My wonderful family... and my Achilles heel...
If you didn't know it, I am somewhat a silly sod... *shakes head at self* My best friend, spicehobbit, and my MIL has been here today and helped us clean this place. It was a mess. Mostly because I haven't been able to do anything. And I hate, Hate, HATE feeling this useless!
Anyway. Mom was supposed to come help but... of course she fell over to outside her house. o.O Gladly she didn't break anything, but she got a HUGE black eye which makes it look like she went a round in the ring against a boxer...
Of course I got worried, but she assured me she was fine. My aunt (who just as mom is an assistant nurse) had been there and taken care of her and my brother as well, so once I was reassured she was going to be fine, I was good.
But that meant I had to ask for help from someone else. And even though I've known my best friend for... 25 years this autumn and my MIL for as long as I've known peting73... It's was still very very hard for me to ask for help. I've been down all day, so has peting73, which made it even harder. Eventually I did it for his sake. He is not used to taking care of all the household work plus Alexandra plus work like he has to do now. I am just useless currently.
Both of them came over and man... WOW! peting73 only had to do the floors, the rest... spicehobbit and my MIL did for us. I am... so grateful right now, I don't even know what to say.
I'm a helper. Not someone that asks for help. And I will admit I am struggling with this.
It's just been a week. One short week. And I'll probably have this cast for six weeks in total. It'll be tough as hell. :-/
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Anyway. Mom was supposed to come help but... of course she fell over to outside her house. o.O Gladly she didn't break anything, but she got a HUGE black eye which makes it look like she went a round in the ring against a boxer...
Of course I got worried, but she assured me she was fine. My aunt (who just as mom is an assistant nurse) had been there and taken care of her and my brother as well, so once I was reassured she was going to be fine, I was good.
But that meant I had to ask for help from someone else. And even though I've known my best friend for... 25 years this autumn and my MIL for as long as I've known peting73... It's was still very very hard for me to ask for help. I've been down all day, so has peting73, which made it even harder. Eventually I did it for his sake. He is not used to taking care of all the household work plus Alexandra plus work like he has to do now. I am just useless currently.
Both of them came over and man... WOW! peting73 only had to do the floors, the rest... spicehobbit and my MIL did for us. I am... so grateful right now, I don't even know what to say.
I'm a helper. Not someone that asks for help. And I will admit I am struggling with this.
It's just been a week. One short week. And I'll probably have this cast for six weeks in total. It'll be tough as hell. :-/
This entry is crossposted between LJ and DW. Comment where you are comfortable.