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Fibro and Flowers

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Wow, I just spent my entire day in my flower beds today. I am beat. I love it though. I am hurting already, but I kinda felt like it was worth it. I had to get these new plants in today! I ordered them online, and they started growing in the plastic bags, LOL. Last weekend I had to get the 50 trees I ordered in the ground too! Two weekends in a row of this and I am smiling, but hurting. I really love my flowers, it is something my mom taught me to do, but man it is only the beginning of the season and I am dead on my feet. I still have tons more to get planted. By the way, hubby and I live on six acres. The land was just about empty, very little done to flower beds, and a lot of grass to mow. It was fine 2 years ago, but with fibro now it is getting really hard to keep up. Hubby god love him is a computer guy, doesn't know a thing about flowers. He helps when he can, especially with the grass, but the flowers are pretty much my responsibility. Should I have not bought all of these? I tried to make things easier on myself by buying a whole bunch of Perennials so I guess this year will be rough, but should be easier next year. I am trying my best to bring property value up, landscaping can really help. We are going to try and sell this place in a few years to get something smaller for us to manage, but till then I thought adding all of this now would help. Besides I just love my flowers. What to do, they are depending on me, LOL! Maybe soon it will get easier, just water and weed. but right now in OH, the only thing in flower beds are the weeds that started growing a month ago!
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Some things are just worth the pain ya know ur gonna feel...i do alot of things that kick my butt...then i get my jammies on early and ride it out !!

you should put up some Pictures of all your hard work and share them with us !!
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i wish i felt like planting flowers. it rained here all day today so all of my dogwood trees are really pretty this afternoon. i would not be able to move for a couple of day if i went out and planted flowers
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Oh hunny I know. I am hurting like hell from this. When I got in my legs were all shaky and my back killing me. Sometimes if I want something bad enough I just do it anyway. I mean I was sitting there panting from the pain, but kept going (I really shouldn't have). But I know on my next flare, I will be looking at all of my pretty flowers in the yard and it will make me feel better. I know tomorrow is going to be rough but I couldn't let them all die :(.

I would love to post some pics. It is going to be awhile though, hehe. I planted bulbs and seeds today. I promise as soon as they are bloomed you guys will get to see :). Thank god I still had some pain killers though, LOL. Tomorrow will be relaxation time, I hope I didn't mess myself up too bad. I haven't pushed like this in over a year! I just really wanted to do this for some reason, so I guess it will work out.
ozfm
ozfm
Ohh soul sister!!!! I am sitting here in agony after spending an hour or so painting the front wall of my house, then helping a friend who came over to help me out in my garden by planting and weeding, etc. I was pooped when I'd finshed painting, but I just couldn't sit back while she was doing me such a huge favour. So now... I can barely move lol. But I am pleased at how much got done.
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Bump
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Still to cold here in Micigan to plant flowers, snow is melting. My son did get out and rake and pick up some branches the other day. I am with you plant the ones that come back year after year.
CarrieinSK
CarrieinSK
I can't live without my D-Ribose now! It has repaired my muscles, gives me extra energy and lowered my nerve damage. I can do anything now if I take it! :)
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I am on D-Ribose now too! The only bad part is it makes you feel so good you don't realize you are overdoing it until it is too late, LOL. I am still trying to adjust to the new energy levels it creates, however- it doesn't help when I push so hard I get a major flare, ((giggle)).
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