Tonight

So tonight we are off to the Game For A Laugh meeting of lonely folk from around Carmarthen. Dunno, see how it goes....

OK, worth while. We played a game, chatted loads, just generally behaved like people. Yes, I will be there again. But one of the women noticed me. She said "So you are a charmer are you?" or words to that effect

A Swimming We Will Go.....

Unfortunately, we are on the Aqua Aerobics list in an hour or so......

And wasn't it fun. Afterwards when I went up to 'her' to complain about some issue of my illness that had been brought to my attention by her exercises she did comment that I am getting both better at the class and braver in my 'trying it out'

Mohawk

And I had to have a haircut today, as we had cut my mohawk so short last time it was beginning to be indistinguishable, and I won't need bath immediately as I will be in the swimming pool in a couple of hours

Hooray

And so I have another 8.5 miles to cycle before I can go home today....

BIG SIGH

Less than 7 miles now. HOORAY

Only 2.5 to go now

Well I dun it. I don't know what my time was today but again I did it all in one go, no stops for breath.

But the computer thingy on the bike wasn't working today. I entered the URL but nowt came up. (I had to take a pic with my Samsung Mobile Phone as my camera was out of reach in my bag on the floor, my phone had the timer in so I could reach that)

Newbie

And as I was about to go to sleep it said 'New Firefox for your phone' so some time was spent setting it up etc. I think I might like it, tell you in the morning

I do indeed like it now....

Hooray

So today there is no "Headway" meeting to get in the way and MightyMark's cold is better enuf so we will go to WaterWorks and have a drown s'afternoon

Oh wasn't it fun. For a start we were 3 minutes late at the start, I am blaming MM for that, but just everything else I am better at than last week. And we didn't do any of the exercise which caused me to nearly drown t'other week, which I was planning on not doing anyway just do some stretches or summat but I didn't need to

Hoovering

So I have just heard RoyG hoovering the whole house with the new hoover (Which actually is a Hoover) and judging by his comments afterwards the new hoover is a much better product than the nearly dead old one which we will give to GarethTheGit on Wednesday to drop at the tip on his way home

This evenings random thought

Was about this.....

Yum Yum

So after napping I switched the saucepan of food back on (as I had remembered to switch it off when we went out today) and stuck a couple of spuds into bake so we had food much later and I must say it was delicious. So I have divided it up into a small saucepan for tomorrow and 3 packets to go in the freezer when it has cooled more but I am rather impressed, I hadn't tasted the food while it was cooking so I was rather pleased when it turned out to be delicious. (According to Roy, not me!!!)

After Lunch

So immediately after lunch me and RoyG popped out and looked in 3 stores for a new vacuum cleaner for the house. In the end we found one and Roy bought it.

THEN we popped to the Lyric Theater on King St and bought two tickets (Well I get mine free, my accompanier pays) to see the Dubliners in April which is nice

Peeling

Fark. So I have just peeled loadsa veg to make this weeks food and I did it all with my right hand. A few months ago I couldn't use my right hand, a few weeks ago I could use my right hand but it was slower, more difficult to do it.

Lordy, a big difference, I wouldn't even say it was more difficult using my right hand today. Today I just peeled the veg.

Just fark

Samming

And we need to go to my only Sam's class at gym in a bit.....

(Well inappropriate thoughts......)

And during the class MM was sat at the back of the room and said afterwards that 2 separate people had told him how impressively they thought I was doing.....

No Neil

And because you were drinking at Iechyd Da last night stop idly thinking to yourself "Oh, let's nip to the pub tonight"

Just no....

First Things First

So first things we popped to the Chiropractor on Lammas St and she cut loads off my toenails, as usual. We have another appointment in 7 weeks

More Iechyd Da-ing

So we went back to Iechyd Da in the evening and arrived too early as we do every month. We had (Veggie) Scotch Broth kind of unusual dinner as it was Burns night and by then some musos started to arrive. I was rather impressed, I thought there was a good range of talented folk and it was busy enough that they should make a profit but they weren't tonight, they were fundraising for those now homeless folk, selling food for them and having a collection

Ouch

And I did notice after getting off the rowing machine today that my FES was hurting more than usual (as always) but I just tried to not turn it down and after about half an hour it just felt normal again

Stressfull in't morning

So in't morning I have to take off my sockings and just put on "no FES" boots and head off into town early and go for a toenail chop

And in't morning Timmy has said he will phone my Dr and make an appt for my testosterone jab

Busy Morning

So we have a busy morning, to Iechyd Da to pick up my veg, to MoreReasonsToShopAt... to get the rest of my shopping then off to gym to do gord nose what (Ask Timmy!!)

