What's on your agenda for today?

Morning folks...sorry I've been awol for the last few days...went back to work as you all know, and the first day was excruciating..I could barely walk when I left...second day was better although i still had to put the ice pack on after I'd been there for only 4 hours..and yesterday I was so shattered, (blimey how can that be after only 2 days back)...and just took things really easy. Sitting makes my back so much worse, so I'm dreading being off for another 5 days, but my area manager wants me to just take things very easy..I think their afraid of being sued..so they're giving me loads of time off until I can manage more.

Kadee no I haven't tried the chinese practitioner...I'd be too afraid of getting a bad one who might make it worse...:(...Nona thanks for the link to the massage mat, I see what you mean now, I've had one of those for years I used to lay it out on the chair, but the vibration made the pain worse, and the heat isn't anywhere warm enough to make a difference...so it languishes in the attic.

Anyway I don't wanna bore you all over and over with this back problem...so I'll stop moaning now...:)

Annie welcome to the Agenda thread...sorry to hear you're having problems with your car, we can't live with them and we can't live without them, but when it comes to expensive repairs and yor budget doesn't stretch to it, it's a big Pain...I'm fortunate , my husband does most of our repairs, and anything major that he doesn't have time for he'll send to the garage...he's very good at diagnosing problems as well..and we also have a diagnostic machine now which you just plug in to the engine and it'll tell you where the problem lies before taking it to the garage .

Kadee wow that 2 weeks has gone very fast...make the most of your last 2 weeks. :D

John, I'm like you I have to have something to do every day that makes my brain work. I do love crosswords I foten sit out in the garden with the cryptic one, popping back and forth to it throughout the day... I wish we still had jeopardy here on our TV...we had it way back in the 90's for a few seasons but they pulled it ..I loved it...

AS...I can't imagine doing 66 miles on a bike, battery assisted or not...jeez no wonder you're saddle sore. I had a moped once, no cycling at all, and even that hurt..( not bum) but wrists after about 30 miles.

Sunny but damp start to the day after 2 days of solid rain here...but I think it's going to be an overall dull week..which is a pity for the tourists all here at this time of year.
 

Holly, I didn't feel I was running out of energy until we hit 55 miles. Legs are not a problem at all as most hills are fairly easy. Looking for tips online as to how not to get so sore. I don't find padded biking shorts helpful at all, so don't wear any. But I did find some good tips which I'll try.

Am I the only one on the forum that cycles?
 
Thankyou Shalimar, Pam and Ameriscot for the congratulations:)

Yes Pam, it can't come round quick enough for me to go and visit.:)
 

AS. thank you for that site. (I think :D) So many wonderful flours that I never heard of...that you can only buy in UK. And the wonderful, wonderful recipes. Does my hourly recumbent bike ride count even a little ? :bigwink:
Congratulations, Bee. The baby will have gained sufficient weight to be discharged home to Mom and Dad by Oct. The joy of new babies ! ! !
Holly, so sorry you are still hurting so badly. Wish I had a magic wand.
Kadee, your vacation sounds so wonderful. Hope the last two weeks pass slower than the first two.
 
ndynt said:
AS. thank you for that site. (I think :D) So many wonderful flours that I never heard of...that you can only buy in UK. And the wonderful, wonderful recipes. Does my hourly recumbent bike ride count even a little ? :bigwink:
Congratulations, Bee. The baby will have gained sufficient weight to be discharged home to Mom and Dad by Oct. The joy of new babies ! ! !
Holly, so sorry you are still hurting so badly. Wish I had a magic wand.
Kadee, your vacation sounds so wonderful. Hope the last two weeks pass slower than the first two.
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Unfortunately the flours are only in the UK but there must be a similar company in the US. Yes, your recumbent bike counts! :)
 
Using the glut of home grown tomatoes to make a whole bunch of tomato gravy.. will freeze it in the right portions and enjoy it all winter.. So much better than the jar stuff.
 
Hi, kids. I'm back and can see now. Had a bit of an eye problem late in the spring, have had laser surgery to correct it and have finally been told that the eye is mostly fine now. One more visit to the eye surgeon on September 2, and I'll be good to go. Have been here to visit a time or two or three but by the time I read a few things and wanted to post, my eye was too tired. Lots of false starts.

Anyway, because of that problem, I didn't have a whole lot of choice about retiring so am not working anymore. Fortunately, there's a new neighbor just two doors down who'd been cleaning for just a couple of people and decided that she wanted to add more clients...and it coincided with when I needed to stop working. My daughter is an administrator on our HOA page on FB, and the neighbor messaged her asking if it was okay to post that she was available to clean. Bingo! I was all over that in a heartbeat, met her, liked her, gave her number and email address to my clients. They all contacted her, she met each of them, saw their homes and signed up.

I know it wasn't my responsibility to find a new cleaning fairy for the clients, but most of them had been with me for four or five or even six years, and I'd have really felt like a slug to just leave them flapping in the wind. Good cleaning fairies are very scarce! So far, no complaints. The clients are happy, the new cleaning fairy is happy, and I'm happy. Well, I'm happy except for the forced inactivity and the empty pocketbook. LOL

Hollydolly, so sorry to read that your back problems continue. By comparison, the near-disaster with my eye seems so small. I dunno. I have no suggestions except take it easy and maybe consider acupuncture??? Swimming? Does swimming help or hurt?
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Hi, kids. I'm back and can see now. Had a bit of an eye problem late in the spring, have had laser surgery to correct it and have finally been told that the eye is mostly fine now. One more visit to the eye surgeon on September 2, and I'll be good to go. Have been here to visit a time or two or three but by the time I read a few things and wanted to post, my eye was too tired. Lots of false starts.

