I am slowing her down.

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Actually, I think though, slowing her down is a quality.  She, like me, sees the whole world and tries to do it all at once.  Unlike me, she doesn't know she has hit her limit until she is seriously sore.  I know upfront, as it happens.  And, my home needs a lot of work.  We have done a lot of work.  I have been putting in what I can.  Windows?  I can do those.  She hands me the stuff and points.  She has to wait for a bit sometimes, but if she will, I get to it.  Need furniture moved?  Not a problem, at all.  Need clothes in or out?  I can do that.  I can even cook a meal once in a while, help with dishes, and lots of things.  I even, sometimes, slide my work sideways.  She wants this, I start on that, get it done, and see some other things along the way and do those.  I think she has mellowed, and slowed a bit, but it makes this process much easier, and more successful.

I am amazed I have been able to stick with it this well.  Like I said though, when I hit my limits, she sees it now.  And, too, now that it isn't "just mental" according to the doctors, she realizes that when I hit the wall I really have to stop.  She now sees the symptoms of exhaustion as just that.  Oh, I don't blame her for pushing before.  None of us knew the truth.  A good parent will try to push her fledgling a bit.  I did it myself.

My home is really looking good.  On top of that we have been eating well.  She wanted to try some of my freeze-dried chicken stuff.  I mostly bought that for 'others' because chicken just isn't my favorite.  She added some of the canned chicken as well (also not my favorite).  I hadn't tried it, yet, so it was all good.  Actually, it tasted better than what I thought it would.  She was quite happy with it too.  All good.

I know, after my home is set up again, I will be calling the power company to get a energy audit.  I would like to make some plans to seal the house up a bit more.  I bought a window dressing for the spare bedroom, but it wasn't the good stuff and doesn't work really well.  So, I will need to get out, next time I am out, and get a more serious plastic weathering.  She thinks we can get curtains in upstairs, as well.  We priced the materials for 'blackout' curtains, and it is less expensive, but will take time.  The sewing machine she gave me, and I hauled around, does work.  I bought oil, needles, and thread for it.  She thinks if I figure out putting up curtains, she can sew the curtains.  I am not sure if there is time this visit, so I might actually try to get to that myself.  We'll see.  Hey, I have always wanted nice shirts, sewing my own would be the only way to get custom shirts.  It's been on my mind.

Well, it's back to work.  The living room and my bedroom are all that really remain.  It's amazing how dust-free my home actually is.  Still, working in one room always ends up dragging stuff through the clean rooms, so it's been a chore to keep it all up, for the moment.  I sure hope to keep it up a bit better this time.  Maybe with getting back on medication I might be able to do it, or do it better.  I will just have to see about a lot of things.

Have a good day.