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Posted 11/3/2010 8:40 AM (GMT 0)
* exercise or stretch
* change clock battery
* watch video and iron?
* make bed
* catch up on dishes
* tidying

Mentally taxing stuff - only do if my brain works

* put away stuff from solicitors
* reply to solicitor
* write to lady re solicitor
* write to friend re solicitor
* phone water company
* make a list of phone calls to make (and start them?) so I don't lose touch with friends
* half an hour of church reading


Fun stuff, energy willing:

* go to nursery again!! turn
* plant acquisitions?
Posted 11/4/2010 12:02 AM (GMT 0)
11 am.

* reply to solicitor - yes
* write to lady re solicitor - yes
* write to friend re solicitor - yes

Ow! My poor brain!!!

:-)

Ivy.
Posted 11/4/2010 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
Ahem...the date should read November 4th (otherwise known as National Becky's Birthday Day! hehe) ;)

Anyway, for Thursday:
*9am pre-op appointment, probably will take a couple hours
*come home and relax
*pack overnight hospital bag + just in case of being kept in hospital bag
*dinner with family! and presents!! (we're going to hold off on bday cake and have that when I'm feeling better...something to look forward to!)

How are you feeling energy wise Ivy? You seem to be getting a lot done!
Posted 11/4/2010 8:39 AM (GMT 0)
turn turn HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BECKY!!! turn turn

I know your day has been sorely disrupted with appointments and operation preparations, but I hope you can have a joyous day anyway. I'm sending you lots of good thoughts and good wishes :-)

7.30 pm

* put away stuff from solicitors - yes
* reply to solicitor - yes
* write to lady re solicitor - yes
* write to friend re solicitor - yes
* phone water company - yes
* make a list of phone calls to make (and start them?) so I don't lose touch with friends - no
* half an hour of church reading - no

* go to nursery again!! - yes
* exercise - yes. Went for a bush walk. Got lost thanks to stupidly signposted track (one post, with unlabelled arrows pointing in multiple directions), that made me think the rangers' vehicle access track was the walking track... and guess what, it wasn't. The 30 minute "easy" walk turned into a 60+ minute hard slog, culminating in a desperate trek up a steep hill in the hope of being able to see, and find my way back to, the main road... and then another steep uphill slog to get to the car park. I'm STILL puffed, and am achy and exhausted now: steep hills + longer than anticipated treks + fibromyalgia = a bad combination. On the plus side, I saw lots of nice birds and cute cygnets, and a large group of cranky kangaroos (scary, actually: I think they were thinking about kicking me).

* change clock battery - nup
* watch video and iron? - nope
* make bed - yep
* catch up on dishes - nope, but I've done about two thirds of them
* tidying - done some

I'm tired: think I might go and curl up in bed and bake my aches with the electric blanket.

'night, all. And happy birthday and good luck again, Becky.

Ivy (still cranky about the signposting).
Posted 11/4/2010 8:40 AM (GMT 0)
ps. Sorry, Becky, missed your question. I'm doing all right just now, thanks: in fact, I have my moments of feeling surprisingly normal. It's a pleasant change. I think the change to a lower GI diet has helped reduce the sugar buzzes and crashes, and it seems to be helping some of the gut symptoms too... either that, or I've just had a lucky few days.
Posted 11/4/2010 10:10 AM (GMT 0)
Happy Birthday Becky!!! and good luck for the surgery tomorrow (just in case your not able to come on again)

Thursday TLC

* eat
* drink
* keep taking the antibiotics
* keep checking for fever


Oh poor Ivy, i hate it when they dont sign walks properly, its so frustrating. Well done on doing the legal stuff, its horrible but you rocl for getting it done x
Posted 11/4/2010 1:14 PM (GMT 0)
Happy Birthday to you :D
Posted 11/4/2010 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
Happy Birthday Becky!!
Posted 11/4/2010 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
My sister-in-law, Becky, is celebrating her birthday today too. There's two of you! Happy Birthday!
Posted 11/4/2010 3:05 PM (GMT 0)
Wish Becky happy birth day , Check
Drink some coffee and have a smoke , Check
Well, all done with the important stuff. Think I'll go goof around in my shop for a while...
Posted 11/4/2010 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
It must be a feel-good-walk day today. Went for one myself. Happy Birthday Becky :-) and good luck for yr surgery. :-)

x
Posted 11/4/2010 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Happy birthday, Becky! :) :p

@Ivy - Ack! I'm familiar with poor signposting; whoever designs the routes here seems to think that one yellow arrow once every 3 miles is sufficient for signposting the way. It's not fun getting lost and then having to walk miles out of your way, when you're feeling shattered. Apart from that, though, the bush walk sounded great! There are some really nice walks around here. The animals aren't as exotic, but a herd of shaggy brown cows still managed to scare me once - I had to steel myself to walk through them. >_>

No TLCs for today, really... Went into Watford with my parents. I bought myself a cheap bamboo steamer, which I was quite pleased with. Steamed food is the lightest and healthiest. Now I just have to actually use it <_<

Feeling tireder than I should, considering I haven't done anything else... (My dad drove.)
Posted 11/4/2010 7:21 PM (GMT 0)
Did I say my brain was turning to mush-I have just posted on Wednesdays thread for today-doh!!
NCoT-you should be careful around cows, one of the footpaths I use is currently full of cows and their babies(so cute) I walk through armed with a very large stick but if they are anywhere reasonably close to the footpath I turn back. DD bought a bamboo steamer when she was home and it works fab!(was only a couple of pound) We discovered a Chinese/thai type supermarket with everything imported in and it is soooo cheap compared to our supermarkets prices. Most of the cooking instructions(if frozen/canned or in a packet) are written in gobbledigook so cooking can be a bit hit and miss!!
Posted 11/4/2010 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
Cows can be scary, imo. Especially en masse. And even more so when cranky :-/

Well done on finding the steamer, NCOT. Steamed veggies are nice, and can be (relatively) easy to prepare, too - perfect if you're tired and desperate for something to eat.

