So, last night, we had TV blackout, for several, (okay two,) uncomfortable moments, while I willed my picture to return I pressed every button on the remote multiple times I felt like I was Miranda from Sex and the City, when Magda accidentally sat on the TV remote, killed Tivo and wiped "Mimi and Jools". If you watched SatC, this would illustrate the horror. Anyway, moments later and it was back. Must have been the weather.
The week in work wasn't too bad. I finally feel comfortable and sort of know what I'm doing, enough not to not feel panic stricken at every moment through every day, anyway.
Monday, I visited the dentist. New dentist, my old dentist decided to go and teach, (damn it,) and so like any normal, terrified person, I boycotted the dentist for a good two years until the excruciating pain every time I ate or drank something very hot or very cold, became impossible to ignore any longer.
I went in on time, always good for me as the longer I sit there waiting to go in, the worse I get. Anthony, new dentist, was lovely, very nice, very gentle, no sudden moves, everything was very relaxed. He reminds me of someone and I don't know who but for now, I'm going to go with a young Danny Bonaduce but I may revisit that.
20 minutes, one exam, two x-rays later and I'm done. Good news is that I don't need anything new. Bad news is, three of my old fillings need replacing. Anthony couldn't find the source of my pain but one of the fillings that needs replacing is near the location of the pain and A explained that pain travels so there you go, hopefully, when I get that one replaced, no more pain.
Tuesday I was at the doctor's and I'll be doing a fasting blood test soon to check on cholesterol and sugar, never been tested before so that will be interesting, no problem, just being tested due to family history.
Wednesday and Thursday, positively boring. Friday, we were forecast to have heavy snow between 3pm and 9pm then heavy rain, I wasn't worried for once this week because I thought the rain would melt anything that would fall as temps were due to stay above freezing. We had a little, light, swirling snow earlier, then nothing. I went to bed around 9pm and woke to about 8cm of snow.
Driving in it this morning was horrendous and I heard on the news that 3 local motorways were closed last night because so much snow came down, so quickly. As usual, the council's were not prepared to take action. Yesterday, eight days after the initial snowfall, pavements were still full of ice, it's a disgrace. Anyway, I crawled to Starbucks, and I'm getting a refill today, an extra filter, stuff the caffeine overload and the jitters, I'm hanging around longer so that hopefully, this weak sunshine will melt some of the snow before I slide home.
I worked out for 25 minutes this morning and for the past two weeks, I've done Jane Fonda-esque leg raises every night, it's actually worked, I've lost some inches and it's looking good back there, well, it's looking, "not terrible" anyway.
Fingers crossed that the snow is gone by morning. Quite frankly, I'm sick of negotiating with it and worrying about it, and as pretty as it is, I'm done driving in it. Snow, be gone, I'd love to wake up to green tomorrow.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Why So Long?
Hi Col, so glad I got to speak to you on your birthday and hope you liked the little tiny KG I mailed over, (you hadn't opened when we spoke.) Not an original creation from moi, but figured Mr Geiger needed the business.
I've been a little slow writing to you lately, the weekends are whizzing by and I lost one whole weekend as I was locked out of my laptop, well, my writing bits and bobs, you know when you need a password reset and you follow the instructions but it still doesn't reset, and there is no help desk number? I was so frustrated that day but anyway, here we are, better late than never.
So I'll give you a quick recap as I can't remember what I told you on our brief BD chat, work is dire, not one chance of losing job but two, think I'll know on both counts within 6 months. Absolutely freezing cold, had the heating on constantly (very low but still, what the heck is the next bill going to be?) It's just too cold to be without heat. Work is cold too, by Friday I had increased the layers to, bra, thermal vest, t-shirt, long sleeved t-shirt, shirt, no longer cared what I looked like, layers are the key.
Snowed heavily on Friday morning, I was in work for 6.30am, it began to snow around 7.30am and was constant and blizzard like, the field before the woods that I can see from my desk was completely covered by a white blanket by 9am. The office workers drifted off one by one as schools telephoned parents to say they were closing and then workers who got the bus to the office had to leave as the buses were stopping, that's how bad it was, or at least how bad our roads are, we can't cope, can we?
