NST February 2020

Calling14

Toni sincere condolences and hugs to you and your family. Gosh that was very quick. Hope you're alright.

Apologies no idea where I have been but haven't been here. Can't explain but after Flu early on last week felt awful with a sore throat and temperature last few days so did absolutely nothing this weekend.  Except thought a walk would be do me good Saturday afternoon - hailstorm happened never been so drenched. Cancelled my night out, no way was I going out again.

Been on a bit of a downer think it is just the weather combined with feeling rough.

Anyway nsd have gone up but lost count where I was up to.

Need milk today, will just pop to garage as away Weds/ Thurs if I go in lidlee just buy food I will waste.

Used up all my veg yesterday, lovely soup yesterday, today and guess what tomorrows lunch as well.

Slightly worried about my dd in NZ seems to be getting tight on money, I might send her some pennies to help her out until she is paid next - 5 weeks time. She has just started new job on a hop farm.

Grateful

Feel brighter today

Got heaps of work done today.

Grandkids making me laugh on Saturday.

BadBookkeeper

Todays update...
Not really much to update.  Was another NSD so 5/8 I think!
Grateful for -
DS back at school (we all do better in the routine)
A handy hubby who can fix our leaky roof and save us the excess by now not  going through insurance.
Going food shopping yesterday do we don’t need to go tonight it’s wild out there!! 

PurpleFairy26

Another NSD, so takes me to 14 I think. Really lovely day, watching some TV and doing lots of knitting. 

Changed meal plan around and made a Chinese chicken curry from what I had in as it felt like a nice warming meal was required on a day like today. Used up 2 naans from freezer in the process. 

Also used brocolli stalk in today’s veg juice. Triaged fridge whilst I was making juice too. 

Gratefuls today:
warm blanket
Yummy leftovers for lunch 
being able to catch up on some
life admin 

f0xh0les

Today was NSD13, I have been asleep all day in between the school runs, Feel awful, this stupid cough that has been niggling away in the background for the last 5 or 6 weeks had just turned truly awful last night and I now have a terrible streaming headcold.  I have succumbed to the plague!  So I am taking to my bed, as much as I can in between child maintenance.  I have done the week's menu plan,  dh has already altered it (he is making spinach fatayers tomorrow night - saves me a job, I am not complaining), I do not need to buy anything else to feed us all.  Good for NSDs, boring for everything else.  Damage limitation measures are in force.

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for simply getting so much crammed in at work without being overwhelmed, for driving home in daylight (ok, so I still needed headlights on, but it's an improvement...), for cuddles with dd, for my microwaveable polar bear, for a good book.

f0xh0les

Just to be totally nerdy Turtle for a second, this month's thread has been viewed over 10,100 times.....   do you ever get the feeling you are being watched......

Somebody posted a frog emoji on another thread, it looks lovely. No idea where to find it for the frog eating though.

apple_muncher

That's a lot of lurkers!

Suffolksue

sorry  I lurk on  thread a lot ,gives me comfort in a difficult time ,I particularly like that not turtle is left behind ‘
Really hope you don’t mind

mothernerd

Sorry you are ill f0xh0les but it does make me feel less of a wimp. 'It's only' a cough, cold, sore throat but then it takes your feet out from under you and leaves you with all the strength of an ancient dishcloth.

Had a long sleep and then had to keep talking to myself to make me go and do things like brushing my teeth. Took me about an hour and a half to walk to Tossco's and get the taxi from there to mum's. Called in to book the taxi for the afternoon appointment and took out cash from the machine, struggled to get across at the lights (a woman stopped to check if I was okay or needed help, thanked her but said I would sit down when I reached the first bench). After a rest I walked to the shopping 'mall' and bench hopped all the way through it. Chose to walk along the side with the higher fence to hold onto and then leant against the end of the wall and waited for someone to press the crossing switch. Moved to lean on the control box and then stepped to the crossing when the lights went to amber.

Sat on the smoker's bench outside the SM, put my bags on a trolley and walked sideways with both hands on the side of the trolley until we reached the end. Sat on an inside bench, went to the loo, sat back down on the inside bench, did the shopping (only a few items for mum) then sat on another bench before phoning for a taxi. Went outside (under the covered 'forecourt bit) and 'sat' on Iggle Piggle's boat and was so grateful when the taxi driver took all three bags out of the boot and took them to mum's door.

Ate, had a rest, helped mum's partner's grand-daughter to try and order a new tv for mum (hers took 50 minutes to come on, on Saturday). Website wasn't co-operating but she will pick one up at Arg0$ on Thursday and set it up . I made up mum's bed (had to rest after doing the fitted sheet, nothing is tucked in but all the 5 layers are in place.

Went to mum's appointment, then to get her blood tests done, she went home and they 'threw' me out of the taxi near the town centre. Wind was strong when I got onto the main road, I sat down at a bus stop and then went in the library before battling across the car park. I still have  a fish marinading in the fridge but have eaten a couple of slices of fruit loaf with no marg.Will sloth until it's time to go to mum's tomorrow - trying to back to 'normal' but will sleep over on Wednesday and Thursday night. hairdresser can cut my hair on Friday (just keep wetting it and combing it away from my eyes atm), then will stay home after Friday afternoon cinema.

Today I am grateful for yoghurt, for all the benches in the town centre, especially the indoor ones, for plodding along. Another NSD.

f0xh0les

Suffolksue said:

sorry  I lurk on  thread a lot ,gives me comfort in a difficult time ,I particularly like that not turtle is left behind ‘
Really hope you don’t mind

Love that you lurk Suffolksue.  All are welcome and indeed, none are left behind. Glad we give you some comfort.

Mothernerd, it sounds like you should be in bed my dear.  Whatever this poxy cough/cold business may be, it is fiercely difficult to be rid of.  You sound like you are as weak as a wet kitten.