to the office, made it hurt again. I did some computer catch up but still behind with less computer time right now. I made chicken fajitas for a late lunch. By the time it was ready I was hurting a lot, so I got comfy with an ice pack and heating pad. Then my daughter and I both tried to stay awake until the Walmart delivery arrived. By the time I was able to get up my daughter had it all in, cleaned with wipes and put away. She let Lulu outside and they went to nap. I decided to get another couple hours at the computer before calling it an early night.
Wednesday started out ok but only went downhill. I successfully slept 8 hours straight sitting up. The cold meds have definitely improved over the last 19 years. Or maybe before I was using them to try to treat allergies which didn’t work at all. I did get a batch of food made for Lulu. I read Big Kibble last night which makes it hard to feed her any packaged dog food.
Thursday I got going a bit earlier as we had a chiro / massage appointments. My daughter liked them also so we scheduled for the next couple months for every other week. I hate being out of the house so much but I am feeling what happened to me when I didn’t go for months. It is getting easier to change positions finally.
Friday, I did the usual now. In the morning, I read or doze if I didn’t sleep well overnight. (I didn’t. I coughed for about 2 hours even with the meds). But I didn’t doze; I read. Then after breakfast, it’s up to the office for the afternoon to do things on the computer, either blogging or bill paying or whatever else. Late afternoon, it’s back downstairs to eat dinner and then read in bed until bedtime. I hope by next week I can do more. I want to do more and think I will be able to do more if I get over the cold.
Saturday went well except when I tried to wipe Lulu’s feet when she came inside, that was very painful. Otherwise, it was a day with less pain. I did sleep a little later and the cold seems better, less coughing. I wrote reviews and visited some blogs, finally finishing up last Sunday. I made it upstairs twice so that gave me a bit more computer time.
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality. These are the exciting ARCs I received this week (If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry):
Thanks so much to Berkley, and Harper Audio!
(If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry)
I always pre-order and buy everything from Ilona Andrews. I had a bunch of digital credits and decided I wanted Dirty Deeds. Then I got a couple of things from the latest Audible sale.
Now the really scary one. This is all the Kindle and Audible freebies I grabbed this past week. You can see why I need to do Thrifty Thursday to be sure I read a few at least one each month.
I really meant to cut back on freebies BUT they are free so I guess that won’t be happening.
I’m not including things like reviews posted or upcoming as they are always in the right sidebar. And, my challenge status is also there.
I’m trying to do everything but I have been falling behind on Feedly this week. I’ll catch up at some point. I sincerely hope everyone feels better than me.
Anne
I’m sorry to hear you’re still hurting so much. I hope the chiro will help with that asap. And I also hope your cold will disappear quickly. It sucks not sleeping well. It just makes everything else that much more difficult.
I hope you’ll enjoy The Forever Girl as much as I did, Anne. Jill Shalvis keeps giving me stories I absolutely love.
Have a wonderful week ahead, feel better, and happy reading 🙂
Everything is slowly improving. Jill Shalvis is a favorite author so I am not worried.
it’s hard to do anything when pain takes over your life. i hope you get it under control
Thanks Sherry. Me too. It’s been 3 weeks and I still plan the whole day around minimizing movements.
I’m sorry to hear your back still hurts and you have a cold. Try to rest and take it easy! Crossing my fingers you’ll feel better soon.
Thank you Tammy! I find it really hard to not do things which is probably why I am a bad sick person. It’s all improving slowly.
It sounds like you have so much on your plate right now, Anne. I hope you are feeling better soon, without pain, and able to get some good rest.
Thank you Jennifer. It’s getting better. I just have to cough 2 hours before I fall asleep it seems.
I hope the cold goes away soon. It’s tough to be hit with a double whammy of trouble. Glad your new heat/ice packs are good.
Hope you are better soon!
Thank you Samantha! At least I have great books to keep me company when I’m not moving much.
Awww… I’m so sorry that you are still in so much pain! Though I also find it interesting that you are suffering from a cold, which you haven’t had for 19 years. And I wonder if that might be one of the reasons for your back hurting so much…. because whenever I’m ill with something else – I get back pain as well. I hope you recover from both the cold and the back very, very soon and that the coming week is a lot less painful!
