Bright Side

I was thinking the other day about all the things I do now that I wouldn't be able to do if I were working full time. I came up with quite a comprehensive list. I found it incredibly helpful for my mental health to do this. I still miss working and all that came with it. The identity, the respect, contributing financially to my family, helping my community in a meaningful way...

It's one thing to have my family tell me how helpful and useful I am even though I can't work right now. But it's completely different to work through those feelings on my own.

Now I have time to:

• Fight for my medical supplies (my wheelchair, CPAP machine, etc.) This always takes a ton of time and was incredibly hard to do while working full time.
• Attend needed medical appointments and therapies.
• Spend more time in nature. 
  
  
  
• Create things and express my creative side. 
  
• Process the loss of my partial mobility. Mentally and emotionally.
• Be there to help my son. 
• Spend time getting to know my mother and who she is right now.
• Investing time and spoons into our home and garden. 
  
• Spend more time with my puppy and enjoy her last days with her. 
  
• Be available 100% for my husband. Hearing about his work and being more a part of his day.
• Being able to invest more time on my body and health.