Newbie

And we have in shadow shifting today one of my new MOS, AwfulAlex and today has gone alright so far

Weary

So we went swimming today and as much as I want to complain I did actually rather enjoy all the exercises

written on my BlackBerry 10 smartphone

Dreams, dreams

So last night I dreamt I was in bed, had a w*nk, sat up in bad to reach for a tissue and realised thar the member of staff who was sleeping on my floor was awake and looking at me. WTF?

written on my BlackBerry 10 smartphone

NHS

So we are off to see the NHS Equivalent Of Bioness chap today to perhaps get one, see how it goes

But it is wonky, requires a wire attachment etc etc

Oh no, not at all. The consultant talked about many aspects of me, to my favour

"So we nipped to the posh hospital by Neath today and a new consultant saw me and was talking VERY wisely about my fatness etc. When she has written her report she will email me a copy then when I reply she will send a copy to Denyse

sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone"

One of the things she suggested may be an issue is this

You Lucky Bugger

So when we came back to the car after walking towards the beach today Nick said "Whassat?" we decided we didn't know and came home. Later Nick was checking over the car, said "Where's that gone?" so we drove back to the beach and lying on the ground in the car park was the bit off the bumper from my car that had fallen off

So Nick has refitted it and seems to think it's OK so....

Out&About

So this afternoon my and Naughty went exploring. We set off in one direction but then ended up on a single track road to Llansteffan  and we stopped and I was pushed along the coastal path

And I walked up the steps, got half way down the other side and said "No, gotta go back" etc but someone insisted we carry on and I did it

In the end I didn't have to do that up and down on the way back anyway, which was the cause of my concern

Treasure House

So then s'morning me and Nick headed off to Trysordy, which is a treasure place of recycling stuff instead of throwing it away and I did some more sorting stuff out to make it more sellable rather than throw-it-away-able

And they did say that next week I can take some photo's for their website, to improve it etc

Cous-cousing

And I made a dinner tonight with cous-cous on the side instead of fattening cooked potato's which I have been using for a number of weeks. No, cous-cous is now my new favourite again

Warmth

And by gosh but today is the summer, it's so hot, we have had to open the windows in my house and it is still too hot

Gymming

So in a bit we are off to my old gym class.

So I was cycling but I decided not to take my "play music" device as it is a bit tricky to operate and I am trying to concentrate while I am there

Dull Day

So nowt much was happening today. Just befoe lunchtime me and SmallPaul headed off to Burry Port to look at the sea and have an ice cream. Just as we were about to leave a lorry started picking a boat out of the water so we had to stay for a bit until that was finished.

Then I had the first of my salad from my 'Trug for lunch which was a bit strange but nice

Weary

So as I have been up today since X-o'clock this morning- I have gone to bed early tonight so hopefully I will sleep. Tonight

Neil The-Hippy www.hippyweb.me.uk.
From my phone, a BlackBerry Q10

Little Old Lady

Then s'morning Sarah Bailey, the speech and language therapist, came to see me and discussed me choking etc etc

Talk don't fight

And I heard a news story s'morning which filled me with joy. Some fascists turned up to riot and the mosque, instead of being scared invited them in for tea and biscuits

This fills me with joy, there is power in talking, not throwing stones etc

Early to bed, early to rise.....

And I got up s'morning because I had been awake etc for hours and that sleep seemed to be escaping me so got up at 6.30 s'morning

And my MOS who was asleep at the time complained loudly as he had to get up then to keep care of me

Aardvarking

Then, while we were in town for gym class and some O2 shopping we finished the days trip off with a trip to Aardvark where as usual I bought loadsa healthy stuff

O2ing

Then when we were in town we headed to the O2 shop where Timmy complained that his phone wasn't working properly, they had said "We will give u a new SIM" to him on't phone yesterday and lo and behold his phone is now proper accessing the Interweb etc again

New Gym Class

So we had nowt on s'morning, had an early lunch then at lunchtime headed to my new gym class. Lots of walking around the room, some exercises then more walking

So it seems to be hitting my "What I need" targets

Iechyd Da

And we are in Iechyd Da and waiting for some musicians to arrive

BlackBerry Q10

And in the end it was one of the most disappointing nights I have ever had there, hope it's better by next month

Excited

So me and Timmy are heading into Iechyd Da tonight, meeting Freya there and having a folk music style dinner there

