my stockpile

So with the tv show about coupons and stockpiles I thought I would share mine. Mike built the shelves and is building me can rotation units. Paper products are in laundry room and these shelves aren't totally organized yet. obviously I found a good deal on cereal and granola bars heehee.

such a beautiful day that I had to go out and cut some flowers!  I can't wait until the tulips and iris are up too! instead of walking 2 miles and killing my hips I'm just walking down to the mailbox everyday.  Since its at the bottom of the hill and we have a long driveway its enough to get my heart pounding without hurting my hips too badly.  Little Popeye and michael go down with me which is fun. my left hip seems to be bothering me most today but I'm doing laundry and I cleaned the kitchen and bleached the floor. Now time to open some windows and rest. tomorrow I'm driving to Walmart in Ontario with a whole box of coupons.  Time to stock up on some things!

here is our new puppy Popeye. He is 9 weeks old. Chihuahua with a little pomeranian which makes him cute and fuzzy!

April 6

Ok, its almost 1 in the afternoon. Im still in my pjs and havent done anything around the house. I did get going on this blog though, and got some research done. But now I need to get to work! Gotta change the puppy pads (we have a 9 week old chihuahua) and do some cleaning. I'll put up pictures of the pup later, he's a cutie. But I will talk about him more later, and the kittens that will be ready for new homes in a few weeks and all that other fun stuff. But for now, Im going to get the kitchen cleaned and get some laundry done. Those are my goals today! I walked 2 miles or so with my neighbor Judi yesterday. My hips hurt so bad by the time I went to bed! They still hurt today but I can manage. Gotta get something done, pain or no pain! Oh! Last night when my husband came home, he looked at me and said 'you look like hell, are you feeling ok?' (he doesnt usually say things like this to me, except for casual teasing) I said 'No, havent been feeling ok for awhile now. Just noticed??' Him saying that was kind of a wake up call for me. I really need to do whatever I need to do to get healthy and to feel better (well, to feel as good as I can with cfs). So, Im setting goals for myself, and my first is to do this blog (ive heard it can be helpful when dealing with chronic illness) and today I want to get the kitchen cleaned and do laundry! Wish me luck!

10 ten things I wish friends and family understood about CFS

Found this article: http//www.cfids.org/cfidslink/2009/090201.asp And this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYaCAcXD6ls&feature=player_embedded