Fingers To Gareth

And nya nya nya to Gareth, me and Alex tried the crossword, I think he got one answer that I couldn't, had to give me the first letter of 3 or 4 more but we (mostly me) did it all, we only had to press CHEAT for one answer

Off Out

And we are heading off in a bit to the local pub to see a local (!) musician, (2nd down under todays date - Sat 21st) he plays geetar and sings

But I was thinking "Oh what do you call that pub?" then I just remembered. Spelt correctly too. So my memory is.....

Garlicky Dinner

And I made na'an bread pizza for dinner, as usual on a Friday, and GGtGG said "Well garlicky that was" but yes, I could taste that it was ripe with garlic

Well Recalled

And I am forever in debt to GGtGGs memory as he suggested "Dates" to me in Aardvark, yes I do enjoy them and buy some most weeks but I had been distracted today

Gym Class

Then I went to my weekly gym class and just impressed myself with how much better at certain parts of it I am. On the standy on and balance tools that I used to have to hold on with I managed, eventually, to balance for 12 secs. I told Sam about my sore neck from gym session t'other day and she just said "Yes, because you are getting better..." but actually by the end of the class it was easing off. So just gord nose but....

-ing

And we went to Aardvark for shopping s'morning, did my loads same as usual. But my phone had re-summated and I couldn't find my Aardvark shopping list. But the glamarous assistant was able to look at it and said "No, here" and I found it again.

Lookin' Better

And Ed is working today for the first time in a couple of weeks, he has been off training to be a nurse. So when I asked him to rub my cream on after my bath he said A) how much better the spots on my chest look and B) that my back seems fine so he thinks my strained neck was just from doing far too much at gym t'other day

Loads Exercise

So we went to gym today, I walked in, walked up the stairs, had 20 mins on the bike with 5 super fasty bits, got my breath back and walked back down the stairs, and walked all the way back to the car and got in

This being able to walk up and down stairs, after such an exercise session...

Half Term

And we had a conference s'morning and decided as it's half term that we won't aim to go on the exercise machines (and my shoulder still hurts from being so successful t'other day)  so I will just aim to use the bike machine

Strange New Purchase

So while I was in the dentist today I was looking at the "for sale" rack and got bitten by it, in the end I purchased a tongue cleaner device, to.... erm.... clean my tongue. It is part of the washing your teeth ritual, dunno if it is different/better than using my toothbrush but I have bought it now

It's Fixed

Wow. So we went into dentist at lunchtime. She poked, looked, x-rayed me and I waited. When the x-ray had come up she called me back in and said "It's close, but ultimately...", but basically said that on my next appointment she would have to take it out.

So blah, blah, blah we had another appointment already but there won't be enough time then to do scary stuff to my tooth so we have cancelled that and made another appointment to have my tooth out

So she has filled it with temporary white stuff that hopefully will last the few weeks 'til my next appointment. You can see how much of my tooth came out, there was only a small amount of tooth left but the whole root was there

No Swimming Today

And this morning I was chewing my muesli when there was a crunch and ⅔ of a molar tooth that "they" had to do loads of work on last year just fell out. So there is a scary rough bit where it used to be, Alex phoned and made an emergency appointment for this afternoon.

But why am I so pleased that there is no time for swimming

And about 20 minutes later they txted me and said "Appointment on.... at...." and it was a different time. So I panicked, said to SP he better phone them but he read the txt thru and said "No, different date, this is another appointment"...

Green Group

And me and Alex went along to the Green Party meeting, which was upstairs in the pub back room so I managed to walk up and down stairs many times (well twice) tonight. There were perhaps 25 Green activists there, me and Alex, Julia and Freya. Truly mind boggling

Didn't I Do Well

And I went to gym at lunchtime and managed everything, it wasn't too busy. But just how much better am I getting at loads of exercises. They seem easy now

Reading In Bed

So when I got in bed for my nap earlier I took my Kindle with me (I know) and tried to read it lying down. It was more difficult than upright reading but I managed, read for 15 mins before I shut my eyes and tried to nap properly

Double Sigh

So we went (quiet Neil)swimming(/qN) and it wasn't as bad as I expected. So I did loads of exercises and swam up and down, with GGtGG paying attention to his instructions and not helping me along at all

And I did 2 extra lengths, 6 in total so no doubt in future they will nag me to do more

And afterwards in the changing room I just pushed the showering chair over as a support, I didn't sit in it at all, purely showering on my own two feet

BT Yahoo Mail

I have given up, this email program doesn't work all the time, so I have given up again and just read my email on BT Yahoo Mail webspace

Gorgeous Greta

And LusciousLinda the Foot Fairy is coming in to cut my nails s'morning but I may have another nickname for her.

