Rest

Today is much like any other for me , im tired , I ache but today is a good day for me in that ive been able to get out a little the sun is out  and my puppy is playing in my bedroom Probably because i managed to sleep well last night
 I learnt a little while ago that i often have to go and lay down  , most people i think only go to there bedroom at night to sleep but ive turned my room into a nice place to be i have a large tv in my room a box on a table next to my bed with any meds or bits and bobs i may need , some nice candles , incense burner (what ever makes you comfortable), its light and bright and even if i cant get up to do much house work i try to keep my bedroom tidy ( if possible), instead of sitting on the sofa i lay down ,
 I know this may all sound silly but for me it works to take myself away from life and put myself in a nice space , in here i cant see the washing up that needs doing or bug myself that i really sound get up and do this and do that , I am doing something I am laying down.
This is something that took me a long time to learn , before i got ill i was a very busy woman , I worked to much and had a social life and home life , now day to day stuff is hard work and sometimes a social life is impossible , even more impossible when i hadn't learned to pace myself ,Of Course i still struggle but if you rest when your body is telling you to rest and try to sleep at night ( yes i know that is easier said than done with ME) it does help .
Try not to pressure Yourself to get it all done at once , dont push yourself to do something en-till you have the energy to do it, Look after Yourself first , things that help me are simple little things , im tired so i going to have a lay down , i ache so for now i will take a painkiller and later i will have a nice hot bath, I will eat well and most of all i will try to keep a happy outlook ( that doesn't happen every day but i try)
Of Coarse i have much worse days than this and in that case its not so simple but still loving myself , looking after myself comes into it and i try to do any little things that could make myself a little more comfortable ,, ile make sure to blog and a bad day to... I do hope this blog doesn't sound stupid and a bit obvious but for me this lesson took over a year to make and i want to help any one at any point of there ME journey AND im very early on in this myself