hi all!!

First off, HELLO!!! I have missed everyone, and promise I didn't fall off the face of the earth just yet...just dealing with life..

BUT, wanted to let newbies know the importance of listening to your body. You other old-timers will understand this...and I fully expect you to laugh at my expense.

I got to a point where I felt pretty decent, and doubted I had any problems...so like an IDIOT I went to my husbands family reunion, where I made a HUGE comedy of errors..
~1~ We camped in a TENT for 4 days..sleeping on the ground..

~2~ I was assistant kitchen organizer where we cooked 3 meals EVERYDAY for about 60-100 people, on 2 grills, with NO running water..

~3~ In between 12 hours of cooking everyday, I was in charge of kids crafts and games...for 15-20 kids..

needless to say, I could NOT get off my couch for a solid week when we got home..
pretty stupid, I know, and I learned a lot after that..I think my "cape" is permenantly retired..especially since I have been helping watch the grandbabies, and a short month ago I got a bad dog bite and am STILL recovering from that little gem!( sorry, no one can EVER convince me pitbulls are good dogs..and I have 9 puncture wounds, 5 staples and a chunk of calf missing that begs to differ)

So, long story short..listen to your body and give in when it tells you too!!!

have a good night, promise to come back soon..

Glad to see you back! You had me wincing in horror at the word TENT. LOL
Camping is not on my bucket list! That said, it sounds like you did have a pretty taxing adventure. If camping is your thing, maybe next time you can do camping lite and not have to take on so much responsibility. It's so hard when we want to do things the way we used to; it's hard to figure out how to pare things down to fit our fibro selves.

As for the dog bite - ouch. I'm glad you are recovering and wish you continued healing!

Hi, Mrsbugzy! It's good to hear from you again....yes, it's been while.

What you describe would be absolutely impossible for me - so congrats that you were, at least, able to accomplish it! But wow. I know what you mean, once you get the blood flowing, your energy level rises for awhile and you feel (relatively) impervious.... even though, of course, you're just the opposite. 

I hope you have some good memories, though, and that it's not all just a painful blur.

Sorry to hear about your nasty dog bite.

You have had quite a summer, haven't you? Good to have you back!  

Debbie

Mrsbugusy- glad to hear from you. My husband got the camping fever this year. We are actually going camping tomorrow. We tent camp and yes it's not the most comfortable place to be. I live in Alaska so you don't have to worry about getting too hot. I have a tent heater and I finally figured when to turn it on to keep me comfortable. Last trip I was able to pick up the Internet and I watched netflex going to sleep. It was great.

I don't know why females seem to have more fibro. It's makes it rough for us because most of us are use to running the household and multi tasking. It's hard sometimes to sit back and let others do what we enjoy doing. I hope your leg heals quickly. Get some rest.