Anyway, despite our team being the only ones left in the office, bar two people, our manager, (who manages us remotely, from a different town... and from home on a Friday,) finally agreed to allow us to risk our lives in the now, heavy snow. A good manager is worth their weight in gold, I remember having good managers.
I had to unearth the car from beneath the snow then gingerly crawled home at snails pace. We've had it worse but it's bad enough. Getting in and out of my Close is, as usual a nightmare but so far, that's been the worst part. We are set for more snow daily until Thursday, really hoping that will be it for this year.
Saturday disappeared, rose early, did a little exercise, stripped bed, washed, coffee'd, ironed, emailed and the day was practically gone.
Slept horribly last night, couldn't get comfortable and too many noises, at least one cat well, possibly two chasing each other across my roof in the middle of the night and the sound of something falling, possibly a clump of snow freeing itself from the rooftop.
Today, well, I finally rose, did my usual, (as of the last three weeks,) 10 minutes of yoga/toning hybrid which always leaves me in agony. I know that you're probably wondering why I persist? Well, it's to lengthen, strengthen, and not to mention, firm the tush, and I keep thinking that it will eventually get easier. It's true that after the first week, my thighs were in pain until Thursday. Week two, just the hip that was in excruciating pain. So far today, after third attempt, still the hip, so you see, next week could be key don't you think?
So I left for my usual coffee, and despite wheels spinning, managed to just about get out of the Close, after that, roads were fine. Had coffee and while I sipped, it started to snow again, I didn't want to hang around in case it got bad, quickly so I headed off for home, well to CJ's as he was upgrading something on my laptop for me. An hour and a bit later and I headed home, had just missed Bee calling in after church and so I set about making an egg tartlet, that's fine, I can do that, and a frittata. Love frittata, it's just emerged from the oven, doesn't look pretty but I'll do the taste test later, it's too hot at present and I enjoy it cold anyway.
So there we are, up to date finally. This week we have snow, dentist tomorrow, Dr's Tuesday, a week of fun to look ahead to. Hope it's not too hot over there for you ;)
I've been a little slow writing to you lately, the weekends are whizzing by and I lost one whole weekend as I was locked out of my laptop, well, my writing bits and bobs, you know when you need a password reset and you follow the instructions but it still doesn't reset, and there is no help desk number? I was so frustrated that day but anyway, here we are, better late than never.
So I'll give you a quick recap as I can't remember what I told you on our brief BD chat, work is dire, not one chance of losing job but two, think I'll know on both counts within 6 months. Absolutely freezing cold, had the heating on constantly (very low but still, what the heck is the next bill going to be?) It's just too cold to be without heat. Work is cold too, by Friday I had increased the layers to, bra, thermal vest, t-shirt, long sleeved t-shirt, shirt, no longer cared what I looked like, layers are the key.
Snowed heavily on Friday morning, I was in work for 6.30am, it began to snow around 7.30am and was constant and blizzard like, the field before the woods that I can see from my desk was completely covered by a white blanket by 9am. The office workers drifted off one by one as schools telephoned parents to say they were closing and then workers who got the bus to the office had to leave as the buses were stopping, that's how bad it was, or at least how bad our roads are, we can't cope, can we?
Anyway, despite our team being the only ones left in the office, bar two people, our manager, (who manages us remotely, from a different town... and from home on a Friday,) finally agreed to allow us to risk our lives in the now, heavy snow. A good manager is worth their weight in gold, I remember having good managers.
I had to unearth the car from beneath the snow then gingerly crawled home at snails pace. We've had it worse but it's bad enough. Getting in and out of my Close is, as usual a nightmare but so far, that's been the worst part. We are set for more snow daily until Thursday, really hoping that will be it for this year.
Saturday disappeared, rose early, did a little exercise, stripped bed, washed, coffee'd, ironed, emailed and the day was practically gone.
