System Failure !

another_casualty

Thanks DIA 😼
One good way of attracting friends , is the next door website . Might be worth considering
Its also a good site to ask questions regarding where you want to serttle eventually .

The weekend was mixed . I have been unwell , especially yesterday . On Saturday I had ideas that I wanted to do, full of positivity . Then yesterday was the opposite ,abd I was lazy most of the day . My sleeping patterns have been all over the place again 💤🛏🦉
The one positive thing , was that a lot more people are listening to my efforts recording music snippets on soundcloud . One or two with positive comments . For someone who is doing the very basic stuff, that's a plus .
So this morning , I chose the right time to go for a walk . On the way back , the barbers was empty and the nice lady did a great job.✂️ . No.4
I didn't realise they were open since July . So many mixed messages ,and new rules meant that I was out of the loop . It made my day . With the two front teeth missing , it looked like I was sleeping rough for a long time. I will call Mrs dentist on weds if she is there , and arrange for the work to begin on rebuilding my mouth . Besides that, I'm supposed to go to the new forest to have a wisdom tooth removed . I think it's this month..or is it november ? 🦷. 

Enjoy the sunshine 🌥.
i'll leave it there ..

another_casualty

Felt rough, ropey and lacking any motivation until this morning . 

I still managed to do some exercise yesterday and Monday . This was inspite of the website crashing ,and mr trainer putting back yesterday's session until today 🏋️

I went for a brisk walk yesterday , but not  the longer and different route that I took up again a few days ago. The humidity just wanted me to do limited stuff . 

Today will be a day of tidying up, and getting out of the rut I've been in over the last few days . 

I think I'll be in better form overall once my storage ideas are sorted , and James has done his business .
There are still viewings on the flat upstairs on a daily basis . Let's just say I have / had my reservations about 2 viewers over the last couple of days . One just looked trendy and similar to the neighbour I don't like . The others were a couple, and the female has a bun in the oven so to speak . 

Apart from that , so far so good . 

Today I have to try and have a direct chat with Mrs dentist 🦷about the root I am choosing to take . Will need to get things moving if we are gonna get corona 2 due to the self entitled 
( so it's said ) 
I am due to have the weekly phone catchup with the work related coach at seetech plus .

I still haven't retaken the excel test ,so expect to be told off . 

Hopefully , he will be understanding and that I can be motivated to finish it , pass and move on. 

I'll leave it there for now..

another_casualty

A couple of decisions made today and yesterday . 

I spoke to the receptionist at the dental surgery and made a decision on which root to take regarding the costly trearment I'll be having . I went for the cheaper option ( if 5here is such a thing at dentists ) . Cost £1353.00 spread out over payments per visit . 

If it doesn't work out, I'll just have to get something else further down the line. 

The price would have bern more , had I not joined the dental plan .🦷

Yesterday ,  a couple with a young girl ( probably about 6/7 years ) looked at the flat upstairs. They wore masks ,and it looks like they are the ones moving in. The flat is now let ,and judging by the other people who viewed it they seem the best fit . 🤞That is of course if it is them . I'll know more within the weekend I feel . I have been accepting many packages from the Royal Mail for the other neighbours , and hoping good karma is coming my way and that it's not a case of no good deed goes unpunished .
I had to order from Tesco again . Slight annoyance this time , as I had to purchase only one pack of berocca as the Bill didn't deduct the 3for 2 which I normally go for . 

Plus there was no orange flavour , so I got black currant which will do for now . I detest mango as to me , it has a cabbagey aftertaste .🤮
ontop of that, I ordered pork mince instead of beef mince . One pack is beef , but my eyesight let me down on this occasion . 👁

Yesterday , I had session with mr trainer who changed things to make things harder for me 
I managed to keep up ..just 🏋️🥵He is very impressed while I was knackered .
In the middle of the session , the work related chap called but I had to ignore . I replied via text and email that I was in the middle of something .
Went for a longer walk today . Very tired due to earky delivery from Tesco , so had to force myself and glad I did .
The other decision was about Saturday . Initially , there was a hastilly planned meet-up in brockenhurst on Saturday . I'm not 100% up for it . One person is definitely going , and another probably with him . I spoke to my local friend who said it's best avoided due to booking up and length of time allowed etc so we are not going .
I think it's best to do things in baby steps , and continue with walking / meeting friend for coffee / home delivery etc.  

