AND look at how straight my right wrist is in the picture. Again last year that would have been all twisted
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Tying It
And I got stuck into the greenhouse with GGtGG's advice. So I put more sticks around the Tommy-toe plants and was able to loosely tie them all to the sticks which apparently makes them stay upright and produce more tomatoes
Drowning
So we had an hour long swimming lesson s'afternoon and it actually went quite well. Doing the float on your back then your front with a noodle floating aid that I just wasn't able to do before but as my confidence is coming up leaps and bounds it just felt easy today. And float on your back and do this with your legs, again, it's possible now
Hanging It Out
And I have just done a load of washing and it is such a nice day that I am gonna hang it out to dry, outside. And fetch it in later, after swimming at leisure centre
Second
Well, I opened the second envelope of photos and another strange experience was had. Loads of pics of Steph, Alyson (My sister's eldest) when she was less than a year old, loadsa pics of the school film making society and my and Colin looking........ at the school formal
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Tonight
And we had a conference about "What should we do tonight?" and I think I kind of insisted we try the pub quiz again, so Llansteffan here we come
No, after the first round we said "No" as that wasn't the usual quiz but a "know your quotes" one as there is a literature festival happening there this week, which also explained why it was so busy
Popped Out
Then we popped out to park in town then walk down to Savers to get a few more Mouthwash garggley stuff
First
Well I have just looked thru the first envelope of old photos. Just wow and aargh and strange feelings I have. Lots of pictures of the school film making society etc. And one picture (dunno who could have taken it) of my and that Steph having a big snog. Fark, how times have changed. I think I will leave the others til later or tomorrow....
Monday, 4 June 2018
Haven't Done Owt Yet
So my photos are still sitting in pile on the sofa, I haven't been brave enough to look again yet. But MM did find a new photo album sitting on the shelf in the corner so promising but.....
Resizing Photos
And I was experimenting with a webpage that has lots of "resized" pictures so you can click on it to see the full sized pic and I had an OCD outbreak and as well as resizing every pic to a different setting because they are all different sizes I actually experimented with decimal points, so making it eg 23.3% big etc and it all worked, they look the same size now
Swimmity-doo-dah
So early lunch then get changed into my trunx and tomorrows clothes then head off to the gym for a swimming lesson and shower
Well it went. The teacher lady said to the class at the beginning "Neil says 'Are you gonna be grumpy and scary today?' and I answered 'Yes'" which kind of sums up our relationship. But I did have to wait and say to her at the end "When you took the inclined stairs out I said 'I can't get out now' but at the end of the class I climbed up the vertical ladder, the one I didn't used to be able to manage" so it is doing me some good
Sticks Between Plants
And Gareth The Gardener said s'morning that the one stick he put in with the plants as an experiment has worked so on Wednesday when he is working again we will have to put some more in and start tying some plants to them.
Sunday, 3 June 2018
Fark - Photos
And tonight I started looking thru a bag of photos that Julia gave me a few days ago, they were mine, have been in her attic since my accident. Just GOOD LORD etc. I was able to look through about the first 10 photos and my memory came flooding back.
I need to look again and again, perhaps find a photo album to put some in etc
Obscure Stuff
So first of all we popped out to Morrisons as I had a couple of items on my shopping list for next week that weren't on my regular shopping list so I didn't know where to find them so it might stress me out trying to find them at the same time as my regular shop so we popped in and bought organic pasta and organic extra virgin olive oil.
Saturday, 2 June 2018
What what A Day #2
Then after the excitement of the day we went out to see the local comedy show put together by a local group and I actually rather enjoyed it. It was a 3 acts long play but I did rather laugh the whole way thru
What A Day #1
So first of all today we headed down past the railway station to "things for the house" shops, in the end we had to go to 3 of them but we found some organic feed your tomatoes juice, some weed killer powder which we mix with water and another green watering can so we can keep the red one which we already owned to just squirt weed killer out of
Then we went home and had lunch.Then after lunch we went into town so GGtGG could take out of the bank some cash to use tonight, pay to get in.