And we will be back at Iechyd Da tonight for a folk night, a fundraiser as they are trying to help out some good cause whose alternative house burned down over Christmas

Well that went OK. The veg order was complete this week, so we didn't have to get any extra MoreReasonsTo.... goods but that went fine too. After coming here to put it away (and pay for the organic order) we headed over to gym and got stuck into the rowing machine. Again I feel that I am getting better every week but an old chap that has seen my in't gym for 3 or 4 years did comment to that effect today, which was nice

Then after lunch I did the washing up as we are heading back to Iechyd Da for a fundraiser folk night

Haven't Started Yet

And I haven't started reading the article I put online with the title Hmmmmm, dunno want to read it but will have to wait until I am in a more suitable mood

Savers

Then after my nap we headed out to Savers to fetch some 1lt size mouthwash as they are the only place I can find the big bottles in Carmarthen. While we were there I picked up more "healthy option" toothpaste

No, while being bored near my PC later I found that Boots sell it too. But the same sized container costs 61p more 

Aquatically

Well wasn't it fun he said sarcastically. She was doing some different exercises but I was still well too nervous to do "sitting on and moving sideways" exercises because it was doing one of these which caused me to try and drown last week

One of the women who rescued me was there too, I pointed out the enormous bruise that is still on my upper arm 10 days after the disaster but she said "I was grabbing your left arm, honest, it wasn't me"

Team Meeting

So there is a "Team Meeting" happening here s'morning, followed by Aqua Aerobics.

Just good lord....

Sigh. Well they did the meeting quick enough that I could go and have my early lunch and go to Aqua Fscking Aerobics. Bitter tears

Drier

And after pouring down with rain all morning it has brightened up now so I think we will head over to 'Mens-shed' tonight

OK it has not "brightened up" now as it's dark but I think we will head over

Oh and didn't it go well. There were a lot fewer of us which actually helped me when we were in the back having a brew. I did more sanding, I think I have done all that I can with the sander, it's just down to sandpaper now, which "they" supply. I think another week or 2 sanding then we get on to the coating. THEN the decorating and cutting the top to fit

To Buy A Fat Pig

Then we had to nip to Morrison's to buy some more milk as they didn't have any with a long enough best before date when I bought it last Thursday

When we had done that, and RoyGBiv bought more tea and coffee for the staffroom, we headed down to gym (surprise, surprise) and I did an enormously long 10km cycle, which I think I beat my 'fastest cycle' time 

Double Figures

Oooooh, it must be the first hint of spring, it was double figures temperature s'morning

Swimmless

And today I am heading to the Headway meeting, instead of going swimming

The shame....

And it actually wasn't as unpleasant as usual. Today when playing the fun games* I was sat with one of the women I had been sat eating with at the weekend and we just talked, we have some connection

* Sarcasm

Cold?

And apparently tonight was gonna be the coldest night for some years around here but it locally it was running at 6°, a really warm night.

Out In The Rain

So we popped out s'morning so GGtGG could get a bank statement from the petty cash account. It was raining heavily the whole time so I just sat in the car while he popped out to the bank to get it

Bored

And as the rest of the day since our groovy lunch has turned into a usual quiet Saturday GGtGG has agreed to drive my pubwards later. Dunno, we might see the business that we saw last week....

(All 2 of them)

Dunno again but I seem to be the only person who tries to keep them in business but.......

Oops

So I was in the kitchen stirring the food I have just made for the rest of the week when GGtGG said to me "Right, off in a bit to this Headway lunch"

Aargh, I had forgotten.....

