Tuesday Ramblings.

I've spent quite a few days at home lately, partly due to feeling ill with some headachey, feeling yuk, sort of virus and partly due to waiting for various parcel deliveries - one being my new mobile.

I upgraded, as other one didn't seem to be compatible with some of my apps. Pleased with its performance so far and it has a better camera too.

I cooked a very healthy meal today -  pan- fried (not as posh as it sounds) salmon steak, with steamed green beans, carrots plus oven cooked potato wedges. Very tasty. Paul wasn't a great fan of fish, unless it was cod 'n chips, so I didn't bother much. He was much happier with red meat.  I miss him so much still, as it's so quiet here without that hearty laugh of his.   I usually have chicken or a pork chop on a Sunday, now it's just me,  unless dining with friends or my youngest daughter.

Anna, my eldest had another Xray today and they found another broken bone on the other side of her leg as they only did one side, even though she had complained it was hurting there also. Seems rather incompetent to me, especially as she works at the hospital. So much for looking after your own!  It will be a much longer recovery time now. I'm going over to see her later in the week, with some goodies to cheer her up.

I am hoping to meet my old workmates tomorrow, as I couldn't make it Monday. I hope the snow doesn't fall tonight. The buses through Springfield Drive are running erratically at the moment, as Anglian Water are digging up our end of Grange lane again,  due to another burst. Let's hope my bus turns up tomorrow.

Goodnight all - sweet dreams x

Thursday Ramblings.

I had a nice day in Kempston with my lovely friends. I wanted to look in the Barnados shop nr Sainsburys, but it was shut. Did a bit of shopping in Sainsburys and the market, then back to my friends house for lunch and later tea.

I am going on holiday to bonnie Scotland with them and more of their friends in March, so really looking forward to that. Paul would be pleased that I am finally going, as we had to cancel ours a couple of years ago,  re. problems with his foot due to diabetes.

It will be my first holiday there. I will enjoy it I'm sure. Just wish Paul could share it with me.

Sunday Ramblings.

I had a nice day over my friends in Kempston yesterday and stayed at theirs overnight. Good food and great company with them and two neighbours I hadn't met before , plus a couple we had previously met when Paul was alive. Neighbour Doreen was there too, so good to catch up with her. We all had a good laugh, especially with the wine flowing. Paul would have enjoyed the evening so much. My heart still cries for him in quiet, solitary moments as it's embarrassing to bawl in front of people  😤❤

Very icy first thing coming back home to Bromham this am, but I had left the heating on low, so bungalow was lovely and warm. Caught up with Casualty and a few other recorded programmes. Microwaved one of my Iceland Slimming World meals as forgot to get chicken out yesterday!  It was some king prawn, noodle, veggie thingy, but not bad. Then had just one mini strawberry viennetta - lovely.

Meeting my old Ashleigh House care home workmates tomorrow for our usual coffee and chat. My friend Sarah is still coping with the loss of her husband last August. Hard to imagine then, I would be in the same boat just a few months later.

Such is life..

Friday Ramblings

I had a nice day over eldest daughter Anna's yesterday. Took a Tesco lasagne over to cook,  plus garlic bread and salad ( well, at least something healthy there!)
Very tasty and went down well with naughty but nice, belgian choc eclair and coffee, prior to the meal. SW would not approve!

It was good to see her little dog Filo again and he was all over me, mainly because of the choc eclairs he could smell in my bag!

I managed to get bus back to Bedford from Clapham ok, as obviously Anna unable to drive at the moment. I think boredom is the main thing now as she has to rest the broken leg.

Looks as if she will be off work for quite a while. One of her hospital colleagues has kindly been driving her to appointments. Times like this I wish I had learned.

Spent most of late afternoon and evening watching tv and went to bed about 11pm and slept well for a change. Haven't decided whether to go out today or not as woke up about 6 and dozed off again having weird dreams (no change there)

I might stay in and sort porch cupboards out, as they are full of stuff that Paul acquired over the years, including his toolbox. Not much chance of me using the tools, apart from a screwdriver. I would be lethal wielding a drill and would probably zap myself drilling through an electric cable!

I can hear Paul saying "Leave well alone Wilson!"

Thursday.

Can't get to sleep. Seem to be having quite a few nights like this - annoying as my ECG appt is early this morning. I'm not feeling particularly anxious about it. Might have a small glass of milk, sometimes helps me nod off.

Going to see Anna later and taking her some red grapes - says she's fed up with the green ones. She will need a load of physio once the broken ankle is sorted - hope she won't need plates in it.  A worrying time.

My sis said it's going to be very cold today, so I had better wrap up, especially if it turns out my ticker is a bit dodgy, as getting cold thickens the blood apparently, especially in us old dodderers!  A cheerful prospect.

I really don't like this old age thingy and the health problems it can bring. I still feel fairly fit and have a mental age of 30 ish!! Pity I don't look it though.😕

I had hoped that me and Paul would grow really old together, but staying young at heart - alas,  it was not to be.

Let me get that small glass of milk now . I can imagine Paul saying " FFS, just go
to sleep woman!" 

Bless him ❤ xx

Wednesday Ramblings

Feeling lazy this am. I'm usually up, washed or showered by now, but stll in dressing gown. Trying to update and reinstall my banking app, but keeps saying my phone is incompatible with this version, but it doesn't give me alternative in play store. Will have to go in bank and find out why as never had this problem before.

So much for technology and not so smart phones!

The sun has decided to shine so cheered me up a bit. Will watch more daytime TV as can't be bothered to go out today. Expecting parcels too.

Not looking forward to ECG tomorrow - hope they don't find anything sinister ❤!

Fingers crossed.

Tuesday Ramblings.

I had my diabetes review this morning. Nearly missed my appointment as the bus was 15 mins late.
It went well on the whole, as my blood sugar is still going down since I lost some weight, thanks to Slimming World. I have decided to go on Metformin as they keep suggesting I should.  Hope I don't get any long term side effects.

BP was fine too, but nurse thought my pulse was slightly irregular, so has booked me an ECG for Thursday. I have checked it myself and thought it seemed to skip a beat now and then for no reason.  Seeing as what happened to Paul, with his unforeseen heart problems, I don't want to ignore any symptoms. It may be nothing and quite normal for me.

I hope so.