Finding Peace in the Process: Quality Time vs. Quantity

Monday, December 16, 2013

Quality Time vs. Quantity

Although I woke up in a moderate flare yesterday, I knew that in order for me to go to the Christmas party later that evening, I would need to rest my body and hopefully get the inflammation in my body to go down. It can be very frustrating not being able to do everything you want to do. I have found it really hard for me to pace myself and save up for events that I really want to be at. Last year at this time I never even had to think about pacing myself. I would go and do whatever and whenever I wanted to. This illness has really made me thankful for what I can do. It has helped me to focus on the things that are MOST important because I really have to pick and choose what I can do.

Although I hate not being with everyone at every event and being unable to do all the things we used to do, I have to be happy and enjoy the times we do have together. I need to make the most of each thing I am able to do and and make each moment count. I guess you could say for me it's more about the quality of time I spend with them versus the quantity.

By resting and staying down, I was able to have the strength to be able to attend the Fuller Christmas party for a couple of hours before the pain returned with a vengeance. We had another great time spending time with family and friends from my hubbys' side of the family! It is quite a large group and can get very noisy at times but we had a great deal of fun just spending time together once again. I was so looking forward to getting a family picture with everyone together since my hubby was there, but my daughter, son-in-law, and baby were not feeling well and were unable to come. We missed them terribly but knew they needed to rest so they could get feeling better for Christmas! We enjoyed the family and had a great time!

Here are some of the pictures from the party.....