We are on the way there now, I have remembered to switch off the cooking food....

And wasn't it actually rather good. The meal was OK but actually getting to talk to folk for more than a couple of minutes opened my eyes. I get the impression that most of the other clients are rather impressed with how much progress I have made and am still making

Sigh

So after lunch we need to go to The Beautiful Sam's Class to see how cruel she can be for an hour.......

Aargh, no, Sam wasn't there, one of the senior staff had lost his wife, she died of some disease when she was in her 30's and Sam was at her funeral. So the almost as beautiful Chrissy was taking the class today and again I am slightly better at it than last week. There were some Chrissy exercises that Sam doesn't do but again I did them all.

Well, dun it so far

So far I have done the whole half a month's daily puzzles

Gymming

Then we headed to gym and today I did loads of rowing on the rowing machines

Shopping

So phew, the wind and rain had stopped this morning, so Timmy&I were able first thing to pop to Iechyd Da and get the organic veg without getting soaked or blown over. Then we headed to Morrison's to fetch the rest of the shopping. By which stage the rain had come back but we were in the shop quickly

Windy Last Night

When we were heading to bed last night it was well windy, GGtGG asked me if I thought he should bring in the hanging chimes (which I said "No" to BTW......), it was well windy over the bins that we had put out. Except that s'morning the bins had disappeared, GGtGG had to go and look for them, luckily they had only blown about 20m before getting stuck against summat, but scary

And this morning the wind has dropped, even the chimes are hardly chiming.....

First

But first we headed into town, 3 times round Lammas St before we found a free car park space then walked to Wilko (which now costs £1.60 to park at) and got a new bulb as one blew t'other day. You can no longer buy the same kind but the much more expensive, much more eco friendly bulb of the same size was available

GGtGG bought some bleach to keep my house clean while we were there

Utterly Cheerful

Oh so happy. So me and GGtGG need to head to Aqua Aerobics at lunchtime, the second swimming session this week.........

OK, it wasn't so bad. Yes hard work but I didn't have to be rescued from drowning today, I did it

Buzzing

And last night my PC started buzzing loads when I approached it. GGtGG said he recalled summat about my phone interfering, I took my phone out of my pocket and placed it on the window sill behind me and the 'puter had stopped it's really loud annoying buzzing noise.

It is OK now, the phone is back in my pocket and I am sat at my PC - no buzzing noise

Pay For Parking

So we need to pay for parking at the Docs/Chemist s'morning as we need to go to the Docs and pick up a script

Which we did, picked up my script and left. Then, before we came home, we went to gym and this week I actually did 10km of cycling which was hard work but I did it. I tried to claim I was too knackered to continue after 5km but he was having none of it

Winner

And someone with a similar postcode to mine won the "what's your postcode" lottery today

Springtime

So it is about 6 degrees warmer today but the weather forecaster says it is gonna be freezing again over the next few days

Hooray

And as I can't find any excuses we are due to head to Waterworks in the pool s'afternoon

Just hoo-flippin'-ray

And wasn't it fun. But I did it. Although I did have to be rescued at one point, I was sitting on the woggle and fell over and I couldn't get my feet under me, so my head kept going under the water. I wasn't panicking, I was breathing in when my head was above surface but I needed to be grabbed and pulled on my feet by..... loadsa beautiful women, so I think I might get a reputation if I repeat my stunt too regularly

Cocoa

And I tried that Hot Chocolate that has been in my cupboard for a week and a half for the second time tonight and I was right last time, it is delicious

God Botherers Day

So I cooked s'morning for a couple of hours, then was able to switch the pan off and let it rest. So I have frozen some now and I think this will do "us" for the rest of the week

Off Out

And we are off out tonight to The Ffwrnes, Llanelli to see Sin-derella or somesuch adult Pantomime

Aargh, you couldn't take any photos, even without flash so I couldn't capture it but it was nearly 3 hours of ha ha ha fun

Spotty Nose

Oh dear, spotty nose

Double dear, a few days later the swelling has gone down......

