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Posted 8/3/2015 2:04 AM (GMT 0)
We are playing some catch up since its our one free weekend in august.

Been working at carpet cleaning...gotta say that machine does a great job , but hurts me to use it... We have been taking it in small sections..but got really stiff from it..still its done and really freshens up the house!

We also re mulched the front of the house..

So i have a feeling tomorrow i will need to take it much easier.

Even pacing the work out was hard, but am trying to push through, still really trying to get my stamina built back up..

I always felt like i managed the fibro, until my vit d dropped too low , since then , its been managing me..even though my number came back up, i still do not feel as well...

One good thing...our weather has dried out a bit! So that helps with pain.!
Posted 8/3/2015 11:21 AM (GMT 0)
Rain...that four letter word! It's been raining here for about three weeks. I've only been in my pool twice...between showers. And, yes, I hurt more because if it. I'm glad it's drying up around you and I hope it does here too.

You have done a lot for one weekend...even with your hubby's help! We should pace ourselves but sometimes we just HAVE to get it done. I've done this many times. But, if you have more pain today at least you know it won't last long.

My steam cleaner looks like a vacuum cleaner and the water container is attached to the handle. Is yours like that? I mention this because steam cleaning always hurt me too...just so heavy for me. But then I started using my head and I now only fill the water container half full! It makes the machine lighter and this causes me less pain. I then dump the dirty water when I have to add more clean water so this, too, keeps the weight down. The only downside is you have to stop more frequently to do these two steps but it is well worth it for the Fibro body.

I have off white carpeting throughout my home and have a dog and two cats who have hair balls a lot. This means I'm steam cleaning a lot but now I don't dread it.

Sherrine
Posted 8/3/2015 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hi sherrine,

Also have the off white carpet, which i like, but it does need cleaned more often...hubby probably brings in more dirt than all your furries, but then he also helps with the steam cleaning.: )

We have one that looks like an upright also, even my reg vaccuum can hurt me..never thought about trying half the water at a time.

Sure hope you dry out soon! We had been pretty wet until finally a couple dryer spells in the past month.with fibro we feel so much better when its dry!

I laid on my acupressure mat before bed last night..that seemed to help my stiff achey back.
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