Memorygirls - The Matrix Re-inspired

Raingold

susan946 - I had acupuncture from the local NHS physio when I had a slipped disc, it was the only time I could sleep! Shame the sessions were only about 20 min long really. Once the acupuncture had made a difference, I went to back stability classes - basically, there was a circuit with core strength/balance challenges. The idea was to build the muscles around the middle, it really worked and now, when ever I pick something up (especially if I'm lifting and twisting), I pull my pelvic floor muscles up - this engages the other core muscles and means there is less stress on my back. I never want to have that pain again so I'll always do little things that reduce the risk - Greenbees list is excellent, and much more detailed than any medic would give.
On a different theme, has any one seen a programme called "extreme Couponning"? It's an American programme on 272/Realtime about people who's grocery shopping bill goes from $600+ down to below $5 by using loads of coupons, one got his down from nearly $6000 to below $250 - mind you, the 2 garages he's got are chocker block of stuff he's bought, apparently, he won't need to buy deoderant for about 100 years! It was amazing, but I don't think you'll find me going through the newspaper recycling containers at the tip looking for coupons!

Souk08

Morning all, I need your good vibes at 1pm today please, as I have an interview with my old employers for a job in the the other Scottish big city today to start after this contract ends! I LOVED working there and really love their stuff. I think I'll be fine at the interview, I know the lady really well and have done my prep but what I need are positive vibes that she will offer me sufficient money to 'live the life' and not just exist on so that I can take it.

Thanks and hope those in pain feel better today X

Kittikins

Good luck Souk, you sound like you're in a good position with the employer already, will keep my fingers crossed for you x

Craftyscholar

Good luck Souk - and positive vibes for being paid what you know you are worth.

Memory_Girl

Morning my Lovelies

Got my cuppa in the garden this morning - the heat in the sun already is powerful. It's funny but the heat in the sun warms you in a way that warm clothes and central heating never does. Lovely!!!

........... and the garden smells all damp and steamy after the rain (Although I did relocate abut 20 snails:eek:)

Gotta laugh about the hanging baskets - DS1 and I must have made our eight big ones for less than a fiver (including the compost) - amazing what you can do when you are creative about it.

Had a great day identifying some big and some small goals yesterday in the 7 areas of my life. Today will be spent taking each in turn and creating a baby-steps list of the daily activities needed to get there.

Fairly sobering / exciting to look at a huge sheet of paper with 24 monthly boxes on it and start thing about - "what memories do I want to create for the boys in the next couple of years/ what goals do I desire for us as a family?"

Some suprising things came to the fore - including that " I open the door to my gorgeous welcomming home that we own free and clear"

I guess that providing DS's with a bedrock of financial security is still really important to me .........................


................. as for achieveing that in 2 years - no idea HOW I can do it, but I do know that it CAN be done. To kick his iff I have transferred £4.18 to the "Freedom Fund" (the old account named Mortage) - which brings my payments to a whole £100 this month:j. Now that was completely painless and I only need to do it 1255 times more to achieve the goal:D

Time to get my bahookie boogieing :rotfl:

Have a DFW day

MG

lucielle

Hi MG, Sent you a PM yesterday
L

clairewop

Good morning

Dull and horrible here, debating whether to chance the washing on the line.

Not much planned for today apart from waiting in for boiler quotes.

MG your plans sound intrueging (sp?)

Tescodealqueen

Will be thinking of you this afternoon Souk - go for it, it sounds just the thing. Hope that it works for you.

Memory_Girl

lucielle wrote: »

Hi MG, Sent you a PM yesterday
L

Got it before the nursery run:D - responded with a couple of questions

MG

susan946

Morning Matrix

Thank you so much for all the advice re the back pain. It's such a bu**er. Roll on Friday and hopefully the consultant will come up with a way forward. So many of you replied and so many ideas.

So much of what you've suggested I know helps. I didn't know about the sugar, Greenbee, but as hubby is diabetic we eat very little but I will be even more vigilant for myself. At the end of last week and on Saturday I knew I just had to rest. Any attempt at exercise - and I did go out on Saturday morning in an attempt to try to 'walk it off' - just made it worse. My problem isn't muscular, it's pressure on the nerves giving pain down my leg. I tend to speak of it as back pain because it originates from the arthritic distortions in my spine but the pain goes down mainly my left leg. I also have a degree of stenosis - narrowing of the neural canal and that limits the blood flow to the nerves and gives pain in both legs. It's all a bit of a mess. The surgeon calls it a 'degenerate spine'. Things are a bit easier now so I shall pick up up the activity level and get a bit of exercise today.

Eager Elephant Thank you for your kind offer. I shall pm you later.

Tried the Alexander Technique. I was put off by the teacher. I went to a Summer School day where she taught and started off by telling us that if everyone practise AT nobody would need joint replacements. I know I had had my hip 'done' by then, so maybe I took it a bit personally, but things are not that simple. Couldn't leave that unchallenged, could I, and she did back down, but I was put off by such narrow thinking. Also I thought there was a tacit 'if you have joint pain it's your fault' in there.

Still tried some 1:1 but found the treatment painful and stopped. I did take away some useful ideas - such as spending some time in the semi-supine position (lying in your back with your knees up) for 20 minutes a day - only helps if you can get down and up from the floor without too much pain - and thinking before you move. I think I had the wrong teacher but there are not many in this area and the costs mount all the time.

Yesterday morning it was still very uncomfortable so I decided to have a quiet morning. After lunch my neighbour called round to ask whether I would like to go to a harp recital in the afternoon. I was a bit unsure about whether I would be able to sit still, but I still said yes. Had the most wonderful afternoon. The chair was comfortable - padded and a good shape. The harpist was fantastic. Gave a fascinating history of the harp, sang to a couple of pieces with a beautiful pure voice, had a wonderful calm, gentle speaking voice and a delightful sense of humour. We had tea and biccies in the interval, the sun shone and all in all it was the most wonderful afternoon - all the more so because it was unexpected. My neighbour is a Quaker and the concert was arranged by the Friends and was held at the historic Meeting House in Jordans - a fascinating grade 1 listed building - that added to the pleasure of the afternoon. William Penn (of Pennsylvania fame) and both of his wives are buried there.

So that was a couple of hours heart singing for me yesterday.

Have a good day everyone.

Sue