Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

I am looking forward to a soak in the bath one day .. -- yes I would love to have a nice long tub to soak in @Appleblossom, mine is a tiny square one,

@Former-Member xx

@Shaz51

Thinking of you and trust all is as well as can be.

Bathrooms so expensive to renovate @Shaz51, I am not a bath person - we have a 3/4 bath in our current home. In an old place we had a big spa bath. When Mr D unwell he would have baths and almost flood the bathroom.

yes @Former-Member, our square bath tub floods part of the bathroom here too

soo no renovation here

We've got a little 3/4 tub too that was here when we moved in. Am planning a big reno including bathroom which will very definitely have a full bathtub and a separate shower. I really don't like standing in a bathtub to shower. We'll probably still use the shower most of the time, but I really miss being able to have an occasional long soak bath.

It's all still at the dreaming stage though. We wanted to start fixing up the house about 5-6 years ago, when we cleared the last of the mortgage, but that was also when Older Daughter went downhill, so it's on indefinite hold.

One little "me time" thing I do occasionally is go down to the back of the yard under the trees, and lie down to watch the leaves moving and listen to the birds. Am thinking I should keep a piece of shadecloth down there as a mat though, because I come back to the house covered in grassy bits and leaf litter. 😄

How are mum & uncle going @Shaz51?

Hello @Former-Member

my uncle has been moved back to our town hospital today -- they did not put in a new pace maker yet , they are going to see how he goes -- he is 89

Mum is going ok , Mr shaz and I cleaned her house yesterday -- did those jobs that don`t get done often , we mowed her lawn too

and her legs and head have healed after her mishap

And how are you doing @Shaz51?

ammm me , lots of different feelings @Former-Member

tired, trying to learn how to listen to my body more , aching

confusing sometimes to get things under control

different instructions from family , -- I should do this , I should do that, need to slow down , hubby wants to do less / then he wants to do more

tired of gps and specialists , not too bad but hubby thinks we are missing out on work

but then today we worked this morning and mr shaz wanted to work this afternoon , got home at 1pm and had the afternoon off