What Day?

But it doesn't feel like a Friday today having not been to the gym, more to the point having not been to Sam's Class in the gym

Walkies

So in a bit we are going into town and have a walk about, dunno where, we shall see what is attractive when we are there.

I have done exercises this week so just a stamina workout......

And we did a big walk around town. About an hour and a half we were walking (and looking in various charity shops) for. So we parked half way along King St, walked all the way up to the library to make it a long walk, then turned back and walked the whole length of King St, carried on over the pedestrian bit at the end, then downhill past the old Town Hall, then along a bit and back uphill past Iechyd Da to the car

Busy

And the beautiful Sam is away today and so is her assistant so there will be no gym class today. I think I should skive but no doubt my MOS will go "Come on, lets use machines".....

Sweet Lucy Was A Dancer

And none of us would chance her. The lyrics were in my head today.

(NOISY)

Gymerooney

And we popped to gym s'morning and did upper body exercise machines. And 5 minutes to finish on a recumbent bike which I had switched much too high but I thought "Only 2 minutes left" and just finished instead of turning it down

And as for the signing myself onto machines with the app on my phone?? Yes, quite, someone noted how well I was doing with pen&ink

Get It

And we popped into Iechyd Da to pick up the veg s'morning. And on the way there we popped into Oxfam to give them a belt which is now much too large for me, a fat persons belt

Walkies, Stickless

And it occurred to me tonight how far away from my walking stick I am walking, as long as it is in the same room as me I feel confident enuf

Aerobics

And we are off to AquaAerobics in a couple of hours, oh what fun we have

Well t'is dun. It is definitely getting easier some aspects of it, I don't think it is because my fitness is improving (Although obv. yes, that too), but that I am much better at moving/freer etc than even a few weeks ago

Found The Oven Glove

Right, the oven glove, the only one I possess that doesn't have another attached to it which gets in the way as I only use 1 hand, went missing t'other day. Me and a MOS looked everywhere, 2 nights later I said "Still can't find it" and we both looked again. No, nowt. Then last night I asked a different MOS, he looked for about 25 seconds and found it.

In the cupboard beneath the sink.

Why it had been put there I (and the chap that put it there) have no idea.

So I had already bought another, will be delivered today or tomorrow, apparently

And he put the old one away properly tonight, in the right place.....

Late Night Shopping

Then tonight we popped into Farmfoods quite late on to pick up some more frozen food etc. As we came in the front door afterwards the phone rang. So as my hands were too busy I walked towards the freezer in the kitchen with the bag of shopping in my left hand and the phone in my right hand. Walking stick leaning against the wall.

And RoyGBiv said after the conversation how well my legs were moving during that walk, I just looked like a proper person walking, with no walking stick

Not At Gym

And we were not at gym today as instead we had to head over to Sara the physio at Pyle (or Pil depending on the language)  and did another load of walking forwards, sideways and backwards on the treadmill

I think it is not fun but we will just have to repeat it again and again in the near future

Forgotten

And I had forgotten that VAT had gone up recently as I have not been involved in discussing the prices of goods/services at all, just buying. I recall it at 15%

Feed Me

Then today I need to have an early lunch because at lunchtime we (me and RoyGBiv) will be travelling to Pil to see that Sara the physio instructor who, last time, had me walking backwards and sideways on the treadmill

And yes, after discussion, last week when the A48 was closed we went a more longwinded route and stopped for lunch on the way but as the quicker way is back open we will have an early lunch then go off about lunchtime

For Dinner

And for dinner tonight we had summat with Sweet Potato Oven Chips because as I was away at the weekend I didn't get a delivery of veg, so no boiled potato for half a week so far

Question From Freya

And Freya said yesterday that her first memory on me was when she was about 4, we were in town, she had no coat on and was chilly. So I gave her my much too big for her jumper to wear. She did wear it and said "Aren't you cold?". I said little-uns are more important, us big chaps are warm enough.

I said "Gosh, half remembering, was that on Merlin's Walk?" she said "YES". WTF, my memories are in there, just access is the problem, when reminded..... I have no conscious memories of Merlin's Walk before my accident but it is obviously in my memory somewhere

Long Way Home

And we were in the car for 4 hours yesterday and I didn't need to stop for a pee until I got home. And I had lots of juice etc when away so my fluids were still up, just my bladder is getting so much better, more effective

Where's My Weekend Gone

And I haven't had my usual sitting round getting bored^h^h^hsorry, relaxing weekend as we were away being active from Sat. am to Sunday night. And I am back to going swimming today.

