Holey Moley!

killerpeaty

Thanks merlin. I've decided that I'm going to wake up next Friday and feel better. This is the plan.

newgirly

I hope it’s improved a bit now KP, sounds awful ❤️

killerpeaty

Thanks Ng, I am not better but I shouldn't really complain to you of all people right now!

I'm very fuzzy, it's all the painkillers I think and the lack of sleep. Slept until midday on Saturday, think it was a migraine but couldn't feel it?

Babysitting cats, they're so cute even if one of them looks me in the eye while putting her claws in the sofa 

themadvix

Sorry to hear that things haven't improved KP - have you been back to physio?

Cats do love to make eye contact at the worst times - my ginger boy likes to hold eye contact while he's in the litter tray... it's awkward! 😂

newgirly

😆 Don’t be daft, I love a good complain and I’ve been doing a lot of it lately, why not! I hope you are starting to feel a bit better 😊

LadyWithAPlan

Hope you get better soon - sounds v painful.  

on the house buying / tying yourself to someone who is not good with money is my idea of hell / what happens when she can’t pay her half of the bills etc every month? 
Could you get a mortgage on it on your own and then (quietly ) rent out a room or 2 to help with the bills in the short term 

killerpeaty

I disappeared. I'm going to say for good reason but honestly it was because I was feeling rough and do nothing. I also am still buying crap and I know that I'll be told off but I'm spending the money I would have been spending on commuting and damnit I want to buy some collectables! I've missed out on meeting my friends foster child, I've missed out on at least two different comicons (I want to go to the one near my brother), I AM MISSING OUT ON CAR BOOTS! My favourite of all of the cars and the boots.

I do need to look at money.

I have two fairly big things to say:

I've now been put on gabapentin which has been awful. I've had to take time off work (again). To the point on day 5 of taking the pills I got in touch with the doctor again to plead for help. Apparently the usual starting dose is start on one 100mg pill a day, then up to two 100mg and lastly three 100mg a day (with the idea you can go up if needed). I don't know if there was miscommunication (the person I spoke to initially wasn't a full doctor, maybe a trainee? they spoke with the doctors and called me back) or they thought I was in too much pain, but they started me on one 300mg on day one, two 300mg on day two and then three 300mg going forward. All I can say is I couldn't stay upright. I tried to put my trousers on, fell over and cracked my head on the wardrobe. It's sore! This morning I tried to make a tea, ended up having to sit on the floor outside my bedroom and was stuck there swirling for 30 minutes. It's improving, I'm now on 600 total a day. The great and brilliant thing is that I can feel my leg again. It has been a blob of hot pain for months and it was hard to understand where the pain was. Now it's much more defined.

Second thing is that a mortgage isn't possible on the family house. I'm upset. Kinda relieved because it would be a lot of work. But upset. I always wanted to live there in retirement. 

I haven't caught up on anyone's diaries or really read the comments you guys left because concentrating is hard and this message has taken forever to write.

killerpeaty

I'm back! Much has happened so I will run through it quickly: 

Bad (feel free to skip):
Brother nearly died at the start of the year, sepsis. He is doing okay ISH now, I'm really bloody proud of him because he went through such a scary experience.

I haven't been keeping on top of my finances but I know my savings are growing

I've been unwell but starting to get on top of things now!

Good: 
Mortgage is falling! 
I recently got promoted! 
I just got a bonus! Which I'm going to throw at my mortgage.

I've been playing a lot of games and making toys. I have friends with babies/kids so I offer to them, then offer the leftovers on free sites. I don't want to go through the hassle of CE UK testing, making toys is a hobby for me, not a job.

I'm thinking about getting a steam deck instead of a switch 2. I'll (in typical fashion) agonise over the decision for at least a year. Overthinking is one of my passions.

I have my own beautiful kitty. He's a real stunner. Born in November last year, under my old bed at mums on top of my paperwork box (which includes my degree lol). He looks a bit like a short hair forest cat and he's massive. He's outgrowing his cat tree!

He's very sweet, but for the last month or so he has about 10-45 minutes of being an !!!!!! and biting. The rest of the time, he's very gentle and doesn't use claws. He likes to play fetch, but something's won't bring the toy back but want me to throw it.

How everyone is well and enjoying life!

greent

Yay!! Welcome back!

Sorry to hear about your brother - glad to hear that he is recovering. Sepsis is very scary

Glad to also hear savings are going up and mortgage is going down 😁 And congratulations on the promotion amd bonus! But sorry to hear you've been unwell. 

Merlin's_Beard

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better, and even better that you've managed to keep that mortgage falling despite all of that.

My cat loved playing "fetch" when she was younger, which normally involved me throwing a bunch of toys down a corridor and then going to the other end and throwing them back. Never quite sure if it was the toys or me that brought most amusement.