Slept horribly last night, couldn't get comfortable and too many noises, at least one cat well, possibly two chasing each other across my roof in the middle of the night and the sound of something falling, possibly a clump of snow freeing itself from the rooftop.
Today, well, I finally rose, did my usual, (as of the last three weeks,) 10 minutes of yoga/toning hybrid which always leaves me in agony. I know that you're probably wondering why I persist? Well, it's to lengthen, strengthen, and not to mention, firm the tush, and I keep thinking that it will eventually get easier. It's true that after the first week, my thighs were in pain until Thursday. Week two, just the hip that was in excruciating pain. So far today, after third attempt, still the hip, so you see, next week could be key don't you think?
So I left for my usual coffee, and despite wheels spinning, managed to just about get out of the Close, after that, roads were fine. Had coffee and while I sipped, it started to snow again, I didn't want to hang around in case it got bad, quickly so I headed off for home, well to CJ's as he was upgrading something on my laptop for me. An hour and a bit later and I headed home, had just missed Bee calling in after church and so I set about making an egg tartlet, that's fine, I can do that, and a frittata. Love frittata, it's just emerged from the oven, doesn't look pretty but I'll do the taste test later, it's too hot at present and I enjoy it cold anyway.
So there we are, up to date finally. This week we have snow, dentist tomorrow, Dr's Tuesday, a week of fun to look ahead to. Hope it's not too hot over there for you ;)
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Week One
Hello Sweets,
Well, this was the first full week back to work and I could tell you all the latest work news, but frankly, it's too depressing so I'll fill you in as we go along. No point in us both worrying is there?
Thankfully, I had Friday to look forward to. Bee had offered to come to the cinema with me on Friday, last Friday and plans can change and she was away last weekend and her return date is frequently movable so, even though she said she'd be home before Friday, I wasn't holding my breath. Anyway, Bee was true to her word and was in fact home by Tuesday. I managed to duck out of work early on Friday, diverted via the doctors to drop off a repeat prescription request then headed home to get ready. I got home at 2.05pm, Bee arrived at 2.10pm. Surprisingly, it takes much longer to get ready when someone is chatting to you constantly and wants lunch making, but we headed off on time and I wouldn't have changed a thing. I love a challenge.
We took our seats, lovely seats, seats far from the screen, which is best for both mine and Bee's eyes and necks, (yes we feel ancient and Bee has 20 years on me, I believe that makes me more ancient.) Anyway, we saw, well, I dragged a very willing Bee to see, (can I just say that I always choose and Bee always goes along with whatever film I pick for us to see, never questions it and always agrees that it was great, as the credits are rolling.) However I should add that I heavily argued that I had been waiting soooooo long for this film to be released, that I adored Ryan Gosling, explained why the post production had gone on for so long and didn't really give her any other option.
Anyhoo, yes it felt like an eternity waiting for "Gangster Squad" to finally come out but it was everything and more than I expected. As you know... huge Ryan Gosling fan, (obviously my intended,) and he was brilliant, a smooth, slick, smart arse character with a heart, the best kind. The film is an ensemble piece all brilliantly played by the gang... and Nick Nolte, who is kind of part of the gang. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the script but at the same time, I couldn't stop thinking about how much Josh Brolin not only looked like his Dad but sounded like him too, it was like James had been cloned. Josh is a stand alone, great actor, it's only because we're familiar with his Dad that we see and hear the resemblance and I'm just fascinated by genetics. Anyway, great film, one to add to your list.
Well, this was the first full week back to work and I could tell you all the latest work news, but frankly, it's too depressing so I'll fill you in as we go along. No point in us both worrying is there?
Thankfully, I had Friday to look forward to. Bee had offered to come to the cinema with me on Friday, last Friday and plans can change and she was away last weekend and her return date is frequently movable so, even though she said she'd be home before Friday, I wasn't holding my breath. Anyway, Bee was true to her word and was in fact home by Tuesday. I managed to duck out of work early on Friday, diverted via the doctors to drop off a repeat prescription request then headed home to get ready. I got home at 2.05pm, Bee arrived at 2.10pm. Surprisingly, it takes much longer to get ready when someone is chatting to you constantly and wants lunch making, but we headed off on time and I wouldn't have changed a thing. I love a challenge.
