And no, I had to squeeze out a proper thick p*oh s'morning, back to normal
Sunday, 16 April 2017
Sh*ts Gone Away
So after my disease yesterday I got up about half past five and went to the loo, just had a pee, went to the loo again when I got up about half past eight and again just did a pee. No diarrhoea
Saturday, 15 April 2017
Knickers
So tonight about 6 pm as arranged with us to be timed just as we were finishing dinner Aerwen from across the road knocked on the door and gave me 2 Knickerbocker Glories which she had just made. Just WOW etc, weren't they delicious. Lots of different kinds of fruit in there amongst the jelly, ice cream and a flake on top.
I think next time she see's me and says "How are you?" that I will reply "All the better for seeing you" more sincerely
Mended It
So yesterday the mended bit on the oven door came off. Me and MM thought "Oh dear" and bought some more glue, it will be delivered in a few days. Today GGtGG said to me "I am sure you bought a replacement", I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. He came back and went and looked in the cupboard with the tool box in it and found the replacement. We had to unscrew the holding bit then replace it. Simple and fixed for good now
Gardening
And me and GGtGG are busy today. We will pass the tip and tip my old washing line, stop and fetch 4 bags of composted rubbish, one bag of proper soil then start thinking about filling the Trug back up.
Then we need to dig some holes and plant the plants Mum bought for me and plant the "for bees" flowers in the gap we have left for them
Then we needed to go back and buy more soil, I sold 2 bags of compost to GGtGG, we had the amounts all wrong
Friday, 14 April 2017
Cooking
And today I cooked the veg that has been roasted for some weeks into a pan with tomato&herbs, a bo*loc* knees effectively. I was stirring it when MM said "Oh, I like that with baked potatoes" which was news with me, I was thinking of boiling some pasta but we have extra roastable spuds as my folks were here so we ate out loads last weekend, so yep, I switched the oven on.....
(Sigh)
So I said to MagicMark that it is a bank holiday today so no-one is doing owt but he said "No Neil, to the gym" so we headed over did some machines then 10 minutes on the bike (not 10km like I do some days when I am not doing other exercises) and finished all my other stretches and exercises
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Strange Conversation
And we were nearly home in the car earlier when someone phoned me. It was a rep from O2 and she talked on. We arrived home and she talked while I sat in the car listening. Eventually I agreed to buy a new phone and it is actually slightly cheaper then the one I already have. Then I could get out of the car and let us in
So just waiting, it should appear in a couple of days, I will transfer my SIM across and it will just work. Apparently
Friday Night Treat on a Thursday
So we had Friday Night Treat for tea tonight, I bought the ingredients today as usual but it is usually Timmy working on a Thursday and he won't eat any of my food. But Roy has taken the shift so we had early Friday Night Treat
Back To Normal Day
So I am back to my normal routine today. Iechyd Da to pick up veg, then Morrison's then gym. Then lunch and relax
No, I can't relax, we need to nip out and buy some staff bogroll as Roy just announced. "Why couldn't we do this when we were out earlier?" I said. Oh no, because he couldn't suggest anything on top of what we were already doing. Neil is not very pleased at this
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
B&Qing
Then later we popped to B&Q to fetch some paint for the outside fence that Mark can do when he is here for the weekend in a couple of weeks.
We also got some concrete to put around the base of the washing line to make it more upright
Gyming
And as it is Easter holidays we will just go to gym to do various machine exercises today, there is no Aqua Aerobics class this week or next
<Pant pant pant>Well I did it, various lifting up and pulling down machines, a few minutes on the move it with your feet machine then some cycle motion with your hands</P p p>
Clothes Peg Crisis
So after we put the washing line together I thought "Ah, clothes pegs, I am sure I used to have some" and looked all over the kitchen and the utility room. Timmy said "Somewhere in the garage" so I went and looked, couldn't find any, called him, and about 2 minutes later he found them under some foot rest device, obviously.