Not Curved

And my wrist looks straight here, which is quite pleasing

Early

Then I had my bath and my nap early so I could be up in time to see Wales win the rugger which was nice (noisy link)

Shops

Then l8r we nipped off to More Reason's To Shop At... and was actually rather impressed with how little stuff we actually needed, we bought it and came home then

Late

So Timmy is coming to work an hour late today as he is taking his son for the first time to the cinema, to see Peppa Pig (noisy link)

BBC

And BBC seems to have sorted itself out somehow. All my settings say I am in Wales but for no apparent reason after the news the London news would come on. Yesterday for the first time that I had noticed after The National News The Welsh News came on

Long Walkies

So we nipped to town so I could get sum cash out for the foot fairy who is coming on Monday so we just decided to have a look around. We parked down in the short stay spaces at the end of King Street car park. I walked from there all the way to where King Street turns left. Then I asked GGtGG to push me in the wheelchair he had brought.

6 or 7 minutes later I got up and walked again, from one end of Merlin's Walk to the other

When I'm Cleaning....

Well GGtGG has just got stuck in with my new squeegee and is cleaning the windows. It looks lots better already

Dinner

And tonight Alex said "I like your pizza but my tooth hurts too much to eat chips" so I just cooked him a pizza and made myself pizza and chips

Gym-ing

So me and Alex went to the gym next. It went well, actually on one of the stretching exercises apparently last time I did it I was forced to use one specific leg but as my right leg is so much more flexible etc that one worked today

Aardvarking

So me and Alex went to Aardvark for shopping first thing. We parked across the road and I got out of the car without my wheelchair, walked to shop, around it and back to car. Gosh, it is so much easier than it used to be

Getting Ready To Vote - stage 27

A letter came through the post today asking me to clarify who lives here so they know who to send the polling card to

Crisps

Last night SmallPaul bought himself a packet of crisps in't pub and I was actually rather impressed. They weren't Ready Salted, they were called, as in it said on the packet, Lightly Salted and they did taste different. I think they were lightly salted, just a smidge and that was much nicer than normal drowned in salt ones

Fun At Gym

As usual s'morning I was complaining about having to go to gym. When I was there today I was talking to one of the teachers about the other classes and she happened to say "I hula hoop during...". So eventually she went into the classroom, got her hula hoop and showed me.

So I had to rise to the challenge but I am not as good at it as she is. But the very fact that I am willing (and able) to even try stuff like this says summat about me

Crying At Gym

So when we got to gym today TinyTimmy suddenly anounced out of the blue that "we" were gonna just have a go on the bike today, but whereas in the past my target was doing 4 miles in 20 minutes today my target was up to 6 miles in half an hour.

Which I did, I managed 6.summat miles in my 30 minutes

Out

Me and SP headed out to the pub at the end of the road and had an excellent evening. When we got there there were 5 or 6 residents in the just drinking area, that's 5 or 6 more than on new years eve. When we walked in one chap immediately said "Oh, you wan't to sit here" and got up and left his taller seat by the bar. So they know me now. We all had a nice conversation until "they" went off for tea

We got there, parked, I walked from the car to the door, up steps and on in. I walked and sat there all night. I didn't use my wheelchair (which SP had pushed) until we were going back to the car

Wimming

So me and SmallPaul went swimming s'morning and it.... wasn't as unpleasant as usual. As I did my lengths he was just walking along side me, and it was proof that most of my staff must help me a little when I am swimming. I prefer it this way, when I finish I know I have done it

Shoe Shopping

And at dinner time tonight we nipped to Sports Direct and picked up another pair of sandals. Because mine are starting to look a bit worn, at a guess they will last another 3 or 4 months by which time sandals will be a lot more expensive as it is the start of the summer. So hopefully they are even cheaper in freezing February.

So I bought a pair today, brought them home and went straight into my bedroom and stuck them in the bottom of my wardrobe. Keep them safe

Gymming

So me and GGtGG went to gym s'morning. We had timed it badly (from my point of view) as there was no-one in the way, we were able to get on 4 machines before the bike. Suffice to say that no matter how much I complain about gym it is working. So we turned up most of the exercise machines and cycled further than IIRC I have done since my accident

Bad Taste

I received an email s'morning that was trying to sell me a T-shirt, but I think it was in bad taste, for me.

