Life can be a Pain

Ohhhh sorry @Owlunar

My mum is home now improving bit by bit , I am still caring for her , will be I think everyday

Yea No Cyclone coming which is great xx

how are you today ??

Having a big week with Hubby , I wrote in the other thread -- ups and down with hubby MI

Hello @Former-Member, @MoonGal, @Zoe7

Hi @Shaz51

I am glad your mother is recovering - it must have been a shock for both of you for her to have such serious surgery

I am okay now - yeah - Tuesday had some hard parts - I am an easy going person but the woman who came to do my domestic work nearly drove me crackers with the vacuum cleaner - if she comes back next time she can unpack the new one - I am not going to stir my spine with that task

I went shopping for new clothes today - I had a Medicare claim and they have moved the Medicare claim place - but I tried on tops and this will catch up with me - I have some new shirts - I have to go out later so I am wearing one of them today -

Changing rooms have trick mirrors - I think it's because we are standing too close to the mirror - I look better at home in my own mirror

It's so hard to get my daughter a present for her birthday - but I got her a sort of very long very wide soft scarf - or throw - or whatever - beautiful material - I would love it if someone gave it to me.

But when I settle myself down I am going to be feeling my back pain - I know this will happen - so I will stop soon

Dec

Hi @Former-Member

t's good to hear from you and to get feedback and know I am helping people - it helps to heal me from my own past - it is good to tellpeople that they can look forward to being better in the future

My son got a raw deal through life - being adopted meant he had a more stable family that he could have had but it wasn't his own family and it strikes me as being painful

But because I went to the ancient prison when the kids were just kept out of the weather and fed I know things are vastly improved and I know I had something to do with that - and yes - it does give me some peace

I have more energy since I have had a change in my medication - this is good but it seems harder to sleep - no doubt I shall adjust

And yes - that scarf is beautiful - I love my dd so much I am glad to have managed to find something so beautiful - it's lovely. If I asked her what she would like she would just say Itunes - not very personal

It's great you have dropped in

Dec

It great to read you have more energy @Owlunar but frustrating about the sleep. My sleep is bad at the moment too. Hopefully we'll both get that part sorted soon. Take care. 💜🤗

Hi @De. Just popping over to brighten your day with some flowers. Letting you know you're fondly thought of. Peace and grace to you this beautiful Sunday. Big Hug xox

Hi @Former-Member

Thanks for your thoughts - yes - I suddenly had all this energy on Friday - it was wonderful - I still feel pretty good actually - but yes - Friday I did not sleep well -

My medication is not the kind most people here would be taking - but yes - dropping back a quarter on the Slow Release had a painful start - but Friday - I think I was super-hyped and that took all night to wear off and I slept in the chair watching TV on Saturday - not a good idea

But yes - I hate that medication - for all it is different and taken for a different reason - who wants to take pills all the time?

I slept well last night - and I have three new shirts - which is good - I need more clothes but getting them now and again is enough - trying on clothing in front of trick mirrors has it's hazards - but the friend who took me told me to come outside in my new clothes and look in the mirror in the store where I could stand back - not so bad - this was better

All the best Teej - for you day and going to TAFE - this is harder for you I know

Dec

Aw thanks for the flowers @Former-Member

They are beautiful - I was thrilled to see them

I love flowers -

Dec

How did it get to be Autumn

I have to stop working here this morning and take something a bit stronger for my back pain and make sure I am ready to see my therapist this afternoon - late - I feel better in the later afternoon for some strange reason

I missed my slow-release pain medication yesterday morning and wondered why I was so useless yesterday - and saw the tablet in the blisterpack last night - and I had written in my note book that I had taken it - not clever - so today I have to catch up with myself

But - some people - I have a rather wonky computer table - one my parents gave me years ago - fine as long as I alone move it.

Yesterday my domestic helper decided to move it for me and I was already holding it and this sudden movement will drive pain from nothing to 9 in seconds and I was already in pain -

Why!!! I asked her to let go of the table please - then said it louder - and then shouted - let go of the bl^^dy table!!!!!!!!!

I know the rest of the world heard me - and she looked at me kinda weird and I tipped the table sideways and showed here tricky fastening -

After that I felt like crying - I know how to do things without hurting myself but it takes yelling to make people stop helping because they are making it worse

I felt bad shopping last week because my helper obviously likes different colours and picked out all the wrong stuff and I felt okay, then odd, then strange and finally I had to tell her I like blue - and black - and any colour blue - but black is fine - and checks are fine etc

We are all entitled to our taste and I have no trouble with that - but trying to convince someone that I know what I like is painful - I have to raise my voice and I am not an unfriendly person at all

Gotta take a break and have a coffee - nothing much to eat in the house but I do have enough anzac cookies for now - I need to go to the shops for something I should have got yesterday

The cat's on short commons too - there are a few munchies left in the bag -

Enough griping - I just wish people would listen to me when I know my own stuff better - everyone knows there own stuff better

Dec - feeling p^ss^d off at some things - not the people

Grouch - gotta ease the spine - now that was my fault

Oh @Owlunar .... that was miserable re your back yesterday ....

Sending you hugs and well-wishes for today. I hope you're feeling better soon.

❤️💕

P.S. Just go a TEXT from my Dad .... !!

Before we left on our trip he finally, finally, got himself a mobile phone after criticising the need for anyone to have one .... for many, many years.

My mum passed away 16 years ago, and she had just bought herself one three months before. As we were leaving Aus to return to Greece after her funeral, WH remembered that he had had to sign some papers before we left that he had left at home .... I called my Dad in another vehicle on my mother's mobile phone that he was carrying and he dashed back to the house to get them while we checked in at the airport .... she saved the day, and it was after she was gone ... ❣

Then my dad let the phone lapse .... cos he didn't see the need to have one .... despite having wonky knees and going for long walks in isolated places by himself .... :face_with_rolling_eyes: .... and then visiting us in the city and going for long walks by himself .... :face_with_rolling_eyes: ....

And wondering why business people weren't calling him with consultant job offeres, after asking for his mobile phone number and being told that mobile phones aren't necessary, and are unnecessarily costly, and that he has an answering machine at his house ....

Now .... now ... he has got himself a mobile phone .... ✅ has called me on it .... ✅ has stopped the car to call me back on it .... ✅ and this morning answers me by text .... ✅

WTG Dad .... ❣