So we now have a bag of clothes pegs hanging from the washing line, waiting for the first load s'afternoon
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Out With Freya
And then tonight at short notice we are taking Freya out for dinner. I think we shall go to Pizza Express tonight, then come back here for some birthday cake. THEN she is heading back to MCR in a couple of days
No, we didn't come back for birthday cake as we had an pudding after tea
Busy Morning
A very busy morning. First of all me&Timmy headed over to the Chemist by the Drs to get my sockings, the ones we tried to get last week and they said "Come back later". Then we popped to B&Q and bought a spade and shovel for digging the garden with and a new laundry hanger out device and a stand for it. THEN we went to the gym and I did that cycling for 10km exercise. Before lunch Timmy put the washing line together as I am now capable of walking across the stones to reach it. We took apart the old washing line a couple of years ago as I wasn't fit to walk there then
No Neil, DO IT YOURSELF
So I was sat outside and a passer by passed by and his dog had a bit of a dig in the corner of the garden and made a mess. I thought "HELP" but before I shouted I thought "No Neil, try it yourself, it's not that hard". So I set down my Kindle device, walked over, bent down and was able to brush it all off by hand. So actually it was easy
I am so much more capable week after week
Monday, 10 April 2017
Out For Dinner
Then later my folks came over here, dropped the car and we gave them a lift to The Tavern Tanerdy where, as usual, we had a delicious dinner. No pudding was had as we came back here and got stuck into my birthday cake which was as lovely as a lovely thing. We forgot to open the champagne until after they had left but I did enjoy it on their behalf
On The Skive
But I just didn't feel comfortable taking my parents along to a Headway meeting so I just didn't go to this fortnight's meeting
Morning Out With Parents
So we headed into town, parked up in Lammas St then I demonstrated to my folks how much better my walking is these days as first of all we walked to M&S and I had to pop up on the escalator until we found somewhere to change the pressie that Gareth had sent over with them (to the right size) and then we walked to The Calon Cafe to have a sandwich for lunch.
After lunch they said "Tara" and we are picking them up in a bit to take them to The Tafarn Tanerdy to make them buy me dinner, but not pudding as me and my mum have a third of a bottle of champagne in the fridge and we all have a birthday cake sitting out ready to munch on
Sunday, 9 April 2017
With Freya
Then Freya did her seeing granny duties well. We all went back to the hotel, sat there chatting for an hour and a half before they would serve us and I managed to have summat different tonight, so yum yum. I felt the need to tell Freya about how poorly her granny has been but they spoke to each other on the phone today and mum had already done the duty, luckily AFAIC.
We had a lovely meal and they did tell me about plans for tomorrow night too. It will be the last time I see them too, this visit
More Better
And after my BoTox wearing off my right thumb is more well again, just being able to grip stuff once more
Out For Lunch
So we had them visiting my house for a couple of hours then we popped into town, to The Caffè Nero, for lunch.
Then I have come home for my nap, then me and Timmy are going to fetch Freya and we will head into their hotel where are all going for dinner
Saturday, 8 April 2017
Oooow
And my Mum and Dad are on their way here as we speak........