Oh dear, bye bye

So we nipped to the computing class again and by middle of it we had to leave in disgust - it wasn't right for my skills. We said won't be back but they will contact me if they have more suitable vacancies 

BlackBerry Q10

Timmy, Timmy

So I have a list of questions to ask Mr BlackBerry Timmy and the Postwoman has just been with load of other letters that I will need to show him first

Panic ye not, it was letters to confirm that we had already made changes

Wugh. We have done so much technical stuff already s'morning that my head is gonna explode

Recorded

And tonight I wanted to record myself saying a few words to send to a thread on Ixion. I clicked record on my PC but as I have no microphone that wouldn't work. I looked on my new phone to no avail. I asked Google about my phone recording and it said "This is a free excellent recorder to download" and so within about 2 minutes I was able to record my "Pronounciation". Afterwards I had to ask Google how to convert the recorded file and it did.

All was well

Clever Device

So s'morning I woke up, dressed etc, picked up my phone. It said on't screen 6 messages (or summat equivalent). I ignored that and headed into t' living room. After I had read (and deleted) those 6 messages I glanced back at my 'phone. It didn't say anything on screen. Clever clogs (number 9?)

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

Wrong Date

So although I am only going to my old gym class on a monday I had to go today as it was closed this monday for a bank holiday

Constipation

Well yesterdays constipation seem cured now. 

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

Pi**ing

So yesterday I was in bed when I heard my MOS go for a pee. Lordy it came out for ages. Obviously my bladder is a lot better at holding in then peeing eventually than it was a few years ago but I think now that I still need to practice

More Voluntary Work

Well s'morning I had to nip to Treasure House (or Trysordy in Welsh)  and do some more "Recycling work". Today we were sorting out loads of bits of blinds which can be sold on as "making things". (And today NaughtyNick was accompanying me, he bought a couple of quids worth for his Mum to work on)

But I did feel that rolling up loadsa small items helped me reuse my right hand

New Phone Testy

So just trying this out sat in't kitchen

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

New Potatoes

And I cooked boiled new potatoes tonight, I managed every stage and it was well possible. They were f.ing delicious even tho I cooked an easy tofu thing on the side

Clean Ears

Lordy. So today apropos of whatever we got some Cotton Buds to chean my ears.

Good lord, I have never seen so much wax, we needed 2 buds for each ear

Shopping A Day Late

And as I had too much lunchtime snacks we went shopping on a Monday instead of a Sunday. So yesterday was a cloudless sky, today it rained non stop

BANG. Whoops

Just now I was sitting at my PC. Suddenly there was an almighty bang from the window. I looked round just in time to see a Blackbird kind of shake his/her head, pick themselves up and head off in a different direction

BlackBerry 10 smartphone

Good Title

"Three reasons why a vagina is not like a laptop" from The Gruniaad

Well

So today my MOS measured my legs as they have to every day. My left leg was the same as usual but my right leg instead of being 2 inches bigger (I know) today was 2 inches smaller. Which it hasn't been in the years since we started measuring

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

Veg Growing

And I noticed today that some veg on my 'Trug are growing

80's

And today I am a bit bored with nowt to do. But I am listening to a collection of 80's hits which is making me feel a bit livelier. (Innaccurate link but to summat similar)

This afternoon it sez "Nip to supermarket" on my diary but I have 2 lunchtime snacks left and double portion of lunchtime salad so I might have to nip there tomorrow when there is nowt on my diary as it's a bank holiday. According to the Intraweb (Fixed Now) Morrisons is open 'til 5 tomorrow

Test(y)

Then the last item on my new phone was adding stuff to my diary without being sat in front of my PC. Timmy took my phone away from me then eventually said "Yes, like this" and showed me how to add a test item to time and date on there

(From the bottom of page FWIW)

Another Fun Saturday

Well, there was nowt on my timetable but then yesterday my MOS added a trip to Wilkinsons to buy more rubber gloves so "they" can wash my feet

And "Oh what fun" we nipped to Wilkinsons and bought some tea and coffee etc. As well on the bill we had bought a packet of not dieting which were tasty and I had to transfer 99p to pay for them between bank accounts

But they didn't have any big boxes of gloves like we used to buy

Aardvarking

Then immediately we went to Aardvark where I spent most of the experience in my wheelchair only walking up the slope at the back.

