fun things to do in bed?

Ivy- I have been nonweight bearing on my left leg due to surgery on my left femoral condyle ( prednisone caused my bone to die) so I have been stuck sitting or walking on crutches for the past 7 weeks! As I am stuck in my bed or my recliner, I have spent a lot of time on the computer crossposting for shelter animals needing a home and also getting poorer by donating to animal rescue organizations! I also am very good with the TV remote!
That is how I have spent my time. I will be reading the posts on this thread to give me a few ( and cheaper) ideas on how to spend my days!

"Singlehandedly". LOL. LOLOLOOLOLOL. Thanks for that, Sno.

Crosswords are a great idea, but, unfortunately, require brain power. We're talking bad fibromyalgia fatigue, here: think muddled brain; inability to think straight; "losing" words; fatigue to the level that even playing patience (solitaire) or writing, or even sitting upright, can seem exhausting.

I need faff. Absolutely mindless, but repetitively absorbing, faff.

Wot's crossposting, pmedic? And how do you 'net from bed? Do you have a laptop?

I agree, Sno, thank heavens for the radio. And audiobooks are great, too.

Ivy.

Glorious news, footwise, Kiwi: the dressings are off, and I am allowed to wash it and cut my toenails!! Both were desperately needed, and it was such a relief to be able to do it. LOL. Small pleasures, eh? I still can't stand on it for extended periods of time, but at least I'm starting to move around like more of a normal person.

My problem is still the stuff that landed me in Emergency earlier this month. The meds they gave me turned me into a zombie and were sparking Crohn's, so I was incredibly naughty and stopped them. It's not something I've ever done before, but I'm glad I did, and it's only a few more days until I can thrash it out with the gp, anyway.

I'm interested in the brain training, but I don't think it's the best thing to do when wiped out, physically and mentally.

I have faff games that I play here, on my desktop computer, and they help me a lot. The problem is that sometimes sitting upright is too hard, and at that point, reading is difficult too, as is craft and needlework and lots of other things. It's annoying and frustrating, because of COURSE we're also too alert and / or sore to sleep when we're feeling like that...

I hear you on the sleepless nights...

Ivy.

I have my kitties. They keep me endlessly entertained and need hardly any tending. They like to purr and sit near me. They play and I watch. Sometimes they snuggle and snore with me. Hubby does all the hard work (read litter box emptying, but outside would work if you have the right kind of kitty).

I love writing. TV, I could do without, but I must have my reading and writing.

*trundles over to stumbling.com*....

I have an iPod, but not an iPod Touch.

Would an iPad work as well? I'm guessing they're expensive, though...

What games do you play, please, Sarah? If I know, then I can hunt for them on the app store.

Unfortunately, the money-grabbing neighbours subdivided, so my bedroom windows now face a very solid wall. It's not a place birds like to come, understandably enough.

Wonderful idea, though. I might think about that, and see if I can rig up something by another window.

What sort of birds did you photograph?

Play station - that sounds big rather than lightweight?

Ivy.

Ivy....I feel for you right now, it is hard like you said when you are alert and sore. I know they have a hand held game called a gameboy. It is lightweight and you could use it laying down. Hope that helps.


Take care, Amy

Wow! Now, that sounds good, Kiwi. Thanks.

What games did you put on it, please? As I said to someone else, if I find some appealing ones, then I might save up and go ahead with it.

Are Androids Mac compatible? I really know very little about this stuff.

Thanks heaps.

Ivy.

*googles ipod touch*

*recoils at the $400+ price tag*

* sees there's a cheaper, $198 version*

What GB is your ipod touch, Sparkle?

Bejewelled is thoroughly evil and addictive . I already play it online sometimes

Ivy- Crossposting is receiving of pictures of animals in shelters that are on death row that only have a few days before they are euthanized. I help spread the word to all my facebook friends by posting the pictures in hopes they may adopt or share the pictures with their friends also. There are so many dogs and cats in shelters that are euthanized every day, good animals that simply want a home.
That is what I do from home on my laptop while I am just sitting here! It can be very depressing but when one of the animals is saved, it is very rewarding!