We took our seats, lovely seats, seats far from the screen, which is best for both mine and Bee's eyes and necks, (yes we feel ancient and Bee has 20 years on me, I believe that makes me more ancient.) Anyway, we saw, well, I dragged a very willing Bee to see, (can I just say that I always choose and Bee always goes along with whatever film I pick for us to see, never questions it and always agrees that it was great, as the credits are rolling.) However I should add that I heavily argued that I had been waiting soooooo long for this film to be released, that I adored Ryan Gosling, explained why the post production had gone on for so long and didn't really give her any other option.
Anyhoo, yes it felt like an eternity waiting for "Gangster Squad" to finally come out but it was everything and more than I expected. As you know... huge Ryan Gosling fan, (obviously my intended,) and he was brilliant, a smooth, slick, smart arse character with a heart, the best kind. The film is an ensemble piece all brilliantly played by the gang... and Nick Nolte, who is kind of part of the gang. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the script but at the same time, I couldn't stop thinking about how much Josh Brolin not only looked like his Dad but sounded like him too, it was like James had been cloned. Josh is a stand alone, great actor, it's only because we're familiar with his Dad that we see and hear the resemblance and I'm just fascinated by genetics. Anyway, great film, one to add to your list.
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Hitch n' Sink
I've probably mentioned this before as it's a favourite but tonight, I watched... again, the fabulous 'Will Smith' in the wonderful film 'Hitch'. This delightful film offers laughter, hope and charm which is just what you need on a Friday night and you also get to hear unused words like, 'guile,' I love forgotten words like, 'guile.'
You know that I have a bit of OCD, not the tidy kind, damn it, but the potentially germ encrusted kind, every time I have to touch a public door handle, if I can cocoon it in a tissue or paper, then, I do, if I can't, I grab at what I think is the least grabbed at point, i.e. high top or very bottom.
So, when my kitchen sink started to fall apart a couple of weeks ago, I did freak a little but managed to keep a lid on it, (on me, not the sink,) because I've had so many things break or just plain wear out recently, and it wasn't leaking, just didn't look pretty, so while it was on the radar, I wasn't overly freaked.
Earlier this week, I noticed water on the kitchen floor, in front of the sink units, I thought I must have somehow splashed and caused a slight spillage. The same happened on Friday and when I pulled my head out of the sand and actually got brave and investigated, the plumbing under the sink had also come apart and so I was experiencing drainage and germ overload.
You can imagine how freaked I was, the thought of all of those germs just escaping at will, dirty dish water free flowing through my cupboards into pots, pans, soaking through cloths.
After a worrying day, J and I checked out new sink units in B&Q and wondering how much the whole kit and caboodle would cost in the long run, my blood pressure rose. Later that evening, brother-in-law finished work, came over, assessed damage, headed to B&Q and came back with parts to fix broken sink unit.
I'm still washing and cleaning everything that was touched with the dirty dishwater but, could have been worse. Made me think about everyone who has been touched by flooding recently, mine was hardly a flood, nothing like a flood, can't even imagine what that must be like.
You know that I have a bit of OCD, not the tidy kind, damn it, but the potentially germ encrusted kind, every time I have to touch a public door handle, if I can cocoon it in a tissue or paper, then, I do, if I can't, I grab at what I think is the least grabbed at point, i.e. high top or very bottom.
So, when my kitchen sink started to fall apart a couple of weeks ago, I did freak a little but managed to keep a lid on it, (on me, not the sink,) because I've had so many things break or just plain wear out recently, and it wasn't leaking, just didn't look pretty, so while it was on the radar, I wasn't overly freaked.
