I saw this as I was scrolling through another thread in the middle of the night last night and it made me lol even if it is annoyingly true. Mine’s terrible at the moment too, Hotes.Has Sideboard Boobra got her insomnia under control these days? mine is really testing my patience atm.
You’re so sweet to ask, and ugh I’m sorry you’re struggling with it.Has Sideboard Boobra got her insomnia under control these days? mine is really testing my patience atm.
Happy almost birthday little friend Susan! I love how her ears have always been the same sizeIt's Susan's birthday tomorrow! The 21st, she's turning 9. You wouldn't know it the way she skates around the house like a goose.
Pre-birthday collage as she's sleeping in the window right now, sunning herself like a Bebe Seal.
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So happy for you that you’re home! The overprotective dogs sound so sweet! Glad you’re taking it easy.Oh God it's good to be home! Didn't realise how much I've missed Marmite - I tried asking for it in hospital for breakfast and they said they had it and sent marmalade instead. Slept for 11 hours last night with two very overprotective dogs cuddled up next to me. Stairs are still a bit of a challenge because my legs aren't used to them and I've lost nearly a stone with probably another stone of excess fluid still to drain off, but that will still leave me at a healthy weight for me, so not too worried - I think I've had fluid building up since the summer, because that's when my stomach started to change shape and my weight started to increase no matter what I ate or didn't eat.
Much as I want to go and see the horses, who are two fields away from the house, my plans for today are shower, meds, sofa and that's about it.
If you can, still take the day off and do something enjoyable after. Just because it’s a routine thing for you, it’s still not a fun thing and definitely worthy of a day off !Glad you're home @Falkordefinitely take it easy until you've got your strength back.
Love to all the ninnies going through stuff, and happy birthday to the Susan
I've got one of my regular bone marrow biopsies next week but they've scheduled it stupidly early in the morning so I have no excuse to take the day off like I usually do
Check out Pooh's ears when he was a kitten. We could pick up pirate radio from Poland.Happy almost birthday little friend Susan! I love how her ears have always been the same sizesending cat purrs to everyone, Happy Friday!
I don’t know if this is funny or not so trigger warning references to death -Bloody hell. One of my colleagues occasionally nods off. We all just tip toe around him for a bit til he wakes up again, bless him. I once went to great lengths to distract our boss who was trying to make his way across the office to talk to him. In the end I just had to say “look, R is asleep. Can you give him five minutes?” Our boss just laughed and wandered off again.
100% still take the day off you need to relax and rest!Glad you're home @Falkordefinitely take it easy until you've got your strength back.
Love to all the ninnies going through stuff, and happy birthday to the Susan
I've got one of my regular bone marrow biopsies next week but they've scheduled it stupidly early in the morning so I have no excuse to take the day off like I usually do
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We went to look round an old house and gardens today. I found the cat. She is wearing trousers.
Also a huge Kondo fan here, but this is quite different, in ways that are very helpful for me at present. It's more gentle hints about how to set up a process that will support you and it doesn't suggest that there is 'one right way' to do things. (Although I think there's been a lot of quotes out of context that make Kondo seem bossier than she actually is!) This makes a lot of sense to me, I've had friends tell me how comforting they found sorting through the parental home after bereavement and finding their childhood lovingly preserved; I was very grateful to find my parent's possessions already edited down to the essential clothes and tools they loved and used. I've been organising my home so that the spaces I use regularly are comfortable and comforting, and the big advantage of retirement is that I now have time to do this. Things that I no longer need that may be useful for others I pass on (my walking boots, socks, coats left this autumn as part of the synagogue's winter clothing collection for street/refugee charities, my sewing machine and fabric stash has also gone). As @zetta buttons pointed out the other day, used books aren't greatly in demand; we've got a lot of them, we do regular sweeps for items to go to the Amnesty and Oxfam bookshops near us (but usually come home with more!) and I'm at peace with the idea that one day they'll be sorted out in a general house clearance. I also love clothes and have a lot of them, almost entirely from Oxfam, lovingly maintained and mended, they spark joy in me and I don't feel weighed down by them. I sometimes feel very defensive when online about the fact that I don't leave my home very much, and that it is very far from minimalist. I feel very privileged to have a safe home, and a garden that I love, and it feels quite constructive to go through it in very small steps, one drawer at a time, making sure that it keeps working.Oooh I am a big Kondo fan and Swedish Death Clearing is the next level up, I feel. I hope to get started on it after I move this year, let us know how the book is (I’ve only read “about” it) as soon as Mr Jord recovers from the shock
Seconded!If you can, still take the day off and do something enjoyable after. Just because it’s a routine thing for you, it’s still not a fun thing and definitely worthy of a day off !
That’s gorgeous! What does it smell like?Badger's fleece has now been colour-sorted and carded and hopefully the cowl will get made next week
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Should just smell like normal wool now, most of the lanolin will have been washed out.That’s gorgeous! What does it smell like?
Thank you for explaining. That‘s a good attitude, to even try and accept it, because it’s easier said than done, but if you’re not worrying about it, it hopefully frees up mental space.Thanks Sideboard Boobra. Reverse sleep and insomnia is just part of ME. I have amitriptyline. I think I just accept itit is annoying though. I really think hormones play apart as I can just switch between falling asleep on my feet to wide awake, like a switch has flicked. Like I can “feel” it change. And it’s not related to how much or little I’ve done. Although, if I do a lot I can fall asleep afterwards.
I made Tesco plant-based sausage rolls in the air fryer and they were miles better than the oven!
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