How embarrassing!

Hope you are well on the way to getting better. I am certain that you neighbour did not even notice what you think is your messy home - and if she did she would fully understand the reason.s

Brings back memories of when I had my twins, and had three other children under the age of 6 years old. People would pop in and all murmer sympathetically about there being dust etc. around. A few even helped out, I was totally relaxed about it, after all knew that the dust would be there for many future years for me to clear up, but my babes would only be young for such a short time.

You have my sympathy because of your injuries and I hope the healing process in well under way.
Your neighbour called to see how you are and probably wouldn't judge your home under the circumstances.
By no stretch of the imagination am I Mrs Bouquet. When I had my hip op my husband was running our business. Our house was the last priority it should be yours until you recover fully.

MerylStreep you would run out of my house shouting and screaming. My mother was a ward sister, had a day off a month and we lived in a show home.

I do employ a cleaner but my house is untidy. I am a lover of books so they are everywhere.

Daftbag could the funds stretch to paying a cleaner even if only once a fortnight.

Look after yourself.

Not that it would happen because I too like a clean and tidy home.
But for any reason that it could, I would die ?
I can’t operate in mess.

Yes I'm sure I would have been initially when she walked in, but she probably didn't notice that your home wasn't as clean and tidy as you'd like, and how it would be normally.

It's very frustrating when you just can't do the things you'd normally be doing. Your H sounds a treasure doing the best he can. I hope your recovery continues to go well, if slowly .

It’s one of the mysterious laws of nature that people will always turn up when the house is in a mess - well in my experience anyway, and my housekeeping isn’t Norah Batty standard, by a long chalk. Don’t worry, if she was kind enough to call to see how you’re getting on she will completely understand your present difficulties. When you’re back to normal and the builders have gone you can get everything the way you like it and invite her round for coffee.
Get well soon!

Yes! I am a clean and tidy freak.