So we went shopping in Aardvark, got back here, unpacked goods, put them away, said "Where's the milk?" so we had to go back to Aardvark and buy some milk and some eggs which we had also forgotten. I blame Timmy, must be his fault

Gym Class - Wow

So, then I had the first of my promoted gym classes. There was loadsa walking about which I used my stick for, them we would stop walking and do some really fast exercises then walk again. I managed about 50 minutes and spend the last 10 sitting in one spot.

It was hard but it was good

But I did feel a bit exhausted after Sara's action followed by gym

Rush

And then I had to gobble my lunch dead fast in order to leave for my new gym class promotion

Sara

And the Physio came and hurt me loads but did say that my legs and arm were moving very well

He's Back

Oh, he's back but stuck in handover conference

And by this evening we had finished doing various stuff to my new phone, it gets easier to handle as time goes on, yes I will keep it

Come Back Timmy

And I have a number of issues on my new phone, I can make calls, make txts, look on the interweb but it won't look at my webpage.

Then

Then after teaching we nipped to town and collected Freya and she came back here for a dinner.

Which wasn't actually as nice as expected, stir fry and black bean sauce don't mix very well.

Then she nicked my PC and got stuck into homework for some time

Voluntary Work

So I am off to see if I can teach 'puters to loadsa losers s'afternoon

Which we will do after we go to the chemist and pick up my inhaler, which was written on my diary for yesterday but I got a bit too excited at the mobile phone shop and couldn't go 

(Or I forgot because I was so excited)

Question mark...

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

Lordy

Just still trying to figure it out

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

Testy

So does it work for now, my new phone 

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the O2 network.

Wot 'n afternoon

So after a quick lunch here we went back to town and went to the mobile phone shop. Where after much fiddling about etc they gave me a Blackberry Q10 and just WOW. I think I like it even if I can't work 85% of it's functions yet

Wimming

So I made excuses about being too busy all morning but SmallPaul wouldn't take any excuses and took my to the swimming pool at lunchtime today. It was as much fun as ever getting changed and down the ladder.

But walking backwards and forwards across the pool. So I stepped out with my left leg and managed to cross the forwards line etc.

Then I had to move my right foot forward, which I have always been able to do...... but this time as I moved my right foot forawrd, I tilted my left foot slightly and WOW what a difference that made. Instead of falling over to the left I was actually able to walk properly straight on both sides. What a difference, and I a)can't explain fully and b)can't do it anywhere but walking in water, for now. But it is just the best walking I have been able to do for over 10 years and hopefully I will be able to carry it over to walking outside water soon

Voluntary Work

So I started my new voluntary job nearer Carmarthen, in a place called Trysordy where they do loadsa sorting out recycled goods to make them saleable instead of for the landfill.

The actual work I had to do was a bit dull but it was good crack with other volunteers etc

Off Topic

So Sara the Occupational Therapist came round to see me s'morning. We talked about how I am getting on with voluntary work and also about cooking. I think I need to cook more stir fries, curry etc and eat less tofu burgers

Because we were talking about voluntary work she asked how I feel about the new one that I am starting s'afternoon

Fishes

And I finally found some floating fish on eBay, OK, Timmy did, but as one of my floating fish died I replaced him

Strange Dinner

So we had strange thai potato cakes for dinner. I had bought them a couple of months ago, looked at 'em ever since and thought "Naaaa, too hard to cook" but Timmy and I got stuck into cooking them and they were delicious if a bit odd tasting

Banker

So we nipped into town to look at the new O2 phone s'afternoon, choose one that I will get on Wednesday when we go back, then tried to buy some stuff in't shop, my bank card wouldn't work, I had to (old fashioned) pay them cash.

So we nipped back to the bank, they said "Yes, it's knackered" ordered me a new one and paid me some cash to use in the meantime

Gym

So I did gym s'morning, it was OK but she said "Holiday next Monday" so I will need to change my diary again

But today I was going on the trampette and today, for the first time ever I got up without a step. When I was up Timmy brought a step for me to step down on but as I had just stepped up I felt powerful and in charge and manage to step down, off it, without using the step

Space

I have missed out a bit, it sez "France, Germany and Italy were expected to have priority".

WTF's going on?

