Urk

So when we got there she said Denyse has been on the phone telling me that you fell over at the weekend so what needs doing? She examined all my movements etc then said "Right, acupuncture for your neck, is that OK with you?" and proceeded to stick I think it was 14 needles into me, only one hurt and that was only tiny. While we did various exercises she did say that after next weeks check up class that I am doing so much so well that I can stop coming to see her every fortnight. At a guess it will be every 6 months - a year between classes!!!

Busy Morning

So first thing s'morning we popped down to the Drs to pick up a new script for Asthma Inhaler and I thought "Might as well..." and got another couple of  bottles of chesty scrub even tho we were only just into the last bottle.

So now I am resting for half an hour then we need to have an early lunch and pop off to Pil near Bridgend to see the beautiful physio/nurse lady and I can complain about my neck hurting since I fell over on Friday

Phew

And after yesterdays crisis on a day when  I have washing to do it looks a bit more promising

And the weather forecast person after the news today said it will rain tomorrow, when I have no more washing to do but will be sunny again on Thursday, when I do the next load

Improving

And I have just gone to bed with my armrest thingy on, for the first time since last Friday that I have felt well enough to

Video Crisis

So I saw some folk on the news taking videos with their mobile phones and thought "Yes, I...." and first of all got stuck into trying to sort out my posh camera. After about 3 hours I ended up again on the video settings menu, in the end I asked MM "HTF.....?", he looked, said "Scrap all the alterations, look, and press that small red button next to the picture button". Aargh. Then I spent another 2 or 3 hours trying to put it on my website, loads of different ways, none of which worked, then summat called out in my head "Youtube, there is an upload button at the front....". So in the end I sorted it, and took another similar video with my mobile phone, well no, I took many, upside down, wrong side up etc, in the end I figured out how to do it properly

Weight Training

So I tried to do some ham string weights like I did every day until the disaster on Friday night and I haven't done them since. The first load with only 1 small weight was OK, so I did the second lot with 2 small weights. In the past I would do it with a heavy weight which was the same weight as the 2 small ones AND 1 would use a small one too. So I will try it with just the heavy one to start with tomorrow then move up to both if I can

Headwaying

That was a bit strange. So we got there, looked round and went over to sit with 3 women who were at a guess between my age and 65, all sufferers in one way or another. I lost all 3 games we played but I suppose the point of the afternoon was to connect with them which I think actually did happen

Daydream

Lovely day for a.....

Lordy, yesterday I did a load of washing, hung it out about 3pm and it was dry by the time it was getting dark. Luckily didn't have any washing today....

Getting Better

And I finished my pooh s'morning and went to stand up, thought "Oh, I've left my walky stick on the back of the door" but managed the 3 paces from loo to door without holding on to anything and any disaster. Yes, it still hurt etc but that was the first time I have managed what was a habitual habit since last Friday night

More Practice

So we popped out walking before teatime

Look, here

It wasn't too painful once I got out of the car and RoyG did say that I seemed to be walking quicker than yesterday so at a guess I am recovering

Mobility Issue

And I am still walking about a third as fast as I used to but my leg hurts less than it did yesterday

Chopping

And I made the food s'morning that should last for a couple of days but by lord. On two counts 1) I peeled the veg all with my right hand, it seems easier every week, and 2) I am getting so much better at chopping the veg up with my right hand. Even tho one of them was a butternut squash. As easy to peel and chop as a brick

And the food was a bit delicious

We had it tonight with boiled spuds, it is RoyG who is working today and tomorrow so I may have to bake the spuds tomorrow

Maschinenpistole Und Biere

So last night we popped up to the closing pub to try and be supportive. I only had 3 pints and a dark rum but when I got up for a pee, I left my walking stick behind, as usual, but fell over in the hall. (Apparently, I have no memory of this) MM had to help me get back up and my right leg is well sore s'morning, I have strained it at the top.

No blood but harm done

And it is still sore to walk this evening, I can't even take 1 step without my stick which is a lot worse than normal

Odd Dinner

And we had our usual Thursday or Friday dinner of naan bread pizza and chips. But I have already had proper chips once this week so I had to substitute them for sweet potato chips. Which I haven't tasted for ages, I used to have them 6 nights a week (and proper chips the seventh) but recently I am getting into this healthy boiled spuds with my dinner instead

(sings)Isn't She Wonderful....(/s)

And then today I am, after an early lunch, back in Sam's class for the only time this week

Well phew that's finished. It's gob smacking what I am capable of nowadays but still
ex-frigging-hausting too. But I can and will, every week I am a little bit better.....

Walkies

Then after dinner we headed into town for a walk without any stairs and parked on Lammas St, walked up the hill to King St past St Peter's Civic Hall, back down past Iechyd Da and back round to the car. It wasn't much but I needed some exercise today

Missing You Already

Not that I see you very often but..... hopefully the new owner will get it together

That'll Do

So my speed test is looking OK

I think I can live with this

Communication Skills

So I said to Timmy what shall we do at gym as I have already done..... this week, he said "Wait, I will think" and came back 5 mins later and said "Me and Denyse were discussing...." and basically I will have a communication skills session instead. What that involves I have no idea but......

We discussed eye contact etc for an hour. I didn't feel that we covered anything that was new to me but perhaps it was a reminder. We have 2 more sessions to go thru at some stage

Lights

So some plug in fairy lights arrived a day early today so we went out, took out the broken ones and replaced them. I went to put the broken ones in the bin and suddenly the bin was full of coloured lights, they worked again. No idea why, they hadn't been working outside but they are now work again. So we put them on the shelf in the utility room switched off as a potential spare set