HOO-FSCKING-RAY etc

OK, I dunno if I am just getting fitter or better at swimming or whatever but I don't seem to want to cry as much during it. I wouldn't say I enjoy it but it is less unpleasant than it was before. AND I managed 2 breadths hopping on my right foot, just that touching the floor. Again for the first time in how many years?

Constipation

And I had a sh*t s'morning as usual. Most mornings (Well, nearly every one) I have a sh*t straight after breakfast. But today's pooh was only about 11 hours after the last. I had to try 5 times, yes 5, yesterday before my bowels would empty

Much relieved last night when it finally came.....

What I Had To Put Up With

And part of the reason I was awake so early s'morning was Roy snores (noisy), very. I couldn't record it very well as I could only reach my phone but he snores

Left

And we had another excellent morning and lunch with my new in laws. And they supply food that is much too delicious for me.

Anyway later we left, without Freya as she took a train back to Manchester but with Toby and Megan who we dropped off at a services half way along the M42 where they will be picked up by Megan's parents to do gord nose what before Toby is catching a train home later

And I am back again to typing on my PC, not my little tablet or on my phone so I will be a bit more longwinded now. For the last couple it has all been said and true just concise and too the point

Home Again

Home again jiggity jig. Well we motored for hours today and got home eventually. I had a late bath and a 20 min nap before getting back up and cooking dinner and finishing the putting away of stuff work.

I think all in all we had a good time. I was accompanied by Roy who has never met any of my family etc but he had a lovely time too. I am rather impressed with Emma's parents, I think next time I see them it will be to stay there

Sleepy

So it is about half past 6 in the morning, I am wide awake now. RoyGBiv is in the other single bed snoring. Really loudly

Fireworks

And tonight we had a fireworks party for Guy Fawkes. But tonight all the fireworks were set off by Toby. Not that I don't trust him but as a father watching my firstborn..... just much too scary

Lordy

So we have just been out to see my 3 kids and some imminent relatives for the night. Just wow, so Sam and his missus were there, Toby and his missus and Freya who is now a grown up at uni-fscking-verity were there. We had a lovely night and have left now

On The Way

And we are on the M4 ATM then gonna  turn left onto the Msummat-else in a bit...

Off Out

And me and RoyGBiv are off in a bit to Sams house in that England. Taking Freya with us and hopefully meeting Toby there too!!!!!! All my kids are grown up, left home and independant!!!!!!!!

[scared noise]

So I was just looking through today's bargains on Amazon and the first item on the list I thought "WTF?" used the interweb to see what it was and........ just UGH

New Class

So today in gym instead of going to the balance class @ 1pm I have been signed up for the 2pm class instead. It is the last on their list, most difficult for the most "getting better". So as I was started in class #1, went thru that, class #2 and class #3 now it's class #4. Lets hope I am up for it

Phew, done. Yes it was much harder work than the 1 o'clock class but I could manage. And a few times I found myself doing stuff that I haven't managed for 14 or 15 years, like standing on just my right leg. AND at one point she was giving us weights to walk with, she just gave me 1 so I could hold my walking stick with the other hand, second attempt I put my walking stick down, picked up 2 weights and walked while not concentrating on walking as I had to think about the weights 10 yards there and 10 yards back!!!!!!

Walking

And I find myself just walking about the kitchen between food jobs without my 'stick.

Just walking like a proper person

Technology

And me and GGtGG headed gymwards, on the way I thought "Ah, I have that new app on my phone" which I had forgotten about, and forgotten how to use it. After some minutes of sitting at a gym machine nearly crying because it wouldn't connect I figured out, "Turn your phone round, the camera not the screen should face the machine" and sort of got it sorted. We used some new machines today which I did actually that did me some good

Bother

And at 1pm the chap drove our car back ready for a lift into town. So there was perfect time to take him back then go to the swimming pool. Bother but in the pool again it just amazes me how much better I am than last week!!!