Thanks Sarah. I am improving a bit. Initially the coughing hurt a lot but I’ve figure that out too. I think the cold is nearly done. I’ll be glad to get back to normal but I’m feeling hopeful now at least. I’m just glad I had the option to take it easy and get better.
I hope you continue to feel better, Anne. And I hope your cold is better. I hope you get more computer time and get to read some good books.
I’m slowly getting there. The cold is almost done and at least I have great books while I’m resting. And the ability to just rest. I hate not doing more but I’m hopeful now to get going soon.
Ouch. That sounds very painful. Sorry that you feel bad. Hopefully the chiro can help you for good. Stay safe and get well soon.
Thank you Vi. It’s improving. I just want to be better now as I am a bad patient. I know resting is helping though so I’m resting.
A cold and your back and knee pain? Yeesh! You sure have gotten more than your fair share of poor health lately. I’m glad the hot/cold pads are helping a little and the chiro is as well. Hopefully, it will all start to get better soon.
Have a good week, Anne!
Thank you Sophia! It is getting better so I’m more hopeful now. At least I have great books. The bothersome part is I had just finished a bunch of things and was ready to start on new projects, get back to the baby quilt and of course, none of it is happening since I minimize moving and rest more. It’s great for reading though.
I am so sorry that you were in pain most of the week Anne! I hope next week will be way better for you!
Thank you Sophie! It’s getting better finally. I can’t wait to be done with it.
I’m so sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well! I hope this weeks bring even more healing and better movement. I really need to read The Roommate. I’ve heard such great things. Enjoy your book haul. It looks like there are some good ones in there. I hope you have a great week!
Thanks Stephanie! I am glad to have great books when I’m moving less. It is getting better but it seems so slow.
Oh my…I hope you get back on your feet soon. Chronic pain is hard and to top it off with a cold, you poor thing. Get as much rest as you can. Thank goodness for books and audiobooks!
Thanks Laura! I’d be dying of boredom and focusing too much on pain without all my books. It is getting better. But 3 weeks is a long time to hurt when I have so much I want to do. At least I can choose to just rest and get better
I hope you are feeling better, Anne, and that you are sleeping better as well. You’ve really been hit hard lately! 🙁 My sinuses have been making me miserable as of late, but it doesn’t compare to everything you are dealing with. I hope you enjoy your new books! I have heard great thing about Age of Myth. I’ve enjoyed a couple of Catherine Ryan Hyde’s novels in the past. Brave Girl, Quiet Girl sounds like a good one. Take care, Anne. I hope this week will be better for you.
Thanks Wendy! I am better but it seems so slow. 3 weeks is a long time to feel like I’m 100 years old, shuffling along. But at least I have the option to just rest and great books to keep me company.
I’m so sorry you’re going through so much pain, Anne. My hope is that you improve soon, at least get some quality body rest.
Excellent book hauls this week! Let’s hope you’re getting some serious reading in. Take care and have a better week?
Thanks Jonetta. I’m doing my best to rest more which is giving me lots of reading time. It’s better but frustrating not to be able to do a lot of things yet. The cold seems to be ending so that’s a plus.
I’m sorry to hear you’re in pain and not feeling good. I hope you are feeling better soon.
Thank you Mary! I just try to rest and do what I can but I hate not being able to do things.
I am sorry that you are still having so much pain. I hope that the chiro appointments can help you feel much better very soon. I see lots of great new books! I hope that you have a great week. Happy reading!
Thanks Carole. It’s improving but still controlling my day to limit my movements. It’s frustrating when I have so much I could be doing. It is great for reading though!
It looks like you are slowly on the road to healing, keeping you in my thoughts and prayers to improve and be healthy soon. I am happy to see Blood Heir on your New Additions, I am hearing all the best things about it and need to pick it up soon.
Hope you and yours have a blessed week.
Thank you Renee. It is a slow improvement. Ilona Andrews is my favorite so an auto pre-order for me.
