Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Wednesday2000

I had vertigo for about 3 or 4 years and the NHS exercises didn't work as I recall. I still get it slightly from time to time. It sucks.:mad:

I ate really healthily yesterday and then I ordered pizza and wedges last night. *Roll eyes*:rotfl:

I am having a green smoothie after my bath. I have a few slices of pizza leftover in the fridge.:D:p

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Yesterdays "mince" was something with peark barley but I added bacon andtopped with potatoes, was quite nice and some left for today. Have taken some rice and a lump of mince type stuff out, got another portion still in. The reason I am using frozen UFOs is because my back is still so bad I cannot look around in other freezers so am grabbing what has been put into kitchen freezer when l/o from something I have cooked as part of a meal and left in there until I just wanted to grab, which is now.

caronc

Good afternoon everyone,

I just had my post swallowed:mad:


Sorry to hear your back's still giving you grief whmf <hug>
Definitely worth having a chat with the physio unrecordings, there a lots of different "vertigo" exercises that may or may not help depending on the underlying cause but certainly are unlikely to do any harm even though it might feel that way as some aggravate the symptoms at first.:eek:
It's a lovely, bright day out and I'll get a bit more done in the garden but just gentle stuff as the "wonky donkey" was tapping during the night.
Soup from the freezer again for lunch, spicy potato & cauliflower this time which has been lurking in there since last winter:o. Tonight will be attempt two at making the sausage, black pudding and parsnip bake and while the oven is on I'll roast a tray of toms for passatta.

unrecordings

caronc wrote: »

Definitely worth having a chat with the physio unrecordings, there a lots of different "vertigo" exercises that may or may not help depending on the underlying cause but certainly are unlikely to do any harm even though it might feel that way as some aggravate the symptoms at first.:eek:

Been thinking on this, it's more fear than anything maybe - fear that my knee(s) will give out during that crucial step, fear that my numb side will bounce off the open bathroom door and send me headfirst down the stairs (I'm over the latter now). As I really have to concentrate to control my left hand side, I found that I can easily get 'stuck' if I'm distracted - which is half the problem, funny thing the brain...

I'm staying indoors today, bubble & squeak for tea, then bake off on the tv, then snackmasters

Farway

Wow, sun came out after the morning mist cleared:)

Into L's first thing, nothing YS for dinner, found a slab of YS fruit cake so took that, and some onions on offer, should see me through until next shop in town on Thursday

Into Doc's I'm now a statistic again on "The waiting list".

Actually I'm on a waiting list to go on a waiting list if that makes sense.

No doubt it's a statistics fiddle somewhere, "only xxx number on waiting list"
Luckily not too urgent and not writhing on the floor
At least with computerised booking it only takes a minute to find there's over 6 month waiting list;)

Lunch was corned beef & HM chutney sarnie

Dinner, I was thinking of LO ham in omelette but I may just drag one of the Ice'and on offer curries out & nuke that, if Ok I may get more

PN Ic'lnd offer of week is Chicago Town pizzas 89p, I've had them and they're OK at that <45p each price, as usual box is larger than contents


PS, just seen your post PN, fingers crossed on house

caronc

Good evening everyone,
Oh fingers crossed PN, hope it works out:D
unrecordings I was told that fear is quite natural when you have vertigo it's your body's way from trying to "protect" from harm, doesn't make it any easier to live with though. I don't know if it's appropriate for you but worth speaking to the physio about. One of the things I was taught was how to fall (relatively) safely as I had taken a few tumbles and after horribly putting my back during one was anxious of really hurting myself when I went over . That was hugely helpful about taking the edge of my anxiety and has been really useful when needed.

Farway that sounds like a definite statistics fiddle......


I had unexpected visitor today my nephew pitched up while I was eating my lunch looking a tad "rough" to say the least. College is on holiday this week and he'd met up with mates last night which turned into an "all nighter". After a Wetherspoons fry up he'd got the train home he then discovered he had no keys and my sis was at work 50 miles away. :eek: He arrived had some squash and promptly disappeared upstairs for a sleep, but oh the reslience of youth he was just fine when he reappeared several hours later .:rotfl::rotfl:
I got a bit done outdoors but nothing bendy, I now have more toms needing sorted in the kitchen as I took down the deck baskets. Yesterday's pickings have been inspected,cleaned and are now on trays to ripen. I've a big roasting tin full of ripe ones to cook while the oven is on for tonight's dinner. There are also a few large chillies ready or nearly so, I'll need to look out a large darning needle and get them strung so I can hang them to dry out. The chilli plants are in the conservatory so will keep going for a bit as will the two pots of totem tomato plants.

The sausage, black pudding and parsnip bake just needs popping in the oven. There will be LOs but I'll freeze them for another day. I'll pop a spud into bake at the same time and nuke steam some green beans & cabbage. It's chilly here tonight so I'm looking forward to very Autumnal meal:)

Brambling

PasturesNew wrote: »

. £2 at Tesco/Morries, £2.50 elsewhere, I'll keep an eye out for when it's £1 and treat myself. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/298026060

I nearly brought a bottle of this last time I was in T express but talked myself out of it, I don't drink much squash especially this time of the year. Fingers crossed the house is the right one, at least you're in a good position which is a big plus for a seller

Farway I had an appointment text through to me for the ENT consultant 2nd March :cool: I did re read it

Caronc a sign you're getting old is when you don't get drunk because you can't cope with the hangover . I'm just jealous on how the young'ums bounce back so quick

It decided to rain just between 1-2 today which put pay to my lunchtime walk I hid out in the kitchen to avoid being caught with work . As least Tai chi tonight compensated for not getting out lunch time

Lunch was more of the veg and bean soup and fruit, I have frozen the last two portions of soup as food has been a bit repetitive this week. Dinner was gammon with new potato air fried chips and LO cauliflower

Wednesday2000

I had the last of my HM veg soup for breakfast with a part baked roll and marg.

I'm going to make black bean fajitas for lunch today.

unrecordings

caronc wrote: »

unrecordings I was told that fear is quite natural when you have vertigo it's your body's way from trying to "protect" from harm, doesn't make it any easier to live with though. I don't know if it's appropriate for you but worth speaking to the physio about. One of the things I was taught was how to fall (relatively) safely as I had taken a few tumbles and after horribly putting my back during one was anxious of really hurting myself when I went over . That was hugely helpful about taking the edge of my anxiety and has been really useful when needed.

Over 30 years in the music industry and I now feel vindicated that the amount of booze I consumed was actually good practice. My experience of 'pretending not to be drunk' has transferred quite readily to the everyday process of trying to mitigate the physical effects of brain tumour. Oedema, fatigue, flu jab, it's still a perfect storm - although the cat trying to get into my trousers this morning, while I was trying to get in them myself - that was a new one...

anyway, enough of the malaises, I've a CFO chilli to plan for later

Farway

Wet here as well, I had hoped to have final winter cut of the grass but that's a fail

Caron, oh the younger days after night out, just bounce back & start again, rinse & repeat

Late breakfast, usual porridge, now it's getting colder the honey has crystallised, quick nuke and reset to runny

Lunch, no idea, too full at present to think about it, think it's sarnie or toast

Dinner, undecided, could be a fry up bubble & squeak type thing with the hammy pea mash LO from Monday, or nuke a MFO curry

PN, hope the viewing is OK. They always say view in the wet, sunny days make everything cheerful