Frozen Shopping

Then s'evening we nipped out to Farmfoods to do some more frozen food shopping. Ready to bake spuds(9), Linda McCartney and some ice lollies

(9) Which I would have been so scathing about b4 my accident, "Just buy some spuds and wash then then bake them" I would have said. But this is easier, but not much for someone fully able

'Wimming

And we went swimming at 1 o'clock today, when the free (or busy) morning session has just finished and it was much quieter than s'morning. We did the usual walks, exercises and 4 lengths backstroke. But, as much fun as I am usually having, how much better I am getting at certain aspects of it. Today, for the first time, I was standing on my right foot (or wonky right foot as I think of it) and not holding on to the edge with my hands while I lifted and stretched out my left leg.

And in the changing room afterwards I was able to put the right brake on my shower chair with my right hand, and take it off too. Both on and off with my right hand. I couldn't do that last week....

Pi**ing

And I went to bed about midnight last night, stayed in bed for longer than usual, I didn't need a pee 'til 6.15 s'morning, but when I got up then I was pi**ing for ages and ages, it was a big pee and it kept coming

My bladder is getting stronger/better

Burp

And again I was watching that old BBC programs channel and I came across the first series, so I watched the very first episode, of Bottom, which was very very funny, well worth it

Waiting In

So we had to wait in s'morning for the postman, he was delivering sign for parcel and it was bleedin' 2 PM before he got here, so we didn't have time to go swimming. So we did go to gym and work very hard

But it is all wrapped up now

Locked Up

So I was just reading a paper and it said "prison". I thought "Stuck in somewhere unless a guard accompanies you out".

How is that different from my situation?

OK, I choose where to go out to but still....

2 Stops

So me and Timmy headed out to go to gym and pick up some salad from Morrison's for lunch. We went off without my wheelchair, heading to gym first. On the way I panicked and said "No, to shop first" but on reflection in either option I would have needed to walk into gym and into Morrison's but perhaps there was more potential of a seat to sit on and rest in gym.

Not that I needed one but....

Toe Nail

And after my bath today I was just wearing sandals when I came out of my bedroom, I thought "Well, SmallPaul looked at my sore toe and said there was a piece of nail stuck in kind of half below my toenail, but couldn't do anything about it", today I just stretched, managed too touch the piece and it came out. All 3 or 4 mm of piece that had been stuck there since the Foot Fairy was last here, weeks ago

None Swim

And someone came in today and said "No swimming on Monday, as it's half term they are getting ready to.....", I thought "Hurrah" but then he announced "Tuesday instead..." but I think in the past we couldn't swim during school holidays so wait and see

On My Own Two Feet

And I have just walked from my seat at kitchen table to my seat my 'puter with my walking stick held off the ground in my right hand

Unexpected Shopping

So as we needed to head over to Morrison's to get more anti-spot cream we did almost all of my weeks shopping from there, the only thing left was salad which I can get on Monday now and ∴ it will stay a little fresher next week

But while we were there it was the busiest I have ever seen Morrison's

Spicy Pizza

And we, as usual on a Friday, had na'an bread Pizza for tea tonight. I made it to the same recipe as usual but extra I crushed 1 clove of garlic. Which I couldn't taste by itself but I could taste how it was improving the pizza IYSWIM.

So from now on I will have to crush summat on a Friday

And tonight I used the special one handed garlic press which I had forgotten about, I thought "Umm..." looked in the drawer and found it

Friday Feeling

Oh, it's Friday, first of all do my weeks shopping at Aardvark, come back, put it away, go to gym for a class (not just a training session), then cook pizza and chips for tea

So the first part went well enough, done all my Aardvarking, put it away in really good time today, so now I am sitting waiting.....

And the gym bit was done as well. It went well too. I can't describe it but I am just getting bettercat it. EG there was one exercise moving your feet forward and backwards one at a time, in the past I was just able to mve my left foot while my right leg stayed completely straight but today, for the first time in years I was able to bend my right knee slightly, same as I do on the other side

Fredumpkins

Then we went into school to fetch Freya at half past 4. I txted her and said "In car park outside....", she replied "Oh I am at home ATM".....

We got her eventually.... she hadn't had a lesson today

'Wimming

And we went swimming today, Paul was really imressed with how much better I am getting at almost all aspects.

But I did the worst word play of all time as we were getting showered afterwards

And more to the point, I used, for the first time, my small towel and the medium towel that my parents bought last weekend insread of the big towel, and it was fine, easier, I got dried from top to bottom (phnaar, phnaar) easily

'Net~less

And the interweb wasn't working tonight, we pressed reset on the router and it came back to life

Gymming

And s'afternoon we went to gym but it was too busy to "do" the exercise machines, I did my 20m cycle tho, again with no rest, I am getting fitter

Shopping

Then s'morning we went around Carmarthen, looking for more Xmas pressies but I am stuck, no idea what

Hoo-flipping-ray

And Alex has brought his swimming trunx with him so guess where we are going later

And when we got to the pool it looked empty and there were workman working but on enquiry we found out that they were just working on the nearby half of the pool (the side we usually use) but it was fine to use the other side. So (grumble grumble) we just went swimming as usual

And Alex brought along the stuff that I had said "I will have to put that cream on later" and he put it on at swimming pool

No Swimming

So Timmy announced that we are not going swimming today, just gym, I thought "Hooray" until he said "Wednesday and Thursday instead this week" so grumble grumble

So we went to gym but it was too busy with kids, so I cycled 4.00km in 20 minutes and went home. Then we have rearranged as the physio isn't coming tomorrow, we will swim tomorrow and Thursday and gym other days

But cycling today, I got on, switched it to pause after about 40 secs to take off my fleece then pedalled for the rest of the time, no more rests, I am getting fitter