The Diary Of Onebrokelady Aged 60 And A Half

Onebrokelady

Humdinger1 said:

Trolls in the attic @Onebrokelady? I thought they normally lived under bridges? Full of admiration for you, keep b*gg*r*ng on love Humdinger xx 

Those trolls get everywhere if you don’t keep an eye on them 😂

Onebrokelady

Nannyglasses said:

You are doing really well with your decluttering. I don't even know where to start with my house 

It’s really a case of having to because if I do need to move I don’t want to move things I’m not intending to keep. I did the same before I moved into this house. My ex partner came home to find I’d sold all the wardrobes one day after work because I knew this house had built in in each room 😀 the person who bought them came to buy a high chair originally and I sold that as well 😀

Onebrokelady

I was up bright and early at 7.30 am this morning. I don’t know what woke me up but there you go. The plumbers arrived at 9.30 and finished at 2pm and all I wanted to do was go back to bed ☹️ I woke up after they left though so have kept going. I did manage to do my ironing and change my bed while they were here and I cleaned all the floors after they left. 

I wanted to go out and do some bits in the garden but it was raining so I couldn’t, it’s lovely and sunny now though.

Tomorrow I’m going to meet my friend for coffee then I am determined to paint the inside of that wardrobe when I get home. My bed frame needs another coat of paint as well because it’s bit chipped so I will try and get a first coat on that tomorrow.

I must say it’s very novel to have a working cold tap again in my bathroom, it’s been broke since before Christmas 😀

Seasidegal58

I've caught up with your diary finally OBL after some time and can I say how wonderfully I think you are coping considering your illnesses. You'll probably say, oh well I have to, but not everyone has your resilience to carry on - I'm full of admiration for all you accomplish. 

The decluttering has gone really well - I'm like you - I can't stand clutter around me - I can't relax properly!

It's a good idea too to clear it all before you sell your house and move. I have a small ground floor flat but I must say that I do wish I had bought a flat with at least a balcony - even a Juliet-style so I could have full length windows open in the summer. Not too worried about having a garden as I've got older, although we do have a communal lawn and trees to use but I never like sitting out there in full view!  My own patio with some pots would be nice though!
Keep plodding as our friend @beanielou would say! x

Onebrokelady

Seasidegal58 said:

I've caught up with your diary finally OBL after some time and can I say how wonderfully I think you are coping considering your illnesses. You'll probably say, oh well I have to, but not everyone has your resilience to carry on - I'm full of admiration for all you accomplish. 

The decluttering has gone really well - I'm like you - I can't stand clutter around me - I can't relax properly!

It's a good idea too to clear it all before you sell your house and move. I have a small ground floor flat but I must say that I do wish I had bought a flat with at least a balcony - even a Juliet-style so I could have full length windows open in the summer. Not too worried about having a garden as I've got older, although we do have a communal lawn and trees to use but I never like sitting out there in full view!  My own patio with some pots would be nice though!
Keep plodding as our friend @beanielou would say! x

Aww thanks for the kind comments and reading my diary 😀 I do have a keep calm and carry on attitude most of the time interspersed with feeling  sorry for myself and thinking I can’t go on but I want to make the best of life if possible so will battle on while I can🙂.

Im really pleased with how the decluttering is going. Almost all the things I’ve got rid of were stashed away in the loft or cupboards but like you I can’t stand clutter and knowing my loft was full of stuff I didn’t need was playing on my mind 😀I also can’t relax if there is clutter or mess. I would be happy with a small patio garden when I move ,just enough room for a small table and chairs and some pots. I was out looking at my patio earlier and because my garden is terraced the patio is like a small courtyard, I was wishing that that was all I had instead of the other 60 ft that carries on behind it 😀

Onebrokelady

I met my friend on Thursday for coffee and a catch up which was nice but I didn’t do any painting when I go home because I haven’t been feeling too good over the last couple of days so I thought I had better have a rest day. On Friday I got the bus to my local shopping centre because there is a pet shop there and I wanted to see if they had any sawdust as nowhere in town had any, I did find a bag so that was good. I came home and did a complete bedding change for the chicken, I have started wearing a mask to clean her out because it’s very dusty and it did make a big  difference so I will carry on doing that.

My plans for Saturday were to mosey in to town to a craft fair at the cathedral. I was going on my own but DD2s plans fell through so she met me and we had a look round together, I have a thing about vintage cutlery and there was a stall there selling things made out of silver vintage spoons. She had rings made out of spoon handles with motivational sayings on them and DD2 picked one up that said Inhale Exhale on it which struck us as funny for some reason so I bought it for myself , it’s small enough for my little finger so that’s where I’m wearing it, there were some beautiful pickle forks and cake servers with sayings stamped on them too. The craft fare wasn’t too big and was mostly jewellery but there were some lovely bits there I could have been tempted by if I wasn’t being careful. I shouldn’t have bought a ring but it’s my birthday soon so I will pay the money back from my birthday money.

