Simple living in the country - back to basics

rtandon27

Cheery_Daff said:

...I was thinking expenses might have to wait til I got back but in fact I think I can take a photo of my train tickets rather than waiting for the scanner...

Cheery - if you have an @ndroid phone, try MS Lens - it's an app that scans to pdf - used it with great success during lockdown to submit claims for expenses, without the faff of plugging in & turning on our scanner/printer.

Cheery_Daff

Ooh, that's useful, thank you. This particular claim is going to a different organisation rather than my own and I think they're more flexible so will accept a photo - but that's a very handy thing to know about! 

Had a new experience today - a lash lift and tint 😱😂 I booked it ages ago, talked into it by my sister (of course). Not something I've ever done before. I do like it though! It looks lovely - but I'll see how long it lasts as it was £40 😱 so I probably won't be doing it too regularly.

It was a surprisingly relaxing experience, although the salon has two sausage dogs who were barking rather a lot as the butcher next door was having a meat delivery and they could smell it 😂 (i couldn't, but they clearly could!)

Then I nipped into the supermarket and someone collapsed and I had to ring an ambulance 🙄 I didn't realise I'd already rung and the store manager turned up that the same person had done the same ring yesterday, and the day before... All very sad, clearly needs help of some kind, and wants it (although yesterday he left before the ambulance arrived, apparently). Anyway, I left him with the store staff once the ambulance was on its way, and miraculously still managed to get my train - albeit only because they were assisting someone with an electric wheelchair to get off as I hurtled over the bridge 😂

Elisheba

Oh my goodness, its always when you are in a rush for something these things happen isn't it!  For various reasons I have specialist training in dealing with epilepsy, and the amount of people who have toppled over having full tonic clonic seizures near me over the years!  Once it was while I was waiting for a bus for my first day at a new job!  And by the time you have timed the seizure to make sure they haven't gone into status, searched for epilepsy bracelets, and then if there isn't one waited for an ambulance, or if there is one made sure the person has come round safely and is compus mentus to get where they are going - well, you aren't going anywhere fast!

Cheery_Daff

Crikey elisheba, I'm sure all those people over the years have been very grateful you were nearby! I was fortunate in this case - I had a flexible train ticket so it didn't matter if I didn't make that train, and also we were in a shop, so I was happy to leave him with the staff, who had to be there anyway. Hope he ended up OK.

I have finally arrived at my destination, after a thankfully uneventful journey 😂 Bit warm by the end though - it's cooled down considerably at my house, but I forget we're generally colder than everywhere else anyway 😂 Tomorrow's meant to be raining so I'm hoping i won't feel quite so overdressed! 

I am ensconced in my B&B, a cosy little family run place. Could do with a bit if regrouting in the bathroom but my room is homely and comfortable, and has a lovely old wooden desk and a sofa, and a bath 😁 Can only see a brick wall out of the window, but they've put a pretty mirror on it so it doesn't feel shut in, and there are some lovely prints and a nice rug in the room so all good. 

I can hear the conversation from upstairs so I don't think soundproofing is the best 😂😂 but we both have windows open i imagine which isn't helping. I've got a tiny fridge and they've brought me a little flask of milk (the owners, not the people upstairs 😂).

Had a nice shower to cool down and now lazing around while I dry off- not something I ever do at home as everywhere is always covered in dust or hay and the bedroom is so far from the bathroom - making me feel like I should tidy up more though! 

Going to send a few emails while I cool down,and then off out to explore the sea front and find somewhere for tea 😊

Oh, and I must figure out where I'm going tomorrow as it's not actually in the town itself - and that is the reason I'm here, after all, as much as I currently feel like I'm on holiday 😂

badmemory

I used to work with someone with epilepsy.  Alone in the office with her & no-one had the sense to tell me.  It wasn't until I wondered what was going on when she was banging her head on the desk that I realised there could be a problem.  I dealt with it for several years without a problem until someone new worked there & decided that they knew better & wouldn't let me deal with it.  They restrained her instead of protecting her & made it much worse.  She was absolutely furious as they called an ambulance & they tried to pump her full of drugs. 

Elisheba

Oh, goodness @badmemory - that's terrible.  As you will know from working with your colleague you should never restrain someone having a seizure, and if there is a history of epilepsy then no need to call an ambulance unless the seizure goes over 4 minutes, at which point they are bordering on status eplilepticus and will probably need medical treatment.

Elisheba

@Cheery_Daff Your wee room at the B&B sounds full of character! 

beanielou

Enjoy your wee break 

I had a friend who died from epilepsy 28 years ago.
I stll think of her & miss her wisdom & humour.

Cheery_Daff

Sad about your friend beanie xxx

Well, my little trip was fortunately uneventful, necessary things were done, and I even managed to get an earlier train home than the one I planned, all good.

Had a nice little trundle with Mr Cheery last night looking at some well dressings. Well, I looked at them - he can't abide the things and sat in the car 😂 

Today's exciting trip is to the emergency dentist 🙄 Him, not me, but I'm going along to drive as he's in quite a bit of pain 🙄 

I've done a meal plan for the week though and as the dentist is next to Mr T, I'll pop in for the necessary top ups while he's in there. Shouldn't be too much to get, mostly just fresh stuff and dairy and a couple of storecupboardy bits.

Other than that on the list doe today

* send the darn parcel back! Going to be outside the 30 day returns window if I don't get on with it! 

* cancel AA membership- again going to be outside 14 day window if I don't do it this weekend

* contact smeg about the cooker - i did ring the other day but customer services was closed, and I just got through to mechanical help people so got to ring back

* birthday present for nephew

* bit of batch cooking

* bit of time in the garden - most of my pots in the front are just growing grass 🙄😂 so I want to focus on that today! Planted a couple of courgettes out last night so need to check they're still alive and plant out the rest too.

* flute practice! 

* exercise video

That'll do i reckon for today, we may well end up visiting some folk while we're in town, so all good.

Cheery_Daff

Oh, and I meant to say, I did the banking while I was away and it was all looking a bit sparse, then I realised I've got about £900 to be returned from various sources 😱 expenses, AA membership, parcel returns etc etc - it adds up! Need to make sure I don't lose out of any of that because of an admin mess up 🙄