One thing i've mentioned before is that healing from a neck surgery requires me to not move too much. Even so, i've mowed parts of the back yard, (to Mom's horror) played with Charlie (neighbor's dog), walked up and down the street barefoot (because i like my feet tough) without my walker, and now make it a point of resuming my leg stretchs to stay flexible. I can't do my toe touches, because to bend over pulls on my neck, but i can do lunges and stretch by holding my leg high like on the back of furniture. But recently it's been really damp out, rain coming in and out of the area, so staying inside is pretty much my only option the past few days.
Luckily God is always looking out and presents opportunities. In this case, the past few days i've been able to work at the restoration of the files of my laptop. Back in June, Adelli (name i gave my laptop) got hit by some corrupt data and it took me nearly the entire month to get her repaired. I lost nearly two months worth of photos (and for someone who takes photos obssesivly, and is majoring in photography, it was a near-fatal blow to lose the data) but now, forced to take things a bit easier, i've been able to focus on clearing away old files and reorganizing my laptop back to the way it nearly was.
This is merely one way i see how God allows things to happen. He presented me with a task that needs to be done and i wouldn't usually find as much time to do if i was 100% healthy as opposed to needing rest.
The one thing i haven't been able to stand though is being totally alone. Yes, i like my privacy, but to completely resume my old habits would mean for me to close myself off in my bedroom to be on my comp. What i've done instead is moved Adelli downstairs in the living room. The coffee-table raises up so Adelli is on level with me, which is good, and the couch is comfy enough to sit on so all is good. At the same time the TV is across the room, but instead of subjecting myself to whatever my brothers choose to watch for cartoons (and there's a whole bunch of junk as far as cartoons go these days) i've decided to rewatch Get Smart. The old tv show has been released (every season) and i bought for my dad the entire series, and because i've come to enjoy it as much as Dad has, and since i have a lot of free time on my hands suddenly, i've started a sort of marathon of Get Smart, and the best part is i've got Shawn and David hooked on it.
So now i work at my laptop in the living room, watching Get Smart, and Shawn and David just sit with me and watch. With the weather being as icky as it has been, watching Get Smart keeps them occupied, is a decent show, and isn't anything bad or inappropriate. Makes me feel good to be able to share it with the boys the way Dad shared it with me. Next i should see if i can't get them hooked on Gilligan's Island or something along those lines. I can remember being a kid and watching Gilligan's Island on Saturdays with Dad, and i miss them. Besides, with all the photos that got 'un-edited' (i had been editing photos but with the laptop crash all my work got erased) i may be able to get through all of it.
Of course, at night when the boys go to bed i watch one of my comedy movies. I'm big on comedy and I owe Dad big time for introducing me to movies such as the Naked Gun, Airplane, and the films of Mel Brooks (Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, etc). Not that i only watch comedy, but i seem to be stuck on that theme recently. Guess i'm trying, in a way, to use one of the greatest remedies for healing, and that is laughter. Besides, everyone knows that having a positive attitude is much better for recovering in the long run. And sharing a silly movie or tv show with others only spreads smiles.
