The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

FairyPrincessk

Pops, I have it on good authority that toast is good for the soul;)

ArthriticOldThing

Good morning to you all. At least its a better morning here than yesterday. That means although the sky is grey it is not raining and I have taken the risk and put washing machine on. Probably just asking for it to pour down.:rotfl:

Burtha, so glad to hear things not as bad as you feared. Still not good I know but liveable with.

Oh Pops, travelling by public transport always adds time to any journey.

I like raw garlic with crunchy cauliflower for dips.

PRINCESSX87

ArthriticOldThing wrote: »

Good morning to you all. At least its a better morning here than yesterday. That means although the sky is grey it is not raining and I have taken the risk and put washing machine on. Probably just asking for it to pour down.:rotfl:

AOT: Its fine we have the heavy down pours for you! x

kezlou

Burtha !!!!!!!!!
Fantastic news! at least now you know. Now you can relax and enjoy


morning all !!!


Can you hear that........ absolute silence.

For the first time in two months i'm actually sat on my own, cuppa, toast and best of all i'm not really sick! :j:j:j

I have a confession to make, i stopped taking my meds about 4 weeks ago to see how i was. I've started back on them today, everything was just too much. i take 40mg a day, so not a massive amount, i know i need a higher dosage and the past month has proved it to me.

In a way i had to how i was without meds. I've teary, shouting etc and that with meds, so thought lets see without. Lets just say they was a difference. OH and no ine knows about it.

I've been extremely busy with al the extra things that were going on, so i thought it was the best time to do it. I'm worse when i have time on my hands.

Due to the witches and things they were i got myself all paranoid and anxious about what they were saying. So now i FEEL much better knowing that I made the decision rather than being told by a GP to take them.

I;m supposed to be cooking for things for dinner, bread and have tons of paperwork to do. But i thought no i'm going to chill for an hour before i start. Since September i've been doing so much that i've barely seen anyone outside of volunteering. I haven't had time to properly think or relax and my sleeping pattern is shot to pieces.

Oh found this recipe for jambalaya

2 tbsp veg oil
200g sausage, sliced into chunks
2 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
2 peppers sliced thinly
2 onions, sliced thin
300 grams of long grain rice
1 litre of chicken stock
3 cloves of garlic crushed


Heat oil, add onion and garlic, when browned add the sliced sausage and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the paprika, cumin, chilli powder, black pepper, and salt. and stir for about a minute till sausage is coated. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes to thicken. Add peppers and stir.

Stir in the rice and mix well. Add the stock, turn the heat to low and cover. Takes about 45 minutes to an hour to cook. When the ric e is cooked its done. Then serve.

We all really enjoyed it.

Made semolina for afters but were all stuffed. So were having that today instead

Right going to have toast and tea and chilling time begins

Popperwell

FairyPrincessk wrote: »

Pops, I have it on good authority that toast is good for the soul;)

I like that...:)its been too long.

ArthriticOldThing wrote: »

Oh Pops, travelling by public transport always adds time to any journey.

Fewer buses in the evening doesn't help either.:mad:

Its a cold one today...I think I need thermals and warm socks, warm drinks possibly some soup later. Could do a hot water bottle too.

I'd like to keep the CH off until Winter really sets in...

Tea and toast sounds good Kezlou

kezlou

can i just please come and on and scream.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Just had a phone call of the council regarding my rent, turns out i owe £657.34 worth of rent. I swear i nearly crying down the phone. I asked how, i've been paying it every month.

Well guess what one of the witches , whom i trusted with my bank card to pay the rent didn't pay. Instead they kept the the money to themselves. I'm am fuming. :mad::mad::mad:

Best of all can't get it back because i gave the card and pin number hence it was my fault. I do take the blame, i should have checked. Daft thing is this is back from july and they never me till today.

Luckily the woman has been so understanding on the phone and said okay, we won't take possesion of the house as you have a genuine reason. This was the first instance of it happening. So the lady said to keep in touch with her. In case of any other problems.

So angry

Oh well my chill hour didn't work, but at least my hob is clean :rotfl:

Worst thing is i only have £57 in the bank and i'm supposed to be supporting a friend at a social group. Seriously can't afford to go.:mad:


Also panicing because same witch was supposed to pay the balance of my argos card a full £600.00 just hope shes actually done it.

Rosy_Bottom

burtha wrote: »

Hi...sorry for the late reply just trying to get my head around today...it took ages at the hospital, another long day,..result I have a brain tumor but it is in a good place , behind my eye attached to my skull, have to re do mri scan in 6mth time , then depending on size and symptoms I have , if they operate they go through my head, via making a cat flap where my temple is , cut through skull, move my brain out to the side, remove tumor, then replace brain, fix skull with screws, hopefully not causing to much damage, may at best leave me with no hearing on one side and movement problems,..but hey ho..its a good place because it is in the most nonessential part of the brain ..so 6mth then if no change repeat 6mth ect...happy yes, dh and family happy , wish it wasnt there yes, but have 6mth of normal life before I need / may need treatment ...absolutely shattered, and still in pain , but just need to get on, booked for physio for tomorrow , dh probably thinks I am mad cause I went to pta meeting tonight ...hope this post makes sense. ? X

This is great news. It can't be a dangerous type of tumour otherwise they would have operated immediately. You may well have had it for years. Here's hoping an op is not needed. Take care. x

Rosy_Bottom

kezlou wrote: »

can i just please come and on and scream.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Just had a phone call of the council regarding my rent, turns out i owe £657.34 worth of rent. I swear i nearly crying down the phone. I asked how, i've been paying it every month.

Well guess what one of the witches , whom i trusted with my bank card to pay the rent didn't pay. Instead they kept the the money to themselves. I'm am fuming. :mad::mad::mad:

Best of all can't get it back because i gave the card and pin number hence it was my fault. I do take the blame, i should have checked. Daft thing is this is back from july and they never me till today.

Luckily the woman has been so understanding on the phone and said okay, we won't take possesion of the house as you have a genuine reason. This was the first instance of it happening. So the lady said to keep in touch with her. In case of any other problems.

So angry

Oh well my chill hour didn't work, but at least my hob is clean :rotfl:

Worst thing is i only have £57 in the bank and i'm supposed to be supporting a friend at a social group. Seriously can't afford to go.:mad:


Also panicing because same witch was supposed to pay the balance of my argos card a full £600.00 just hope shes actually done it.

Go to the police NOW and cancel your card also.

Popperwell

Kezlou:mad::(

Think we've all done something like that and trusted others.

Though a mistake when I was told I owed rent/council tax my Landlord waited ages before writing to me, they should be on the case quicker and in your case to leave it for six months is unbelievable.

Contact Argos ASAP even if you get bad news...if you hadn't had a run in with your so called friend this would have ended the friendship. Cancel the card/password. Don't know how it affects your future dealings with your bank...

Difficult to know what to do/say...hope someone can advise better than myself.

x

Popperwell

Rosy_Bottom wrote: »

This is great news. It can't be a dangerous type of tumour otherwise they would have operated immediately. You may well have had it for years. Here's hoping an op is not needed. Take care. x

That is a very good point. Often we are ignorant of what we are living with until you are checked.