A Young Wife’s Tale

Recently I’ve started using my iPhone to help me with housework. I set up reminders in my gmail account for chores and my phone alerts me when it’s time. For instance, I get a reminder every Friday to change the sheets. I’ve even set up reminders for things like changing the air filter. You can also set up reminders in Outlook. Even if you don’t have a smart phone, email alerts are helpful.

What does a housewife with no kids do all day? It’s an interesting question. Here’s what I do:

Schedule appointments with doctors

Call pharmacy to refill prescriptions/transfer prescriptions

Walk the dog

Laundry

Ironing

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What’s the best thing for David when he flares? David soaks in a hot bath with epsom salts every day. When he flares, he takes additional hot baths. Sometimes he will use a heating pad or Therma Heat patches. Often when he flares the doctor will give him an injection of arthritis medication directly into his back. There’s really not a whole lot we can do except wait it out. David has tried acupuncture, but it is a bit expensive, although it does provide considerable relief.

What helps your jaw when it’s hurting? Rest and relaxation. I try to eat soft foods like mashed potatoes and yogurt when my jaw hurts, so that my jaw can rest. Relaxation through exercise, massage therapy, playing the piano, etc. helps quite a bit. When my jaw pain was very bad a few years ago, I would sometimes drink hot beverages to relax my muscles. I wish you could have seen me with my mouth full of Chai Tea Latte leaning to one side to hold the hot liquid where I wanted it.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
70 degrees and sunny. Perfect. And really pleasant for David’s arthritic joints!

One of my simple pleasures:
Stovetop popcorn and Diet Coke

On my bedside table:
A magazine that I got for free and my laptop.