Everything is busy and more or less normal for the fist time this week , but I'll just see what gives . Traffic has been busy since about July 🚗🚚🚲
I'll leave it there for now ...

doingitanyway

Great news that you are managing harder workouts even if they are knackering. 
Good luck with the new family letting upstairs.
I'm like you and want to stay Covid aware whilst still doing things here and there.
Have a nap this afternoon if you are tired AC. I plan to myself!

another_casualty

Well, things are happening one way or another . Where to start:..
Good nights sleep till 5 am . I should  have got up then, but fell back asleep around 645 and felt very tired around 735 but got up and feel a little out of sorts . 

I did no exercise yesterday , but aim to do so today after my impending walk .🏋️

I received a text regarding my pip application . I will be assessed by phone next Friday afternoon . 🤞the assessment goes in my favour. 

This morning I received a call from James . He will be checking prices and if all goes well, he will be here and the cupboards will be fitted sometime next week . A nice surprise . Again 🤞. 

I expect to see new neighbours here this weekend , probably today . 

2 things slightly annoyed me last night and this morning . Last night as I was going to bed, I smelt burning in the flat . Initially , I was a bit worried and checked to make sure nothing untoward was going on . Then the penny dropped ..it must have been the grubby one upstairs smoking super skunk as it's know. I remember that smell from the last party the toe rags had in June . Still I won't let that bother me , as since then the parties have stooped.
The other annoying thing was this morning . The ignorant owner of the other flat , took delivery of a box for the toe rag and put it on the floor , inspite of the sign politely asking people not to Chuck post on the floor . I put the box on the ledge as I normally do. 

Still, it's small stuff in the scheme of things and gives me more ammunition if the managing agents want things raised at annual meetings or if they have issues they want to raise. 

I'll leave it there again .
Enjoy the weekend☀️🌵

another_casualty

Monday again . Another tangent on the rules of corona virus regarding socialisation .
Less than 6 people now . Not so good for the likes of Snow White , and the magnificent 7 would be screwed also . 

Met friend for coffees ☕️on sat. My other 2 friends changed their mind regarding Brockenhurst and decided not to go also . 

I received ah email from the college regarding the computer course I'm supposed to be attending on Saturday . Not sure of how many of us are attending . We cannot be there more than 5 mins before the lesson starts . TBH , I don't want to go . Having said that, I have to be seen as trying etc . Yes I know I can be very trying . 

Just been for another walk . The right time , as it is warming up out there 🥵

This week should be interesting . I should have James sometime this week . Not sure what day etc. I have a call to expect from the work related job coach . I have dental appointment on Thursday , unless James is visiting .🦷 I have the pip assessment by phone on Friday 
🤞. Plus I have a live session with mr trainer tomorrow 🏋️. I have to do something on the exercise front later on today . I didn't do anything Thursday or Friday , but did yesterday and Saturday . Tomorrow will be hot . 🥵🏋️.
The new people upstairs will probably be here tomorrow . I think there was somebody there last night banging things around . 

I'll leave it there for now . 

Enjoy the sunshine ☀️🌵🌵

doingitanyway

Have a good exercise session. It's great that you kept it going all through lockdown.
One of the reasons I need to move is to be near nice places to walk.

another_casualty

Thanks DIA 😼
That exercise session was tough, but me trainer is pleased . 🏋️ He has been changing things lately and it has been tough to keep up . One annoying thing though .. the blasted tripod I got for the video workouts broke ..just minutes before session started !😾
So, after spending a fair ( or is that unfair ) amount of time trying to fix the Chinese puzzle I ordered a small stand from the amazon this evening , and tbh it looks much more suitable and compact . I'm not going to be  doing press conferences with it . Into the recycling bin it will go .

