Mooloo's New Home, New Year and New Start part 3

Savvy_sewing

Actually I havent a clue where she was going, just that she is with a lad and his family. (only a friend). He is the lad that has helped her more than any of the others since school. He is about the same age as Biggest of Mooloo, works in a church youth group. Anyway she has been camping with them before, so I dont worry about her. He has been good to her for a while, taking her to interviews, and jobcentres to sign on. Taken her shopping etc etc. Which has taken the pressure off of me at times.

My Fostering Allowance seems to have been increased this week, the statement says £2.81 extra. It seems a very strange time of the month for it to be going up? If its a back pay to April then its probably about 10p a week!!
We will see in the fullness of time.
I havent been to a ballon festival since the children were very small, before DS was born. I had a panic attack, and thats from when my fear of crowds really got to me. Its been a nightmare to me for quite some time. Although over the last few years BF has helped me considerably with some of my fears.
We are going down to see him later today, so I will get a little help with DGD for the next 24 hours. Bonus.
She has now been without the dreaded dummy for a week. Yipee. So she now must get her gift from the dummy fairy. So a quick look at the Argos site I think.

Savvy_sewing

Evening All, we are back from our visit to Oxford.
I am very tired. My arm is not too good and I was glad that I dont have so far to drive these days. 22 miles was enough.
DGD has had her tea and her bath early today. I will have to keep her up a while or she will not sleep all night. Although I am so tired I could easily go to bed myself.
I have my heat pad on my neck, and hoping that tomorrow my neck/arm will be ok as I have a few sewing projects that i want to do. I have just over 2 weeks to go before the holiday, so I am hoping to get the odd makes done and sold so that I can have a bit more pin money for the holiday, or for just after the holiday when I will be brassic. lol.
At least I managed not to spend anymoney for the last two days, today will be 3. But I will need to spend tomorrow on some of the basics.
The budget needs a bit more tweeking to get it right. I also forgot to pay the TV licence for twin1. She will have to start to pay it herself soon.
She is back from her weekend away, and was already moaning that her twin was back with the girl from the family from hell, and that twin2 had left her mobile phone there,. (the phone belongs to twin1, she leant it to twin 2 when she had her blackberry stolen a couple of weeks ago). So she is angry with her, and told her that if she continues to hang around with the girl, then she will disown her! Now how long would that last? A week, two? Who knows.
Twin2 really does seem to be oblivious to the fact that this girl has had the police out to her door, had me threatened and half a million other problems over the last 3 years since we have been back in the area.
Wonder when I will get a call, and the tears start?
I havent heard from DS since he rang asking for his bank details on Friday. I know he borrowed off of Biggest but I dont know anythingelse has occurred. Yet.
I sat hand sewing my scraps together while I was at BF's yesterday/this morning. I cut out small 2 1/2" squares, from the scraps and sat handsewing them while we were watching TV, and out in the garden this morning. Not sure what I will make out of them, but I currently have enough sewn together for either a small cushion, or a totebag, or I could carry on collecting my scraps and see what I can make in the fullness of time. Maybe go on to be a quilt for the bed or something. All out of the scraps that I was going to throw away before.
I have some hearts cut out to make for the shop as well. If he wants them. But they will need finishing first. I would like them to be prettied up a bit, and play about with some ribbons and buttons etc. But it will have to wait until another day, as my arm is already complaining just at sitting on the laptop. Oh well, I suppose the position of my head must be causing it.

Errata

Oh well, I suppose the position of my head must be causing it.

Apols if I've got this wrong. Do you have cervical spondylosis (clapped out C5, C6, C7 vertebrae)? The position the head is held in for any length of time, for instance when looking down to sew, use laptop, driving position, are all aggravating factors.
My C5 and C6 are well passed their shelf life. To use my laptop and be pain free I have it balanced on top of three cushions on my lap which puts the screen in my line of sight when I look straight ahead. One of these days it's going to fall off and smash itself

Savvy_sewing

Errata wrote: »

