Prosperous & Creative Soul & MFW Year 3

LadyWithAPlan

Hope you continue to heal - it always takes longer than one hopes .. sorry you still feeling ill though..

At least you can mentally strategise on next steps of make this house my home  and glad your handy man is being useful. 

Good food including chicken soup really helps  .. I always liked tinned mandarin oranges when I was ill  as a child - never eat them now .. but there is something in the sweetness and easy to digest...

EssexHebridean

If you can only eat half a banana at a time how about popping the rest in the freezer - you could then blitz it up later from frozen with some yogurt to make an ice-cream style option which might slip down nicely?  Means you start out only planning to eat half the thing as well, which takes the pressure off a bit. 

Jelly with peach slices in it it something I would find relatively easy to eat I think - and again you can just serve yourself a spoonful at a time. Less in a bowl or on a plate when someone is low appetite is less overwhelming and the feeling of clearing the plate is a better feeling that "I couldn't even manage THAT amount!" - you can always go back for the same amount again if you feel you could cope with eating a bit more. 

DaisyCheerings

Hello savingholmes.  I hope you're feeling a little better.  It's always worrying when you can't eat very much, especially when you're poorly as you need to keep your strength up.  

Your handyman sounds amazing.  I hope when he gets the invoice to you there's no surprise there.  Also I hope you've received your refund for the flooring by now.

Take care of yourself

savingholmes

Thanks @catclaires

Will try hospital tomorrow. Very grateful for views.

Thanks too LWAP and EH.

I love mandarin orange jelly so that's a great idea.

Sis has come down from down South to take me out and help a bit this afternoon and evening. We managed to return a couple of blinds. We also went to the Rng3 again and got some bits including a curtain pole for my bedroom. I had to keep sitting down in their garden furniture section and felt utterly exhausted but still glad to have got out the house for a bit.

Delivery just came. They carried stuff into the kitchen for me. 

skint_spice

Glad you got out for a while.

beanielou

Glad that you have been out.

dawnybabes

Glad you’ve got out.

if I’m poorly and not feeling it I like soup in a mug, doesn’t feel quite as much as a meal IYSWIM 

KajiKita

Glad you got out and your food delivery came. Slow and sure wins the race. 

Hugs x

jwil

Glad you managed to get out and about and that you are starting to feel better.

savingholmes

Thanks Daisy, Skint, KK, Jwil, Beanie and Dawn 

I've just gone 32 hours without morphine plus less paracetamol so that feels a huge improvement. Sadly yesterday I really struggled to eat. Just hope today is better.

I've agreed weekly invoices with the handyman. He's not coming today but is tomorrow. I'm seeing him as part getting the house sorted and part the cost of being ill. He's a larger than life character and has offered a bit of company and security during this weird time.

My DD is moving soon with her BF's family and then she will be a lot closer to me again. 

My sis hoovered downstairs yesterday, if I can I hope to hoover upstairs or try and get robovac working. It's still in its box.