So tired

I seem to have spent a fair bit of today sleeping. I slept this afternoon and woke up thinking it was tomorrow morning, and then slept this evening and woke up thinking it was a lot later than it was! I've just been feeling really exhausted, and so the best thing for that is sleep. We're doing the big shop tomorrow so I need to save my energy for that. I hauled Flash into bed with me earlier and he's been snuggled up beside me all evening. I'm just checking my email and stuff and then I'm off back to bed again.

Unconscious Mutterings

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Marathon :: runner
2. Debt :: collector
3. Turn :: about
4. Image :: Paint Shop Pro
5. Sofa :: settee
6. Envelope :: push the
7. Cart :: horse
8. Process :: proceed
9. Question :: mark
10. Rumour :: machine

Lazy day

I'm feeling quite pleased with myself having done my dusting yesterday, so I don't have that to do today. My sleep pattern is much better now, in fact apart from a trip to the loo in the early hours, the last couple of days I haven't woken up until Dad has got up. I don't have anything I have to do today. Mum and Dad are off to their respective churches this morning, so I've got some time alone, which makes a nice change. I don't want to go into town today because it will be really busy & anyway, I've done my Christmas shopping (apart from Mum's present). The weather is pretty grotty too. Perhaps a day snuggled up with Flash in front of the tv would be nice! I might change my blog template again, then again I might not! A lazy day I think.

One good turn...

Something really nice happened today. Mum and I were stood at the bus stop in the pouring rain, when a lady drove up and asked us if we'd like a lift into town. We were really pleased and it was only when we were halfway into town that she told us that she hadn't been going into town! She insisted on driving us right the way home, and only gave us her first name so we couldn't send her flowers or anything. So there are angels after all! We're going to write to the local paper and thank her through that, hoping she reads it.
We had a good look around 'Matalan' although neither of us bought anything. I've got all my dusting done and have been faffing about here for ages, changing my blog template. I've come back to one I was using before because I like it a lot. I don't plan to do much for the rest of the day. I'm pretty tired.

Saturday stuff

I'm still feeling a bit iffy, but I can't quite put my finger on why. Anyway, the plan for today is to go to 'Matalan' this morning with my Mum. Other than that I don't plan to do an awful lot. Maybe a bit of dusting, I'll see how I feel later. I don't really need to do that today. I've got loads of episodes of 'The Darling Buds Of May' on my Sky+ box so I might get around to watching some of them. It was a bit daft me recording them since I've got the boxed set of dvds, but it saves fiddling with the video/dvd player.

Friday Fill-Ins

Friday Fill-Ins

1. We need all hands on deck.
2. I saw a cute cat picture and it made me smile.
3. If you want to get ahead get a hat.
4. I'm tired and achey because I have fibromyalgia.
5. Massachusetts has a proposed 5% sales tax on elective cosmetic surgery; I think it probably doesn't affect me as I live in the UK.
6. A lack of arguing makes for a happy holiday.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching tv with my cat, tomorrow my plans include shopping and Sunday, I want to have a lie-in!

Friday feelings

I'm feeling ever so slightly pooped this morning - well, actually, I'm feeling really tired. I don't know why because my sleep pattern has been pretty good this week. Maybe it's because I've had a bit of a funny tummy - TMI I know! I don't feel like doing anything much today, but I know Mum wants to go shopping. I'm not sure yet whether I'll go along or not. I'm feeling a bit 'all shopped out' having done all my Christmas shopping (apart from my Mum's present), and also stocked up on clothes these last couple of weeks.
I've got a craving for 'Boost' bars at the moment. they have a biscuity crumbly filling wrapped in caramel and milk chocolate, and yes they are as good as they sound. Being me I can't keep it to just one a day. I bought three 5 packs on Tuesday and I have one 5 pack plus one odd bar left. They are that nice, and very moreish!
I'm even liking 'Boost' bars better than ginger pieces in dark chocolate which was the last craze! I tend to have passions for certain foods almost to the exclusion to all else, which isn't too bad if it's something like jelly and fruit, but not so good if it's cakes or chocolate.
I've been having funny little spells of dizziness and much frequent myoclonic jerks since yesterday. I'm not sure why. Maybe I have a touch of labyrinthitis, which makes me feel giddy, and it might just be a bad time for the myoclonic jerks and totally coincidental. Either way, it doesn't feel very nice. It makes me feel nauseous and a bit unsteady on my feet. Oh well, I've just got to get on with it I suppose. I doubt that I'll get much in the way of sympathy!

Wednesday wanderings

I need to go into town this morning as I'm meeting one friend after the other tomorrow morning so won't have much shopping time. I've got a watch that needs a new battery and I wouldn't mind popping in to the library. It's Flash's annual check up at the vet's today, but Dad reckons he can manage on his own, so I'm leaving him to it. He's already bitten my head off once this morning. He speaks more civilly to the cat than he does to me. What did I do to deserve it?
Son 1 rang up last night and has finally booked his tickets for when he comes home for Christmas, which were less than £2 each, so all the fuss was about nithing. He rang and spoke to Dad last night, so hopefully I won't be caught in the crossfire again for a while. If my hair wasn't coloured it would be white with all the stress I'm under!
Well, I'm off to do some dusting. I won't go into town until after Dad and Flash have gone to the vets in case I'm needed, so I should have time to get my dusting done before then, so I can collapse in a heap when I get back from town!