More Reasons To Shop At...

Then we nipped to Morrisons after lunch and bought less spud dishes so I can use up the couscous etc

Cous Cous

Just here because I need to change the habits of my food again, I don't have to buy some kind of preprepared spuds, cous cous is a good source of carbs

Coffee

So as I sat here having breakfast with my carer that doesn't drink tea or coffee.... it occurred to me that caffeine is one of the more sociably acceptable drugs that our society takes

(from my phone)

They Knew

For a number of hours I was struggling then I Googled for the right thing and they knew, it was as easy as sin and took about a second and a half

Clean Towels

And I washed all 4 of the towels from the bathroom today, to be followed tomorrow by the sheets from my bed

Yum yum dinner

And for dinner tonight we had frozen potato croquettes, beans and scrambled egg. And it was flipping delicious, it tasted a lot nicer than it sounded

Boss Gardener

Then afterwards me and SmallPaul did some gardening. Well mostly I sat back watching him but he only took photos of me when I was busy

Aardvarking

And we nipped back to Aardvark today where I again spent much too much on food etc.

Afterwards we nipped to Morrisons where I just picked up the ingredients for a stir fry which I had to struggle to recall as I need to cook it more often

And again in Aardvark I was on my own two feet for longer

New Gym Class, another promation

So after Sara The Physio comes to see me I am off to the first of my "promoted again" gym classes

No I am not, too much to do today Paul had to txt Sam and say "Sorry". So next week....

So Sara The Physio came and did loads of walking up and down, keeping my leg in a certain position and holding it in a certain way and by the end of it I could walk a short distance with no stick and really feel that at last I am moving properly

Early to bed...

And I had to have an early lunch today in order to have an early nap at lunchtime because after napping I am going to voluntary work then picking Freya up on the way back

(from my phone)

And we picked her up, she came and got stuck in on my PC while I stressed trying to cook 2 dinners as we only had a small amount of pre prepared spuds and 4 freshly opened yesterday (so need to finish them today) sausages for the 3 of us

Worker

So I am going to start my new voluntary work s'afternoon, a bit excited

Well, it was OK. But I feel that my knowledge is stuck on programs what I know, but TechnoTim was with me being able to answer questions that I had no idea about. But between the two of us we made one womans afternoon much better

Gymming

So I went to gym, a smidge hung over from the cider last night and said "Missed u on Monday but I will c u Friday instead this week" and it all went well

Special Delivery

Then s'morning NaughtyNick had his spare car key special delivered from Devon so hopefully we will be able to take him to the garage that his car has been in for 2 days and get it back.

Hopefully, or else he is stuck in Carmarthen with a car that won't work

Well it didn't work, we had to leave him at garage and go on't gym but he hasn't phoned and said "Help" since so...

Well after we left he tried again and it worked so he drove home without stopping apparently

Pissed

Oh dear, I got drunk tonight. With 2 litres of 7.4% cider

Dinner

So for dinner tonight we had burgers, wedges and from a packet (in the freezer) that I bought t'other week breaded garlic mushrooms. And it was flippin' delicios.

I couldn't quite tell that they were garlic 'shrooms but they didn't just taste of mushrooms

Mid-week shop

Then we nipped to Morrison's and did a mid-week shop to top me up on lunch and potatoes mostly

More Voluntary

Gosh, so s'morning we went to Trysordy - Treasure House which is a recycling centre that seems will be expecting me next Tuesday afternoon for a couple of hours. Initially I will just be sorting out their donations but I think there may well be some duties on their PC and taking photos for their website

Back To Normal

So yesterday we finished the last of "my appointments" for now, back to dull normality again

Hospital, in a bit

So after lunch "we" need to go see an ENT consultant at Glangwili Hospital so eventually he will be able to refer me to a Videofluroscopy department so they will be able to check out why I am choking etc

Lord, they spent ages looking etc, said "We will have to check up your nose", went to get the tools, disappeared for ages, SmallPaul went to have a word with him, they said "OK, not ourt issue, we will contact the 'fluroscopist.

So after all that stuff they didn't do f*** all, but they have passed on my details

Well..... now I have finished my "being busy" period for a bit......so hopefully we can just carry on with "normality"

Swollen Foot

Ed was a bit concerned that my foot was still swollen s'morning so he just put my sandal on it, no Bioness, no socks, no boots etc.

