OS daily 20th November 2020

RedRuby1231

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RedRuby1231

Morning all

Who knew there were two 5 o,clocks in a day ???  horribly early this morning and its freezing, I can have a cup of black tea this morning up till 6.30 so got up early to have one I normally have my tea nearly black anyway so its no hardship.

I have to have another shower after this with the dreaded hibi scrub which seems to take all the moisture out of your skin my hair was like straw yesterday after washing in it but it does leave you squeeky clean !!

I have to leave here at 7 and dd will drop me off, her and I had a little cry yesterday she is so worried bless her, and my mum is in bits too, its mums Birthday today as well, so not a good day for her, she will be in bits till she hears from me.

OS today ????? er nothing at all on my part, there will be a load of towels to wash which dd will put on later I am having to use fresh ones each time I shower so there is quite a load there, OH and DD will have pizza and salad for dinner, me ? no idea what ever the hospital serve me up I suppose.

I shall be in touch with the lovely Nels throughout my stay so I am sure she will pass on any news.

I wanted to say thank you all so much for being my friends and all the support you have given me over the last year it really does mean such a lot and I am blessed to count you as friends xx

Take care you lovely lot and behave yourselves !!  xxx

tru

Morning 

RedRuby I hope today goes well, I'll be thinking of you xx And I'm fascinated by the thought of blue pee!

I would gag with a covid test too – it's happened a couple of times during dental treatment and I have to be careful when I clean my teeth. Once I was trying to get around the back of a wisdom tooth to clean it properly and I went too far, gagged then threw up! Have been extra careful since. I sometimes think I'm good at following covid rules to avoid having to have the test, rather than for the right reasons, lol.

topsy I hope today goes well for you, and doggie too! x

dumpling Take it easy x

All the stuff from one side of the kitchen has been moved to the other, we're putting five spotlights in. About time too – we bought a cheap and cheerful light fitting a few years ago, to make do until we decided what we actually wanted. We decided a couple of years ago but have only just got around to buying the things, lol. Didn't realise just how many chilli powders mr tru had made, they were really cluttering up the shelves. I'm wondering if I can dispose of a few of them without him noticing!

I'm going spend the afternoon washing down the walls and cleaning the shelves, then making sure only useful things make it back onto those shelves. I feel a big declutter coming on so nothing is safe, lol.

dumpling

Good morning everyone  
RedRuby, you will be in my thoughts today, hope you have a good straightforward op and will be home recovering quickly xx

I've had such a rubbish night with having to get up at least once an hour to pee and then at 5am I had a horrible stomach upset. Steve has brought me downstairs and is sitting with me while I drink a cup of tea. I'm sure it's the antibiotics have caught up with me but this is my last day on them so hopefully I will feel a lot better later on.

I felt well enough to wrap some presents last night so the table is clear if I feel up to making a few Christmas cards later. Apart from that, I have no plans. Lee has an unexpected day off from College so I expect he will want to do some cooking or baking. Phoebe is doing nothing while she is furloughed. I am a bit worried about her as she spends all day in her bedroom apart from appearing at mealtimes. At the end of the day though she is nearly 21 and so there is little I can do.

I think Steve is making pie and baby potatoes for dinner tonight. My appetite has disappeared so I will only have a little bit I expect. Whilst the weight is dropping off me at the moment I am trying to concentrate on eating fresh, healthy food and I am craving fruit like no one's business. It's funny, all the years of eating chocolate, the one thing I was desperate for while I was in hospital was a Pink Lady apple. 

Hope you all have a great day whatever you are up to, take care xx

camelot1001

Morning All

Well Ruby, this is it! Hope all goes well for you my friend. You will be on my mind all day. Hope the unicorn pee and poo has passed!

We had a lovely rain free day yesterday, so lovely to see the sunshine. Sadly it will be back to rain and gloom today and a lockdown to look forward to from 6pm. Apart from not being able to go swimming it won't make much difference to me but many will suffer, especially those with small businesses looking forward to the Christmas trade.



I was very busy last night putting legs on a unit, I've been meaning to do it for a couple of years and never remembered to buy them. Didn't take too long but had to call on my neighbour's son to help me lift it back up. At least it's all clean under there now!

Friday again, it's been such a quick week. Take care. XX

Suffolksue

Delurking to wish RR all the best ,will be thinking of you today ,.
you are a strong woman .

ScarletRibbons

Good morning, it's blooming freezing here.

Ruby, I'm sending all the luck and good wishes in the world, and will be thinking of you. Hope all goes well.

Dumpling I'm sorry to read that that you have a stomach upset, hope you'll soon feel better. Strange about cravings, while i've never really had a sweet tooth, I've always liked chocolate, but now I'm not bothered.  I've got some, and had a couple of squares last night, but afterwards realised I  hadn't really wanted or enjoyed it, I'd just seen it in the cupboard and eaten it. Odd.

The dreaded kitchen work is done apart from the extractor - we need an electrician to do something to the wiring first, but he came last night to have a look and all being well will do it next Friday. I'll be cleaning out drawers and cupboards today, I started last night, but couldn't do them all. It's quite a large kitchen, and I want to do it properly, not just a quick wipe.

It does look nice though.

Hope everyone has a good day anyway, take care folks

Rowan9

RedRuby I’ll be thinking of you and sending all good wishes X

Gers

Good morning folks. 

My thoughts are with RR, she'll be gowned up by now. 

DUMPLING. - let everyone look after you for a change. 

There's such a lot of kitchen changing happening, I'm so envious. DMs kitchen is awful, despite it being huge she has no worktop space at all. She's always liked her faux Welsh dresser for dishes and two tiny half cupboards for pots and pans. There's only a table for working at. My own kitchen is extremely small (really) but it works well. I hope all the changes go well. 

My hair appointment was interesting. As lockdown starts today at 6pm they brought in every member of staff and customer they could whilst still following all the rules. That made the place hugely noisy - hairdryers blasting and everyone shouting even louder than normal because of the masks. Thankfully, I was taken into a back room for my cut so it was quiet. Now I'm shorn again. 

Today will be (should be) calmer. Only one outdoor chore to do.   Happy Friday to everyone. 

Nelski

Morning

Up early for a "Keep our girl company" shift 1st request was a gin and tonic  Thats the way to do it!

Very tired this morning after a night on the loo....prime suspect is a burger possibly undercooked (I was hungry ) Anyway plan is to stay couch bound with a Christmas film later. Scarlett I'm a non chocolate loving weirdo I have a box of mixed bars a friend bought me back in January and there's only a couple gone. I do love Haribo and kiddy sweets though

Brekky may be a bacon butty later if I can stomach anything (not so posh today monna  
Have a great day all and Ill pop back if I get any news x

TravellingAbuela

REDRUBY I too will be thinking of you today, it's been a long time coming. I hope everything goes to plan and you are soon back on your feet again. Meanwhile we await updates from NELS  x