16/12/2016
You know Christmas is near when Strictly is coming to an end. We're not bothering with decorations this year because the builders are coming on the 3rd of January to start building our new kitchen. I'll be moving out to my mother-in-laws while they are here because I need my hot porridge breakfast and a hot dinner and tea. My husband likes sandwiches and cold meat. It's funny how we are together because he's a lot different to me in many ways. I like to be warm and he likes the cold. I like plain food he likes curries and Chinese. I don't mind the occasional Chinese, but they give you so much. I like the smell of curry, but can't eat anything spicy. Basically, anything foul smelling, like pickled onions yuk he likes and I don't. It's a bother at mealtimes. What we do have in common is a sense of humour. At the moment the favourite comedy is 'The Big Bang Theory'. Can't wait till they show series ten. Everything is being cancelled for Christmas now so I hope they put something good on instead over the festive period.
I couldn't stop laughing at what Ross Noble said in QI. He started talking about SAT NAVS, and said when he was in Australia the SAT NAV said to take a certain road and stay on it for 2 days and then he missed the turning to get off. I was almost sick with laughter. I guess it's all to do with the delivery.
Anyway hope you're enjoying the run up to Christmas and it's not too crazy for you
Bye for now
Friday 16 December 2016
Thursday 15 December 2016
Back and all guns blazing
15/12/2016
Hi everyone I'm back. my telephone is working now and my internet connection. A friend in church has put my blog on her twitter account and my twitter account is @Dalea1Carol. So it's all happening now I hope, but I'm sad that Strictly is nearly at it's end boohoo! I'm getting fat on mince pies and biscuits, I'll be stopping eating again if this keeps up. I don't like feeling fat and bloated and too big for my clothes. I'm sure I felt healthier when I was 6 stone. Getting more and more anxious as Christmas approaches. It's like that every year for me. If I'm fortunate to time it right, I'll get enough Diazepam from the doctor to see me through to the New Year.
Bye for now
Hi everyone I'm back. my telephone is working now and my internet connection. A friend in church has put my blog on her twitter account and my twitter account is @Dalea1Carol. So it's all happening now I hope, but I'm sad that Strictly is nearly at it's end boohoo! I'm getting fat on mince pies and biscuits, I'll be stopping eating again if this keeps up. I don't like feeling fat and bloated and too big for my clothes. I'm sure I felt healthier when I was 6 stone. Getting more and more anxious as Christmas approaches. It's like that every year for me. If I'm fortunate to time it right, I'll get enough Diazepam from the doctor to see me through to the New Year.
Bye for now
Thursday 8 December 2016
Mince pies and weighing scales
8/12/2016
Well I don't think anyone has to worry about me being too thin anymore. The mince pies have put me over half way from 8 to 9 stone now and I feel fat. It's all round my body. Ha, Ha, I'll have to go on a diet. Hope it doesn't send me back down that slippery slope to prisoner of war camp look, I had before.
Posted my Christmas cards, went to the church office to post the local ones by the scouts box 30 pence a card isn't too bad I don't think.
I don't like the new mini Co-op just round the corner from us because it never seems to have what I want. I went to the fridge to cook myself a quiche for tea but there was none there I felt like old Mother Hubbard, so I popped round to the co-op and all the cheese & onion quiche had gone. I don't like quiche Lorraine; that's all they had left.
I went to the chemist to collect my prescription which I should have collected about Tuesday. there was a long line of people waiting to be served. a mother and her young son were in front of me. How old does a person need to be to understand the concept of germs. the child was coughing all the time; no hand to the mouth and the mother not instructing him to do so. Chemists and Doctors surgeries are the worst or best (depending which way you look at it for picking up a virus. so I hope I've not picked up something from the cough machine.
Bye for now
Well I don't think anyone has to worry about me being too thin anymore. The mince pies have put me over half way from 8 to 9 stone now and I feel fat. It's all round my body. Ha, Ha, I'll have to go on a diet. Hope it doesn't send me back down that slippery slope to prisoner of war camp look, I had before.
Posted my Christmas cards, went to the church office to post the local ones by the scouts box 30 pence a card isn't too bad I don't think.
