Keeping Positive's - Into the new years diary

shaun40400

hi kp
not been around a lot busy busy :rolleyes:
@£14.50 per pair sound brilliant compared to irish prices
clarkes 40/50 euro
barretts 30/40 euro for kids under 6!!!

£87 on kids shoes (6 pairs in total) £10 on hedrin £70 on shopping so not very DFW at the moment.

had to read that 3 times
was thinking god even the hard drugs are cheaper in the uk:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
and small pay rise and dd cast coming off
nice day you've had :j...(i think so)

we went to national park(free) and had a little picknic was great till es had a little spill through to much laughing:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
luckally the sun was shining!!!!!!!

Keeping_Positive

LOL at the hard drugs

Yes not a bad couple of days

Your day sounds like fun and very MSE.

shaun40400

we are lucky here in dublin as we have
east coast no more than 1hr to remote seaside areas..
private park €3 parking 40 min away,wild life, forest, lake eth
phoenix park,,,biggest park in europe,covers 1/4 dublin
lakes,gardens woods ,common,masses of free space,100+ football pitches (Dublin zoo,museum,ok they cost )

so have giant freezer bag, on standby ,,,i keep in it
2 flasks, small cooker,3 pans,bowls and plates cutlery,mugs(all metal)
salt,coffee,small carving knife, 2lt bottle for water,wet wipes,
in the food cupboard,,,,pk biscuits,noodles,tin soup,Mayo,foil..
having the bag ready is half the battle !!
took out the hot food stuff and just added
sandwiches,juice,yogs,crisps,fruit and toms,,
great afternoon, we even had ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sun!!!!!
we had sunshine in Ireland:j:j:j:j:j:j
very mse!!!!

beanielou

Sounds like a great day to me shaun

Keeping_Positive

Dublin is a beautiful city. I have been lucky to spend a few days working there. Cant remember names but there was a beautiful park with a lake/pond near one of the main shopping streets.

shaun40400

St.Stephens green.
top of Grafton street.

Keeping_Positive

Pics dont work on the laptop (work connection) but Grafton street sounds right.

Have rang redcross today and left a message so hopefully I can borrow a wheelchair to help. Booked dentist for tomorrow but going to cancel its too expensive and dreading getting in. I am so useless on the cruches. Balance is ok but my right hip protests very quickly. Zimmer is not any better same problem.

Just off to chack bank balance dont want to check budget as it will be bad. Ill leave that to later in the week. Payday friday :j.

Hope all ok will everyone. Weather looks great throught the window .

shaun40400

morning kp
balance when on crutches is very difficult..
i only use one and have found just recently that i am now damaging my left knee(ligaments and cartilage ) mainly as the body automaticaly compensates for the pain being recived else where,so you naturaly put more pressure on the healthy parts of the body,,
the trick is to remain central so the weight is distributed evenly,,,
of cause this mens you dont get as long on the crutches as your bad area gets painfull quite quickly,,,,
i spoke to my phsio about this before and her ans,,,,,
if its causing pain your on your feet to much!!!!
which is very true however you still need to get basic jobs done every day so.
so its a lose lose situation,,,
1) strain bad and good parts of the body to get through the day!!
2) take lots of drugs to cover up the pain, do more damage
as you dont feel it being done,!!
3) become a vegatable and sit and mumble in the corner!!
4)do all of the above and end up baaaarrrrrrrrrrrrking!!

Keeping_Positive

:rotfl:a pretty good summary there Shaun. Heading for the Baarrrking bit whilst trying to keep a PMA (positive mental attitude) with it.

Signs of baarrking so far are:

Jeremy kyle and other similar american shows become watchable.
Getting yourself crisps and water is a major life acheivement
You actually care "How its made" on the said TV show.
You read medication instructions fully due to boredom
Your day is planned around the TV

beanielou

I was never able to master crutches at all & used to wizz about on the rockers on my plasters:rotfl: