Progress not Perfection

greenbee

Turns out you can get hi vis camo… which I'd have thought defeated the object of both, but maybe you could persuade him that's what he wants?

Baileys_Babe

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82162403#Comment_82162403

Are you sure he hasn't been watching the video to East 17's stay another day? 😂

Sun_Addict

Morning all. Just having a lovely relaxing coffee in Ner0 before recommencing my potter around the shops. I’m meeting my friends for lunch later.

Mr SA has called to say the new kitchen bin has arrived. It wasn’t due until next week. I think he suspects I’m off today because he got up early and was watching me like a hawk. He dropped the dog’s bowl on the floor so I had to clear up the mess!

Today’s exercise will be lots of walking. Not sure about tonight’s dinner yet, it will depend on what I have for lunch.

Sun_Addict

I’ve had a lovely day, a bit of shopping followed by a lovely long lunch.

Had a phone call from Mr SA in a panic about a letter from the hospital that he couldn’t understand and he was worried he might have to have another scan. I told him to wait until I got home. Anyway the letter is nothing to do with a scan it’s a diagnosis for his bowel issues - finally 🥳 He has Severe Bile Acid Malabsorption which causes diarrhoea and urgency. He will be prescribed medication next week when he sees the consultant. Thank goodness they’ve found a cause and not just putting it down to chemo or brain damage.

jwil

Glad you had a nice day out and what a relief to get a diagnosis for Mr SA at last.

beanielou

Glad you enjoyed your day. Good news on a diagnosis at last.

PennysIntoPounds

Great news on the diagnosis, thank goodness it's something that can be treated with medication. Hopefully this will make life a bit more pleasant for you both from now on.

Though I would've told him to clear up the bowl mess himself, you're a much nicer person than me! Glad you had a good day out

Willowtree222

Hopefully the medication will reduce the episodes now and less cleaning up for you. X

Sun_Addict

Thank you all. It was a relief it wasn’t coeliac as you all know he loves his bread. I think the consultant thought it was coeliac.

Shopping wise I bought a highland coo Christmas tree ornament for DD with her initial on. She has an obsession with them so will hopefully love it. Also bought some socks with beer glasses on for DS to roll up in a Christmas cracker. Last year I bought 2 boxes of empty crackers from JL and filled them myself. They went down a storm and I have some leftover for this year.

I treated myself to an autumn spice tea from B&B.

It was nice to have a potter around but realised just how tiny our city centre is in comparison to other places. I ran out of shops to look around by 11am and struggled to spin it out to 12 when I caved in and went to the bar I was meeting my friends in early for a sit down and glass of wine. I had a lovely tofu wrap with mango slaw, it was delicious 😋

It was so lovely to see this particular group of friends as we are old school friends. We first met in 1971 🙀 and remained in contact after leaving school. We just pick up where we left off and we’re never at a loss for words.

Mr SA has abandoned his pester for an arctic camouflage jacket and now wants a bright red Harrington jacket with tartan lining. He got quite argumentative about it because I asked him to wait until tomorrow so I could take his measurements to make sure I’m ordering the right size.

I’m shattered so off to bed now 🥱

Cherryfudge

Such a relief that Mr SA has a diagnosis and it doesn't involve going gluten-free!

Your lunch sounds yummy. 😊