Glow Plugs

And GGtGG phoned the garage to see if the car was ready and they said "No, not yet". Apparently the issue was a broken Glow Plug and they had to get one sent from Llanelli and hopefully it will be there within a few hours

Waiting to see if they fix it in time for me to go to AquaAerobics.....

Bollock Knees

And so tonight instead of cooking my usual roast veg I got out a tin of tomatoes I bought t'other day and started chopping veg, then got the lentils, herbs, garlic etc and produced nearly a Vegetable Bollock Knees for dinner and I must say, it was actually rather pleasant. GGtGG did say he thought it was lovely too

Wow

So then after lunchtime we popped to see Sara Davis the Physio in Pil. We did loads of walking on the machine, loads forwards, less but still some both directions sideways and backwards. She commented on how I was balancing much better etc. In the end she got me to walk down the room with no walking stick. First of all I was sticking my arm out to balance me but after suggestion I was just walking up the room normally

Car

So GGtGG phoned the garage s'morning to ask for a lift home tonight and they said "It has just been serviced", possibly they will be able to make the display stop without any more hassle. So wait and see s'afternoon, possibly we won't need a lift home at all

No, so we showed up, told them what she said on the phone and within 2 minutes of being indoors he came back and said "No, it is fscked, come back tomorrow" so GGtGG is gonna phone them before he leaves tomorrow in case it is fixed when there are 2 MOS present so we can get a lift there from one of the MOS who will then go hiome

Erm.... and....

After I put a link on my webpage I was further researching it and found this.

Leave The Car In

And even tho it was last serviced 6 months ago the car has started displaying a "Get Serviced" note on the screen so we have booked it in for first thing Wednesday. So we will take it in just before closing time tomorrow and hopefully it will be fixed while there is still another car here so we can get a lift in Wednesday morning

Failing that it is "Taxi" and "Gizza receipt" then take it from Petty Cash

'WImming

 And *hooray* we are heading to the pool today for a swim.

Well clucking bell, in my week off swimming last week I have got loads better at it. It felt today as if both my legs were moving in the same way, the way I wanted them to. Just lordy, I have been struggling to move my legs together for some years but I could just do it today

Now I said to MM that if I had 1 week off swimming and I got that much better perhaps I should try a couple of months off to see how much better I am then. He didn't agree

I wasn't swimming last week as it was half term, full of kids

On My Own Two Feet

And it is making a difference no longer having a chair in the cooking position. Nowadays I just stand and cook or else go and have a rest between proceeds.

Walkies

So I said to Timmy "Lets go for a walk", he replied "Where?" so we set out, went down the path to the left of the house and at the end we turned right, instead of coming up the main road home and it turns out to be a beautiful, very quiet road past 3 or 4 farm houses, up hill. Very up hill it was but a nice trip

Visitor

Then the phone rang s'morning. I answered it and it was Brian, Julia's dad, saying they were down visiting ATM, could he pop over and see me!! Which he did. He was pleased with how much better he can see I am since last time I saw him

Radical Walkies

Then this afternoon I had a conversation with Timmy and said I wanted to try a walk without my FES. He said "You aren't supposed to but....." and described how my muscles seem to be working well today etc so we went into town, parked up and walked across the road to the café. Not far but I knew we shouldn't walk too far in case my foot started turning over. It didn't, we crossed to the café, walked in and up to the counter, along to the paying machine and back to the seats. Then back out later and across to the car without any turning over of my foot

No Costume

So we are going to see Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight. Earlier I got out my basque and stockings etc but on reflection as I need to keep my boots and sockings on I don't think I will dress up for it tonight.

Hope that's not too much of a disappointment....

Well. So as I can't climb stairs we were up in the lift to the balcony. Everyone else was sat downstairs, where I couldn't join them because of paranoia re stairs and being unable to see the screen if I sit too close where all the other folks were sat, perhaps all in the first 4 or 5 rows of seats which is no good for me. But I enjoyed it, opening GGtGG's mind a bit too

Gymtastic

It was a bit strange being back at a gym class in the proper training room today but I did it, I did the whole class. I spoke to TheBeautifulSam at the end and said "So, moving up to another class next week?" and she said "Yep", she thinks I am so much better so we said we would give it a trial next week.

