In a Tizzy

Usually I'm rather obsessive about planning events, and to some extent, I've been pretty good this time, but I'm not nearly ready for my teacher organization meeting tomorrow afternoon.  This is a yearly occurrence and this meeting was scheduled last April, so almost a year ago.  I would not, obviously, be planning a meeting at my house now considering  my still lagging energy not to mention the coronavirus news, but I did commit to it so I'm going to do it.  But I'm not as prepared as I usually am for such an event, and I'm in just a bit of a tizzy.  I'm sure it will all come together, but there's still a lot to do.

So, ready or not, Stan and I were up and out the door by 10:00 which is early for us (I know....I know, but we're retired!).  We went by my old school to pick up some plants for the meeting tomorrow and, by the way, to do a bit of chatting with the office staff and a couple of teachers who happened to wander through. Next on the list of errands was a drugstore stop to pick  up a prescription and to wander around looking at sales.  The real focus of the morning, however, was to do yet another grocery shopping.  I had thought of a few more items I wanted for tomorrow, Stan needed a few things, and in general we continued stocking up on basics in case we need to stay home for the next two, three, or more weeks. By this time I'd done a lot of walking and it was fine.  Really, my knee doesn't hurt at all walking for a distance and for a long time; however, I would say that my stamina is still not 100%.  The old "use it or lose it" saying is true, and I'm still on the upswing from having spent several weeks mostly on the couch!  In other words, I was ready to go home.

By the time we'd unloaded all our groceries and put them away, it was time for lunch, and by the time that was over, we were both ready for a rest if not exactly a nap.  Surprisingly, the sky cleared an hour later, and we enjoyed a little time sitting on the porch.  I wish we'd had a real winter with a blizzard or two, but if we can't have winter, we're both happy to enjoy this spring weather.  And from there, our day and evening proceeded as usual.  It was a good day, a normal day, and isn't that the ultimate goal of all this effort, pain, and time?  I just want to have a normal life again and be able to go places, do things, and WALK!  You know what?  I almost can do all that now, and within the next two or three weeks, I'm confident I'll be all the way there.

Now, let's do a quick review of things that helped (or didn't) help with my recovery.  One of the things that I thought would be helpful, especially based on my previous knee surgery experience, would be to have a foam wedge that would keep my leg straight and elevated.  Last time I used pillows which were a little awkward and kept slipping down so I thought this would be helpful. 

Was it helpful?  Kind of, but not enough to justify the price.  I used it for maybe the first two weeks, but it's big, it's awkward, and it just wasn't worth the money.  If you can borrow one for a couple of weeks, by all means, go for it.  Don't buy it, however.  Now I've got a big foam wedge and I'm really not sure what to do with it!