But I thought this one was in better taste

Reading In Bed

Because "someone" from Ixion sent me a doc version, a completed version, of the stuff he has been feeding us for ages now I got that on my phone so I can read it when/wherever I want. So last night I got into bed and thought "Oh...." and tried it and lay there for about 40 minutes rreading. It reminded me of being a child. So now I can read in bed once more with my Kindle or my phone

Bizzie Day

And because I had to buy a salad and some blueberries about Thursday last week I still had some of both yesterday so I took a decision to leave my Morrison's shopping until s'morning. So we will nip out there first then come back here and go swimming

So yes, he was right. I was going "Come on" to Alex but we went shopping, got back here an hour ago and I still don't need to go swimming yet. But we have done the shopping, all is bought etc

And "Oh what fun we had". We went swimming, it wasn't quite as bad as usual but "someone" forgot his quid for the locker

Right Handed Scissors

And I had to open a new pckt of coffee tonight and I used the right handed scissors in my right hand. It was no problem, it opened easily

Strange

A strange victory

A Change Of Tune

So the BBC announced that it now wants "all" party leaders to be in the election debate. Plaid Cymru and The Green Party amongst others

Getting Better

Now today I noticed that 3 out of 4 links towards the end of hippyweb.me.uk are all about me improving. 12 years after my accident. Still getting better

Treat or Not

So Ed announced "Want some of this with dinner?" and gave me a treat type thingy to cook too. While it tasted lovely it was so greasy, there were greasy dirty marks on the small plated that it was served up on

More Rugger

And I am watching Ireland play rugby on't telly now. Yes, they have been in the lead since minute 2 or 3 but England were similar yesterday but they lost the lead in last 5 minutes. Here's to hope that Ireland do well until the very end

Phew, "we" won, easily

Relax

"Someone" said this week, "Extra gym at weekends?" I had to shout "No, day off" so here I am, as busy as a....... having a weekend day

Loosers

And so...... despite the..... Wales scored after 2 minutes, and after 9 minutes but went on to loose

Dinner

And I thought "Dinner tonight, perhaps we should eat in't pub during rugby", but then it occured to me, Friday is pizza day so I had to make that and eat it. Just yum, yum

Again I used loadsa Garlic in making it, I kind of wasn't sure (as usual) if I could taste it in the food but the after taste effect in my mouth I can taste that now so perhaps I just ate it all up without tasting separate bits

Tonight's Diary

Struggle

Then I went to the proper gym class where it was easier than last week, again. Sam said "Do this until it is starting to ache" but I said "No, we need to push it 2% further than that, in order to recover"

And afterwards I got on a bike for 10 minutes, again with my effort level up by one

....king

And me and GGtGG nipped to Aardvark s'morning, did my weeks shopping and got home in time to pack it all away, sort out my banking as I had just spent... and still had time for a cuppa tea before nipping to the only gym class that I go to every week

AND I put it all away without using my wheelchair when we came back, too

Aargh

Just on the news saw a clip of Jimmy Saville and Gary Glitter together. On how my childhood has changed now we know the truth

Shaving Santa

And I downloaded a new game s'morning. It was called Shaving Santa. I thought "WTF" and got stuck in, but it wasn't a very effective photo after I shaved Santa.

So later I asked that Timmy, the clever boffin type to have a go. But his was a bit pointless looking too, so as we had no fun I deleted the program and started looking for summat else

(Sigh) Fitter

So me and TinyTimmy went to gym and did a few upper muscle exercises then a 20 min session on the bike, with 4 speed up for 30 sec bits. And I was feeling as fit as a... so I switched the effort level up by one for the whole 20 mins

Nipping...

To the pub tomorrow

Walking Into

So we (GGtGG and me) had to nip into Morrison's for some more salad and more blueberries today. We parked up and I wandered off shop-wards. GGtGG came behind pushing my wheelchair "just in case". So I walked in, got what I needed, walked to till, paid for it standing and walked back to the car. So GGtGG's wheelchair pushing had been unnecessary.

Because I can now walk so well

But I had asked him first "Can u fit my FES" cos it is better at.....

