Hello everyone and welcome back! This week I give you an update on how things are going, and a little tip for how to decide which choice is the best choice.
I hope you will find this inspiring!

The First Weekend

Week one that has gone by since last post has been so wonderful. And the weekend was almost perfect!

We spent the days outside prepping for summer. One part of our porch is ready for summer and for us to spend our days relaxing and enjoying our time together as a family! Ofcourse I will keep adding flowers and decorating the porch as we go deeper into spring and summer. But all in all it’s ready to be enjoyed!

The other part of our porch is not quite ready yet. We still have some things that we need to go through. This part of the porch has a roof so much is stored there during winter resulting in clutter.

Our “playera” for our child is done. The leaves are dealt with and our robotic lawnmower has gotten some care and are now set up to mow our lawn for this season also.

Taking it slow

After we went to bed on sunday the 19th we just talked about the weekend and what got done and we realized that we have done more this weekend then we have for the last couple of months really. And we didn’t hurry to get it done either! We just slowly got everything done. There was no hurry or any stress about any of it.

We have a child that loves to be outside and play independently, and since he is only two years old he can’t be outside alone. It’s excellent for us. It means that atleast one of us needs to be outside with him, that then results in us being able to get things done while he plays.

Last week

This was a week of taking things slowly and at the same time starting to push myself a little bit. I have gone back to strengthtraining again. And this time I really do hope my body will cooperate a bit more then it has this past year. I am taking it slow and even if I know that I am capable of taking heavier weights I am holding it back. This time I will make it work with my health and body, instead of pushing through my limits simply because I want to “improve” quicker.

I have also not only decided but also started on something huge for my health both now and in the future! One part of me want’s to tell you all about it, but the other part knows that if I do tell you all I would put to much pressure on myself and then end up with me stopping and don’t finish it. I will tell you all as soon as I have finished.

The Second Weekend

This last weekend looked a bit different then normally. Normally I work every other weekend, so if I wasn’t on sickleave right now I would have been at work this last weekend. When I don’t have workweekend we usually spend it as a family at home.

From Saturday to Sunday ur child was having a sleepover at his grandparents while me and my man attended one of our best friends birthday! We dressed up and had a wonderful time. We met friends that we haven’t seen in a long time and had so much fun! It was so amazing that we went home at 4.30am.
I can’t remember the last time that happend.

This Week

This week will mostly be spent at the gym and home with my family. This friday is “Workers Day” here in Norway and almost everyone has the day off because it’s mandatory. Those who don’t have the day off gets paid extra for that day. This means that my man and child will be home on friday and we get a long weekend together.

My sick leave has ended and in one and half week it’s back to work again. However my calender is already getting quite filled with appointments for May and that means I have to prioritize those appointments before extra shifts at work.
Some of these appointments is going to help my health so I can work more in a later time.

Cronic Illness

That’s one of the things you should have in mind when you have a cronic illness. Sometimes you have two choices where one is “helping” you right in this moment, but if you take that choice often it will affect you negativly. And the other choice will not help you in any significantly way right now, but it will affect you very positivly later and give you the help and health to be able take the first choice often and maybe even permanently. In these types of situations you really need to take the time to look at what each choice will give you in the long run.

And yes I know! When you have a cronic illness it’s challening to think of the long run when you don’t know how you are from day to day. I have been there so I know. And the thing I am doing at the moment that I won’t tell what it is. It’s something that don’t really benefits my health right now, however, when I am done it will benefit me in so many ways that I can’t fully understand it yet. It will benefit my work, my friends and my family.
And the reason I am not telling what it is, is because I don’t need the supportive push I know I will get. When other then myself is pushing me to go in one direction (even when I am on my way in that direction) I tend to either stop or go in the opisite direction.

There are a couple of people who knows, but they are people I fully trust and they have been told to don’t even mention it unless I start to talk about it.

Love
Emilie Cathrin