Tuesday thoughts

I was combing Flash this morning and he bit me. Not deeply, but it broke the skin. He hates being combed but he gets little burrs and things caught in his fur, usually underneath. Anyway, I'm not combing him any more today. He's got to go to the vet's tomorrow for his annual check up and if she thinks it's a problem she can comb him! I think he's put on quite a lot of weight since last year, but he doesn't look any bigger.
We're going to 'Asda' (part of WalMart) to do our big shop today and they've made their non-food part bigger, so we'll have plenty to browse through apart from getting the food stuff. I'm looking forward to it. I don't expect I'll be doing much once I get home as the browsing and shopping will use my energy up.

All stressed out

I'm feeling very stressed. My Dad was in a foul mood today which didn't help matters. Amongst other things he keeps on about Son 1 getting his train tickets for coming home at Christmas. Son 1 has been told that the longer he leaves it the more expensive they will be. So I'm getting grief all the time from my Dad about whether Son 1 has got his tickets yet. He has Son 1's email address and mobile phone number so I don't see why I should be caught up in it. With my mental health problems I'm supposed to keep away from unnecessary stress, and this isn't helping at all.
When Mum and I went to look for the cushions they only had the pillow shaped ones in the fleece fabric, so I'm getting that as part of my Christmas present. I'm also getting a lovely black 'teddy bear' shaggy fleece which we found in 'Milletts' when we went in to get out of the rain. I bought a dark blue fleece 'sweatshirt' reduced from £14-99 to £4-99!
I haven't seen much of Flash today, but he just came in and headbutted me before settling down on my bed. I'm going to be settling down in my bed very shortly. I'm listening to Christmas songs on my Shuffle. I bought the boys a Christmas songs CD each for Christmas and copied them first! All my Christmas shopping is done now, apart from my Mum's present, so I'm almost sorted.
I want to try and get a good night's sleep because I'm going to shop until I drop tomorrow. We're going to 'Asda' to do our big shop, and they've also got more clothes, home stuff, electricals etc., since they renovated recently, so it will be nice to have a nose around there. Not that I actually need anything, but it's nice to look even if I am a bit hard up.
I've spent about £90 on clothes over the last couple of weeks. All either reduced or a very good price anyway, but even so, it's a big chunk out of my (limited) income. So that's something else to get stressed out about. Oh well, I should get a £10 Christmas bonus from the DSS. That will go a long way - not!

Smooshy cushions etc.

This morning was one morning when I could happily have gone back to bed, but since my sleep pattern has improved somewhat I didn't want to mess it up again. My main plan for the day is to go into town at some point. We're going to get some Cushtie microbead cushions as part of my Christmas present. They are filled with tiny polystyrene beads and mould to whatever shape you want.
I would like a new cushion to go in the small of my back, as Flash keeps appropriating mine(!), and another one for my head. Apart from heat my microbead cushion has been the most helpful thing when dealing with pain, I've had others before but this one has a fleece covering and doesn't slip straight out when you put it in the small of your back.
Other than that I don't have any plans for the day really. I'm pretty tired and I'm achey too. I've ordered a couple of 'Midsomer Murders' dvds from Amazon, so it would be nice if they arrived and then I could have a 'Midsomer Murders' afternoon/evening.

Damp cats, dusting, and losing weight

I was awake early this morning, and was soon joined by a rather damp cat. He gets a bit wet around the undercarriage going through the grass, even when it's not raining! I decided to do my dusting today, and I've already done my study. I'm waiting until Mum wakes up or it gets a bit later before I do my bedroom and shower room. I don't want to disturb her too early on a Sunday.
I don't have any plans for today. I read the second of my new books yesterday afternoon, more or less all in one go, but I've still got plenty here to read. I've also got my Sky+ box that was so full I had to delete some stuff off it to record more, and I can potter online if I want to. I might set up a health blog because it would be really useful to keep notes of medication changes, symptoms, appointments, etc.
I was thrilled to bits earlier when I got on the scales and was 6lb(!!) lighter than when I last weighed. I've been considering going to Weightwatchers, but I think I'm just going to try and eat more sensibly, and be more aware of the fat content and/or calories of things. I'll probably count calories as that's how I've lost weight in the past. I write down every penny I spend, so why not write down the calories I eat. I don't really want to 'diet' as such, just try to eat more sensibly. I might set up a 'diet' blog too!

Unconscious Mutterings

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Grace :: Amazing
2. Shower :: power
3. Alice :: a town like
4. Purple :: Rain
5. Apartment :: department
6. 3 :: men and a baby
7. Car :: crash
8. Pregnant :: blooming
9. Counsellor :: counselled
10. Discretion :: the soul of