A big change in weather here. We are in day 13 of a heat wave and I am melting LOL. With the rain gone I am trying to get the fence finished but it is a major undertaking.
I am still very weak. Two hours of work in the yard for me means getting about 15 minutes of work done for anyone else. I work (very slowly) for 5-10 minutes then I sit and catch my breath and wait for my chest to stop hurting for about 15-20 minutes.
I wear an MP3 player and listen to audiobooks so I am able to keep going for 2 to 4 hours. The books keep my mind off of the pain and make me willing to stay outside and keep going.
I am also tackling this mountain of laundry and dirty blankets. The yard is shaded until about 1pm so I work there early. I come in side, grab something cold to eat and plop down in the recliner for an hour or two.
About 3pm I load up on more ibuprofen and head out to the deck to fill up buckets and wash, wash, wash. The hardest part for me is wringing out the clothes. I checked out buying a wringer. We are talking $125!!!!! I can buy a mini washer for $199 or a used full size one for $100. The dryer is only $250 and WM is offering free shipping on both right now. I am debating trying to save up enough to treat myself with one or both for Christmas. I guess it depends on how the medical bills go.
The good news, the mountain of clothes is slowly disappearing and the fence is getting closer to being done. The bad news, I did too much over the past week and I have been too sore to move since yesterday. Gives me time to catch up on the blogs but it means no projects are getting done *sigh*.
Off to make some lunch,
Keep cool,
Linda B in TN:)
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