When I read "When I wrote it, I longed to have a less painful body that would enable me to clean a 2 br home in 30 minutes, incorporating exercise into the routine as the writer had" it reminded me of when I was recovering from a bad infection + medication (over 2 years of illness.) I had terrible fatigue and was in a lot of pain.
At first, I would do 5 minutes of this, rest for 20-30 minutes, another 5... I could finish in half a day. Two days later, I would take the same approach to laundry - sort, sit, put in a load, sit, put load in dryer & another in washer, sit... Two days later fold & put away using the same routine. Gradually, over 6 months, I became able to do 10 minutes work, 10 minutes rest, etc

Reading some of my early posts on Connect, and comparing it with what I do now - and I find it hard to believe how far I have come. Progress is possible, but it ain't easy.
Sue