Renewed pic now

Clive

Then we popped to Iechyd Da to catch up with Clive's band and I was overly impressed. So I saw Julia's new Father-in-law and Naomi too, her Mother-in-law but he is a talented fscker, even if he is stuck in a wheelchair now

Looks Better

Ah, the windows look a lot cleaner now, GGtGG got stuck in. There are a few marks on them all that won't come off but generally they look so much cleaner

Classing

(Sigh) So I am off to the class at gym this afternoon. It was odd yesterday, whenever I had my FES on every step I took my right knee was locking back but last night when I was just wearing my shoes I was able to walk properly. So hopefully if my FES is put on "properly" I will be able to step

Right, I have got it on a couple of hours before we need it just so I have time to practice and I am capable of walking in it today without my right knee locking backwards, so hopefully that will continue.....

Well that went OK. My FES didn't make walking too difficult and  it just went as well as.....

Bite

"Give it a bite of my brains bandwidth" the chappy on R4 said at dinner time. Yes, he's thought about it....

Busy Morning.....

So s'morning we need to pop to Iechyd Da to pick up my veg, then onto Morrison's to get the rest of my shopping then.......

And then, after coming home to put my shopping away I popped to gym (Today again!!!) and did 3 and a bit KM of rowing. Oh it was fun but therapeutic so I can't complain too loudly

This was the thing I got confused with cycling and got off the bike after 3 KM t'other day.

That's What I Usedta....

So out of the blue today I was thinking about tobacco, rolling tobacco. Old Holborn and Golden Virginia were the popular brands but this was what I smoked (he said after much research online)

PhD Graduation

Then s'afternoon I had to watch, as the circs were too abrupt for me to get funds for a trip up there, I had to watch that Sam graduating. He was the first up after the introducer introduced them so about 4 minutes was all I had to watch but just wow etc

Foggy

And it has looked well foggy all day now, it's lunchtime and the sun hasn't cleared owt

(Hip, Hip) Hooray

And after an early lunch we are off to Aqua Fscking Aerobics. In my change of clothes to save us having to carry oodles.......

And didn't it go well. Me and Magic got out of the pool 10 minutes before the class was finished, she did say "Sick of me?" but we needed to get back so I can nap before watching Sam

Men's Shed-wards

Then tonight I am taking the sander I was lent to Ferryside Men's Shed to, hopefully, make more progress on making my little tably thing

Well that was that. It rained really heavily on the way over but was raining less by the time I got out of the car there. There weren't many folks there tonight but I finished (?) sanding the device, so next week we will try staining it with some of their stain then the week after I had better make some pictures to put on the top then we will cut down the perspex for the top

But Stupid came over there just to give me some Xmas pressies that Julia had given him to pass on, a pressie from Sam's Emma's Mum&Dad and a card from That Toby which made me a bit sentimental

Frozen Dinner

And I actually had to cook frozen food for dinner tonight as we had eaten all the "stuff" I made last Friday, I made na'an bread pizza on Thursdsay when I got the shopping. So one more night from freezer then I start cooking again

Oh What Fun *again*

So s'morning I was told repeatedly that you are s'posed to do 10KM on the bike so I did it. It actually wasn't as boring as expected as I was playing solitaire on the screen in front of me. Actually I did 10.15 KM as the last game looked like I might be gonna win and I did so I had to stay conventrating and not climb off when finished.

But I did it and I won

Headwaying

Sigh.

So I have to head to a Headway meeting s'afternoon, to be beneficial in some way that still escapes me

Aargh, wasn't it fun. We were playing brain ache games again, although I did win one. With some assistance

It *Is* Winter

Brrr, it is fscking freezing today. We just popped to town to let Timmy buy a "on the wall calendar" and even with my jacket on over my shirt it was freezin' in town, glad to be home again, in the centrally heated house

Oh What Fun We Had

So, Sunday morning...... Well this week I had to do my washing on Sunday so listening to it now........ Dunno what we will do later, it feels a bit chilly today.......

Out

Then we popped out to the local pub and it was actually busy-ish tonight. And most of the night we were talking to someone who works where I used to live, Leonard Cheshire Home, she was an outsider who had followed work here

Out S'morning

So we popped out today to the tip and bought a bag of organic compost (for £2.50) and just went a bit off track when we were coming back. So we actually passed the first house we lived in in Wales which is actually for sale now, no longer to rent.