Then I had bath and nap etcThen GGtGG did much scraping and spraying weed killer around the front garden so hopefully it will look better tomorrow
I also downloaded a recipe for harmless weed killer so once we have finished this packet we will try making someThen as it had taken so long doing stuff and we had a deadline for after dinner we didn't have time for baked spuds some had that "usual" veg and lentil stuff with pasta instead and it was actually rather pleasant. And I now now how to measure out 2 people's worth of pasta
Friday, 1 June 2018
Samless
And we went to gym class but it wasn't taken by The Beautiful Sam. It was taken by a woman who if I met them both in a pub I would think is perhaps lovelier, Chrissie (I think), but as I have some history with Sam teaching me to ditch my wheelchair etc that she is my favourite.
Anyway the class was hard work but I did it
Cooking What Again
So after last weekend's "being away" today I am back into my routine of cooking na'an bread pizza on Friday. Lets hope I can remember how to....
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Iechyd Ding
And we are going to the monthly folk night at Iechyd Da tonight.....
Lordy, so the chap who was supposed to come down with the PA "forgot" and after much crises and phone calls said "I will be in an hour" and wasn't at all. We had loadsa folk playing on a cheap "hear it" battery powered PA with no vocals but even so a couple of them were excellent
Busy Thursday
And I remembered how to do it etc. After we brought it home and divided it into "put where" piles I put it all away.
Then we went to gym where today I did a rowing machine. So that feels a bit odd too, yes my right arm is behaving much better than it used to but along side that is a new ache as I am using unfit muscles
First Busy Thursday In A Fortnight
And as we didn't have to pick up any veg last Thursday as we were disappearing off for a few days on Friday so my baby boy could get wed very stylishly so today is the first Fetching Veg Thursday for 2 weeks.
Hopefully I will remember the fetching......
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Out+About
Then we went into town for a walk after dinner. Parked at the bottom, walked uphill, along King St then back on the other side and then downhill past the old court again. There was no reason, just out for a walk
And it feels OK again having the FES on my leg. I think the swelling on my big toe must have been growing for ages
Chiropodist
And we went to see the chiropodist a week early today, I was cynical that she would send me to the doctors after looking at my swelling but none of it. She did various cutting and grinding and the swelling has gone down and I am a happy, more comfortable chappy
Nor Swimming
And as it is half term there is no swimming class today so instead we popped gymwards and did four upper body weight lifting machines.
And I really want to complain about how my right arm is a bit fscked. Less fscked than last time we did upper body machines but it still doesn't work as well as my left arm
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Foot Fixer
So someone made a phone call to the chiropodist today and said "Neil has an appt next week but can he see you early as his toe hurts?" so tomorrow afternoon I am going
Bicycley-wikeling
So I said to RoyGBiv that I thought my toe was hurting too much to cycle but I would try it first and see. So far nearly 3km into it and it doesn't hurt at all. The cycling machine/position keeps my toe at the right angle where it is not hitting against the end of my shoe
Grenfell Inquiry
So I was looking at the newspaper and I came across a "Grenfell live inquiry" link, clicked it and it just shows a video of gentle music playing against pictures of people trying to lead their lives. Every few seconds there is a new photo of someone else. All the people who were killed. All. I only managed to keep it on for 10 or 12 pictures, a very few of the people who are no more
Back To Normal
So I was back yesterday but it was a bank holiday "nothings happening" day but today I am back to fecking gymming etc
Monday, 28 May 2018
Home Again Jiggety Jig
So we woke up early s'morning and immediately packed up and loaded the car etc. We travelled back and arrived at almost exactly lunchtime, called at Spar so me and Mark could buy a sandwich as my bread was frozen and came back. Put the washing on etc and were just a bit astonished about where we had been for the last 2 or 3 days
Sunday, 27 May 2018
A Bit Emotional
And I was nearly crying watching that Sam marry Emma. But 'tis done
And I said to both of them "Didn't he do well?" to which she replied "I did quite well too"
Saturday, 26 May 2018
Friday, 25 May 2018
Sam's Class
So s'afternoon I had to go to the gym class that I thought we would miss because we were at wedding. But I did almost all of it standing on my own two feet not holding on. Including the step up and the step up sideways exercises.
