Ibuprofen and an Ice Pack

This is the best ice pack ever.

Today's post is brought to you by Ibuprofen and an ice pack. For some reason during the night, the pain in my shoulder subsided. I think it's because I iced it several times throughout the afternoon and evening. My range of motion has also improved although it's not even close to normal. Baby steps. Because I was doing better, I decided to knock out two tasks. First I changed the sheets on my bed, washed the flannel sheets, and stored them in the linen closet. After this task, I took a break to read and get caught up with some magazines that were hanging out on the floor. When I felt rested, I took care of the door that leads to my small deck. I replaced the storm with the screen. Since I was able to complete this with my arms close to my body, it went well to quite well. Now that both of these tasks are finished, I feel like Wonder Woman. Quite frankly, I also feel like doing more reading and lounging which is good because my body needs time to heal. To keep things progressing in the correct direction, I'm taking breaks every four hours for Ibuprofen and icing.

Today's Lenten suggestion was to worship at a friend's mosque, synagogue, or church and look for the beauty. I didn't do this, but I did look for beauty. It's a bit grey here today, but beauty is found in the absence of snow and the chirping birds.

My gratitude list for today:
1) friends willing to help with anything
2) a screen door, another sign of spring
3) time to relax and heal

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