Intense Idealist/Spiritual Kinkster

Tag: recovery

  • One Small Flower Victory

    One Small Flower Victory

    Long Covid has taken a lot from me with its brutal fatigue. 

    The most visible impact is evident in our yard. 

    I am an avid gardener, primarily flowers. When the fatigue settled in, I didn’t have the energy to get out and maintain the yard and the flower beds. Now they are overgrown with weeds and vines. 

    It’s really quite depressing, but I had to let go and be okay with it. That was the only way for me to find some peace in it. 

    But all was not a lost cause. Last summer I planted one small bed in front of the house along with some pots on the front porch. This year, I expanded the planted area. 

    Being in front of the house I get to enjoy it whenever we go out to the car. 

    It’s only a fraction of the beds throughout our yards, but it’s a small victory. Once planted and mulched, it doesn’t require a lot of maintenance, just occasional watering. 

    It was one small area of my passions that I could keep up with even when the fatigue was bad; an act of defiance against long covid’s grip on my health and wellbeing. 

  • Planting Daisies

    Many days, long COVID limits me to short trips between the bed, kitchen, and bathroom. So today felt extraordinary…especially considering how I felt when the day started.

    I actually had energy today! 

    I know it may not seem like much, but I finally planted some of the daisies I started from seed this indoors this winter. It was my first time growing anything this way. 

    I also mulched the tomatoes and cucumbers. It was nice to make a dent in the mound of woodchips that have been on the driveway forever.

    By the time I finished mulching, my energy was becoming questionable. I’ve learned to stop sooner rather than later and pace myself.

    It just feels good to be functional.