What's on your agenda for today?

Annie, sorry you're feeling worse, but that's how everyone was getting this particular latest strain while you were away so try not to be concerned too much ..it will last for a couple of weeks I'm sorry to have to tell you.


Today as my o/h is home, I'm going to try and go out, he can drive, and then we'll walk around the lake or somewhere like the park just to enable my spine to loosen up..but I'll have to take a cane to keep me upright...o/h is not keen on me doing that, he thinks I'll look like an old woman..and the sad part is he's serious too..*sigh*

Anyway I must try and get on with the business of getting better because I'm due back at work on Wednesday
 
hollydolly said:
Annie, sorry you're feeling worse, but that's how everyone was getting this particular latest strain while you were away so try not to be concerned too much ..it will last for a couple of weeks I'm sorry to have to tell you.


Today as my o/h is home, I'm going to try and go out, he can drive, and then we'll walk around the lake or somewhere like the park just to enable my spine to loosen up..but I'll have to take a cane to keep me upright...o/h is not keen on me doing that, he thinks I'll look like an old woman..and the sad part is he's serious too..*sigh*

Anyway I must try and get on with the business of getting better because I'm due back at work on Wednesday
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I think a walk is good idea, stretch your back muscles a bit. Hope it helps.

I caught a bad cold in Thailand which hit me about Jan 10th (just after some inlaws left - they weren't ill). And I had it bad for about two weeks and a horrid cough which wasn't being productive enough. I wasn't 100% over it when we flew home, but just an occasional cough. Then of course the flight from hell. So I've had this new one less than a week. Going to be good and not do what I usually do by overdoing too quickly working out at home or gym. I'll just keep eating healthy and counting calories and worry about exercise later.

Have a good Sunday and enjoy your walk.
 

Ameriscot, here's hoping you're on the road to recovery STAT!

And Hollydolly? That's me in the cartoon except for the credit card because I cut up my credit cards long ago. The other stuff, however...LOL

It's another pleasant day here, and as soon as I've had my breakfast and can get myself together, I'm going to go out and work some more in the back yard. When that's done (or as "done" as can be accomplished before I wear out), I'll tidy up around here.

Pappy, a little fresh air will do all of us a world of good! Hollydolly, a cane sounds like just the ticket even if it makes you look "old". So there. It beats sitting.

Anybody taking bets on April and the Continuing Saga of Laundry? LOL April...just giving you a hard time:)
 
Thanks Georgia. I'll just take it easy. Hoping I don't have to cancel my teeth cleaning appointment Thursday. Got good books to read and trying not to do any comfort eating.
 
I finally found my pedometer so I clipped it on my jeans and I plan to wear it all day to see how many steps I take per day. I saw a program on TV the other day that claimed that folks should aim for a total of ten thousand steps a day to be really fit. Only time will tell if there's any truth in that claim.

Recently I read a book called Station Eleven - it's been on the NY Times best seller list for quite awhile. It's actually the first science fiction book I've ever read that I can remember - I thought I'd hate it but it was actually fascinating. I think I'll try reading more of this genre.

AS - Hope you start feeling lots better very soon! There has been quite a bit of flu around here and even though almost everyone gets a flu shot every year, apparently the current flu strain is a new one that isn't part of this year's flu shot. When I go to see my hubby in hospice, they have us wear a mask upon entering the place. Hope this flu is a one-time happening.
 
Well I did manage to get out and I was driven which is waaaay unusual for me because my o/h has a sports car which is far too low for me to get in and out of with the back problem, so he drove my SUV which is easy to step in and out of, and which also meant I got looking at all the beautiful landscape from the passenger window that I miss seeing as a driver. The sun was glorious, but it was ffffrrreeezing cold.

We went shopping first to M&S, and got the weeks' groceries..he pushed the trolley, and I just walked alongside ( I didb't take the cane)..I didn't mind where I was walking as long as I was..and then afterwards we went to a Pub which sits on the towpath ( for AS.. (at Broxbourne) and had lunch sitting outside in the sun watching the canal boats sailing by.

