My journey to a debt free life

enthusiasticsaver

I hope the investigations get to the problem with swallowing etc.  Such a pain to  have these unexplained health issues. A lot of people the same age as me seem to have gastric issues for which the medical response seems to be omneprazole prescriptions which come with other side effects I think.  

Onebrokelady

milann said:

My dd had a pale grey which I loved in her house so I decided to go for a very light grey/ hint of purple colour in my bedroom......can’t remember what it was called but it had midnight in the title. I’ve hated it since I painted it 4 years ago.....I find it so depressing....I have never believed people when they’ve said mood is affected by colour. Now I know it is true 😳
I’m pleased you’re having more investigations- it’ll put your mind to rest. I know what you mean about wanting some sort of diagnosis- nothing serious but something to know it’s real.  I once went for scans and there wasn’t anything showing...they thought I had a hernia through scar tissue....anyway nothing showed and I explained it’s worse when I stand up...so the lovely sonographer did the same tests whilst I was standing......sure enough it showed a hernia. I didn’t want them to find anything on one hand but was pleased they had on the other......hope they find something easily treated for you.

That's what I would like Milann a nice pale grey but I cant find one that doesn't look a bit blue in this room. Peoples moods are definitely affected by colour which is one of the reasons I want to get it right. My friend has painted her living room in Natural Hessian and it looks totally different in her room than it does in mine simply because her room faces south and mine faces north, it's amazing the difference the direction of the room makes and how light it is 
Im hoping whatever is wrong is easily treatable or maybe as simple as the something like being down to weight gain, if they don't find anything at least I will be reassured that nothings going on and can just concentrate on losing the stone I've put on over this lockdown 😊

Onebrokelady

Drawingaline said:

Trying to find a paint colour you like is so frustrating. It's why I got the colour from my old house colour matched from an old tester pot (it had been discontinued) because I loved it and knew it would work in the new house. 

However I agree with the wall colour Vs the pot colour. This is called wedding and looked like an off white in the pot, on the wall it is a bluey/grey/lavender type colour!!!

I hate shopping for paint. I really should get my DD involved because she has a really good eye for colour, she picked the colours out for her house and I was worried they would look right and they all look great 😀

Onebrokelady

enthusiasticsaver said:

I hope the investigations get to the problem with swallowing etc.  Such a pain to  have these unexplained health issues. A lot of people the same age as me seem to have gastric issues for which the medical response seems to be omneprazole prescriptions which come with other side effects I think.  

Thanks ES ,I know exactly what you mean as that's what's basically happened to me,I went to my GP a few years ago with reflux and they give me Omeprazole which does work but I wanted to know why I had reflux in the first place. I didn't know that Omeprazole   could be so bad for the body, I've tried to wean myself off of it but the reflux was too bad to cope with,I've now found out that long term use of Omeprazole can cause reflux to worsen so it's hard to come off it. As soon as I find out what's going on I am going to try to come off it again if I can. 

Onebrokelady

Busy day at work yesterday but the time flew by so that was good. I slept quite well last night as well so feel quite energetic today.
Today has not been a no spend day because I had to go into town and buy yet another dog bed. I bough B a new one a couple of weeks ago and one of the cats stole it 😀he uses it all the time and she won't share so I had to go and get her one of her own, it's like a big rectangle fluffy cushion  and will replace the cushion that's in her bed now, I washed the old cushion and it went all lumpy so not very comfy for old bones, anyway this one has a zip off washable cover so will be easier to keep clean and nice smelling. I also succumbed to another tester pot of paint 🙄 it's the colour that DD liked the look of but I think it's going to be too pale in reality, I'm going to try it out on some paper later 

I have spent the afternoon cleaning the house because it had been neglected over the last two days due to work, I've done downstairs and washed the throws I use for the pets plus the other cats bed so they all have fresh beds now . The 🐓🐓are out in the garden enjoying the sun but I've got to clean them out yet, I've had all the windows open to get some fresh air in and washed the cat litter trays. I just need to hoover upstairs now and I'm done 😊

I have been looking at houses for sale and it's encouraging me to get started on my house projects. There are some lovely houses out there but equally some really dodgy ones that are for sale for around the value of my house but in much much worse condition so I'm hopeful that if I ever do sell I will get what the house is worth, in the meantime I am going to treat it as if I'm thinking of selling and do it up accordingly in the hope it will spur me on to get started.Today I had to catch up with cleaning but Im off on Thursday and don't need to go anywhere so I'm starting on Thursday 😊

milann

It will certainly help keep you focussed if you get in the mindset of selling......can’t do any harm anyway. Plus if you do decide to sell it’ll make life a lot easier. Would you stay in the same area or fancy a change. 

Hope the dog appreciates her comfy bed 😀

ladyholly

Buying paint is certainly challenging. When we painted the lounge the paint on the coving loooks completely different in different parts of the room. We are used to it now but was very confusing to start with.

warby68

I eventually found a pale grey that wasn't grey like the recent trend for grey which is very harsh and drab and commercial to my mind  - its warm and soft and veers towards other neutrals rather than towards blue/grey. Hard to explain but it seems to match an awful lot of palettes that all the pale beige type shades  would whereas the colder greys just clash. I guess I'd say its a creamy grey if that makes any sense at all, very restful

Its Laura Ashley Pale Dove Grey - its now showing as available via Next but not sure if Laura Ashley going bump means any change to the formulation. 

There is also a darker dover grey and a white/dove grey for lighter/darker versions of the same idea.

Onebrokelady

warby68 said:

I eventually found a pale grey that wasn't grey like the recent trend for grey which is very harsh and drab and commercial to my mind  - its warm and soft and veers towards other neutrals rather than towards blue/grey. Hard to explain but it seems to match an awful lot of palettes that all the pale beige type shades  would whereas the colder greys just clash. I guess I'd say its a creamy grey if that makes any sense at all, very restful

Its Laura Ashley Pale Dove Grey - its now showing as available via Next but not sure if Laura Ashley going bump means any change to the formulation. 

There is also a darker dover grey and a white/dove grey for lighter/darker versions of the same idea.

Thanks for the recommendation I will go and have a look. I know what you mean about the greys looking harsh and drab, my settee is a beige/ cream colour with an oak coffee table and tv table. I'm replacing my floors with wood so I'm now erring on the side of a creamy colour rather than grey. I've seen lots of grey in other houses but I'm just not sure it suits my house now I've tried some out 😊

Onebrokelady

Just had a phone consultation with a very nice consultant from the hospital about my current issues, he definitely agrees that they need to look down into my stomach but also said if they don't find anything they are going to refer me on to the ENT dept because their scope is better for looking at the actual throat rather than the oesophagus, it goes up your nose instead of via the mouth
Im booked in for a covid test on Saturday but it's right out on the outskirts of the city so I will have to catch the bus  which sort of defeats the object because I'm meant to socially isolate after but will have to catch the bus home again 🤷‍♀️