Ours is a metal double-saucepan. How does the bamboo one work?

Ivy.
Posted 11/5/2010 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone! tongue You're all so sweet.

Ivy, glad you've had a good few days! I hope they continue!

NCOT-maybe after surgery I'll look and see about steamers here. I just cook stuff, but steaming would probably be better. I hope it's easy to use and you enjoy it.

Vixen-There's a mexican supermarket near my house that we used to go eat at. It was so super cheap and really good. Only bad thing, they didn't serve chips & salsa, which are my favorite thing about mexican food...that and margaritas devil

Choc-is the fever getting any better yet?

I didn't end up going to dinner with family. I didn't want to eat then not feel well, and since I can't eat or drink after midnight, I wouldn't be able to take meds if food upset me. Mom & Dad came by this evening and brought gifts (bags that have pockets and a new purse from thirtyonegifts.com. I'm going to use one of the bags tomorrow and have already switched all of my stuff into my new purse!
Posted 11/5/2010 1:51 AM (GMT 0)
Bummer about the birthday meal, Becky, but I'm glad you got to play with your new gifts, at least.

I'm going to look at that website - do you like their stuff?

When do you have to leave for the hospital, Becky?
Posted 11/5/2010 3:31 AM (GMT 0)
Wow, and to think I thought I was just being a wimp. One cow was staring at me, as though it were pondering charging at me! Honestly, I was a bit frightened and considering turning back, but I wanted to carry on because I knew there was a lovely view a bit further on ahead. So I walked pretty slowly through them. But dang (or dung): I'm a bit paranoid about cows now. When I was a kid I used to occasionally feed cows apples on Bentley Priory.


@vixen - My brother used to live near a large Chinese supermarket. I only went there once or twice and that was years ago, so I barely remember it, but I would love to have a Chinese/Thai supermarket close to us now: especially if the prices are far cheaper! I love ethnic food. Dim sum = <3

@Ivy - You put it over some boiling water in a saucepan, wok or frying pan, obviously being careful not to let the hot water touch the bottom. And then let the steam cook the food. It's got 3 tiers, so you can cook up to 3 different things at once. But if I cook even just one thing I'll be happy <_<

@Becky - Hopefully you can have a belated birthday meal some time after the operation...
Posted 11/5/2010 3:35 AM (GMT 0)
Wow, NCOT, that priory looks beautiful! Do you go there often?

I suppose you just have to make sure the steamer fits the saucepan?

Becky - or convince them to put something extra fun in your IV :-)
Posted 11/5/2010 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
Not at all anymore: it was near where I used to live <_<. But it actually was a lovely place. Nearby was Harrow Weald common, basically a wood. I used to go there a lot as a child; would walk the dog up there.

We've got plenty of saucepans, so finding something shouldn't be an issue. There's an old, slightly battered, saucepan which should do the trick.
Posted 11/5/2010 4:14 AM (GMT 0)
*goes off to Google Harrow Weald*

Argh! I'm supposed to be doing hosuework!!!!! :-)
Posted 11/5/2010 8:00 AM (GMT 0)
Choc, did you hear that a cat got onto a train in New Zealand and bit the train driver, and injured him so badly that the whole train journey had to be aborted?

It was on our news this morning, and I thought of you: I thought you'd get a kick out of it.
Posted 11/5/2010 8:07 AM (GMT 0)
no but it is pretty early over here, thats brilliant! i know that their is a cat that attacks the postman over here. Royal mail are threatening to refuse to deliver! I mean seriously? its a cat!
I currently have one little girl sat on my tummy purring her head off looking like butter wouldnt melt but the tricks she's figured out are just crazy! It doesnt seem to matter where we put the tampons, she finds em but ONLY the ones in the plastic wrapping. She ignores all the others even if they're in the same box.
Posted 11/5/2010 8:33 AM (GMT 0)
LOL. I think you're going to have an enduring problem there, Choc, if she hasn't grown out of it by now :-).

Wow! That *is* brilliant! Score two for cats. Maybe this is the beginning of a feline revolution, a la Animal Farm.

My two were sitting in the kitchen with me while I was listening to the morning radio news, and I'm sure their little ears perked up even more than usual (just as long as they don't get evil ideas of their own) :-).
Posted 11/5/2010 9:26 AM (GMT 0)
i'm sure they're all secretly plotting world domination really. They just act all cute and cuddly for show! Yeah i reckon we'll have to buy tampons without the plastic wrapping, which means we'll probably have to open the boxes in the store. It is really funny though cos she can get it unwrapped and destroyed within about 20 minutes then she goes and gets herself a new one!
Posted 11/5/2010 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
Ohhhhhhh.....

Cute :-).
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