Anyway, because of that problem, I didn't have a whole lot of choice about retiring so am not working anymore. Fortunately, there's a new neighbor just two doors down who'd been cleaning for just a couple of people and decided that she wanted to add more clients...and it coincided with when I needed to stop working. My daughter is an administrator on our HOA page on FB, and the neighbor messaged her asking if it was okay to post that she was available to clean. Bingo! I was all over that in a heartbeat, met her, liked her, gave her number and email address to my clients. They all contacted her, she met each of them, saw their homes and signed up.

I know it wasn't my responsibility to find a new cleaning fairy for the clients, but most of them had been with me for four or five or even six years, and I'd have really felt like a slug to just leave them flapping in the wind. Good cleaning fairies are very scarce! So far, no complaints. The clients are happy, the new cleaning fairy is happy, and I'm happy. Well, I'm happy except for the forced inactivity and the empty pocketbook. LOL

Hollydolly, so sorry to read that your back problems continue. By comparison, the near-disaster with my eye seems so small. I dunno. I have no suggestions except take it easy and maybe consider acupuncture??? Swimming? Does swimming help or hurt?
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Welcome back Georgia! You've been missed. I wondered what happened to you. Glad to hear your eyes are now better, but sorry you had to give up working.
 
Heeeeeyyy Georgia...sooo glad to see you back again:D and to hear your eye surgery has gone well...but what a shame you've had to give up work, I know it was hard work for you but I also remember you saying how at least it got you out of the house and earned you some money into the bargain..but still, your eyesight and general health is so much more important.

yes my lovely, thanks for asking.. ...swimming does help my back but sadly I only have a pool at my home in Spain and not here in the uk..and the public pool is always packed so I can't really get any benefit from being packed like a sardine in a bowl of soup...

Today we went over to the village green and watched the guys play cricket...it's such a wonderful gentle game on a sunny weekend afternoon...then we had lunch at the village pub garden...so quiet and and relaxing , and then off for a walk in the woods and round by the wheat fields to prevent my back from seizing up..... :D

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.... where we had lunch...I had the most tender calves liver and bacon, with braised green cabbage and onion jus. and smoked mashed potato... hubs had goats cheese and beetroot croquettes with a side of mixed olives and balsamic oil dressing

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Today is Sunday ,And some may remember me mentioning when I come up the Gold Coast ,I catch a bus 30 km each way go to the Copenhagen Icecream shop for a three layer Icecream with hot melted chocolate on top :yes:
They have updated the public transport system so now we have to catch a bus part way then get a tram which travels right past the Icecream shop ,after today I promise I will be good for the rest of my holiday...:)I danced for three hours last night so hopefully I have some credits , weight wise to allow me to have the Icecream without the scales saying Oh No !!when I get home In two weeks
 
Kadee46 said:
Today is Sunday ,And some may remember me mentioning when I come up the Gold Coast ,I catch a bus 30 km each way go to the Copenhagen Icecream shop for a three layer Icecream with hot melted chocolate on top :yes:
They have updated the public transport system so now we have to catch a bus part way then get a tram which travels right past the Icecream shop ,after today I promise I will be good for the rest of my holiday...:)I danced for three hours last night so hopefully I have some credits , weight wise to allow me to have the Icecream without the scales saying Oh No !!when I get home In two weeks
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OMG that ice cream sounds yummy!!
 
Nice to see you back, Georgia, and yes you were missed.

Well, my day is nearly over.....another hot, hot day with no rain in sight.

Georgia, glad to hear your eye problem has been corrected, I found out this past week that I need cataract surgery in both eyes and it has been scheduled, to start the fourth of September, don't mind the surgery and will be glad to see better, it's just a hassle.....three trips to the city for each eye, 60 miles away and having to have someone to drive me.......another fun fun old person hassle thing.

Its kinda like my friend said, my social life is going to the doctor's office.
 
Holly, so sorry your back continues to be so painful. I have medication issues, so I go to the Chinese doctor for my damaged skeletal problems. That and acupuncture keep me vertical--long after conventional doctors told me I would no longer be mobile. I so hope you can find relief.
 
Today I put my new Hoover Platinum vacuum together and vacuumed using carpet fresh. It sure makes a difference in how the carpet looks and smells.
 
Holly, I understand you being leery of Chinese medicine/doctors. I certainly was, but eventually, even Percosets were not enough to manage my pain. When my doctor suggested morphine, I was prepared to try just about anything to avoid that route. Realistically, my back will always be shot, but now I am able to move much more freely, although I am careful rollerblading. Maximum padding! Lol.
 
I was just getting ready to turn in and thought I peek in for a minute. Thanks for the "welcome backs".

Let's hope that when I go back to see the eye doc she doesn't tell me that my cataracts have progressed. Ack! I'm anxious to get new glasses and just be done with doctors for any reason for a long long time. Well, except that I get my annual physical toward the end of September.

Yanno, for the first couple of weeks that I didn't work, it was fine because I had plenty to do and I've found things to keep me busy enough that I didn't get too bored until this past week. Now I've run out of things to do, I'm perfectly well and getting really, REALLY bored. How bored? Since finishing my little gardening chores this morning, I've been mostly sitting on my dead center watching Netflix. Didn't think I'd ever see the day when I did nothing! And to top it off, I thought today was Sunday. This ain't good! I don't think I like not working, especially when the weather is still nice. I don't mind sitting inside when it's cold and wintery, but that's still a long way off. Sigh. Poor pitiful me.

Okay. Bedtime. I'll feel better tomorrow. Tomorrow IS Sunday, right?
 

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