Well done on achieving your daily goals. It’s a great thing to set goals and even better when you achieve them.
And no you don’t look stupid pushing yourself around in your wheelchair. Anyone that happened to notice as they passed by would think you were great for doing the work despite having to use a wheelchair.
I rather think Chief Ironside would have been proud to witness this
I remember Ironside - one of my favourite TV programs.
If I remember rightly, Ironside was played by the brilliant Raymond Burr.
Ironside was a veteran police officer and Chief of Detectives for the San Francisco Police Department. After being paralyzed by an assassin’s bullet, he continued to work with the police as a special civilian consultant and this is where the wheelchair comes in.
The theme tune to the program was by the equally brilliant Quincy Jones who later went on to produce Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad albums. Not bad!
That’s great news that you’ve managed to get to work on your car. Tonight I’m going to set myself a goal (2 might be pushing it ), like you. What a great inspirational idea. I do say I still want to walk to our Spar and back on my stick without the pain or need to stop, as my goal, but setting one for tomorrow is a good push and motivating idea. Thank you Mr Frederickson !! I’ll probably have to do some housework so that will be my goal for tomorrow morning. Sometimes its too easy to sit and wish things were easier to do now, but that’s the hand I’ve been dealt so with a steady push from you, tomorrow is housework day (or a little bit at least) . I wish you well and am sure you’ll get your car sparkling
The programs used to have different storylines but the same thing used to happen at the end of them when an Idea used to strike him and he would glow with pleasure, then it was too late for the baddie because he would be unmasked!
Thanks Sue, I need it out of the garage next to get access to the drivers side and boot and all four wheels to complete the job before the weekend rain
I’m sure that will done eventually . I have made a slow start on the housework this morning, maybe tomorrow’s goal will be to finish one room !! . Take care and I think you’re doing great
Although after a coffee in the park I attended the refuse centre and used my good side to lift in and out a large sack of garden clippings from our evergreen s.shrubs
My good side is very strong and means we don’t have to disturb our sleeping son who will be drafted in to do more hedges this afternoon
You’ve made a start & that’s great. When I first started housework again after my stroke i just did a little bit each day & by the end of the week I had hopefully done 1 room.
Thank you, Mark (If I may be so bold). I’m happy to having at least tried. Just sometimes I need that boot to get me going. Today has been a good day, but tomorrow will probably be pay day!! Oh well, it’s a start . Take care and I’m sure your garden will be all trimmed and neat soon. Sue
Yes Ann quite a bit done but most importantly I provided strength in lifting big sacks into the car with my wife like my pre stroke self and did not need my strong son to help more independent living I guess.
Yes Ann absolutely and I went to the tip a second time this week and assisted in tlifting the bigarden waste sacks ov the edge and into the waste skip. A man did offer us some assistance but my wife thanked him and let me grab as low down as possible and then stand up lifting which got the bagonthlip so that the contents could be removed from it and the bag stored back in the car.
In my heyday I’d have loaded driven and unloaded the lot in twenty minutes now considerably longer.
, like you. What a great inspirational idea. I do say I still want to walk to our Spar and back on my stick without the pain or need to stop, as my goal, but setting one for tomorrow is a good push and motivating idea. Thank you Mr Frederickson !! I’ll probably have to do some housework so that will be my goal for tomorrow morning. Sometimes its too easy to sit and wish things were easier to do now, but that’s the hand I’ve been dealt so with a steady push from you, tomorrow is housework day (or a little bit at least) 
. I wish you well and am sure you’ll get your car sparkling 
. I have made a slow start on the housework this morning, maybe tomorrow’s goal will be to finish one room !! 
great to get rid of all that garden waste too. Sounds like a successful day to me