I hope you feel better soon! Enjoy your books and your days, and thanks for visiting my blog.
Thank you! It’s slowly improving. At least I have some amazing books to keep me company.
I hope you feel better. No fun being sick or in pain. Take it easy! Like the book haul. Happy Reading!
Thanks Angela! It’s really frustrating things I can’t do and it’s really limited my computer time. I am resting more and getting in lots of reading.
I use heat and cold to treat my aches and spasms too. Pain can suck the energy right out of you. I hope you continue to feel better, Anne:)
Yes Laura I just try to figure out the best regimen. Resting is helpful but the cold made that harder. I’m glad to say it’s improving Thank you.
I’m so sorry to hear you’re hurting so much. I’m with you on the not wanting to go anywhere at all but somethings are mandatory and the chiropractor is definitely one of them. I hope the ice packs continue to help and the adjustments start easing off the pain. Have a better week!
Thank you Katherine. I have great respect for chiropractic. If I go at least once a month I almost never have any trouble. So not going was a mistake. It’s slowly improving.
Ugh pain plus a cold is not a good combination. Rest for both really is the best cure.
I like the look of Dirty Deeds
Wishing you a great reading week, take care of yourself x
Thank you Shelleyrae. No it’s been miserable but is slowly improving. I hate having my life dictated by limiting movements when there is much I want to do.
Oh I hope you’ll get better soon… take care
Thank you! It’s improving but I wish it was faster.
Oh my goodness, not a good week. I hope you turn the tide and feel much much better this week. I can’t wait to read Blood Heir, I think I am at least 18 people down on the wait list for my library! Feel better!
Thank you Victoria. I think it was a bit of improvement from the week before but still not easy. And if I don’t move it doesn’t hurt, but it’s very hard to accomplish anything when you aren’t moving at all. It is good for reading.
I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been in so much pain. I hope that you’ll start to feel better soon.
Thank you. It’s improving slowly and I continue to learn what works and doesn’t.
Oh, I hope your back pain and cold resolve soon. Talk about a double whammy!
I got a copy of Blood Heir, too, as you know, but I haven’t been able to start it yet. I’m dying to!
I went up to our place in Central California and met my daughter, her husband and the grand kids on Thursday so I’ve had little time to myself. Didn’t even have time to do a Sunday Post! I took the day off of work today and caught up a little. I’ll be working on my review for Visions of Heat to mail over to you after I log off of here.
I’m glad to hear you got some time off. The cold is nearly gone. But I’m still trying to work with the pain. I’m shocked to have so many weeks without being normal. I’m used to being more active.
Oh Anne, I’m so sorry things have been so rough. I hope this week things finally start to turn around for you!
Thanks Jen. The cold is better but I’m still working with the back pain.
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be in constant pain like that, take care, I hope the chiro will improve things. Enjoy the Michael J. Sullivan, it’s an author I like very much 🙂
Thanks! I’m finally over the cold but I’m used to being more active so the pain is killing me.
I’m so glad to read you haven’t been in as much pain this week. I hope things keep on improving this week.
The Forever Girl is definitely on my TBR.
Have a great week and happy reading.
I’m enjoying the Forever Girl. I am frustrated with the pain as I am used to being able to do much more.
Ugh I’m sorry your not feeling well, on top of the sciatica pain! Sounds like your doing all the right things so hopefully you’ll be feeling much better this week. Rest is of course most important and most challenging when you don’t feel well. Take care!!
Well the cold is about finished. But I would really love being able to do more activity but I have to rest more and manage the pain.
I hope this week is better for you. Rest, relax and read.
Thank you. That’s pretty much my deal right now.
I am so sorry to hear that you are in pain and not feeling well! Take care of yourself and stay safe. Lulu is a lucky dog. 🙂
Thank you. I just keep trying to rest. At least, I’m over the cold. Lulu is joy for us.
Sorry about the pain. It’s hard to get anything done when you’re hurting. I hope you are feeling better and having a good week!
Yeah I’m totally frustrated with the pain. I just want it to be finished. But I’m over the cold so that is a big plus.