So I had to say "Missing you already" to a number of folk who will stay in the 1pm class

Shoe Shopping

And we had to go and buy some more Velcro shutting sandals as the Velcro on my old pair had worn off, stopped sticking. This time we chose some that look more like actual shoes rather than sandals but hopefully they will be comfortable about the indoors.

Someone Else

And I suspect that at Iechyd Da tonight I may have to walk up to the bar and say "I need someone else to come to the bar for me. I think I might just explode being faced with such a range of very beautiful women, trying to serve me"

And I went and had a good time but I left my camera charging plugged in here and all (but one) of the photos I took were out of focus. Partly because I am only practicing with my phone and partly because it is difficult with one hand that doesn't work properly, like mine

Thursday

And today we have a busier than usual Thursday. As usual we need to nip to Iechyd Da to pick up my weekly organic delivery, then to Morrisons for the rest of the weeks shopping (and owt they couldn't get organically) then off to the traditional gym.

Puff pant.

Then s'evening it is back to Iechyd Da (noisy link) for their once a month sing'all'ye "folk" events

Well busy morning went OK. We popped to Iechyd Da and to Morrisons (noisy link) no prob, came back here, put shopping away and went to gym with Timmy. There he looked at the apps I had installed on my phone about doing exercise, said "Like this" so I can now log myself on every machine that I am using. So today we had a go on some new sit back and cycle machine and a traditional but new variant of a rowing machine. Puff, pant, puff, pant now

Gymming

Then today for the first time since it has been done up (It was finished at the weekend, Monday I was off at a Headway meeting, yesterday there was a team meeting here) but just wow, it looks better and the machines look better more user friendly etc.

But we got stuck in, a 10km cycle which knackered me as I was so speeding on the last KM

Tory PM

So I used to say "Thatcher, Thatcher, milk snatcher". Nowadays it's "May, May, run away". Got any wittier suggestions??

(Esp as I struggle to run ATM)

As Jeremy Norris said "May day, May day"....

No Swimming

And she told us last week that tomorrows Aqua Aerobics session is cancelled as it is half term, they are expecting the pool to be full of kids so I will just have go and do proper exercise. Like I missed today

Radio

And I had my new headphones out all morning but they wouldn't work, I couldn't get connected to a radio station. Then I thought "Ahhh, perhaps..." and switched off the wifi connection, left it for 10 seconds and switched it back on. Now I am listening silently (noisy link) as it were, no speakers playing

And after some advice from Timmy I no longer use the web pages to listen to, I use a more reliable (apparently) app.

Houseful

And everyone and Denyse and someone who is assessing Timmy for a course he is on is here s'morning. I am ignoring them, they are in the kitchen with the closed door ATM

Well they are done now (it's nearly lunchtime) most have gone, Timmy and his course rep still talking

The Whole Team

So there is a team meeting here tomorrow, when (hopefully) all my members of staff and Denyse, my care manager will be here for a session of Slagging That Neil Off or whatever. Afterwards Denyse will have a conversation with me so I am trying to think of subjects that are useful. (Usefuller than "Will you marry me?" as she hasn't answered that positively no matter how often I try asking her)

Headway

So today, instead of going to the swimming pool, we headed down to Headway Swansea for one of their twice a month meetings. Today me and GGtGG were both losing many games of Connect Four against a chap that lived in the care home where GGtGG used to work. I suspect that this chap practices the game and very little else as he seems in a lot worse state than I am in ATM. I lost 5:1 and GGtGG lost 6:1

I think that this place is not a bad place to connect with others but this chap seemed fairly unconctactable IYSWIM, he didn't really have verbal interaction skills 

Foot Fairy

So LusciousLinda came to cut my toenails s'morning, she only needed to cut 9, one of them hadn't grown!!!

And I politely said "Won't make an appt, will ring you when need you" to try and get in the habit of using a cheaper person in Carmarthen as I am so much more mobile and can go upstairs etc nowadays.

She is good but very expensive, she comes to my house etc

Walkies

And we went out, parked on King St, walked down the hill, back up thru the decorative bit, back to King Street. I wanted to buy MM a coffee and an ice cream (so I could have one too) but we couldn't, it was shut on Sunday.