I don't like the new mini Co-op just round the corner from us because it never seems to have what I want. I went to the fridge to cook myself a quiche for tea but there was none there I felt like old Mother Hubbard, so I popped round to the co-op and all the cheese & onion quiche had gone. I don't like quiche Lorraine; that's all they had left.
I went to the chemist to collect my prescription which I should have collected about Tuesday. there was a long line of people waiting to be served. a mother and her young son were in front of me. How old does a person need to be to understand the concept of germs. the child was coughing all the time; no hand to the mouth and the mother not instructing him to do so. Chemists and Doctors surgeries are the worst or best (depending which way you look at it for picking up a virus. so I hope I've not picked up something from the cough machine.
Bye for now
Wednesday 7 December 2016
So it's Christmas 'BRING IT ON'
7/12/2016
Unlike Samson who lost his strength when he had his hair cut, I had my hair cut this morning and I feel ten years younger. The hairdresser asked me when was the last time I went to the hairdressers and I said 3 years, but in fact it was 4. I had it cut to go to my nieces wedding.
I have finally finished all my cards (I expect I'll think of some more; oh yes the neighbours) well for posting anyway so I will do that tomorrow and I've bought a few presents; don't get much so I'm just about ready; 'Bring it on'.
The only problem is that because we are having the kitchen done at the ridiculous time of January 3rd we will be spending our Christmas holidays clearing the kitchen and my bedroom. Well it isn't my bedroom it's just mine because I used to teach guitar in it, so it's filled with guitars and music, this computer and all the rest of my stuff, which has become a bomb site over the last few weeks because of having to find things quickly and not putting them back straight away due to fatigue.
A little at a time and I can cope.
Bye for now
Unlike Samson who lost his strength when he had his hair cut, I had my hair cut this morning and I feel ten years younger. The hairdresser asked me when was the last time I went to the hairdressers and I said 3 years, but in fact it was 4. I had it cut to go to my nieces wedding.
I have finally finished all my cards (I expect I'll think of some more; oh yes the neighbours) well for posting anyway so I will do that tomorrow and I've bought a few presents; don't get much so I'm just about ready; 'Bring it on'.
The only problem is that because we are having the kitchen done at the ridiculous time of January 3rd we will be spending our Christmas holidays clearing the kitchen and my bedroom. Well it isn't my bedroom it's just mine because I used to teach guitar in it, so it's filled with guitars and music, this computer and all the rest of my stuff, which has become a bomb site over the last few weeks because of having to find things quickly and not putting them back straight away due to fatigue.
A little at a time and I can cope.
Bye for now
Tuesday 6 December 2016
IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!!
6TH December 2016
Just thought I'd get that shouted out of my system so I can calm down now and relax for the rest of it, fat chance. Anyway I've almost finished my cards; just got a few more letters to print out. We're not putting any decorations up for Christmas 'cos we're going to have a new kitchen fitted in JANUARY. Yep. What a stupid time to do it. It will probably snow and temperatures will drop to below freezing. I'm staying with my Mother-in-law, so that will prove an interesting time for us to get to know each other better, but I'll try and get back home every day to do my blog and check my emails.
I think it's the cold weather, but I just can't stop eating all the time; swallowing still isn't back to normal though for liquids. I'm off to get my hair cut tomorrow. The last time was my nieces wedding about 3 years ago, so it's quite long now. Time for bed then if I'm to face the hairdresser in the morning.
Bye for now
Just thought I'd get that shouted out of my system so I can calm down now and relax for the rest of it, fat chance. Anyway I've almost finished my cards; just got a few more letters to print out. We're not putting any decorations up for Christmas 'cos we're going to have a new kitchen fitted in JANUARY. Yep. What a stupid time to do it. It will probably snow and temperatures will drop to below freezing. I'm staying with my Mother-in-law, so that will prove an interesting time for us to get to know each other better, but I'll try and get back home every day to do my blog and check my emails.
I think it's the cold weather, but I just can't stop eating all the time; swallowing still isn't back to normal though for liquids. I'm off to get my hair cut tomorrow. The last time was my nieces wedding about 3 years ago, so it's quite long now. Time for bed then if I'm to face the hairdresser in the morning.
