Catching Up After Illness

So today is the first day that I basically feel myself again. I still have a headache and some sinus pain but my runny nose, sore throat, watery eyes, etc are essentially gone. However, since I was sick for a full week, not a lot has gotten done around the house. Even the basic things that seem easy enough to do when sick got neglected. In other words, I have a lot of catching up to do. Of course, I'm still exhausted so that's making it harder to get things done but I have managed to do a lot already today.

Basically, you just need to take it one step at a time. Acknowledge that you are still sick (and pregnant) so you are not running at full speed. Be sure to take breaks when you need them, even if it seems like it's every five minutes. Whatever you get done today is something you don't have to do tomorrow and will hopefully give you a feeling of accomplishment, no matter how small the task.

I know this can be harder when it's a "real" job instead of housework because you can't just put your life on hold for a week and expect to come back and not have things piled up but it can be overwhelming. Today I made the mistake of making a to-do list for everything I wanted to get done while I was sick and feel the need to do today. This was SO long and overwhelming, I thought I wouldn't get anything done. I have a hard time working without a list because I tend to slack off more. Plus, I like the feeling of crossing something off. So I decided to prioritize my list. I don't usually do this because I tend to get the whole thing done in one day but I'm just not sure that's going to happen today. I tried not to put too many things as high priority but I still ended up with more than 10 (my whole list has 32 things on it today). This way, I can get some much needed stuff done but when I need something lighter to do or to find something I can do sitting down (you would not believe how much you feel the need to sit when you're pregnant) I can look at the lower priority things and find something that matches.

I hope this makes sense. You could try to do this when you're sick so you don't fall too far behind but I could barely get out of bed it seemed. Every time I tried, I'd have a coughing fit or the light would make my eyes water. So be sure you pamper yourself and give yourself the time you need to get better but try to slowly get back into gear once you feel better. Just don't overdo it.

On a side note, I haven't written about my rabbit, Cocoa, in a while. Today is driving me nuts because she is trying to move her litterbox out of the corner. We have it purposely wedged in there because this an activity of hers and we can't figure out why she wants to move it! I have written about this previously but...it's still going on. She's cute and I love her but some days, she sure knows how to be annoying!