It was really strange, the FES wasn't working at all for the whole walk but my right ankle is so much better now that it didn't matter

When we got home I said "Look at it" and he instantly saw what was wrong

Crisis Lamp

And we had a crisis when going to bed last night, my lamp had broken in half. I borrowed 1 from the staffroom and was actually rather impressed that I could reach it and turn it on and off. I bought a special "turn off bulb by remote control" device but could actually reach the lamp now. My mobility is obviously better now

<Sigh> Me and GGtGG had both tried to fix the lamp, not on, but MagicMark took less than 5 minutes and it works again now, no need to purchase anything </S>

Headphones

And my new set of cordless headphones arrived today. No idea, can't get them connected to my mobile phone. Neither can GGtGG but hopefully MightyMark who is in tomorrow will have a bit more of a clue

Seems to be working now, did instructions in different order, but the hackers have stopped BBC Radio (including 4!!!!) working online.....

Monday morning I am listening to it, it works!!!

Walkies

So we went to town, parked up Lammas St walked to Wilko's by Friars Park car park, bought some loo roll for my staff and walked back out by Merlin's Walk and up Lammas St to make it more therapeutic, longer walk

Where?

Now today when I was waiting in the Drs waiting room I kind of assumed that I would have an injection into my bum, like I have had in the past. Now I took off my bumbag and gave it to WW, I was about to take the belt off my trousers to prepare them for the injection when I was called and she said "Roll your sleeves up"

No Neil

No Neil, it is not the swimming MOS who said "You should move up a group", it is Sam the Gym Loveliness.

So hopefully after they have finished rehabilitating the gym place.......

Well apparently they have nearly finished and I will be dead impressed next week when we can go back into the gym room. So today's class was the last held in a squash court.  But I did notice the difference in the way I am holding/moving my leg. Hopefully that pattern will become habitual

To The Docs

And before we do owt else today I have to go to the docs for my anti-flu injection.

Hip hip hoo-fscking-ray

And I went and had 2 jabs, one for flu and one for pneumonia or summat. T'is dont, didn't hurt etc. Now early lunch and try to find Sams class

There has been nowt all day but as the night gets nearly to bedtime one of my arms is starting to ache around the injection site

Not Auto

Mmmmm, so I was experimenting to see how well my camera copes with Auto in extreme light conditions but I suspect that what I actually want/need is to learn how to override settings under extreme conditions.

Can anyone give me a few clues to start with?

Busy Morning

So "we" (me and Timmy) headed into town, popped into Iechyd Da and picked up loadsa veg etc, then popped to Morrisons and got owt else. By the time we put that away it was lunchtime. After lunch we popped into town to buy some tickets for the Rocky Horror Picture Show which is happening in a nearby town in a fortnight.

When we came out of the theatre office we popped into Oxfam Charity Shop and found a Pink Pirate statue which appeals to me on so many levels. As there was no gym today I thought we'd better walk about a bit for exercise

Down Merlins Walk

Then later we headed down Merlin's Walk not to Wilko as they seem to have stopped stocking it but to Savers where we picked up loads of that Clearasil Rapid Action scrub that I use on my chest/back

I also emailed Wilko and said "WTF?" to see if they tell me it is hidden there or summat

New Bits

And the new "bits" which I has to attach to my electric razor arrived s'morning. I had no idea you needed new bits but after the cutting piece broke and was threatening me with wounding I looked on the interweb and found it.

It seems to work, so hopefully.....

Aqua Aerobics or Aqua Fitness it's called

So we are off to't pool in a bit. It is the first time RoyGBiv has come with me so it is a bit scary, will he know everything but hopefully he has been well instructed and we will be off. He has to cream my back when I am under the shower etc.....

Morning Trip

Then we had a drive to the Drs (and pay for parking) to pick up my new cleaning cream and to the chemist next door to fetch it. Then we came home and undid my FES etc as we are going swimming after lunch

Dull AM

So we had a quiet morning followed by an early lunch and we are going to pop off in a bit to see Sara Davis, the (beautiful) Physio at her premises in Pil, we go there because she wants to get me wired up to various machines she has there

Good lord, that was hard work but I am so fitter that I didn't mind too much. We practiced loads of "You can nearly move properly" exercises etc

Gym Miles Away

So today because of work at gym here we popped down to San Cler gym and did much cycling

Pool-less Today

So we can't go swimming today because Carmarthen Leisure Center pool has been taken over by some crowd of "doing activity" folk. So we will head off to St Clears leisure center and try to do some exercise bike activity instead.