When he creamed my feet s'afternoon he said that the swelling had finished going away and he was happy

Poured with my right

So just now I was carrying the milk in my right hand to t'table. I was about to swap hands when I thought "No, try pouring this nearly full 2 pt with your right hand". So I had to lift the glass off t'table as it was too scary but I poured a whole glass - didn't spill a drop

(from my phone)

Dilemma

Ooh, shall I eat my breakfast immediately or go for a pooh first????? Decisions, decisions....

(from my phone)

Well I sat down, ate my breakfast then went for a pooh then went back and drank my breakfast coffee

Washing

So I got up and changed my bed s'morning. It is blooming noisy but the washing machine is washing it now

Aardvarking

Then as we couldn't do my usual weekly shop last night we nipped to Aardvark s'morning. There was a chap working there that I haven't seen before and I was rather impressed with his attitude. I queued up, got to the front and he started scanning my weeks shopping. I said "I usually buy..... but I couldn't see any", he said "Hang on" and went to check for me.

I know it sounds silly but I think his attitude of "The customer is always right" will do him well in a career in Aardvark

Morrison's-ing

So we were too late to do my usual Aardvard shopping today so we had to nip to Morrison's to get some milk etc. As I would be scheduled to be back in about 36 hours to do my weekly shop I got it all now

Back in Wales

And it's raining again, hooray

(from my phone)

Lunch is murder

And we ended up eating lunch at McDonalds, I had a veggie burger but it still feels wrong being here

(from my phone)

Wedi Gorffen

So weve done that and finished. "He" seemed most concerned about immanent diabetes but he seemed a bit more relaxed when I told him there was no family history

(from my phone)

Ready

So here we are sipping a coffee after breakfast as we have a couple of hours to go before we need to be at the Doctors while he assesses me

(from my phone)

We're Here

So here we are, having fun in TheWirral. So we drove about for about an hour looking for fun, couldn't find any. So her we are sat in the bar at the hotel for an hour then give up and nip to bed, early night

(from my phone)

Newtown

And we have stopped in Newtown for a coffee and a pee (OK and a hot apple pie) and IT HAS STOPPED RAINING!!!! For the first time today

(from my phone)

Midwales

I am bored looking at mid Wales now, still only half way there

(from my phone)

Cwrt Henri

So we are en route to NE Wales looking for tonights hotel. We have just travelled past Cwrt Henri where I used to live years ago and looking at it it is not as posh as where I live ATM

(from my phone)

I Remember It All

And out of the blue I recalled a song and remembered all the words

We're Off, in a bit

So s'morning we have finished packing my bag etc with everything that I need to take with me to The Wirral where we are heading in a couple of hours

Drink

Well, so tonight I felt the need to nip to Tesco's and bought more booze and a packet of Mint Flavoured Aero Bubbles

(from my phone)

They are quite nice but....

I am a bit unhappy with the Aero thingies, dunno why, it's hard to say, they are delicious but too...... summat 

Blind

So I did a webpage today and thought it hadn't written "Wave your cursor over pic" on the RHS. I looked, looked again and still didn't see it.

So obviously I need to move my head further

Only Gym

So having a new 'choose 2 from 4' gym classes this week, today I am having the only gym class that I have time for, doing important stuff all the other days

And I went along, said "Only time I will be able to come here this week" did my exercises, did 10 minutes cycling etc and came home

Beer

And I am having 1 pint in t'pub in Carmarthen

(from my phone)

Yes, me and NaughtyNick came into town and had a good look round everywhere, from the Cattle Market Car Park (now known as Debenhams) all the way up town, along King St, the old heart of town etc

Antibiotics ✔

And when Nick was creaming my feet s'morning he commented on how much better the anti-biotics have made my leg look since yesterday

They seemed to spend a couple of days sussing out what the problem was then 24 hrs to fix it

Teaching

And I am going off  to see if I can get voluntary work teaching complete beginners computing, which was my last, and be far my highest paid, job before my accident.

OK, this won't be paid but it is living&learning

Good lord, I  might have a job. I came away from there feeling really positive and my first shift is not this Thursday as I will be in England but the Thursday after. I start work at 2 but I will show up at 1.30 to find my way round etc.

Just WOW etc, I might be actually meeting folk, helping some and just meeting others