Bye for now
Monday 5 December 2016
Square eyes and a swollen tongue
5th December 2016
All I've done today apart from shower dress eat and pop to the post office is sit on my couch and get Christmas cards ready for sending whilst watching endless TV either from the saved Programme or BBC I player.
I've got a bit of a headache funnily enough. the worst part about it is that I still haven't finished!
I only asked for 20 stamps at the post office I should have asked for more. I'll have to cut a few people off my list I think, you know people who you have no relevant connection with anymore. It's quite tiring especially when people keep moving all the time. I have one friend who seems to have a new address every year, and the annoying thing is she tells you after you've sent her a card at the old address. Oh well.
I'm definitely putting on too much weight now' it's mince pie season oh dear!
Bye for now
All I've done today apart from shower dress eat and pop to the post office is sit on my couch and get Christmas cards ready for sending whilst watching endless TV either from the saved Programme or BBC I player.
I've got a bit of a headache funnily enough. the worst part about it is that I still haven't finished!
I only asked for 20 stamps at the post office I should have asked for more. I'll have to cut a few people off my list I think, you know people who you have no relevant connection with anymore. It's quite tiring especially when people keep moving all the time. I have one friend who seems to have a new address every year, and the annoying thing is she tells you after you've sent her a card at the old address. Oh well.
I'm definitely putting on too much weight now' it's mince pie season oh dear!
Bye for now
Sunday 4 December 2016
Baby it's cold outside
Sunday 4th December 2016
It's odd that God was supposed to have made Sunday a day of rest, but it's the day of the week when I get up the earliest, in the dark and on a day like today have to de-ice the car to make it to the 9 O'clock church service, in order to receive communion. That's the only service where communion is definitely given in the week. There is a 10.30 service, but that only offers communion once a month and I've found that I really need Communion. It's like a weekly fix that keeps me going through life; a purpose if you will of higher things. Even though I can't do much in my life at the moment because of my M.S. and Fibromyalgia. I can still go to church and do this blog. There must be a reason for it somewhere.
I've started my Christmas cards; a little late for me. I used to have a prayer group that came about by praying on a specific topic once a month. That seems to have fizzled out now but I still keep in touch with a few from the group at Christmas; let them know what's happened in my life over the year.
Still a bit constipated haven't been today. Thought I'd share that with you. My husband says must I? and sarcastically says 'thank you for sharing I couldn't have lasted the day without knowing'. To which I reply ' I thought not'
Bye for now
It's odd that God was supposed to have made Sunday a day of rest, but it's the day of the week when I get up the earliest, in the dark and on a day like today have to de-ice the car to make it to the 9 O'clock church service, in order to receive communion. That's the only service where communion is definitely given in the week. There is a 10.30 service, but that only offers communion once a month and I've found that I really need Communion. It's like a weekly fix that keeps me going through life; a purpose if you will of higher things. Even though I can't do much in my life at the moment because of my M.S. and Fibromyalgia. I can still go to church and do this blog. There must be a reason for it somewhere.
I've started my Christmas cards; a little late for me. I used to have a prayer group that came about by praying on a specific topic once a month. That seems to have fizzled out now but I still keep in touch with a few from the group at Christmas; let them know what's happened in my life over the year.
Still a bit constipated haven't been today. Thought I'd share that with you. My husband says must I? and sarcastically says 'thank you for sharing I couldn't have lasted the day without knowing'. To which I reply ' I thought not'
Bye for now
Saturday 3 December 2016
Christmas party done
3/12/2016
Well that's another year over for the Nursing Home Christmas Party. Thank goodness someone else did the raffle instead of me. I did feel a little bit of an imposter being there though. I managed to get some good photos to put into card frames which can either be sent off as Christmas cards or kept on someone's mantelpiece. I managed to pop into the back of a store selling half price toys yesterday for the Children's Toy service tomorrow, so I think my Christmas shopping is done (got a few little things to put in my husband's Stocking
I've yet to send out my Christmas cards though, so that's my job over the next few days and downloading the photos to fit in the cards.