I am nearly crying as you know how I look forward to swimming every week

Peeing With Ease

Last time I wore these trousers I couldn't work the fly so I would go to t'loo, take my bumbag off, undo belt, undo zip then have a wee. But tonight I have improved my technique so I can manage just to turn bumbag round slightly, out of the way, open zip and pee. I couldn't manage that last time I tried, so there you go

Dinner

And for dinner tonight I had a pasta bake that Timmy made, he knew it would make too much for just him so he offered me some. So he put some uncooked pasta into a bowl, added some sauce from a packet and a packets worth of water. Stuck it into the oven for ages, added grated cheese then baked it more. I rather enjoyed it so I have added "Pasta Bake Sauce" to my shopping list for next week

To Where?

So we we headed out to the shop to put all my too big trousers in the charity pile as I had 5 pairs of enormous fatty trews that no longer fit me.

Tyres

So we have to take the car into Kwikfit in Carmarthen to get some tyres fitted. Oh what fun we had.......

We did it. They replaced 3 of the tyres for free. The other one is the much newer tyre we had to replace a puncture last year

Walkies

Then we popped into town for a walk around (therapy!!). We parked on King St, walked along there then down the enormous hill by the Court Building then across and back up Jackson's Lane to King Street.

Now it was odd, walking back uphill was much easier for me than walking downhill. Strange muscles I have now

Gym Class

So today we are heading to the gym class. I suspect it is cancelled next week as they update all the equipment and move us back into the "proper" gym room.

Once it is settled I will enquire about moving up class

Aargh, no it turns out that was wrong. There is no swimming on Monday, no gym classes rest of week but on Friday she is gonna insist they make room for the class somewhere

Puff Taker

And the postman brought me a new "puff taker" so I can measure my lung capacity twice a day like I am supposed to but haven't been able to for a week and a bit as the last puffer broke

Sam

Then we spoke to Sam, who is trying to arrange a trip for me and 1 MOS to meet him, Emma and hopefully Toby and Freya in the midlands at her parents house so I can meet them too. (In-laws soon????)

But if my 3 kids make it it will be a bit special

"Tell timmy That weekend is fine to visit :) (the 5th of november)..... Emma says there is a travelodge or premier Inn nearby"

What A Day

So first of all today me and Timmy went to gym and I did another 10km cycle. I was f***ing knackered afterwards and thought it must have been the fastest yet but Timmy sez it was roughly the same time as a fortnight ago. It was about 42 minutes, it used to take me an hour to do that distance

Then after we came back I asked Timmy about removing the extra chair from the kitchen, he said "Yes" and headed towards the back door. I said "No" and did it myself, out the door, down 2 steps then across to the garage

Fetching

Then first thing s'morning we had to pop to Iechyd Da to pick up my veg. We didn't need to do the usual first thing as we popped to a Morrison's and got the rest of my weeks shopping last night

'Wimming

So we went to the Aqua
Aerobics class s'afternoon and my reaction is kind of strange. Just every-fsking-thing about my fitness seems better than it was last week. Doing the  "holding onto the side and kicking behind you" I seem much more able to hold on with my right had too. All the flexibility in my right arm (while still rubbish compared with my left arm) just seems so much better/more useful than even last weeks

Joe's Garage

Lordy, I was searching for a song on that interweb and it turned out it was off Frank Zappa's album Joe's Garage which was a bit of a favourite of mine when I was a teenager. Nowadays after I clicked "Play" for one track it is playing the rest one after another

And I know most of the words still.....

Cycling

So me and RoyGBiv headed to gym s'morning and got stuck into a 10km cycle. No idea how long it took as I pressed "Pause" half way thru and took too long(1) before I came back on so it stopped. But I think I  was going faster today, my average speed was more than 50 rpm

(1) OK, I paused and was looking thru my bumbag for the headphones for the radio on my phone so I could listen to summat. Later I found them in my bedside drawer

Walking Properly

After I saw Sara the Physio last week and she said "I am leaning over when I walk" because I have learned to walk once more using my stick in my left hand whereas traditionally it should be in my right hand...... Anyway s'morning I was practicing walking without my stick and properly putting the weight half and half on both feet. Now it is really difficult to do but practice.... etc.....

