So gaps between posts have been a regular occurrence lately, I am sorry about that. I have been in and out of hospital since April which has been making it really had to get back into a routine. I am back in hospital and am trying to get better and get out of here for more than a couple of weeks at a time!! That’s the plan! I am trying to keep my chin up, there have been tears but I am trying to focus on what I have to do to get out of here for a good while. The main thing to do is to sit back, relax and let the medication due its job. That takes time and unfortunately it means I have lots of it to kill! That is when my little plan of action comes into play.
Having an unexpected emergency admission can really throw you out of whack. Having the “luxury” of a planned admission means that you are able to bring the things that can give you comfort, keep you entertained and amused. An emergency admission means that you grab the bare essentials and run. After getting through the tough spot, when you are more alert and awake that is when you start to miss your creature comforts. That is where I am tonight. I miss my photos, I miss my favourite lipbalm that got misplaced in the chaos and I miss my books and notebooks. These things may seem small, say in comparison to big things like my boyfriend but they are the things that keep my happy when I don’t have company. I do however have the internet, some fashion mags and lots of food so things are looking up!! The rest will come with my boyfriend. These things help keep me comfortable while I bide my time.
I like to have a plan of action for hospital admissions. What I want to have achieved by the time I get out of here and when I want to get out of here. I also aim to have little things to do each day. Today it was watch the afternoon old movie on Channel 9 (Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? today, hooray!) and then have a shower and beautify. I had a yummy feed and am now planning my day tomorrow (visitors! HOORAY!). Giving yourself something to do and a rough time line, I have found, makes the day go by much quicker. For example, I will read this book for an hour and half, then I will have a shower, then I will go for a walk then I will have a nap and so on. If I am too tired to do anything I sleep, if I am awake and alert then I make myself a little routine, I am not a nazi about keeping to it but knowing that I have something coming up really does make things go quicker than sitting there watching the clock wishing time would fly by. I also try and have a project to do for the admission. Finish a study workbook. Read a certain book. Catch up on correspondence. All these little things help. I guess this plan works for any occasion when you need to kill time, not just hospital. It works for anything.
So as bored as I get, as frustrated I sometimes feel, I have my little foot stomp and then get back to entertaining myself and I guess it is one thing I have learnt to do very well. I don’t have to rely on anyone to keep me amused! I also remind myself how lucky I am to now be feeling well enough to be alert and awake, it means I am on the mend and home is coming sooner rather than later. So here’s to that!
Take care, Lily.
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Feel better Lils! I hope you get out of there soon… keep that chin up! Xo
Hang in there Lily, I love your update. I will come visit soon