Then afterwards before my bath I called GGtGG into the bedroom and tried some situps on the bed. I had to get him to hold my feet down but that is just a technique/practice thingy. I couldn't get my right arm to go behind my head but with one arm behind I did 10 situps. After the wedding that is gonna become a daily practice thingy. Hopefully in the end I will manage more a day too
FESing Again
And we have decided that my leg looks well enough that I can try wearing my FES again for Sam's Class s'afternoon, just then we will try, take it off immediately etc
And clarkin' bell, it feels a bit strange having it on for the first time in a week. Like good and special etc...
Thursday, 24 May 2018
Out For Dinner
Then as Timmy suggested it we are going to Pizza Express to eat tonight as I still have an "Eat some" token that I got for last Christmas
So I had to do the washing up just after lunchThen we popped to Weatherspoons and had another glass of wine
What A Morning
So.... today first of all we popped into the theatre on King St and bought some tickets for more popular comedians etc, then we walked back to the car and thought "No, as you only need a few items" so we popped into the Coop and bought Milk and muesli etc.
Then we got into the car and thought "Ah well, Morrisons petrol station" but on the way there I actually looked at my shopping list so before we got petrol we actually had to go to Morrisons and do more shopping.THEN we popped to gym and did a rowing machine and IIRC I did the distance in the quickest ever time.
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Walkies, not in Carmarthen
Then tonight I said "Lets go out" to which GGtGG replied "Where?", "Dunno" so in the end we headed down to Burryport where we walked loads along the walkway which would have been to hard for me to do a couple of months ago but now the uneven surface etc doesn't phase me.
We parked up before the tearoom and walked down past the lighthouse
Moved
Fark. So I watched a program about folk with dementia meeting up with a load of 4 year old's and the effect it had.
By jasus, it was moving. One of the older folk hadn't spoken at all for a few years. First think said was "When are you coming back?"
Hoo-fscking-ray
And it sez on my diary for today to go swimming in the pool s'afternoon
And oh what fun we had. Actually today we were having so much fun that I didn't look at the clock to see how much was left until about 43 minutes into class
Looking Bigger
And the tomatoes, the courgettes and the rest of the veg in the trug is looking healthier and bigger s'morning
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Quizzing It
As someone noticed an advertising sign t'other night we are going out to a quiz night tonight
And it was nice, we came second in our team of 5 and they usually have a quiz every week but not next week as they are getting marriedAnd I thought "Oh, how well did we do and I suffered a brain injury some years ago so I am a bit stupid" but on reflection it was the rest of my team who answered most of them
Charity Shops
So we popped into town, King St, and went looking in charity shops. In the 3rd one we found some respectable ties and bought two to wear with my pink shirt and grey suit at the weekend.
Plan B was to borrow one off Timmy but this was me being independant
Bicycly-wikelicking
Well we popped to gym s'morning and I did 10km of level 15 bicycling in possibly the fastest time ever. Not too knackered once I had rested for 15 seconds
Fscking Hay Fever
And I am sneezy s'morning and have blown my nose about 12 times so far.
And I don't have a cold......But after about 6 o'clock at night I have stopped runny nose-ing
Monday, 21 May 2018
Out Again
Then s'evening we popped into town again to try and make this Helena Advice sink into my head. Which it seems to have done a lot. But Timmy said "We have been nagging you about this for years and all it needs is for some beautiful woman to tell you just once and suddenly you listen...."
Dunno, it improved my walking with no FES today......
