Back to bed with the heating pad and a good book.

Tigg...
Thanks...I can't do the heating pad.
But the be and book sound good.
Maybe will lead to a nap and waking up with a different ou-look.
Thanks......hug.....jc..

jan, good question. depending on the level, i try to distract myself. i could move yesterday, so i planted some herb seeds b/c that gives me something to look forward to. i actually woke up thinking about them.
last night, when i was tired and achy, i watched youtube videos. silly stuff - goose attacks, cute kittens...while leaning back on the heating pad.

Go back to sleep and see if round 2 will be any better when you get up.

Then spend the rest of the day watching some good old movies and not have a care in the world is what you should do today. You deserve a day off

When it's bad....I get more and more restless, can't sit still, started making biscuits this morning for the kids, took me 30 min. to get them in the oven. Back and forth back and forth. up and down up and down. till I'm ready to scream!
For me, laying in bed being still only makes me concentrate on the pain more. Gotta keep moving till I can't no more, then I'm down and out and popping pills like candy! (not really...but would like to!)

manny, i hope you do that! you deserve a day off for sure!
dixie, i'm with you. if i'm not going to sleep, being in bed just brings my attention to each little pain. i do tend to walk in circles when i get up, so i get a few things done eventually or partially, then sit back here leaning against my heating pad. figure out my next circle...around and around she goes, where she stops we all know, boom.

I'm like Dix...if I give up and stay in bed, it only gets worse. I need something that resembles a schedule.

I slept too long last night...5:30! My body doesn't do well in one position for what most would consider a real night's sleep. It's taken a long time, but I'm clean, dressed, a woodfire is started and I'm planning my strategy to make chili.

So far, I've dusted off the crockpot and put a cutting board on the shelf! Coffee break...

good job, cherry, that's great! sounds like chili would be perfect of r your weather. and the joys of crockpot cooking!

.....so, that's what I did.
Don't think It was long....but I never read a word.....went right
To sleep.
Thanks, Tigg.

Thanks, the rest of you, too......Manny....wish you had a chance to follow your advice here.:-)

Now I need to move a little, too. !

Anyone else still roughin' it some today?

I have found,and don't laugh at me until you hear me out, that playing a video game is really helpful. Video games require total absorbed focus and when you are that engaged you forget your pain. I have never been a video game fan until recently and discovered how I could escape my pain.

There are other aspects of the games that I find intriguing too. The characters or Avatars you play as can do all the things that in real life are difficult to do with CP. My Avatar has boundless energy, can run, jump, go kayaking, swimming, bowling, practically anything you can imagine. And it is all available to you on your TV screen. The only thing required of you is an easy chair and minimal dexterity in your hands. Then adventures await you in your frontroom. I think that Video games are a great tool for people with CP. It helps with boredom, provides some stimulation, exercisers your grey matter, fights depression, and can even provide some exercise.

One of my favorite game that is relaxing and simple to play is, Animal Crossing City Folk. It is a cute game that has a number of facets, but it is relaxing and entertaining. I play on a Wii gaming system that my son & daughter sent me. In fact, the game came from my daughter and was her favorite.

I meditate as well, and I find escaping into these games to be very similar to meditation. Hugs, Cathy

I like to play computer games. I don't have a gaming system so I just look for fun games online. I go through fazes of playing different types of games but I always will love mahjong - I play it alot and it really helps me relax and takes my mind off my life for awhile. I also use a site called andkon.com where there are lots of different types of games. I enjoy puzzle and mind games. I also play games on my android phone.

I used to love to read but find I can't focus anymore so I forget what's happening as fast as I read.... I just don't enjoy it anymore. I watch some TV shows on netflix and can really get absorbed in that too.

Cathy,
I'm not laughing.....someone else's experience here led me to tell hubby that she I get moving just a little more, I want a Wii.
Plan on starting on children's games, As I am about as adept on games as computer........thanks.
I also enjoy playing on-line gemes...backgammom, wheel of furtune....am looking for inter-active scrabble.......though my mind gets a little hazy for these sometimes.

Serenity,
Herbs!!! I'd forgotten I used to do my little window boxes of herbs every Spring........a definite must this year.

You guys rock!

Anyone else with hints for survival?

Hugs....jc..

Lisa.....that's funny....we were typing at the same time about same thing.
I've never played mahhong....I'll have to check it out.
Hug.....jc..

cathy, that's great. me, too. except like lisa i don't have a system, but play on computer. i like the word games too. jumble.com has many. i also play curveball which i've learn to do left-handed. it reminds me playing raquetball.i play trivia on my phone. lisa, i can't maintain focus either, so i usually have several open. would love a wii. oh, i also imaginary shop on amazon. i just put things on my things on my wish list. i looked at it the other day. things went back to 2008. either didn't need or want most of them or had found them thrifting, but it satisfies me somehow. also my sister turned me on to pinterest where you can create boards like dream boards. so now you see why it looks like i'm online all the time. i am!

Imaginary shopping!!!!!!!!!
Yes.......I had hoped to one day open a small boutique when I was well........had forgotten how fun it was to 'set up shop by going to various sites.

And also shop for my imaginary body......hahaha :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hugs......