Day 2 of the stepper challenge and I fell over after 16 steps haha. Rules are rules though and it’s the first try that counts. Prize has been sent to the closest! Get your guesses in for tomorrow, same rules apply; guess the number of steps I’ll do on my first try of the day on a stepper and include words/images/video etc. of encouragement!
2022-10-12 20:21:09 +0000 UTC View PostDay 1 of the Stepper Challenge and I managed 30 steps before needing a break. I did more later but I won't reveal how much as I don't want to sway things for tomorrow. The closest guess got a little prize in their inbox so check to see if it was you! Now taking guesses for tomorrow! Higher or lower than 30? You guess the number!! Message me your guesses!! (PS Will share a video of the steps this week too).
2022-10-11 16:10:17 +0000 UTC View PostI slept really well last night, I'm rested and ready for day one of my stepper challenge. Remember to message me with your prediction on how many steps I can do in one session and send some motivating text/image/video!!
2022-10-11 06:59:53 +0000 UTC View PostStepping challenge! I have a new stepper and need to get back to using one. I’m super nervous as it’s been so long. So I’ve decided to make it fun. To take part send me a message with your prediction on how many steps I can do on it tomorrow, in one session, as well as text/image/video motivation to cheer me on! Fingers crossed it’s more than zero!
2022-10-10 19:47:39 +0000 UTC View PostI am confined again. Boyfriend is unwell, just a cold probably, but he looks and feels like crap. Unfortunately I had planned my second trip out today, this time to see friends. But without help getting ready or in/out of a car, I can’t go anywhere. I can’t even play nurse as I’m kinda useless and, again, have nobody to help me into the outfit……
2022-10-03 06:31:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I left the house for something non-medical for the first time in ages. Like, literally, months I think. It was to light a candle in a church for a recent death in the family. I’m not religious but he was. Then we had lunch overlooking a river.
2022-09-30 08:12:15 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I'm back from a few days personal time. I've got quite a few messages to work through, so bear with me, I'm on it!
2022-09-26 16:31:48 +0000 UTC View PostI want to do more. But, like from home. What can I volunteering for to make a difference? There's a company that does online English lessons in China. That looks interesting, so I have applied. Any other ideas?
2022-09-13 15:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi all. First off let me apologise for not telling you all about my personal trainer yesterday as planned. I'm sure you're aware that Queen Elizabeth II died and that we were all sort of pre-warned. So I was watching the news all day, like many others, waiting for the sad news. Anyway, personal trainer time! I don't want to go to a gym, I remember quite fondly spending a lot of my younger years working out and the idea of being in a crowded gym with my range of movement and my boyfriend literally placing me on machines fills me with dread! Then I saw an advert for a specialist personal trainer who works out of a small, one-on-one, gym. It has about 20 different machines and you hire the entire place to yourself each time you go. My new personal trainer also specialises in people like me so has an idea of what I can, and cannot, do. The first session was an introduction and tour of the machines. I had a go on about six of them I think and really felt the benefit. Particularly in my legs. I think I want to concentrate on legs with her and do upper body stuff at home with Apple Fitness strength workouts. I'm very excited and will be going once a week at first to see how I get on.
2022-09-09 15:30:58 +0000 UTC View PostI'm very sleepy so I'm going to bed, but I can't wait to tell you about my new personal trainer! She's going to work on helping me regain strength alongside my usual physiotherapy. I'll tell you all about her tomorrow!!
2022-09-07 19:33:55 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 05:20 - I fell asleep again around 03:30 and have woken up again. To be honest at this point I am ready to call it morning and get on with the day. I'm not going to wake my boyfriend though as I don't need him yet. His alarm goes off at 6am anyway, so I'll wait until then. For now I'll just hang on my ipad or listen to an audiobook. I hope you enjoyed spending the night with me and it was all you dreamed of. Good morning!!
2022-09-05 04:20:13 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 02:50 - I still can't sleep after my bathroom trip so I'm playing Genshin Impact on my iPad. I'll be going back to sleep soon, I just need to feel tired again first!
2022-09-05 01:50:07 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 02:20 - I need to use the bathroom! This is never ideal but unfortunately when I need to go I need to go. This one I do need to wake up my boyfriend so he can help me out of bed. I transfer to the wheelchair and wheel to the bathroom. I can't yet transfer myself to the toilet and need help here too. I am getting a new toilet that will allow me to transfer to it. As well as it wash me after! But until then I need help getting on/off. I could technically use the shower chair and 'dock' over the toilet but there is something gross about that so I don't like it. Back to bed and back to my original sleeping position, the whole ordeal takes about 25 minutes and leaves me very awake.
2022-09-05 01:20:07 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 23:45 - Ugh, I am awake and uncomfortable. I need to roll over and can do this holding on to the bars on the side. It's not perfect but I try not to wake my boyfriend every time I wake up. It took my eight minutes to roll over and am now rather awake. Hopefully I can sleep again soon.