Falling In Love
So today I was working with a temp/student/newly qualified MOS called Helena and I am getting fixated. Because she did me so much good, gave me good advice, told me what to do. After the session I could only walk slowly but my right foot was behaving properly/not turning over etc. I am a bit puzzled about what we actually did but it I can reproduce it I will be well happy
And while we were there Timmy shot across the road to the chemist and bought some treat legs cream which feels comfortable. I can't wear my FES until the cut skin has mended. AND she phoned the FES clinic and said "WTF" as I was the second person this week with bleedin' bits on well old FES marks so they are gonna send me some new pads
Bought A New Case
And the cover case on my phone ripped yesterday for no apparent reason. So on Ebay bought a new one for 3.99 which will be delivered in the next couple of days
Shrug
Sunday, 20 May 2018
Walkies
So we popped into town and went for an enormous walk tonight, about as far as you can go on my route. Without my FES, we had left it off today to try and heal the wounds it had left on my leg. But I did it. BUT my right wrist was slightly bending up because I was having to concentrate slightly more on how my feet were doing with no FES assistance
But I did it, walking for nearly an hour, uphill and down
Next Weekend
And now the royal wedding is over it occurs to me that it is not a few months away, nor a few weeks but it is actually happening next weekend. That Sam the youngster is actually getting married this day next week!!!
Saturday, 19 May 2018
PoshPost
And we parked on Llamas St and walked down towards Wilko along the newish st. On the way along we called into a Charity Shop and dropped off some big clothes and had to tell the assistant that's because I have lost 5 stone. We called into a couple of cheap shops but they had not both items we wanted and as I had no cash I thought "Leave the bank card along" and went all the way to Wilko where I bought more Mansize boxes of tissues and more "carry them in your pockets" tissues.
Then later we went down to the pub in Llansteffan and were able drink proper beer
'Twas Broken
So the countdown timer that I use to tell me when to get up after my nap had broken and wouldn't work anymore. I got on Google Apps and downloaded a replacement which I wasn't completely happy with but it was the best I could find. Timmy came in s'morning and I asked him for sum advice and he said "Goto that link to PlayStore on your phone", they have the majority of stuff for your phone. I downloaded summat, still had the same issue as the first one, tried again and I am happy now. So I uninstalled the intermediate and I am happy with the one that's there now
The intermediate ones wouldn't let me choose from a selection of times, like "Normal nap" and "Brief nap after class that's running late" etc
Friday, 18 May 2018
Did My Washing
And I had to do a load of washing s'afternoon which means that the machine will be empty tomorrow therefore I should wash the sheets off my bed etc as I wash it every weekend Saturday or Sunday depending when the machine is free
I Am Not Worthy
So today I will be at my once a week Sam's Class.
Dun it. It was as much fun as usual but I noticed half way thru the cabbage-string exercises (They are called ham string by most folk)..... half way thru the cabbage-string exercises I noticed that my right knee was bending as much as the left knee. It still wasn't the same, it hurt and I felt unsteady, but it was the first time it has bent as far as the left knee in over 15 years. I told Sam (as I was feeling a bit smug) and she said "You didn't used to be able to bend the right knee at all"
I am not worthy....Well I have now had an early lunch so I can do sum digestion before going to class........
Dun it. It was as much fun as usual but I noticed half way thru the cabbage-string exercises (They are called ham string by most folk)..... half way thru the cabbage-string exercises I noticed that my right knee was bending as much as the left knee. It still wasn't the same, it hurt and I felt unsteady, but it was the first time it has bent as far as the left knee in over 15 years. I told Sam (as I was feeling a bit smug) and she said "You didn't used to be able to bend the right knee at all"
Thursday, 17 May 2018
Thursday AM
THEN me and Timmy headed into town, called into Lloyds bank* so Timmy could pay me half the cash for the plumber, then we popped down to Caffi Iechyd Da and fetched an enormous box of goodies, then to Morrison's where again we had a bigger than usual shopping list, then home and put it away.
Then we called down to gym and I did my 20 minute cycle, at normal speed for 4½ minutes then flat out for 30 seconds repeated for 20 minutes. Puff puff pant etc but I can do it* WTF's going on, you don't need to queue up any more, just went to a "Paying in" machine, put my card in, didn't need to enter my PIN, put the cash in the slot at the bottom, it clicks and hums then says "You paid in £x?" you click "Yep" and it pays it into your account!!!