Bye for now
Well that's another year over for the Nursing Home Christmas Party. Thank goodness someone else did the raffle instead of me. I did feel a little bit of an imposter being there though. I managed to get some good photos to put into card frames which can either be sent off as Christmas cards or kept on someone's mantelpiece. I managed to pop into the back of a store selling half price toys yesterday for the Children's Toy service tomorrow, so I think my Christmas shopping is done (got a few little things to put in my husband's Stocking
I've yet to send out my Christmas cards though, so that's my job over the next few days and downloading the photos to fit in the cards.
Bye for now
Friday 2 December 2016
It's coming on Christams, They're cuttimg down the trees
2/12/2016
That's the first line of a Joni Mitchel song 2nd line; They're puttin' up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace; Oh I wish I had a river to skate away on. Yes that's my favourite Christmas song. I always get stressed at Christmas; there's so much to do, but this year I'm feeling chilled for some strange reason. Tomorrow is the Christmas party up the nursing home, that always stressed me out big time; I would do the raffle and try to take photographs for the newsletter and video some of the songs to show them in the following week. Everyone tends to buy their tickets at the last minute and also bring extra prizes, so it's a mad house.; but someone else is doing it tomorrow. The CD wasn't working today either and we will need that for tomorrow. I'm leaving that in their hands,; it's not my responsibility anymore; see I'm chilled.
The other thing that stresses me out at this time of the year is the fact that it's my birthday is 3 days before Christmas and everyone is asking for 2 lists one for my birthday and one for Christmas and I very often don't want anything. My niece is still in South Wales so we just exchange money, which is a bit pointless really. I only get presents now for my husband (just little joky things for a stocking about a fiver) and close friends.
Well I hope you are all chilled for this Christmas
Bye for now.
That's the first line of a Joni Mitchel song 2nd line; They're puttin' up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace; Oh I wish I had a river to skate away on. Yes that's my favourite Christmas song. I always get stressed at Christmas; there's so much to do, but this year I'm feeling chilled for some strange reason. Tomorrow is the Christmas party up the nursing home, that always stressed me out big time; I would do the raffle and try to take photographs for the newsletter and video some of the songs to show them in the following week. Everyone tends to buy their tickets at the last minute and also bring extra prizes, so it's a mad house.; but someone else is doing it tomorrow. The CD wasn't working today either and we will need that for tomorrow. I'm leaving that in their hands,; it's not my responsibility anymore; see I'm chilled.
The other thing that stresses me out at this time of the year is the fact that it's my birthday is 3 days before Christmas and everyone is asking for 2 lists one for my birthday and one for Christmas and I very often don't want anything. My niece is still in South Wales so we just exchange money, which is a bit pointless really. I only get presents now for my husband (just little joky things for a stocking about a fiver) and close friends.
Well I hope you are all chilled for this Christmas
Bye for now.
Thursday 1 December 2016
Another day another blog
How long can I keep this up? It's like a new year's resolution. It will be difficult in January, when we have our new kitchen fitted. I will be staying at my mother-in laws house in order to have cooked meals. I have finished with the supplementary foods now, i.e. Fortecremes and fortisips. I am seeing the doctor tomorrow to see what else I can give up. I know it's not the Ranitidine (for acid reflux) because I had terrible burning in my oesophagus when we stayed at the Premiere inn overnight on the week end. This was just an exercise to see if their beds were more comfortable than what we have now, because I wake up every morning with such pain in my back that I can hardly move myself up to get out of bed. It eases once I hit the shower and feel the hot water on my back, but it's back again the next night.
We had our last house group for this year. I started to say about January and realised that we couldn't have one in my house in January because of the kitchen. So we've left that up in the air for now, as with just about everything else in my life right now.
I have to make a start on my Christmas cards now, while I have the time.
I don't lead the most exciting of lives in the world do I?
Bye for now
We had our last house group for this year. I started to say about January and realised that we couldn't have one in my house in January because of the kitchen. So we've left that up in the air for now, as with just about everything else in my life right now.
I have to make a start on my Christmas cards now, while I have the time.
I don't lead the most exciting of lives in the world do I?
Bye for now
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