Fruit

So tonight for supper I had a banana, the first one that I remember eating in nearly 8 years. And what can I say, mmmm, I thoroughly enjoyed it, I recall why I used to enjoy 'em

Lavender Blue

And I complained a little today as both of the lavender oil that I ordered they are actually coming, I ordered 1 ages ago then it didn't come so I ordered another and today I was notified by both that they are coming. Then the MOS said "But you have some already, in your first aid box". Ah, oops, I had forgotten

Big Walk

So today I was looking at the path and asked a MOS to keep me company and catch me if I fell on the scary up and down bit but I managed to walk it OK. Then later without the MOS I went out, parked my wheelchair and walked from one end of the street to the other, and back.

Flooding

And as I had to wash out the small jam-pot before I put it in the recycling I was washing it under the tap. I thought "What's that noise?", looked down and the drainer had come off the sink so water was pouring out from below onto the kitchen floor. So I had to press the buzzer and shout "Help"

Monday Bloomin' Monday

So s'morning I went to the supermarket on the Dial-A-Ride bus again, I am still so impressed by it, it picks me up by my front door takes me to wherever I want and it's free. Anyway I got most of my shopping and some new mouthwash. I suspect you use it after you brush and it keeps your mouth germ free for hours. BUT after I got home was unpacking I realised that I forgot to buy lentils which I finished last week. I have got the rest of the ingredients waiting.... so I asked a MOS and he checked then said that a woman is taking a chap to Tesco later so she will be able to get me some. Phew
AND I found the ingredients for a Whiskey Mac too.....

And I bought a small pack of Bananas for myself, to try and break my addiction to sweets

And I bought a first course for me and Freya's dinner tomorrow

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Oh we have such fun......

Going Out

And I asked a MOS where a shop was in Carmarthen and she told me of a new development. She said "I must take you around and just show you the new places etc". So tomorrow she is gonna look at my diary with me and make a date

Mad

Well I had the maddest dream last night, luckily it was just my mind going mad as opposed to my life going madder

Lunchtime

At lunchtime today I had a cheese and salad cream like I have been addicted to for a number of years now, but before I put the second bit of bread on top I put on a little chilli sauce. Mmmm, it was delicious

New Skill

See this "read the instructions" thingie? Might be a bit old fashioned but because I did I figured out how to record sound without taking a photo on my camera. It might seem strange but I worked it out

OK, the instructions I read weren't an actual "piece of paper" but are stored on my 'puter as a .pdf file

At Least

At going there a Dial~A~Ride bus came and picked me up from my flat, took me to outside the door for free

Podiatrist

Then s'morning I went to Pond St Health Centre to..... dunno what, my GP had referred me, basically he cut my toenails and we talked about foot care.

Weird

So I was awake last night from 3.3x to about 7.2x. Then I dropped off. Woke up again at 8.2x but initially it felt much later

Book

And today my audio book copy of The God Of Small Things arrived. Except it was cheap because it is on 2 cassettes. Oh dear. In the cupboard under the stairs I had a tape player, that I couldn't life out. So I asked a MOS to help but then we discovered that no lead was attached. In about the 7th place I looked I found one. So hooray it works, I have listened to just side 1 so far, 3 more for tomorrow and the days after

Tai Chi

Well, it was a good class again, but I found it a bit frustrating as I needed to move my right arm loads. On one level my arm moves better than it did a few weeks ago, but on another (seems more urgent to me) it's f**ked.

(Weep)

And in the middle of this chaos my phone rang, I answered. It was Ruth said "Sorry, unexpected work, can't come and see you tonight" Tomorrow? I said "No, I'll be out at Medical Centre"

Hello

So this afternoon I went out my front door and I met a woman. She said "Neil, do you remember me?". I had to say "No who are you?". She pointed across the road at the rehab centre, said "Alex who works there, my son" Good lord yes, I recall now, so I had to stand up and give her a kiss on the cheek....

Dial~A~Ride

Good lord, Dial-A-Ride didn't phone me back today, I forgot to phone them until after 12.30 when they are officially closed. I phoned the number anyway and spoke to someone from the council, they said "He will contact you when he's back later". So I thought not looking promising for tomorrows trip to the Health Center so I'd better phone a Taxi. I had just finished that when he phoned me and said "Tomorrow and Monday is on". So I had to phone the Taxi back and say "Sorry, no need tomorrow"

Wheelchair Fixer

And the man came s'morning and replaced the broken stabilizer extra wheel on the back so hopefully I won't break one again

Cut It

And today I was making dinner and instead of my usual "straight edged" knife I used a serrated blade one and good lord but it was much easier to use, just sawing back and forward instead of just pushing down