Gardening
And as soon as I had finished my breakfast me and GGtGG went out to the greenhouse and removed 3 of the plants from there to put them in the trug, I think the last 2 plants we will leave in the greenhouse
And I went back out to have a look tonight and it already looks better, more upright plants etc etc
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Recording Sound
And I spent ages today trying to find different ways/techniques for recording sound so perhaps I could have a stronger method. No such luck but I rediscovered how to video/record sound on my camera which I can then convert to sound files. Dunno why I did that, just rediscovering
For future rediscovery you just have to press the small video camera picture button next to main button on top of my camera. Then "up" arrow to play it back
Walkies (AGAIN!!!)
And we popped to town for walkies again tonight. So we parked on Lammas St and instead of going up the hill we walked along Lammas St and down Mansel St and then up the hill past Iechyd Da and then back down to the car.
Oh, it was a different route but still as much fun as ever
Hot Water At Kettle
Aaah. T'was much easier making my brew s'morning, just able to heat my mug up, didn't have to reboil the kettle etc
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Wot Denyse Said
And Denyse arrived when I was spreading some bird seed on the feeder tray and said "Stand properly" which was actually to remind me to think about...... etc..... and then said "Anything I should bring up with the team?" and I said "Yes, actually...." and went on to tell her about walking in the back door, how I want/need to practice more but I am not allowed to try it by myself, so can I walk in there "While there is a MOS behind me with his hands free to catch me if I fall" and she said "YES".
Woop dee doop, hooray etc etcThen she approached me again and said "Second thoughts. If we get the council to put handrails there, they will do it for free, then you can use it by yourself. DO NOT use it until then"
Plumber?
The phone rang at about four minutes past nine s'morning and I thought "Is that the plumber?", picked it up and said "Hello" and a woman with a very thick foreign accent said "Can I speak to the homeowner, please?" I didn't even reply, just hung straight up
Then a couple of hours later I was thinking "Where is he?" and he just pulled up, outside, no phone call etc. He did a couple of hours work then fscked off. I turned the tap on and it ran hot for about a second then ran cold.So MM had to phone him again, we had a direct number, he came back, did about 20 seconds work with a screwdriver and it all works now. The hot bath is happening again and we didn't have time to go to the gym first.
Well "someone" said to me today that when the bill arrives "they" will pay half from Staff PC and I can pay the other half
Monday, 14 May 2018
Church Road
So we popped out front door, turned left and walked down the footpath then came onto Church Road.
It is the minor right turn just after we have driven off to town but I went up it, uphill it is. Soon we were level with the roof of our house
Come On, Plumber
Come on, waiting for you to phone s'morning
So Timmy phoned them at 11am, they said they had ordered the spring and the wrong one had arrived, so he had to order the full expensive part (that we had been waiting for a week to avoid) and hopefully will be in touch tomorrow. So instead of heading off to Headway in Swansea we are heading to Aqua Fit @ gym, luckily Timmy had brought trunx just in case, then shower @ pool
Sunday, 13 May 2018
Stressed Hand
So we went to Carmarthen tonight, parked on Llamas St, walked up past the old town hall and along King St. For the whole time my right hand was sitting at my side, where it should be.
Then we turned down the steep downhill at the end of King St., Little Water Street. My right hand went up in the air and stayed there until I had walked the five yards through the very steep uneven bit when it went back to my side
Pasta
And I cooked some pasta for tea tonight which I haven't done for ages, I had kind of gone off it as I struggled using my knife at the same time as my fork to scrape it on, to eat, but nowadays that is straightforward again, so I think I have changed my eating habits a bit
And I was sh*tting myself about carrying it to the sink to drain but it just worked, my own two feet with the pan in two hands
Visiting
And I went across the road to ask the neighbour summat and she said "Come into my house and see" and I walked up the side and into her house. Lord but she works hard to keep it nice
And she did say that even from her not very close neighbour position she can tell how much better I am getting week after week. Like, she said, "I used to be in a wheelchair"
Bl**dy Sunday
So here it is, Sunday. MM is out the front cleaning the rest of the stones underfoot then he is gonna move small stones under the car as they have all moved away from the manhole and that is sticking up a bit so he needs to make it all level once more. I will take a pic once he moves his car away......