Earlier this week, I noticed water on the kitchen floor, in front of the sink units, I thought I must have somehow splashed and caused a slight spillage. The same happened on Friday and when I pulled my head out of the sand and actually got brave and investigated, the plumbing under the sink had also come apart and so I was experiencing drainage and germ overload.
You can imagine how freaked I was, the thought of all of those germs just escaping at will, dirty dish water free flowing through my cupboards into pots, pans, soaking through cloths.
After a worrying day, J and I checked out new sink units in B&Q and wondering how much the whole kit and caboodle would cost in the long run, my blood pressure rose. Later that evening, brother-in-law finished work, came over, assessed damage, headed to B&Q and came back with parts to fix broken sink unit.
I'm still washing and cleaning everything that was touched with the dirty dishwater but, could have been worse. Made me think about everyone who has been touched by flooding recently, mine was hardly a flood, nothing like a flood, can't even imagine what that must be like.
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
My Plans for 2013... so far
Do not be a weekend warrior, exercise through the week and not just at the weekend.
Jog Monday to Friday, aim for 20 minutes each night followed by a tiny bit of toning like side kicks or curtsey's.
Yoga moves at the weekend to lengthen and strengthen.
Bring blood pressure down naturally, (regular exercise apparently should help,) don't want to go on medication at this stage, thanks all the same.
Get cholesterol checked, just found out that eldest sister has a reading of 20, another sister has high cholesterol as do two cousins, time to get checked, never been checked before.
Go to the dentist, you've been in pain for long enough.
Get glasses, you can't see.
Sell some of the multitude of bags you have in the back bedroom closet which never see the light of day, share them with the world, they are gorgeous and if you won't use them, let someone else.
Make a list of all of the small things you want to change at home or purchase to make it a nicer place to live, for instance, I'd like a new mirror for the dining room and an aperture instead of individual picture frames for the front hall, I want to see loving faces staring back at me as I come and go.
To be continued...
Happy New Year 2013
So it wasn't such a chore to stay up until midnight afterall. I did pretty well, think that I may be getting much more sleep than I used to these days and psychologically, in my head, I was expecting to stay up until at least midnight.
I closed the front door behind me just before midnight with me, my coal, frozen bread, salt and silver in the form of a 50 pence piece. I usually and ardently watch for the ticking over into the new year on my phone or timepiece so that it is memorable and truly witnessed, yes, I am a tad dramatic in that way, but I am a Leo. However this year was a blur, fireworks were exploding before midnight and my first 'Happy New Year' texts began to arrive moments before midnight and by the time I had read them, 12:00 had come, un-noticed and passed.
This is the first year ever that the New Year has arrived and gone almost un-noticed by me. A moment after what must have been New Year and my land line began to ring, I let myself in and answered the phone and it was a slightly tipsy Bee with voices, (neighbours,) in the background. After a quick exchange, I tried to text loved ones for a little while then went to bed, I think I was asleep by 12:30.
I wasn't looking forward to 2013 but I'm now actually glad that it has finally arrived.
A Fairy Story revisted, boy got in touch with girl on New Year's Eve, he'd like her to keep in touch, we shall see.
I closed the front door behind me just before midnight with me, my coal, frozen bread, salt and silver in the form of a 50 pence piece. I usually and ardently watch for the ticking over into the new year on my phone or timepiece so that it is memorable and truly witnessed, yes, I am a tad dramatic in that way, but I am a Leo. However this year was a blur, fireworks were exploding before midnight and my first 'Happy New Year' texts began to arrive moments before midnight and by the time I had read them, 12:00 had come, un-noticed and passed.
This is the first year ever that the New Year has arrived and gone almost un-noticed by me. A moment after what must have been New Year and my land line began to ring, I let myself in and answered the phone and it was a slightly tipsy Bee with voices, (neighbours,) in the background. After a quick exchange, I tried to text loved ones for a little while then went to bed, I think I was asleep by 12:30.
I wasn't looking forward to 2013 but I'm now actually glad that it has finally arrived.
A Fairy Story revisted, boy got in touch with girl on New Year's Eve, he'd like her to keep in touch, we shall see.
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