So walking, my right leg just goes forward properly etc until that step has finished. Then as I move my left leg I need to aim about 10 degrees to the right with my bodyweight so the left leg comes properly forward. I can do it, my left foot just touches down silently, it is no longer kind of rushing in an unbalanced way.

This is so difficult after learning to walk again in the wrong style and continuing to do so for so long, but practice a few steps at a time, like I used to have to practice walking at all. That has become so easy straightforward (link to show how) so just keep practicing every day

Swimless Day

So this week it is a "don't go swimming" week as we are heading to the Headway meeting in Swansea

Which actually wasn't too bad. We had a couple of conversations including one with a chap who was attacked in Neath, someone punched and kicked him while he was down and he suffered his ABI.

Anyway, conversations aside we got stuck into a game of Rummikub. We played 3 games. One each was won by the two ABI sufferers who we were playing and 1 was one by GGtGG. Only one player didn't win a single game....

Oot For A Walk

So s'morning me and RoyGBiv went out for a walk, just stepped out the front door, onto the path that runs down, onto the road and back up and round. It was just the walk that I wouldn't have been able to manage without sitting on a garden wall a few months ago. Now walking is a bit straightforward

No Beer

And I had planned to go to the Carmarthen Drink More Beer festival tonight but cried off as it seems a bit need to pay attention walking about on whatever surface after dark

Birdfood

So we went to town s'morning to pick up more birdfood for outside and it just made me think wow. For a start we parked miles away from the shop in the free space and on the way to the shop we walked all around another shop looking for summat different, then we walked all around the birdfood shop first, looking for summat else again. A little while ago I would have had to sit down every few mins for a rest whereas now just walking seems easy

Samless

Then Sam txted me last night and said the gym class for today had to be canceled as there was no room at gym this week

I was nearly crying but I will have to bear with it until next week

Young And Very Beautiful

Then Sara Bailey who is now to he known as 'the young and beautiful lady' after I told her about Timmy's suggestion for a difference that she might be happier with than "the little old lady" which she had been known as, and she did all kinds of holding my throat while I was eating etc. It went well, I think she is satisfied with my progress

To Debenhams To Buy A Fat..... no, slimmer

Then we popped into the new Debenhams in town to buy another few pairs of smaller trews, we were allowed to use the changing room etc today and they had a bigger room that the 2 of us could work in

First Tings

So first things first s'morning we headed to the doctor's and got my 'scripts, more asthma inhaler, more cream for my chest and legs and lastly more bathing cream for my armpits. Phew, it was all on the chemist next door etc

Lordy

Then I was getting a bit fed up with the BT Yahoo mail server kind of looking on the webpage to see email but we couldn't think of any email progs that would work.

But then I thought of the new Windows 10 email client thats built into my PC

Just good lord, it works, it imported all the old emails I had etc, it let me set up the 2 other accounts that I have that I haven't been able to use for some months, just wow

Footwear Crisis

But when we were putting on my trainers to head to gym one of the tie it here bits came off, ruining them. We kind of tied it round the back and lasted through my cycle but then after lunch we headed down town and bought some new trainers. I have just been wearing them for 2 or 3 hours and they feel comfortable and useful, they bend in the right places etc

Bicycling Madness

So I went to gym and got on a bike. 10km I did, and again it was faster than ever. I wasn't going quite as fast as I used to do when I was doing the 30sec speed bursts but it wasn't that far down. I am so much fitter than I was a few months ago.

Middle Hotness

And the central heating had switched itself on s'morning which cheers me up slightly. It works, no input from me etc

More Reasons To Shop At......

Then we headed to Morrisons and did the shopping that was in the diary for tomorrow morning. There is no best before issues and my diary for tomorrow is a bit fuller than tonight

So tonight I thought "Shall I?", then I thought "No, I am knackered walking, don't know if I might have to shout 'Help' half way round" but it proved not to be an issue. I walked up and down, queued for 'til, walked back to the car. No issue was had

Poolwards

And we are off to Aqua Aerobics at 2.00pm this afternoon

And oh what fun we had. We are getting into a routine together where she knows what I can't manage and tells the rest to do summat and then talks to me about the alternative 

Right Handed

So s'morning I brushed the floor in the kitchen, just little bits of dust, not all of it, but I held the brush in my right hand to do the brushing