5 OS Pleasures in your Day Today part 2

CCP

Evening all.

Frith - I really hope something gets sorted out for your SDS (smaller dear son - is that a sensible abbreviation?) - I keep reading your posts and wondering what on earth the school thinks it's playing at. :mad:

DundeeDoll - sadly the BBQ was a no-go - shortly after I posted, the weather made its mind up to pour with rain, and has done so pretty much continuously ever since.

I was feeling quite chirpy until a few minutes ago, when I went to register for my next (and final :j) OU course, and found that I couldn't, despite being assured it was all fine, and that no-one's answering the phone to explain what's gone wrong. :mad: It gives me something to do tomorrow while sitting around waiting for the gas meter people to arrive, though. (It's one of these "you need to be there when we arrive, which will be sometime between 8am and 8pm" arrangements - more :mad:.)

1) A nice long lie-in this morning, listening to the rain beating on the windows, which isn't unpleasant when you know you don't have to get up and go out in it.

2) Dashed between the rain drops into the city centre to collect my handbag which was in for a repair on a broken strap, for which they only charged £4.

3) Curled up this afternoon watching snooker and making a start on my next course set book.

4) A possible pleasure - made up a batch of focaccia dough from a 30p pack of mix from AF. It's only a 'possible' as I've just peeked into the BM and the dough hasn't risen at all, so it might be flatbread instead of focaccia.

5) A nice, warming chicken casserole for dinner (well, it will be when I go and get cooking in a minute ).

Have a nice evening, all.

Skint_yet_Again

DundeeDoll wrote: »

Skint i do hope you're sleeping better. I have been told by a doctor if bad thoughts /worries disturb my sleep put them on an imaginery train and wave them off.

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Thanks for that DundeeDoll will try it tonight as I am back at work tomorrow and am beginning to stress about it already

mhagster wrote: »

2.A big improvement in him. Don't think he feels it as he feels crappy but I saw such a difference today....all these positive thoughts are obviously working.
5.We can now communicate by text & email. a.he wasn't fit to and b.his bag was missing now found!

I feel so much lighter of heart, I know we still have along road ahead but feel we are past the critical stage...onwards & upwards!

All good news Mhags, good to hear your DS continues on the road to recovery and youre in good spirits xx

Frith wrote: »

Actually feeling completely back to normal at last. Not a big fan of ptsd but the worst bit recently is the paranoia. :-(

Frith, so pleased to hear you are feeling well xx may it continue

My 5 for sunday

1. Bit of a lie in until 9am. Phoned mum and had good chat
2. Cleaned house. More washing dried between showers
3. more reading, enjoying book
4. Roast pork for lunch, last of meat brought by mum and dad at beginning of April, and crackling was crispy nom nom
5. Afternoon snooze and feeling very relaxed.

For today Monday

1. Went out in pouring rain to get DS food for his Duke of Edinburgh expedition to Isle of Wight. Came in under budget
2. Left over chinese for lunch
3. Slice of yummy walnut cake and cup of tea
4. DS came home from college and announced his exped has been postponed due to torrential rain .... so we stuffed our faces with some of the goodies he was going to take with him
5. DS off to martial arts and the rain has stopped so he can go on his bike and I don't have to be taxi tonight

Might have a bath later and early night... try not to get wound up about work tomorrow

Chickenopolis

Skint_yet_Again wrote: »

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DS came home from college and announced his exped has been postponed due to torrential rain .... so we stuffed our faces with some of the goodies he was going to take with him

:rotfl::rotfl:Most excellent idea Skint

Kittikins

1. Yummy posh bread toasted for brekkie (YS of course!!)

2. DD and I got up easily and getting ready for school wasn't too much of a hardship, hoorah!

3. Had a physio assessment/initial treatment which was........well, hopefully all good! She's given me some interesting exercises that are going to hurt like beggary initially but I'm looking forward to them being easy as pie