Hopefully it is all clean and tidy enuf.....Well they have been delayed by meeting up with Denyse but they are on their way now. I am gonna go and meet then at the hotel in a bit
And she didn't tell me over the phone because..... just one can't hear certain things like thatWell. What a night. We have had a delicious dinner and a very pleasant glass of wine but my mother was talking. About why she hasn't been to see me for ages. FARK. Bit of a shock to the system knowing she has had that wrong with her but she seems to beaten it off so she will be here a lot more often nowadays. Hopefully
Improving
And as my right hand wasn't working very well after the last BoTox injection and "they" said "Don't worry, it will come back eventually", and over the last few days I have really noticed that action is coming back into my finger and thumb combo, I can undo the buckle on my belt with my right hand once more
Friday, 7 April 2017
To A Class
Then after an early lunch we headed to Sam's class at the gym. Which was hectic but again I can do more than last week
Pick 'Em Up
Then we had to pop over to the Drs and fetch my many prescriptions which we did. They won't have the sockings in stock til Monday or Tuesday so will go and pay for more parking then
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Next
Then later, just about lunchtime we headed out to gym (Surprise, surprise) I did 3 upper arm exercises on some machines that I haven't been on for ages then 1.5 km on the pedal a bike machine. I think today was a bit faster than last week but kept it in control, I was able to finish my target today
First Things First
Then s'morning me and Timmy headed into town first thing (OK, third thing after he had done the handover then come and put my FES on) and we headed down King St looking for a parking space. No, so we went round the block and then found 2 spaces on the closest parking bit to Caffi Iechyd Da. Walked down and got the veg and had a bit of a flirt with the MOS
Then we headed to Morrisons and did the rest of my shopping for the week and came back, put it away, paid for my Organic Veg via my PC (which is too modern and crazy for me, but it works) and caught my breath
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Walkies
Then s'afternoon me and RoyGBiv headed into town, parked half way along King Street and walked to the end, onto the terrace above the old town hall, then walked back along the other said of the road right the way to the very end then crossed over and walked all the way back to the car. So effectively we went from one end of King St to the other and back
Monday, 3 April 2017
Popped Out
Then we nipped to Farmfoods to buy more cheesey stick things (which I was rather impressed with t'other night) and a few more choc ices. It was a bit pointless driving all the way into town to just buy a bit but I see it as therapeutic too
Drowning
And I think we need to go swimming at lunchtime today. So I have put tomorrows clothes and my swimming trunx on my bed, I will change into them before we leave.....
Well that's done. I got in the pool and straight away did my 8 lengths then did various stretches and exercises then got out. "Oh what fun we had...." (noisy link)
Sunday, 2 April 2017
We're Going Out
And me and MM have decided to have an early lunch then just head out into town and see what we can find as it is a beautiful warm sunny day
So we popped into town, parked halfway along Lammas St and walked up the big hill past the old court house to King St and back. We found a charity shop that was open on a Sunday but didn't buy owt in there. As always I was looking at the wall and a half filled with cheap books bring jealous
Saturday, 1 April 2017
Terry Pratchett
And the book that I am reading got too exciting. I can only read it in 3 or 4 minute bursts ATM
Friday, 31 March 2017
With The Gorgeous Teacher
And s'afternoon I went to Sam's class for the only time this week. Again it is becoming more possible, I can just do it now (well, most of it) Sam commented at the end how much better I am getting every week which was nice
Iechyd Ding
So last night we headed down to Iechyd Da (noisy link) for their folk night. We were there earlyish again so we could get the good seat and it stayed empty for ages. Then it was standing room only, suddenly it filled right up, nearly had to close the door and say "full". I thought it was as excellent as an excellent thing, as usual
Thursday, 30 March 2017
More Busyness
Then we popped to gym and I did 6.5km (of the 10 I was supposed to do) on a bike. Again after 4km I upped my speed loads and that is possibly why I was too knackered to do any more. I need to find a half way in between speed
Spring Time
And I didn't switch the light on in the kitchen when I went in to have breakfast s'morning
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Light Later
And tonight it is not getting dark until a quarter to eight.
It seems like a few days ago when it was properly dark by 5
Hectic Day
First of all Denyse and the rest of the team are coming in to discuss me in some way, then me and RoyGBiv have to head to Pyle, Bridgend to see Sara the Physio after I have to say ""Bugger orf and let me have an early lunch"
They are all here now, so I am sitting out of the way and leave them to it...
Monday, 27 March 2017
Manyana
So tomorrow morning Denyse is coming here followed by all my staff. They are gonna have a meeting about me then I need to throw them out of the kitchen so I can have an early lunch then me and RoyGBiv need to head off to be at Sara the physio place of work by 2pm
No Swimming
And we have no swimming today as we have to head east to a Headway Swansea meeting, what fun we shall have but it's better than the pool
So on the way there I thought to myself "How does one open a conversation? I used to do it with any/everyone when I worked in the pub but can't now" but met a new woman and asked her the right question and she talked non stop for about half an hour. Right, so I need to ask them the right opening query
Sunday, 26 March 2017
Quiet Morning
So I got up s'morning, put my bedding in the wash and have been sitting out the front reading in the sunshine most of the day since.