Today I woke up feeling sort of human and wasn’t breathing too badly so I very slowly painted the inside of the wardrobe, I did have to keep sitting down but I got it done. I’ve painted it with damp proof paint as there was some mould in there, it’s all been treated and sealed now so hopefully won’t come back. I need to paint it with proper paint tomorrow just to make it look smart then the room is done apart from the carpet and putting the curtains back up. I still need to find curtains but can take my time with that because I have some to use in the interim and I don’t want to rush and make a mistake.

Tomorrow I have to go into town yet again because I forgot to by worms for the chicken and she isn’t happy with me 😀I also didn’t realise I’ve nearly run out of loo roll 😳 and I want to make a vegetable curry too so need the ingredients for that . I will paint the wardrobe when I get home if I’m not too knackered. I have to finish it before Wednesday so time is running out.

Last night we had torrential rain so the garden is soaking now which is great as it really needed it. I had trouble getting to sleep though because there is a wind chime in the tree outside my bedroom window and it was jingling away, it’s the first time I’ve heard it since I’ve been in that room and we’ve had some windy nights lately, it seems it’s rain that sets if off🙂

milann

I had to smile at the reference to veg curry and loo rolls🥴😂
It sounds as if you’re getting there slowly but surely 👏 with the decluttering and getting the house how you want it 👍….little by little still gets the job done 👍👍

Onebrokelady

milann said:

I had to smile at the reference to veg curry and loo rolls🥴😂
It sounds as if you’re getting there slowly but surely 👏 with the decluttering and getting the house how you want it 👍….little by little still gets the job done 👍👍

😂😂I did realise the connection until you pointed it out.  Everything is slowly but surely at the moment but at least it’s not stopped 😂

Onebrokelady

Today I was supposed to go and see my mum but I’ve postponed it to Friday because I had to take my bed apart and clear the decorating bits out of the bedroom. The bedroom is finished and ready for it carpet tomorrow. I’ve taken my bed apart and given it a new coat of paint. The bed was originally orange pine but I didn’t like it so I painted it white, I remember when I first painted it it took 7 very thin coats of paint to cover the pine. It had got a bit scratched so I’ve tarted it up , I just need to paint the other side but I can do that tomorrow while the carpet man is here. 

The day got off to a bad start because I checked to see how much I was paid this month and I haven’t been paid anything so my sick pay must have ended 😳 I went on the GOV website and opened another claim for benefits but I’m not sure I’ve done it right. I have to wait for them to phone me now to set up and interview so I can prove my identity because I only have one of the required documents. This will mean going to the job center ( joy of joys) but I thought while I’m there I can ask if I’ve filled the paper work out correctly. I am now going to be topping up my pension with money from my savings until retirement thing or benefits are sorted out😳. 

I then got the invoice for the work I had done in the bathroom and when I tried to pay it it didn’t work so I paid it again and now I think I’ve paid it twice which is very bad timing when I haven’t been paid 😀I contacted the bank but they couldn’t help so I contacted the plumbing company and she said she will keep an eye out and if it is paid twice they will refund me. The first payment was incomplete so I don’t think it will go through. I have transferred enough money to pay it and my bills so can just put that back in the savings if it doesn’t come out.

I then had a gp appointment phone call to talk about my latest blood tests and I thought she was going to say my blood sugars were high but they are ok again now, however she said one of her colleagues pointed out that my platelets are high and have been for three years😳so it needs investigating. They have been high but stable for three years and only now are they investigating it😡 she then said it could be because I have a malignancy somewhere in my body or it could be because of the Pulmonary Fibrosis. I answered no to all the symptoms she asked me about but I now have to do a poo test to check for bowel cancer because all the other suspects were negative. Honestly at this point I am over it ……completly over it , if I’ve got another problem I’m not going  to cope I’m barely hanging on now. So now I have the worry of something else lurking ……..so yeah note a great day really ……apart from I saw a woodpecker in my garden which was amazing 🙂

Cherryfudge

That's a lot to take on from the GP - probably not the most helpful member of staff. However, the chances must be that it's the Pulmonary Fibrosis that's raised your platelets, and they can't be that concerned if it's gone on three years and they're only now taking notice. I'm not saying to ignore the possibility of bowel cancer but it is one of those things they test everyone for, so that will have given it a higher profile in her mind - and you did answer 'no' to the things she was suggesting, so there's that.

And it's good news that your blood sugar has improved.

As for the money, I'm glad you have savings but I really hope they sort out the benefits quickly.

And how exciting to have a woodpecker!