Triple Hooray

And me and GGtGG are heading off to the leisure centre in a bit to have a swim today

Prat-sh*t

And after years of being a reader, followed by years of not being able to read after my accident, followed again by sussing out how to hold my Kindle in a readable position I have just finished the second Terry Pratchett book that I have read in the past couple of weeks.

Proud

Fredumpkins

And me and Alex went to meet Freya s'evening. Instead of meeting us after her extra school event we met her in a coffee shop in town where we all had a brew.

We discussed options for dinner time but in the end we decided to go out to eat and while they didn't have too many veggie dishes to choose from it was still a bit delicious  

Valentines

Duh-uh

So last night I noticed for the first time that I can recall that the BBC iPlayer saves programs for a week, I thought it was just today's programs I could watch

Sigh

So we went to gym this lunchtime and worked out. On machines and 20mins on a bike

Hooray

And, in a bit, we are going to the swimming pool.

Hip, hip hooray

And we went, did it. Oh what fun it was

Paranoia

So there I was sitting in the bath, about to get out, when a wave of paranoia overcame me and I thought "Oh, I hope the lifting me up device still works" Like it has for a number of years now with IIRC no incident at all.

Isn't paranoia wonderful

Walking is so much easier

So today I walked along by the table to open the curtain which we had to close earlier when the sun was shining in

It is so much easier nowadays, no holding on, no walking stick

Today I walked there, back, thought "Wanna photo, that was so easy", had to walk there again, took a photo then eventually walked back to my chair

It is so much easier

Terry P

50% of the way through my second Terry Pratchett novel

Reading In Bed

Well as a child I used to read in bed every night, sometimes for a couple of hours. As me and books no longer get on I had to stop. But today I took my Kindle to bed with me when I was napping. Yes, I can read it lying down but my hand which was holding it got tired and after about 10 mins I had to stop reading

But it was the first time I have read lying in bed for some years

Shop, shop, shopping

We nipped to Morrison's s'morning to get more salad, I had run out a day early and while we were in there I thought "Ah, but salad was the only reason I was expecting to be shopping tomorrow, I may as well get the whole weeks shopping"

And it was pouring with rain before we left, it stopped, just raining lightly, we went, came back, no rain at all. I ate lunch and it is now pouring again

And after it stopped raining I opened the back door of the house, stood up, picked up my walking stick, went out the back, down the steps, walked to car, put the shopping bag back in't glove box, walked back to door, up steps and back in

Tea

And I made the now usual Friday pizza and chips for tea tonight.

For a few weeks pizza has contained crushed garlic. 

It was just as nice as we expected

THEN

Then we went off to gym, to a proper class there. And Sam was better, so she was back taking the class again. It went well, I can see doing eg balancing on one foot how much better my balance is getting.

Aardvark-ing

So we went to Aardvark s'morning and got the most of my weeks shopping. And a few extras to put in the freezer as it is snowy ATM.

Burst Of Sneezing

So I was sat at the breakfast table, finished my breakfast, suddenly sneezed, big style. Then again, got a second tissue out, sneezed again, for a few mins then it just stopped

Out

Then tonight I made it to the first open mike night I have made it to since the new owners took over.

It was good, we had a delicious vegetarian dinner and a few pints of Organic Ale.... 

Be Aware

Britain needs wares...

Weather

So I was sitting at the kitchen table at lunchtime, I spent 5 minutes concentrating on my iPad then looked up, it looked like there had been an enormous snow storm. Actually it was a shower of hail that made everything look white, but 5 minutes later it had gone again.

Instant snow it looked like

Meat Teeming

And most of my staff and Denyse are here, they expected me to go into meeting but just no

And Denyse said she has already been in touch with the landlord, he is in touch with Anthony (who holds my funds) now....

Speed Test

And at the end of the road "someone" is fitting faster broadband devices, they are coming up the main road a few yards away from my house but it will be a month or so before it is connected. But my connection is still well faster than the wire pre broadband connection

Meet Teaming

So everyone (except those with courses in the way etc) are coming here tomorrow morning for a Team Meeting so they can slag me off to Denyse etc.

I have been told I can go but don't think so, I have written a piece with my queries and printed it s'evening

Reading Stand

So I was telling someone how I can read with my Kindle on the table in front of me, he said "They sell book stands", I said "Yes, my iPad is in one of those", so took my iPad out and tried my Kindle

Oh yes, I like it

Twice In Two Days

So "we" (me and GGtGG) are heading over for my second swimming session in two days in a bit.