Today was a wasted day . The main reason was that I was expecting the work related job coach to phone me . He never did ! I could have been doing other things , but it's the equivalent to the olden days when you are waiting for a parcel to come and it doesn't .
He phones up at random times which is annoying at the best of times , so I was very cross✖️. The thing about me and universal credit is that I'm always punctual and do above and beyond , and to get proper communication or at least a message would be appreciated .  

James hasn't been in touch , but like most tradesmen it's not a surprise and now I think next week will be better, as tomorrow  see Mrs dentist 🦷 and on Friday I have phone assessment regarding my pip claim . I was hoping to discuss that with the work related guy  today, but I'll say no more about it . 

My new neighbours are here .. sort of . I saw them from a distance . It's the couple with the young girl, and tbh and 🤞 it seems that they are the best of the people I saw viewing it and hopefully all is well . 

I'll leave it there for now ...

another_casualty

I've just had tooth extraction 🦷. This is all part of my future  partial acrylic denture fit . 

The reason that the previous implant didn't last as long , was that there was decay in the tooth supporting it . Mrs dentist did say albeit unofficially that what I have done should last a fair bit longer than the 3 years the previous one did .  £186.00 today 🙀😾
next weds it will be primary dental Impressions , and £250 😾
I have four more visits after that . 

I received a letter from Poole Hsp advising me that the appointment to remove my wisdom tooth ( which is not troubling me much so far), is for sat  3rd Oct at 3.30 pm .
Too inconvenient . I'll see what other ( if any ) appointments are available. 

Rightly or wrongly , I left a message with oakdale college advising them that I don't think I should attend the computer course on sat .  I haven't been on a bus or train since March , so I don't think it's advisable to go back just yet . The baldy guy thinks we should have another lockdown lmminently , and the 6 people ruling is pretty clueless imho. 

I can see that the gvt are trying to avoid Christmas lockdown and potential lawlessness, and therefore I see classes cancelled in the not too distant future if I did attend anyway.
Still, I'll see what is said when the college return my call. 

I hate letting people down etc, but the messages are not decisive enough . Plus of course, the people on buses not abiding by common decency and basic hygiene etc

yesterfay I sent an email to the managing agents regarding the tree maintenance and general upkeep of shrubbery etc. I expressed that it wasn't a complaint at this stage, but it seems that they have changed the garden maintence co. 

These people have a white van with no company logo, and look clueless.
I didn't tell the managing agents that, but I told them that the bushes outside my window need a trim and havent been touched for months . I obviously mentioned COVID and me making allowances.  Normally the aug bank holiday weekend , is when they do their business. The other company were good, which is what I mentioned. 

I await their response . 

No breakfast today, and I can't touch anything till midday . May give my friend a prod and see if he is around .
I'll leave it there for now .
Enjoy the sunshine ☀️🌵🦅

another_casualty

Yesterday was a strange but good day ..
I had tooth extraction and so far so good , hardly any pain . I met up with friend , and had a coffee ☕️and plain croissant🥐 in ashley Cross..then we had a walk to Poole quay and back. My speech was all over the place for the first 20 mins or so talking to my friend .
We got a bit of a colour. It was tough for me, but I did it . When I got home I felt unbalanced ( more than usual ) and kind of drunk like . I had half a box of Pringles and a few chocolate bars which got me back to a normal state . 

When I got back from dentist , the new neighbours sorted out the post and seem very considerate . The communal  area is so clean , and not smelling like a kebab house or Pizza Hut 🍕

I received a call from a nice lady in Barnsley . From pip. She sounded like she swallowed vast amounts of sandpaper and called to advise me of this afternoons appointment by phone . Very nice lady . 

This morning I received a caring call from the dentist 🦷, asking me if I'm ok after yesterday.
very professional , friendly and considerate practice which I told them .

I've just made lots of notes analysing today's assessment and hopefully I will give enough evidence that I do deserve a pip payment . 

I'll leave it there again.
Enjoy the weekend ..🦅🦅🌵🌵☀️