Slower Days Still Count

Some days don't go as planned.  And when you live with an unseen illness that sometimes acts like an autoimmune disease, some days it just knocks you down.  I've learned to listen to my body.  Yes, it's frustrating.  But if I allow my body to take it easy on the days it's screaming at me, then my body recoups that much faster.  Thankfully I am able to work from home as a homemaker/homesteader.  Yes, there are still routine things that have to be done, like feeding the rabbits, making meals, general clean-up, but the extra things on my list like deeper cleaning and organizing, extra things in the garden, or even using extra brain power to learn new skills are all things that I can put aside while I let my body rest.

I thought this round of a Lyme flareup would go quickly.  After all, my body has already done the hard work of fighting it off once...and after having it for likely 15+ years before it was realized.  So shouldn't a simple flareup be a fairly quick and easy fix?  Well, yes and no.  It's fairly "easy" because I now have routine appointments and we are able to catch it quickly.  However, true to it's nature, my body has to take some of the treatments slowly.  For this round, that looks like a few extra days of taking 1/3 of the dose I am working up to on my immune-boosting, body detoxing supplement.  But that's ok, because I know that I'll get there and that my body is doing what it needs to do, even if it is a little slow doing it...and makes me feel very blah in the process.

I am thankful that I am able to allow myself these slower days and that my family is fully supportive of me during these times.  I'm also thankful that I have things I can do while taking it easy, like computer work, crochet, reading.  It's very important to find things to do during this time.  It makes it so much easier to believe that I'm not being lazy, but that I'm healing.  As a mom, that seems to be an extra hard thing to believe.  

These days of rest aren’t easy, especially when the world keeps spinning and responsibilities don’t pause. But I’m learning that rest is not a setback—it's part of the journey. It’s a necessary rhythm for healing, especially for those of us with bodies that have fought long battles. If you're in a similar season, please know this: you're not lazy, you're healing. Give yourself permission to pause, to breathe, and to trust that the work you're doing—both seen and unseen—is enough for today. 💛