I think p'raps after lunch we will head into town for a therapeutic walk....No, as Roy was so busy first of all clearing up tiny weeds from between the tiles out the front and then busy making my bed it is now time for napping. Dunno, perhaps we will want to head out after nap but then I will be busy cooking
RoyGBiv did say that when we were in town yesterday we were in amongst the busyness of The Merlin's Fair and he was impressed with how I now deal with crowds etc when I am on my feet
No, overcooking veg to the point of burnt-ness I was
Saturday, 25 March 2017
I am getting better
Well it is just becoming much easier for me to pop across the kitchen to do summat without even thinking "I need my 'stick".
I am getting better....
Merlin's Fest
So me and RoyGBiv popped into town for a walk today and were presented with musicians, clowns, jugglers all kinds of street entertainment. So we wandered about for a bit going "Wow" then popped home for lunch and popped back to watch some more. I was a bit too gobsmacked to remember to take many pics but I did take a few
Friday, 24 March 2017
She's Back
Then I had a gym class actually with Sam, she's back. Again it was hard doing it but I think it was easier than last week
Chopped
Well we drove into town and parked nearly outside the toenail-chopper and went in, lordy this was a different service than the calling at your house one we used to use, she has got more machines and a steady hand. She took away about 70% of the left big toenail but it feels better now, as well she took away hard skin etc so I think it was money well spent
Thursday, 23 March 2017
Mañana
So tomorrow first thing me and MM have to head to the Carmarthen toenail chopper on Lammas St in town for them to cut my toenails
Train Sign
And after the terrorist attacks t'other day today on Facebook I saw a sign from a railway station in London which is showing the spirit that we all need
To Where?
Then after an early lunch we headed off to the bowling in Swansea. On the way there Timmy said "So where is it we are heading?", I said "I dunno, that's your job"..... so first of all we called in to the first bowling place, no, nobody there, we got back in the car and drove for a bit to somewhere else, still no sign. So we shrugged and drove back, stopping in Carmarthen for me to buy a bun for Timmy to say "Ta for not taking me to the gym today" and then came home
Busy First Thing
So first thing s'morning me and Timmy first of all popped to Iechyd Da to fetch my organic delivery. Today we got a parking space in the closest spot of all so I was able to accompany Timmy to do the fetching veg.
Then, before going home, we popped to Morrisons, this week we didn't need to top up the organic order for the second week in a row, it had all arrived.
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Didn't Drown
Well the Aqua Aerobics was a bit harder work than usual, they had a different series of exercises but I did as much as I could. There were a load of new clients today too
Busy Morning
So s'morning first of all we had to head to B&Q to fetch a strimmer as the two that had been donated to GGtGG the second one gave out loadsa smoke and sounded poorly so it couldn't be donated to me.
Then we popped to The Range in town to fetch 4 more cereal bowls, dunno where the existing ones disappeared to but they have nearly all gone
Then after lunch I got changed into my swimming trunks and tomorrows clothes then in a bit we are heading to Aqua Aerobics
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Out To Play
And we are going out to play tonight
Ooooh. Well he was on stage, said "OK, Neil, what do you do?" so I replied "Rehab...", he said "Why?" and I told him how I was knocked off my bike years ago, I have been in a wheelchair until a couple of years ago..... etc.... and he said "Wow" and got the other 50 people who were there to clap me and I dunno what to sayAnd someone was sat at the next table to us, she said "Remember me?", I could but couldn't remember and she worked in the Leonards Cheshire centre I used to live in
Gyming
So we headed to the gym over lunchtime today. RoyGBiv said "20 mins on bike" but as I feel that my shoulders were a bit wonky I tried various pulling and pushing exercises b4 getting on the bike for "10" minutes. 15 minutes later I got off.
