The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

pollyanna_26

Floss said:

I'm glad we managed to drag ourselves away from kilted men and back to prepping, or else we would get a telling off...

Floss said:

I'm glad we managed to drag ourselves away from kilted men and back to prepping, or else we would get a telling off...

Well the kilted men came in very handy when the invaders came up the hill so in their way they were preppers. Think of Hadrian's wall.

pollyx

Thriftygifty

Glad you are on the mend Cornishchick try and take it easy though. 

I'm putting men in kilts under mental health prepping 😂.

VJsmum I will fight you for Jamie Fraser 🤣 I googled Sam and he came up as 40 and single, for a brief moment I thought hmm relocation in order and I stood a chance, then quickly remembered I have a husband and 3 very small children 🤣 and my hair is constantly messy. One can dream. I did also see that he has a new program starting on valentines day in America with Dougal out of Outlander in real life where they go round Scotland in kilts and on a motorbike. I think it's called Men in Kilts. HTH 😂. 

My prepping is non existant other than I sorted my seeds out the other day, I need or order kale, sunflowers, more sweet peas and some potatos

pollyanna_26

I believe a bit of daydreaming and books, crafts,gardening and many other things are important in times like this. Gentle distractions are good mental health aids.

It's looking like batten down the hatches here tonight so hope those in the eye of the storm stay dry ,lit,warm and online.

pollyx

MingVase

Life might be a wee bit draughty in a kilt in a storm....

Karmacat

Cornishchick, so happy to see your post.  Please listen to what others have already said on here - you really don't sound ready to go back, or recovered.  You *have* to take recovery and convalescence seriously with covid, it comes up over and over.  But thank you for posting, much appreciated.

greenbee

@cornishchick - listen to what everyone is saying and DO NOT go back to work until you are symptom free. Including the headaches - you can't possibly be expected to work properly with one anyway. Covid isn't over in 10-14 days - it's just that you're most likely to have a respiratory crisis in that period (or you were back in March), although apparently if you die more than 28 days after testing positive it was something else that killed you... TBH they're not even sure whether you stop being infectious then (and remember, there is clear guidance saying you have to isolate until symptom free - it took me 10 weeks to get my fever down). Plenty of people on here are suffering as a result of post-viral fatigue, and while they have given me great advice relevant to long covid (which I try to follow) the bit I regret not listening to is the bit about resting and recovering properly (I got bored). 

pollyanna_26

MingVase said:

Life might be a wee bit draughty in a kilt in a storm....

I've been sitting quietly trying to make a shopping list that doesn't lack items I sometimes fail to add.

Suddenly I remembered Andy Stewart and Donald where's your troosers? It used to be on TV ,Radio and blaring out of record shops. Ir's stuck in my head now so I'll hold you responsible if I forgot anything.

pollyx

Serendipitious

I am warming to hairy knees. And I agree that kilts (or indeed anything else that brightens a moment) is essential to MH and will percolate through as a positive, giving the immune system a bit of respite from the stresses bombarding us every time the news comes on. So it's definitely a prep in my book. x

maryb

My DH's grandfather was in Flanders in WW1.  His kilt shrank because of the waterlogged trenches and by the time he got home it was well above his knees!

thriftwizard

Have you all seen https://utilikilts.com/product-category/kilts/? Wonderfully practical & hard-wearing garments, & not quite as scratchy as wool, I suspect. I've seen a fair few worn at the festivals & fairs I (normally) trade at in summer & have spent the last few years trying to talk OH into one - without any success, alas! Just love all those pocketses...