Then s'afternoon we popped out again just to walk around town, so we walked up the newish shopping center etc

But that led me to think, "What do folks actually do with their time??"

Dinner #17

Well as my sense of taste is a bit fscked I cannot be sure but I thought this weeks "stuff" that we had for tea tonight was very delicious. And MM said praising things too. The main difference this week was that instead of Curly Kale I had bought an enormous chunk of Broccoli which makes me wanna say "Yum, yum"

Jim

So we headed to gym for my once a week class today. Yes, I have got less fit after a week off but I could still do stuff that I couldn't manage a fortnight ago.

So it went well

Email Crisis

And loading the email prog has lead to a message "It can't load, we are trying to fix it" but as I was so busy in and out of the kitchen I didn't have time to cry. And just as I finished cooking it has fixed itself

Dinner #2

So as I got to make Na'an Bread Pizza last night I was a bit puzzled about today. If I am cooking "stuff" I need to put it on early and leave it on half the day but as I am off to gym s'afternoon I thought I would have to switch it off again etc.

So as it was I have done all the preparation of veg which is cooking slowly now. I will switch it off when I pop to gym then switch it back on later and add a load of lentils and chick peas which will be well cooked enuf by dinner time tonight

Dinner

And because Timmy wasn't working today I got to make my na'an bread which I purchased today into Pizza for tea. As the na'an bread were a bit larger I didn't cook too many chips with it.

But yummy

Not Timmy

And as they have had to change the rota a bit it is not Timmy coming to Iechyd Da to pick up my veg today!!!!!! It is GGtGG's duty today......

Well we did it. To Iechyd Da, parked on King St on the furthest away space, walked down and back to the car.

Then we popped to Morrison's got most of the stuff but had to nip to Tesco too for two items

THEN we went to gym before lunch and I did 3.25km of rowing machine, this is the device that I got confused about earlier in the week when I jumped off the bike early after 3km

Beer Pouring

Then tonight I had a can of beer which I poured using my right hand.

Yes, I am getting so much better at using my right hand

UberCycle

So we popped gymwards s'morning and Timmy said "No swimming, you are still blowing your nose, do you want to do a long cycle or one with fast bursts?" so I cycled for 20 mins going as fast as feck from 4.5 - 5 mins, same at 10, 15 and 20.

Dunno, I did, IIRC, 5km-ish which averages out at 15kmh

Wind Has Dropped

And last night's scary wind seems to have dropped again s'morning...... it's quiet again now...

Weep, bitter tears....

Dunno what to say, just modern technology..... and it is for sale to everyone, not even a specialist shop...

Not Adventurous

And as it is raining heavily I don't feel very like going to Men's Shed tonight, it is miles from where we park the car until we are undercover

Excess Shopping

So we popped to Morrison's s'afternoon to pick up some 'eat every day' products and some drinking chocolate, which I had a sachet of t'other night (which had been in the cupboard for... a couple of years) and rather enjoyed it so we were on a hunt for 'just add hot water' d/c

Oops

So we headed gymwards, did 2 lifty machines then got on the bike. I did 3km then jumped off and picked up my bumbag etc. RoyGBiv said "Aren't you gonna do the rest?". Ah, 3km was on the rowing machine, I was supposed to do 10km on the bike today.

Whoops. So he has been told to remind me next week......

Trialling

And again a trial....

Monkeys

Lordy, watching the program about chimp sanctuaries is a bit mind blowing

Why do chimp sanctuaries even exist???  Just double lordy....

Walk and Shout

So we decided to go to town for a walk around. We got there and the lower road was closed so we had to head up to King St and park up there. We walked down the hill and suddenly could see why the lower road was closed. Oodles of fox hunters were having a parade through town while loads of protesters shouted at them, which I had to join in shouting, the scumbags were showing off

Happy New.......

So as it is New Years Day there is nowt to do, nowt on. Gym is closed, many shops are closed...... we will head to town in a bit and have a walk and a brew somewhere, I think