And I did notice that I no longer had to stop every 3 or 4 minutes to get my breath back, I am just so much fitter than I was. OK, I still have a long way to go but more fitter than I was
Monday, 20 March 2017
Demi Baguette
So then after dinner we popped to Farmfoods mainly so I could pick up a few more baguette pizza's and a few more frozen foods
Didn't We Do Well
<Sigh>Well we did it, went swimming. We got in the pool and I did 8 lengths (the days target) straight away so I could just get into doing the rest without having a worry hanging over me.
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In The Morning
So as I am gonna have to take off my FES and change into tomorrows clothes before we head to the pool s'afternoon we headed out early to the Docs at the end of King St to fetch a 'script
Which we have done, got changed etc and ready and waiting to go to the leisure centre swimming pool
Sunday, 19 March 2017
Walking About Town
So we headed into town today and popped up Merlin's Walk to Savers where I bought 4 cheap packets of tissues(27). From there we walked back to Lammas St then across and down thru town, towards the old Aardvark then back up to the car. We weren't really sightseeing but it is therapeutic for me just walking around town
(27) But GGtGG bought about 6 items
I also spent 3 quid on a pair of trousers from a charity shop, they said if it doesn't fit bring it back but if I do have to I will just tell them to keep the few quids, it is for a good cause
Well, I had my bath and got dressed s'afternoon and I am now wearing my new trews, (new pic) no belt but not too tight, a "perfect" fit he said somewhat luckily
Saturday, 18 March 2017
Scrap
Then after lunch we took loadsa rubbish from the garage and my old mower to the tip. We had loadsa stuff for 2 reasons. 1) When I moved in here I said "Keep that" about everything, and 2) We didn't know if I was going to buy this house so we kept loadsa boxes etc in case we needed to move again
B&Qing
So s'morning me and GGtGG need to go to B&Q and pick up a new lawnmower and strimmer. Just a cheap electrical two, which I will have to pay for from my account, not Petty Cash. Then we will go and drop them off at a "renew accessories" place where hopefully they can give them a useful second life and we need to drop a pair of trews off at a "send them to a poor country" place, I had this on my list as "charity shop" but someone was a bit scathing and said "As you are out......"
Well we just popped to Oxfam to donate my stuff and then headed to B&Q. There we got a pre displayed mower that was half price, so quite good buying I think. GGtGG announced when we were half way there that he thinks he has 2 strimmers given to him by dead relatives so he will hopefully bring one in next time he is working, if he doesn't it's back to B&Q next weekend
Friday, 17 March 2017
Na'an Bread
And we had the usual Friday night dinner of na'an bread pizza and chips for tea and it was as wonderful as usual
And stress stress stress I do the washing up now but by lord it is as dull as.....
Proper Class
And I am off to the proper Stroke Class @ gym after an early lunch today, and Sam is hopefully back from her holiday today, she wasn't there last week
Bitter tears. Her return flight couldn't take off for ages so she was stuck, the class had to be taken by a chap that hasn't been involved in my therapy for about a year and a half but he was impressed with how much better I am nowadays.According to chap her flight has landed on the way home but she was still travelling on way back. So we will see her next week
Thursday, 16 March 2017
To Go Where
Then we headed out to The Warren, the place that I hadn't heard of until they accepted my delivery of organic veg last week. But ooh wasn't it busy and nice. We got the last seats at a table (on a Wednesday night!) and were surrounded by folk drinking and eating some delicious looking food. Timmy said "Me and my missus will come here to eat soon", it looked that good
We only had one drink there, after that we headed to my local and had a couple of pints there, we decided not to try Iechyd Da gig night
FTPing
And the FTP program that I use to set up my webpage had a sulk today. It said "Connected" but just said "Uploading" for ages without actually doing owt. Eventually it did work and I was able to do a page very slowly then later I did another page and it was quicker by then. Hopefully next time I use it it will be properly fast again
Dun That
Well s'morning we popped and did the shopping things. Then over lunchtime we popped to the gym where I did various arm movement exercises then 1500 m on the rowing machine. I didn't feel that I was going so fast but it was still the quickest I have ever done that distance in
And for the first time in some time everything organic I had ordered arrived, their suppliers are obviously being well behaved this week
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Destroy The World
So after drinking out of my new cup just once I was getting the bowl out at bedtime to put my muesli into with milk overnight, when I picked it up and didn't grip it properly.