Apols if I've got this wrong. Do you have cervical spondylosis (clapped out C5, C6, C7 vertebrae)? The position the head is held in for any length of time, for instance when looking down to sew, use laptop, driving position, are all aggravating factors.
My C5 and C6 are well passed their shelf life. To use my laptop and be pain free I have it balanced on top of three cushions on my lap which puts the screen in my line of sight when I look straight ahead. One of these days it's going to fall off and smash itself

Yep you have got it on the nail, thats exactly what I have.
I try to keep things up,but I am still very bad at it!!:o
I must try and get myself better sorted out.
I am not sure that my sewing has not aggravated it all. And anything repetative sets it off too.
I also find it difficult to keep my chin tucked in, and find myself with my head tilted backwards, when I shouldnt. But dont seem to be comfortable in either way. When my chin is down, I feel that I cannot swallow, and I also feel sick. When I was 14 a man tried to strangle me, and I am always funny about my neck, ever since.
(And when younger we were always told, chin up!!).

Right time to get off of the laptop, and try and relax a bit.
Thanks

Savvy_sewing

I just looked at the number of viewings of this thread. Wow. 145,350 ! In 8 months, thats adveraging out at around 600 a day!!
I cannot believe it!.
If everyone who reads my thread were interested in my sewing as well as my life, I would have a huge customer base! Crickey!.
Cannot believe that I have been followed by so many for so long!
Well I hope that my ranting and ravings help some of you all out there.

Errata

Mooloo wrote: »

Yep you have got it on the nail, thats exactly what I have.
I try to keep things up,but I am still very bad at it!!:o

You'll have to make sure you do all your physio exercies, which are a pain to do - but a different kind of pain .
I do mine and some other stuff I have to do whilst I'm watching the 10pm news, to relieve the boredom.

Savvy_sewing

Errata wrote: »

You'll have to make sure you do all your physio exercies, which are a pain to do - but a different kind of pain .
I do mine and some other stuff I have to do whilst I'm watching the 10pm news, to relieve the boredom.

I am not very good at doing the exercises:o I am so exhausted at the end of the day that I practically fall into bed. The in the mornings madam keeps me so occupied.
I will have to try harder, as I know that if I dont I will continue to loose the movement in my neck, and the arm will continue to get worse.

Errata

Mooloo wrote: »

I am not very good at doing the exercises:o I am so exhausted at the end of the day that I practically fall into bed. The in the mornings madam keeps me so occupied.
I will have to try harder, as I know that if I dont I will continue to loose the movement in my neck, and the arm will continue to get worse.

Do 'em at lunchtime, or at elevenses time, or afternoon tea time, or ............can you come up with some more excuses
I know, it's hard to stay motivated with them and be compliant, but they do make a difference, now and in the future.
So - if you're supposed to do, say 20 reps, just do five and then see if you can work up to the full number over a few weeks. It really is only a few minutes out of your day and isn't the benefit worth having ? Not least because it may save you having to take more and stronger analgesic meds.

Savvy_sewing

Errata wrote: »

Do 'em at lunchtime, or at elevenses time, or afternoon tea time, or ............can you come up with some more excuses
I know, it's hard to stay motivated with them and be compliant, but they do make a difference, now and in the future.
So - if you're supposed to do, say 20 reps, just do five and then see if you can work up to the full number over a few weeks. It really is only a few minutes out of your day and isn't the benefit worth having ? Not least because it may save you having to take more and stronger analgesic meds.

I have not been given any exercises for my neck, except the one where I have to push my head back and tuck my chin in, bit like a chicken. I am still awaiting the Physio.
The other exercises I had were for the sciatica, and the back problems that I had when I was working. But you are right, I will be no good to anyone, least of all myself if I cannot move.
Heaven forbid I could take anymore medications then I am on.
I will start again tomorrow.! Somewhere in the day.
Thanks for giving me a quick kick up the proverbial. I need it really.:D

Errata

Mooloo wrote: »

Thanks for giving me a quick kick up the proverbial. I need it really.:D

I'm very good at motivating people :rotfl:
Now you're with a new practice, how about pushing for an urgent referral to physio for your neck? Lay it on a bit thick and emphasise you need to stay as mobile as poss because of DGD; you want to stay on the minimum of analgesics; if your neck starts to seize up it may affect your ability to drive safely etc etc.