I prepared a lovely picnic, packed it in a basket, picnic blankets, strawberries, small sandwiches, cake, cucumber and a tiny bottle of wine. Nibbles for the dogs and off we went.
Perfect weather for sitting in the park under the shade of a tree. It all sent well until we had finished the food, and we were packing up. The dogs ran off and my husband went to bring them back as I finished packing.
We agreed I would start walking on round the path and they would follow. So I walked and walked but no husband or dogs. The basket was too heavy for me and after a while the pain started in my arms and shoulders. One hour later, after sitting on a bench, I walked home to find him feet up with a pot of tea. Asking him why he hadn't done as planned he said 'oh I thought you were going home and I didn't quite hear what you said although I agreed'. I wasn't very polite as my shoulder was in so much pain with the weight of the basket and it had spoiled the picnic for me.
Message to self - only picnics in the garden but what am I doing wrong here, I am a newcomer to his diagnosis and am finding it very hard to live and work with. Any suggestions? I have thought of a picnic trolley but pulling it through the wood, which is a shortcut to the park, would be very tricky. Also, I will tether the dogs in future, my husband likes them to be free range....he doesn't like rules and regulations of any type except if he makes them....
Perfect weather for sitting in the park under the shade of a tree. It all sent well until we had finished the food, and we were packing up. The dogs ran off and my husband went to bring them back as I finished packing.
We agreed I would start walking on round the path and they would follow. So I walked and walked but no husband or dogs. The basket was too heavy for me and after a while the pain started in my arms and shoulders. One hour later, after sitting on a bench, I walked home to find him feet up with a pot of tea. Asking him why he hadn't done as planned he said 'oh I thought you were going home and I didn't quite hear what you said although I agreed'. I wasn't very polite as my shoulder was in so much pain with the weight of the basket and it had spoiled the picnic for me.
Message to self - only picnics in the garden but what am I doing wrong here, I am a newcomer to his diagnosis and am finding it very hard to live and work with. Any suggestions? I have thought of a picnic trolley but pulling it through the wood, which is a shortcut to the park, would be very tricky. Also, I will tether the dogs in future, my husband likes them to be free range....he doesn't like rules and regulations of any type except if he makes them....