We went yesterday too-f*cking-oooo

"Excuses, excuses, excuses". No can't think of one that will work......

(sigh) Well we went and it actually wasn't too bad, we walked, did my exercises, swam etc, then left

Rain/Loo

I was walking to the loo s'morning, looked out the window and thought "Look's nice....", sat down, went to the loo, came out and looked out window again at a really heavy rain shower which had come from nowhere, 5 minutes later it is dry once more

Half an hour later and the sun is shining....

Rain and my bottom must be related somehow...

Fredumpkin

And Freya txted me s'afternoon and said "Aargh, I've caught the bus home, forgot where I was going, can u pick me up at....pm" so we did, went shopping for more shampoo for the swimming pool then went over and got her. It was strange, gave her the Christmas presie that we missed on Christmas, didn't give it to her last time she was here cos I knew Toby would be a bit jealous and mmmm, she was well pleased with it

We Went

So me and SmallPaul went swimming today and it was OKish. Doing exercises and walking about there I can really see how my balance is improving, week after week it seems ATM

OM(F)G

And I was sat in the loo s'morning, thinking nowt to myself when it occurred to me, how long has mankind been living on earth, and more to the point, when did someone invent loo roll, what did they do first?

OMG

Obsessive

Hooray BUT Sigh

So Timmy and Paul are in conference and someone shouted "Wanna not swim today?" so I thought "YES" but they continued "Tomorrow instead 'cos......" so not quite as happy

So instead we nipped to gym today. We were a bit early so all the machines were busy but I got on a bike machine. More than 4km, and 5 extra fast bits instead of the 4 I used to do. So yes, I am exhausted but it was good

Saturday Night Dinner

And as I spoke to Ed last night and said "Do you want.... or.... for dinner tonight" that means that the usual Saturday night dinner of roast veg is being served tonight instead

Yum yum

And it was delicious tonight, cooked for about 10-15 minutes less than last week and it was spot on, all cooked but not burned. Yum yum big style

More Reasons

And we (me and SmallPaul) nipped to Morrisons for opening time, 11am, s'morning and did my usual shop for extras. As some stuff was reduced in price eg Clearasil scrubby cleaner so we bought extra and actually spent a smidge more here that we spent in Aardvark on Friday

Changed It

So SP had to change my bed today. And he insisted on putting on clean sheets and putting the old ones in the airing cupboard. It has been so long since this happened that my bed looks wrong with different coloured sheets etc now

'Nana

So I tried to eat a green banana after tea tonight. (I checked it was safe first) It tasted OKish, not as nice as yellow 'nana's but OK, but it proved very hard to peel, get the skin off

Crisis

So I was panicking a bit, I looked on the dining room table, no so looked on my PC, still no so I called Ed and said "Where do I record my weight?", he sniggered and opened the cupboard in the kitchen with a chart in it

Cutter

And Ed The Barber was working again today

Try Buying AGAIN

(sigh) So as the cable I bought t'other day seemed wonky, it doesn't work, I am gonna try again, bought another version

Crosswording

And me and GGtGG got stuck into a crossword tonight, he had to answer one and gave me a few clues for others but I did most of it by myself, he was holding back etc

I/We did it!!!

Friday Dinner

And as usual on a Friday we had home made pizza and chips for tea.

Yum yum

Didn't Work

No, it sez "Not charging" so dunno, scrap.....

What A Day

(Sigh)So first of all we nipped to Aardvark first of all and did my weeks shopping. Then as we had time we nipped to the docs and the chemist and picked up the cream for Neil's boobs. Then we went to gym for my class. But the class was off as Sam was poorly and the other member of staff who could take it had just been sick so had gone home at lunchtime. So I just went to the gym and got stuck into exercises then bike. Then we had to nip to Morrisons and buy a load of T bags for the staff.

Then we headed home for a late lunch

When we got here we found Timmy and a surveyor who had been sent by Denyse to check out whether my house is falling down, before we make an offer. He was very pleased with what he found tho...

Want One

Aargh, I want one....

We Are So Sophisticated

Just now I was standing at the sink washing my muesli bowl. Hot water comes out from 'where' and drains out down the plughole to 'where#2'. Incredible. A few thousands of years ago we lived in caved and lit fires...

Proper Gym-ing

So we are off to the only gym class that I am involved in every week in a bit, first of all we need to go to Aardvark and get my weeks groceries and if there is time head to my docs and get another script for 'rubbing on Neil's tits' cream