Off Out Today

So today me and MM head over to a Headway Swansea meeting (boo hiss) but to make me be a bit more positive about it it is better than swimming, which we are missing because I can't do both (hooray). It is strange, I suppose it is doing me some good but it doesn't feel like a "fun" afternoon out. Yet, possibly

Well we did it. I didn't win the most games but I also didn't lose the most. And I spoke to "them" about going out for a steam train ride followed by lunch on tuesday which I was really nervous about having to walk onto train when I booked it, when I was still in my wheelchair!!!

Party

And we are going over to a party later

Wow. What a day. There were some good points and some bad points from my POV but I succeeded. First of all we had to park a few hundred m away and just walk across grass/mud etc to get to site. Once we were it we were wishing we had a folding chair with us but...... Actually over dinner time we wished we had a table and chairs with us but...... In most of the stage areas there were a few chairs so we made a bee line.... The "biggest" hassle was that there were no walk ways, just up and down hill through mud but I managed. We saw a few bands, told a 5 year old juggler how impressed I was with her ability.... had a take away pizza for dinner which GBiv had to carry for miles until we found more seats...... at about 9pm I said "Enough" so we headed out walking through more mud and pot holes in the dark until eventually we made it back to the car. Which in itself made me want to cheer, I had walked over all kinds of uneven mud etc and didn't fall over once. I so wouldn't have been able to cope with underfoot surfaces like that even a few months ago but now my legwork is so much stronger/more stable that I didn't have a nearly falling over incident at all. As we were leaving we stopped and chatted to a MOS. He looked at me and said "You were in a wheelchair last year? Well done for walking" which was nice

And I was rather impressed with GBiv's driving skills, he got us out without requiring a tow from a tractor

2 Feet

So for a few days I have been practicing standing up from the table without holding on with my hands. Now I have got the skill of being able to stand up and then move round, get my feet out properly, without holding on at all, just standing and moving

Gymming

And I had a proper class at gym today. During it I asked her if I should move up 1 class, stayed afterwards to watch them start the class and I think "Yes", I shall try it but possible not for a few weeks so they can be in the proper gym room again, not the squash court that I watched them in today

Fark. Sentimental

So today someone posted a link to the new paralympic advert that's being shown during the tournament.

Sheet, sheet, sheet, bit sentimental I feel after watching. Tears in my eyes. (noisy link)

Meter Crisis

So last night I went to use my "peak flow meter" to measure my breath. Last night the first reading came out as "None, not moved". So I wriggled it a bit and tried again. Same. Repeat process. So I thought I'd better phone the Dr s'morning and get another 'script.

S'morning I tried again and it just worked. Gord nose

Weather again

So after the windy incident last night it stopped blowing all together at 9 or 10 o'clock, but s'morning it is well windy again, I can hear it blowing outside

By 11 it is noisier, even windier

Weather

So it rained heavily for about half an hour s'morning when I was having breakfast, since then the sun has been out. I thought "Therapy, I'd better go for a walk aroung town with GBiv. Except it has been raining and windy for the past hour now.

Different weather, changes so quickly

Final Cut

So the chap came round and cut the outside of my hedge today. Again it looks much better. BUT when the neighbour came round for the cash he said that is the last time he will do it. He has had so much hassle this time.

OK, but I am not friends with any farmers who might have the cutting gear so..... dunno....

Busy In The Morning

So as usual on Thursday we will be busy first think, go to Caffi Iechyd Da to pick up my organic delivery, shopping in Morrisons, gymming until I cry then lunch then f. all for the nooneraft

Well that went OK. Shopping and putting it away was OK, some chat from RGBiv as he has never shopped with me before so he didn't know some stuff but it was all done, brought back and put away. Incidentally we lucked on having the disabled parking space closest to Iechyd Da on King St

Gym was..... at gym. So we had to go back and try to find our way in around the back but we found it. Did 1 exercise, 5km cycle then another exercise as we were doing a half and half day. The cycling I just went faster than usual as I didn't need to keep reserves for stamina, I did 5 km in 18m45s. It used to take me 45 minutes to go twice as far

It Is SO Back

So today I have the first Aqua-flipping-Aerobics class since before the summer holidays

Hoo-flipping-Ray

But it is an hour later now so I had to have an early lunch so it can be slightly digested before swimming exercise

Well I did it. It wasn't as scary as I had worried, just generally my fitness is getting better so...

Weather

Still just wearing t-shirt, no jumper

OOT

And I needed some cash from the cash ATM tonight so we headed into town and got some. Then I tried to set off for a walk around town but I gave up soon and headed home. I was fscking exhausted by my work with Sara, I kind of didn't realise how much harder than usual I was working there but there you go

Sara-ing

Then we spent the afternoon at Sara's establishment in Swansea where again I even impressed myself with how much striding (uphill and downhill today) I was able to do

And I was secretly rather impressed with GBivs sense of direction. He had never been "there", he is originally from fscking England but he still recalled exactly where it was

They Listened

And while we were out some delivery came. We had said "If I am out leave it in the greenhouse" which they did which is much better than taking it away and leaving it somewhere

Sigh - it's back

Well we fscking went to the leisure center/gym for the first swim I have had since the kids got off school for the summer holidays 2 months ago. It actually wasn't as bad/scary as I thought it might be. It did wear me out quicker than it did last time but if I am out of practice.......

I was relatively pleased with how it was still possible to swim lengths etc

Busy AM

So first thing (half an hour after MM arrived) Luscious Linda The Toe Chopper came... and chopped my toe nails.

After she creamed me up etc we headed into town to the Drs. Picked up a big 'script then headed next door to the chemist and waited while they put together the 4 items (some of which were multiple) for my 'script. Came home, no first of all I turned back to the chemist and gave her my blue inhaler and said "OOD now, the doc has just given me another, can you throw this away", then came home and put it all away.

Then after half an hour resting we are going back to the swimming pool, that I haven't been to since the school holidays started but as they are finished now I'd better go back

Family Visit

Then tonight Davy phoned and basically him&Nors are coming over from Belfast weekend after next

Fredumpkins

And unexpectedly Freya is gonna come over for tea and a chat tonight. She is off to that England to go to Uni in 10 days. Can't cope, she was my littlest baby back then...

So we went to the pub up the street and actually mine was lovely, very delicous. I think Freya was making similar noises so just "yum yum" for the night

She said she is working next weekend but hopefully on the Mon or Tue we will be able to catch up before she goes

Rainy Sunday^H^H^H^H^Haturday

It has been since before I got up s'morning.

And it finally stopped raining after 9 o'clock tonight