4. Great day at work, got loads done

5. Made scrummy dinner, with the yummiest mashed potato I've ever made.

6. Sitting here with a drink of Ba!leys and OH by my side, lovely

mhagster

Hello! Tuesday morning here already ....thinking about getting up to start the day!
For Monday:
1.Back to work, went in early to catch up on stuff I'd missed last week & generally to be organised. It felt good being normal & having routine.
2.Sharing texts with my husband.
3.Kind friends taking me & returning me home from hospital. I really do appreciate this.
4.Seeing my husband much better day to day, more tubes & drains out today and doctors happy with his progress.
5,Nabbing the other basket of flowers! They are pretty in my bedroom.
6.Home to the tastiest lasagne & garlic bread, mmmmm!
7.Home to 3 lovely children who so far so good are coping with everything .
8.Falling into bed! Had a better sleep which can only make a difference.
9.My neck clicking back into place! I've had a stiff neck since crash & I am so full of tension that I wasn't sure what was pain what was stress & last few days I've been saying I just need my neck to click! And it did at work & it feels so much better....a pleasure indeed!
10.Dodging the heavy rainshowers....good for the garden.
11.Receiving kind messages of support & prayer from our church back home. It really makes such a difference knowing that even though we are so far away from home we have the support & love from so many people.....international love!

Right had better get up!

sparrer

Evening all, just about recovered from my feastathon. Saturday's company and meals were superb, and Sunday's were equally as good. They left me feeling quite heavy and uncomfortable though, so it was nice to get back to a normal menu today

1. Locked myself out of the car at the garden centre on Saturday, and a very kind man ran me the 3 miles home. I'd phoned ahead and my neighbour was waiting with my spare door key, got the spare car key and the vkm ran me back and refused to take anything for it. People are so kind (Had the car 10 years and lock myself out approx once a year )

2. Bought both birthday girls, who coincidentally have new gardens, a beautiful hydrangea each, which were buy one get one half price.

3. Did a small shop in Mr A on Saturday, panini's were 12p for a pack of 3 so I bought 6 packs - will have one every couple of days or so as a treat. Also got a pack of smoked salmon pieces for 15p, half of which made a tasty omelette for dinner today.

4. Had game pie for lunch on Sunday, it was delicious but seemed a bit odd to have it with chunky chips. Game chips I could understand, but... They got eaten anyway though

5. This morning's exercise class was good as usual, afterwards there was talk by a physio on energy conservation. I thought if I learned anything new - unlikely having been subscribed to MSE for however many years - I'd be able to pass on some tips. However it was about saving personal energy of course

Too tired to post over weekend but have been reading all the posts. Pleased to hear Mr Hagster is improving slowly, still keeping you all in my prayers.

Hope everyone else is getting well or staying well. Sleep tight

Bitsy_Beans

Evening all.
Pleasures are
1. Cirque Du Soleil was fantastic my H posted a YouTube link on my FB wall so I got to watch some of it all again
2. Had a lovely text from a friend last night.
3. Yummy tea, which combined with being thrifty and making use of something that would have ended up being thrown as it wouldn't have been edible.
4. Productive day for once
5. Watched a cheesy film this afternoon whilst I did some ironing.

VJsmum

Hello - a quick five from my nice fresh bed linen

1, boiler is mended. We have heating and hot water again :j
2. Boiler man finished in time for me to go out for lunch with friend.
3. Cleaned the bathrooms properly - have needed doing properly since the cleaner left, rather than a lick and a promise
4. Nice, yummy fish pie for tea.
5. Spent the evening watching youtube videos - very productive

Sleep tight.

DundeeDoll

What lovely posts. Lady chicken is it now? We are not worthy :rotfl:
Frith dont spend that interest all at once
Bitsy i love cheesy films
Sparrer glad your car story had a happy ending
Mhags how come it's raining in oz? So much here cant see there be any left for you glad oh progressing well
Kk physios definitely believe in being cruel to be kind mhags must e very relieved her neck clicked without physio torture!
1) i got 25 jobs done today! Had 13 on my list this morning (trying v hard to be organised), added another 12 and only one of them to carry to tomorrow's quota :T
2) cleaner so impressed at being able to see my desk (it's been a while!) she gave it a special polish :A
3) made sandwiches for tea to take into OH's work on way to pub for world book day where friend was handing out copies of The Room. I've already read it but unexpectedly met an ex neighbour's daughter, now all grown up. Lovely to see her, and she hadn't read the book so i passed it on to her :beer:
4) amazingly managed to work to and from work twice and down town and back between rain storms!
5) garage phoned. oH's bike isn't going to cost as much as we thought. Phew :money: (though not really :money: just less non os than it could have been)

DundeeDoll

Good news re boiler vjsmum my sister's was fixed last week. For a whole week her two cats who normally hate each other put their differences aside to be able to snuggle together by the wood stove