*SMASH*
GGtGG seems to have the extra job of sweeping up behind me, loadsa bits of broken crockery most of the time
*SMASH*
GGtGG seems to have the extra job of sweeping up behind me, loadsa bits of broken crockery most of the time
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Bicycle Races
So me and Timmy headed down to gym so Timmy could sit looking bored while I cycled 10km. Ho hum. So I did 5 and then said "Right, that'll do, lets go" but Timmy was insistent that I might be "The Boss" the rest of the time but he was in charge telling me to get on with it cycling
Useful Products
So I was glancing at a shopping website s'morning and came across such a useful product that someone has made and sold
I need one
Paid For It
So t'other day Timmy txt'd me to say that he had made the booking with the toenail chopper for next week, and he had to phone them and hand me the phone so I could already pay. Dunno why, perhaps just 'cos I am a newbie, hopefully next time it will be afterwards
Monday, 13 March 2017
My Novel
And in the book that I am reading ATM the heroes are locked in a prisons camp because they have advanced psychic powers.
And s'afternoon I am going to a Headway meeting, which makes me feel a bit like the characters in that novel, "I shouldn't be here, why am I here?"Actually on the way there I was having a bit of a "Why?" conversation but the chap we were playing the game with was actually interesting. He was saying that after his stroke he has trouble with names and numbers, his brain usually works OKish but when he has to remember eg how much summat costs on the way to the till he can't. He was all in favour of the Headway group and exercises which made me a bit uncomfortable
Sunday, 12 March 2017
Being Nagged
After Sara The Physio (I think) was nagging me a few weeks ago I have been practicing standing straight up, not doing it to one foot forward and one half the way back which I had to do since I learned to stand up again.
Yes, it is much more difficult but practice makes it easier. I need to move my bum slightly forward in my chair but then I can do it with no hands holding on etc, it is much more like a normal standing up action
Rest Of Red Stuff
And for dinner tonight we had the remains of the red stuff we had with pasta last night with baked potatoes tonight and it was even nicer.
Yum yum but it is all gone now
Walkies
And we popped into town today, parked a bit along King St, walked along, off the end to the old town hall, walked all the way down there, across and back up past Caffi Iechyd Da back up to King St and the car. It was relatively long but easier than last time I tried
Saturday, 11 March 2017
I'd Forgotten
So I stopped watching the football about ¾ of the way thru as the result was fscking obvious and I knew MM needed food quickly after so we ate and both said "Yum yum" as I had made another pasta and red stuff c/w herbs and garlic etc, THEN MM said "Wanna go to this bingo then" which I had forgotten but we were late and they were only playing the last 3 games, which I so didn't win, then we sat there through the raffle call out which we hadn't been offered. But it was nice to see and be seen kind of doing my bit for the community
Staying In
And after a relatively nice morning when we did nowt it seems that that walk we were planning for s'afternoon might be damped out
Friday, 10 March 2017
Watching Rugger
And we are going up't the pub tonight to watch Wales and Ireland play in the rugby.
I think I am a Wales fan but I suppose it depends on who winsOoh, didn't Wales win after an exciting game
BUT first I need to do the weekly unhealthy dinner of na'an bread pizza and chips for tea
Gymwards
And I am off to Gym Stroke Class with a different teacher than usual this week. I bumped into her t'other day and she said "Sam told me to spank you" meaning be hard on me but I just said "YES PLEASE"
Well I did it. It was as hard as every Stroke Class has been but that is obviously good as I am getting better and better but it doesn't feel very good anyway
Do They Know Already?
So I was looking at the 6 Nations website s'morning to check what time the match is on tonight and the score seems to be on there already.
Oh, but a bit of further reading says it is the kick off time tonight
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