Too Much…but Not Enough – Week 11

This week I have learned that I’m human.  I know it’s a shock, but it is true.  I can only do so much and when I think I can do more then I’m not being real with myself.  Unfortunately thinking about doing more is not all I did this week…I also tried and failed at doing more.  Let me explain.  I’m able to put 75% of my weight on knee which allows me to use just one crutch.  Well what would you do with that free hand??  Probably what I did, which was to carry everything that I've wanted to carry into another room but couldn’t for the last 3 months.  Needless to say I overdid it.  Not only in the carrying part did I overdo it, but in my work life as well.  All the while going to the gym 2x plus rehab this week.  I've bitten off more than I can chew and need to take it slow.  It seems like I have enough energy to get myself food (which makes a mess) and get to the gym or a work appointment for the day (which makes a mess), but then can’t quite clean up the messes I make throughout the day.  A fact I want to change because I don’t want Brad to have to clean up after me forever, which he informed me he agreed J

So future ACI patients or anyone after a surgery TAKE IT SLOW for as long as you can.  I know that I’m doing too much in some areas of my life, but not enough in others and trying to find the balance of it all is a struggle and a process.  Some days are better than others, and other days I make bad decisions.  I feel like the old saying, “two steps forward and one back”.  I just want to PRAISE THE LORD that it’s not more steps back than forward at the end of this.  I’ve been told today to give myself a break, which is hard to do for a self motivating Type A personality, but that’s exactly where God has me right now and I want to be obedient and learn the lessons I am to learn. 

Will post more next week when I can do FULL WEIGHT BEARING!!