Debt and Caring

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get the material off the mattress and into the bin. Just start cutting and the next time you’re free, there will be less

WelshmansDaughter

Oh that was done before it was even dragged outside. It is just the coils now held with strange metal. Apparently it was quite an expensive mattress (my friends) and I had thought that some of the materials could be salvaged for other purposes. But no, just a thin layer of rather odd fleece and then coils. I think she was ripped off.

Cherryfudge

I think you needed today to be a rest day. I hope you got it?

WelshmansDaughter

In a manner of speaking Cherry, I did have a bed day reading. But was frustrated at not being able to do stuff. And in the end I did some work and took my laundry down to the petrol station machine

Cherryfudge

Well, that's a job done, a bit of fresh air, possibly a bit of social contact and some R&R. Good balance of things.

WelshmansDaughter

22 days left. Not that I have a countdown timer or anything.

Yesterday was a surprise as I was working with someone new. He is very chilled. I didn't know what to do with myself. I finished early as it was a Monday but schools are off so no school run. I took myself into town and had a pret and wander about the shops. Luckily I was too tired to buy much and mostly just wandered. I did get a drawing board in h0bbycraft which is a purchase I have been considering for a while. I went in to see the desk I was considering- I found it better to see things in real life because it means I can see things I may not have thought about. And so it was with the desk- it was not height adjustable and sat too low to the ground.

Speaking of orders, I ordered a dehumidifier which was supposed to be delivered yesterday and never arrived. No contact from delivery courier and now the big river has said it is estimated for delivery on the 24th 🤷. Pretty poor when you think that convenience is pretty much the only reason to buy online. I have noticed that my cough is worse at home, I had to get up and put the radiator on the other evening to take the chill out of the air. As the flat is not insulated it can get quite damp, so hopefully the dehumidifier helps.

Working until 16.30 today and then home for a rest. No shift at the care home this evening as my cough seems to be bad later in the day.

PennysIntoPounds

Worth getting in touch with big river if you can be bothered as best part of a working week delay for something you've paid for convenience of and for health reason is pretty shoddy. Fair enough these things happen but they should have communicated that to you

WelshmansDaughter

As I suspected would happen, the delivery came today when I was not home. I have rebooked it for Friday- this is unlikely to work either, if I see my neighbour I'll ask him if it can go there but who knows.

Long, long day today working on a job I don't know well with someone I haven't worked with before. Honestly part of me was enjoying the challenge of getting so much done, it does feel a bit like it revs my engines. But the car is going nowhere.

Other work have overpaid me this week which is rather convenient as I am not likely to do any shifts this week due to my cough and feeling exhausted. I'll stay at sisters tomorrow night so I can get some stuff done and not have such an early start on Thursday.

WelshmansDaughter

Ended up staying two nights at the sister's house- I brought my own duvet to wash it (small enough for their machine) and sleeping with it seemed to help. I got a relatively good night's sleep. Although now it seems like I have enough alertness to feel how exhausted I am. My cough was alright but then was on a walking job today and pushing the trolley seems to have irritated my chest. That combined with the lack of toilets meant I had a fun day. Think I will call in sick tomorrow and try and rest. Key word being try. I came home this evening and worked for an hour. Being cold didn't help either so I have the radiator on for a bit to try and take the chill out of the air. Delivery of dehumidifier failed again- they don't send me any notifications so I have no idea when they are coming which is not what dPd normally do. And they won't leave it safe for some reason. But I managed to catch my neighbour and he says he will be in on Monday and can take it. So hopefully that will work.

I got Gemini to make a meal plan for a convalescent and did my shop based on that. So I had two slices of sourdough toast with two eggs and a bottle of bone broth. Yes, it would be cheaper to make it myself but cooking is not in my wheelhouse just now. I need to lay off the caffeine though, I have really noticed a difference since being back on it.

Had a lovely day out with the middle nephew yesterday. Enjoyed a bus trip although was indignantly told that he had already been on the bus when we got a second one. Then wound up at my favourite beach walk and went to the coffee shop where he amused himself with binoculars.

WelshmansDaughter

And we're down. Sick day for cough eleventy billion and three. Woke up at 2am sweating under my duvet and weighted blanket but lacked the cognitive nous to remove source of heat so drifted for the rest of the night. Quite hyper now. Don't seem to be able to settle to anything- not relaxing or doing the stuff that I do that isn't relaxing? I don't know what to call it as I am right off the word productive.

Although I did discover that Daniel Pink has a youtube channel which I am strangely excited about.

In line with my convalescent diet- had porridge for breakfast and will now have yoghurt. Think I shall have to go out for a walk to clear my head before trying to nap. I swear at this point being sick is another job.