Saturday, 12 May 2018
No Contact
And the plumber hasn't been in contact yet so we will have to go to the fscking gym again for a shower
And as one assumes he won't be doing business on a Sunday we will have to shower there tomorrow too....Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t
Cooking
And I did most of the weeks cooking, chopping etc s'morning. So it is currently cooking in a big saucepan, needs more cooking time then in a bit I will add some lentils and yellow split peas then later bake some spuds to accompany it
And it was rather delicious when finished. So I have frozen the rest and taken a portion of last weeks that we still hadn't finished out of the freezer for tomorrow
Friday, 11 May 2018
What A Night
And we went back off to the pub down the road (Llansteffan, The Castle Inn) and had a few beers. Also had a big chat with the landlord
BUT first of all we walked for ages along the beach and back along LlansteffaAnd I stood at the bar for the first 2 2/3 pints
What A Day
Lordy.......
So first things first GGtGG arrived to work and said that the plumber had phones, he had finally found the spring and had ordered it, and was expecting it to arrive thru the post today or tomorrow, in which case he would come here and fix it. He hasn't contacted us again today so fingers crossed for tomorrow. Well we wen't down to the showers @ gym after the class today and did igt there again. What fscking funThen still early we popped over to Sports Direct and looked at more Velcro trainers but tried on a pair of just tie proper laces ones which I could manage now (Unlike how ill I was when we bought the last pair 3 or 4 years ago) so we bought a pair of slipper/trainers to use in the house
Then we popped across the car park to Home Bargains where GGtGG bought much cleaning products for the staff to use here. He also bought me a few flowery plants, a Bush Lobelia which hopefully will fill the bed with flowers
It's Broken
And my PC in my bedroom wouldn't connect to the Interweb last night. I tried again s'morning and it still wouldn't connect. So I said to MM "Can u have a look?", he said "In a bit", I said "Well I will switch it on then", went in, switched it on and it conected.
Shrug
Thursday, 10 May 2018
Fun Showering
And we still have no hot water in the house so had to go back to the gym for a fscking shower later
What total fun
What a fscking day
Well what a day we have had. Went to gym and did my ritual 3.25km cycle which fills me with such job. I came home and did my therapeutic exercises then later we did another kind of fscking exercises
OK despite all this exer-fscking-cising we popped to Caffi Iechyd Da first thing and fetched the veg then went to Morrisons and fetched the usual shop plus a packet of kitchen roll which we were about to run of. Then later in the afternoon I was in the kitchen cooking and I ran out of kitchen roll!
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Gardening +++
So GGtGG got stuck into gardening today and put the 'edge of the grass' plastic bits around and got some of the grass out of the flowerbed
And we put the rest of the veg out growing in a compost thingy too
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
We Are Going Out
So we are going to have dinner out tonight....
And we had a lovely night. We had food first then got stuck into playing card games which I could have done without but we did have a nice night. Chatting to a newbie egAnd we did win the game!!!!!
The Plumber
And the plumber phoned GGtGG s'afternoon and said "I have been having trub getting the spring to go in the middle, I got the two outside bits. Eventually I found it, I can have it by Friday or I can spend £100 and buy the whole piece by tomorrow".
GGtGG had said "Neil will probably be tight fisted, I will confirm but unless you hear from me assume we will wait a few days"So hoo fscking ray a few more days in the pool shower but it is worth it to save a hundred quid
Bigger Sigh
So we had to pop to the pool again s'afternoon and say "Going to the pool" and take ourselves into the shower and make myself clean
Sigh
So we came over and had a meeting with Sam@gym and discussed me entering the "I'm doing well" competition which I said "Yes" to but she is gonna find lots of old "How well am I ATM" stuff that we will then be able to compare how much better am I now with
Then we said tara and went upstairs to get stuck into a 10Km cycle. Which I still have two thirds of to goWhich I finished. It took me ages because I had accidentally pressed the button to make it harder 6 or 7 times but I still managed it in under an hour. Just
Going To Bed
So I was going to bed tonight and I reached to switch on the PC which every night since I bought it has required a couple of minutes worth of faffing about to eventually switch it on.
Tonight I just pressed the on button and it came on!!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