2022-09-04 22:45:06 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 21:30 - PJs and into bed. After drying I transfer to the bed. Again this is helped by the fact I can raise and lower it, so I can get the perfect transfer height. Once sitting back on the bed I get dressed for bed. What I wear varies depending on temperature, if sex is likely or just how I feel. Today is a day for snuggly PJs! I need my boyfriend to help me into these! Once they are on my boyfriend helps me lie back and get into sleeping position. Sleep position is super important as I can't move much at night, so I have to get it right at the beginning. I lower the bed ends so it's completely flay, like a normal bed. Then I lay on my left side and my boyfriend places a cushion between my knees. He then lifts my legs up towards my chest and pulls my butt out towards in so I'm sort of curled up like a ball. Next up my boyfriend makes sure I have my phone, ipad, airpods and heartburn pills to hand (since covid I get heartburn multiple times a day, kinda feels this is my life now, stupid covid). The whole process takes maybe 10 minutes a night but once in position I can usually sleep! Good night
2022-09-04 20:30:32 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 21:25 - Brush Teeth and get dry After the shower I brush my teeth then wheel back to the bedroom for drying. My boyfriend helps with some of this, mainly my butt and legs as I struggle to reach them. I wasn't wearing makeup today so nothing to deal with there!
2022-09-04 20:25:08 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 21:10 - Shower Time Showering is much easier than it used to be. The shower chair is a waterproof wheelchair with a horseshoe shaped seat so I can clean the difficult to reach places. The shower itself is a wet room so I can wheel right in and not worry too much about making a mess. Showering takes about 15 minutes for a quick one or 30 minutes if I'm doing my hair. Today I'm just doing a quick one as I feel dreadful!
2022-09-04 20:10:08 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 21:05 - Ready for my Shower. To shower I sit up in bed with my feet dangling off the edge. I can do this myself as my bed is like a hospital one, with the control to raise it's height and change the angle of either end. So I can raise the head end until I'm sitting, then drag my legs off the edge. I also raise the bed itself so my feet are flat on the floor. I then need to get undressed. I need my boyfriend for this. When I'm feeling well I can usually do my top but he helps with the rest. Today he is removing everything so I'm sat here naked. I then transfer to a special shower wheelchair and wheel off to the shower.
2022-09-04 20:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostA Night with Sick Chrissy (I have a cold and am posting throughout the night so you can suffer with me) ===================================================== 21:00 - Ok, it's time for bad. I'm technically in bed but I need to get out and get ready for bed, then back in haha. You still with me?
2022-09-04 20:02:54 +0000 UTC View PostA little while ago I did a day with Chrissy. Where I posted what I was up to all day so you could see what it's like being me. Well, I'm going to do a night with sick Chrissy today! I've had a rather bad cold and the night before last I made my boyfriend write down everything I did between bedtime and morning so I could post it as though it's happening in real time. So, I'll post it throughout tonight (UK time) as though it is live. (I couldn't actually do this live as coming on here and posting would disturb my night and change it, so we need to pretend).
2022-09-04 08:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostI hate being ill. Not because I'm worse but because I get better. But it's only temporary. I don't know if my immune system is busy elsewhere or it's the increased body temperature, but when I'm unwell I can walk more and move more easily. It's very frustrating. Anyway, I have a cold. How are you all doing?
2022-08-30 14:39:53 +0000 UTC View PostI had a play date today with my friend. She brought over coffee and we chatted. When it was home-time her husband and baby picked her up and I got to see the baby for the first time. Ok my god do I now want a baby! If nothing else I could increase my subscriptions to include people who want to chat to pregnant ladies too.
2022-08-18 20:06:59 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s raining! I can breath again and I’m not a sweaty mess for once haha
2022-08-16 09:13:57 +0000 UTC View PostLook how much my leg shakes doing this simple stretch!
2022-08-05 16:45:10 +0000 UTC View PostQ&A SERIES How do you exercise when you can't actually do anything? Isn't it boring? So, I think this question means how do I exercise with limited motion and I get the idea of it being boring, because you can't really get into it like a long run or workout where you really push. So for me it's all about variety. I do some small squats (I go down about four inches) and a lot of stretches. I have a recumbent bike but it's quite painful to use. For boredom I like to split up my super boring exercises/stretches with fun ones. For fun I use VR. I love few things but there is one where I get to row a boat around which is great. Also Beat Saber is doable, just about, though exhausting!
2022-07-28 06:38:03 +0000 UTC View PostTomorrow I’m meeting with the bathroom people. Looking at a loo I can drive my shower chair over so I don’t need to transfer. Plus it has a built in bidet which is awesome!
2022-07-27 21:29:34 +0000 UTC View PostSooooo, a couple of days ago I decided to stop taking antidepressants. I have been lowering the dose for a few weeks now and finally took the plunge and came off them. I did it because life is alright right now and I don’t want to be using them for the rest of my life. It’s been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster and, in retrospect, I probably should have told my boyfriend. But in my defence the times I was “emotional” with him felt justified at the time. He didn’t kick me out, or have me sectioned, so it worked out. Anyway, one exciting development is my sex drive is returning. It was never completely gone but certainly muted. Today though, it has been overwhelming. I didn’t know I missed it, but I did!
2022-07-21 19:38:02 +0000 UTC View PostI just had the lift people in to survey and it’s looking good! I’m excited to gain this extra freedom!!
2022-07-20 10:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostI know I made a joke about the universe disagreeing with my choices. I was feeling a bit better today, and it’s definitely not Covid, so the lift people came around to do a survey. However, on his documentation, it said stairlift and not through the floor lift. He is not trained to do that type. So I have been delayed again! His boss is coming back on Wednesday to do the right one.grrrr
2022-07-15 19:50:20 +0000 UTC View PostI had an appointment today to look at shower stuff and woke up with a cold! It feels like the universe disagrees with my life choice! I will ignore it, what does it know!
2022-07-13 19:32:08 +0000 UTC View Post