How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?
I have to take the topic of unplug literally here because you see, I’m a power wheelchair user. Every morning, after my second trip to the bathroom, my husband charges my wheelchair for a couple of hours. The weird thing is that it must be plugged into the wall and then the chair. Otherwise, the battery will wear down faster or something that I don’t quite understand. I know when it’s time to unplug when it’s time for my third visit to the aforementioned bathroom, which seems to be the only place that I get to go unless I’m very lucky and I have tickets to a local theater for a special occasion, or my mother is taking care of me for the day and it happens to be good weather. On those days, I get to go outside . Before that third visit to the little girls’ room ,my husband has to unplug my wheelchair first from the wall and then from the wheelchair. I wish someone could explain why that is to me.
Recently, my husband went to England ,with his sister for a week to take their mother’s ashes to join her sister, which was his mother’s dying wish. My mother stayed with me for the week, and the weather was gorgeous the entire time, and we took advantage of it EVERY day, with strolls around the neighborhood, which really fed my energy. It was like plugging ME into the wall 😊 after a long and grumpy winter.
This is not the wheelchair that needs a daily charge
I love your different take on the prompt!
Linda 🙂
(also love your blog title! – there’s so many blogs to read and so little time, I only just found you!)
Thank you very much and I just looked at your blog and am subscribing
Thank you lovely, you’re always welcome to visit!
PS – hopefully you don’t get too many migraines – it’s a very bitter-sweet thing when people join our fledgling community; I’m happy to meet others for whom mindfulness can help their chronic pain- but I hate that anyone else has to suffer chronic pain! 🙃
Thankfully no migraine pain, but I do suffer from chronic pain elsewhere.
Chronic pain sure is a roller coaster ride… luckily today’s a good day for me, and I’m doing my best to hold onto the joy for as long as I can so I can remember it tomorrow. Separating pain from suffering has been my biggest step forward on my journey so far… 50 years, and I’m still learning! xx
I nearly died from a massive stroke almost 9 years ago when i was 50 and have hemiplegia down the left side of my body. Permanent paralysis in the left arm and hand as well as the left ankle.
Oh wow – that’s serious; and young. I have hemiplegia when I get my worst migraines (paralysis down the right side, arm and leg, and mouth) – MRIs every few years to triple check it’s not a stroke… always just a glitchy brain. The worst side effect for me however has been the sadness and isolation that comes from staying home all the time. I started the blog to ‘get out more’ and meet more people – so thank you for taking the time to talk to me; it means a lot. xox
Thank you for finding my blog. And for a lovely conversation 😊 don’t be a stranger.