A few weeks ago I hurt my back, and I have had very limited movement since. For the most part I can sit up, lay in certain very uncomfortable positions and move around very little. At first I was sorta shocked by my inability to get up and live my normal life, so I just binge-watched some Netflix and Amazon Prime movie series.
However, that kind of life is not very satisfying. My brain got tired of the slothfulness and I was not able to keep going in that direction. So I slowly found the things I can do while still stuck in a chair (and I really am hoping this is very short-term).
So here it is, all the things I learned I can do without moving much.
- Binge watch something fun that you usually don’t have time to watch (very short term).
- Make sure all the bills that come in are paid in your online banking system.
- Make a budget and keep it updated.
- Work through my 60 Days to Christmas items that I can complete from my computer or phone.
- Send encouraging notes/texts to folks who have a struggle.
- Work on blog posts.
- Complete reviews for the website.
- Make live facebook videos with the children. They are so funny, no one will notice you have not put on make-up or are wearing yoga pants around. the clock because you can’t get dressed without much pain.
- Order your groceries from a pick-up service and plan for someone to pick them up. Krogers, Wal-mart and Valu Market all offer this service in our town.
- Order Christmas gifts early from Amazon or any other online retailers.
- Catch up on reading.
- Listen to uplifting podcasts. My new favorite is: At Home with Sally Clarkson. Very uplifting!
- Stretch gently when possible.
- Do an arm workout- anything to just keep moving.
- Pray!
- Clean out all your emails.
- Organize coupons.
- Play games with the children that don’t require a lot of concentration
- Send massive lists of things to do to others in your life: my children, my VA, my husband. SInce I am sitting around, I have LOTS of time to think of things to do that I can’t do. They have not yelled at me yet. I imagine they are all just ignoring the lists and hope I will forget all about it once I can get up.
- Make little bead bracelets with the kids.
- Order the jeans your child desperately needs from Amazon. Oh, and socks. And laundry soap.
- Be thankful for your many blessings.
- Write overdue thank you notes.
- Read your bible.
- Work on your bible study.
- Tell everyone who is helping you how very thankful you are.
- Let the kids hang out with grandparents more than usual.
- Listen to music.
- Make a meal plan.
- Sleep.