I had to take some PK's by then, but then o/h got himself a Glass of red wine, so I wasn't about to let him drive back home ....so I had to grit my teeth and drive back home myself about 10 miles..:(

Anyway all these hot water bottle treatments have left me with third degree burns on my back...can you believe it?..even tho' the bottles have covers on them, so I can't put any more on..I'll have to just settle for freezer packs for a little while.

Back felt better for the walk but now I'm sitting down again it's very sore .

Georgia hope you managed to get the back garden done ok..how I wish we had 70 degree temps here.


By the way if anyone is running a book ...can I place a £1 @ 50-1 that April has lost 3 more socks in the laundry... :rofl:
 
Holly, sorry you burned your back! Sounds like a nice day out. Were you near the River Lee? I know of Broxbourne. Hubby lived there a few years.
 
Yes the pub garden sits almost right on the towpath of the River lee....it's literally only 10 minutes up the river from SA where you used to live.. and the next set of locks from SA

here's a picture from google of where we were today..as you can see the garden is right by the river....

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hollydolly said:
Yes the pub garden sits almost right on the towpath of the River lee....it's literally only 10 minutes up the river from SA where you used to live.. and the next set of locks from SA

here's a picture from google of where we were today..as you can see the garden is right by the river....

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Lovely! Haven't been back there for years. Used to ride my bike down the path over to Ware.
 
Holly...I'm so sorry about your burnt back! I didn't realize that hot water bottles could mess up a back so severely. Maybe some burn ointment is needed right now.

I worry that April may still be searching the laundry area for the socks....my mom's solution to sock loss was to pin them together with a safety pin. Yes, it works but adds some extra work to the laundry process-blah!
 
No I didn't realise my back could get burnt either kat...my o/h has taken photos of it so I can show the doctor. In the meantime I've smeared myself with Aloe Vera gel..and now I have a pack of frozen onions wrapped in a Tea towel behind my back to ease the pain LOL>..I'm falling apart I think.:D

I always put socks and underwear in a pillowcase tied up in a knot to stop them getting lost.
 
I remember a long time ago; my elder son was mildly beaten up on his way home, while we were out.
we got home to find his mate looking after him, with a packet of frozen peas on him; to help with the bruising; while he lay in bed, moaning gently?
unfortunately they had chosen the open packet; ever tried picking mushy, ex-frozen peas out of a bed?!
don't try that with onions, Holly!
 
Holly, using frozen veggies is a great way to apply a cold compress. When the doctor tells me to apply cold I always head for the freezer to get a bag of veggies and for heat I use an electric heating pad. I have 2 heating pads - if I lived near you I'd bring you one. Have you seen the canes that can be folded up and carried in a purse when one doesn't need to use it? My husband used one when he could still walk, but now it's here for me to use. Haven't used it yet but it's in the car in case I fall down or something when driving around.

Vivjen, I'm sorry you had to search the bed for thawed peas! It's amazing the things that go haywire when we are just trying to help others.

I've been missing my kitty who passed away 2 years ago and I've been thinking of adopting another cat. But, as usual, I am second-guessing myself, i.e. will my dog feel jealous if a new pet is introduced? Sometimes I think my brain needs to be aired out.
 
Good Morning folks...quite cold here this morning so I've got the heating on..

AS sorry you're not feeling better this morning, wonder if you might need some antibiotics?

Kath thanks for that advice, I ordered a fold up cane from Amazon yesterday, it's pink floral and very girly :D. As for the frozen pack, I used it yesterday instead of the heat (wrapped in a towel) and my back seems easier this morning..**touch wood* I don't want to talk too soon, but fingers crossed...

here's a picture of the burns on my back I hope no-one is offended ..its spreads right across from one side to the other and has actually broken the skin , I've tried to make the picture small so as not to gross you out

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