My life partner has Bipolar ii

hello @Former-Member , how was your day xx

this morning we slept in to 8am

then went food shopping for mum and us

put all the stuff away for mum and us

mr shaz ha ordered a new pole chainsaw @Determined

so we can not have the aircon on yet

we did some trimming in our yard this afternoon

mr shaz is worried about all the other spots on him -- are they cancerous

lots of phone calls and text messages last night , got a 85th birthday party for MIL coming up and our children are going to stay with us

so mr shaz is working out everything and saying we need a aircon in the spare bedroom and the boys will have to sleep on the sofa beds -- this is happening in december

@outlander, @Sophie1 , @Corny , @Faith-and-Hope , @octavia

I rather suspected the Swashbuckler would not last until Christmas to get a pole chainsaw @Shaz51 😀, brace yourself for an aircon order 😵. Do you feel a garage sale of his excess tools might be in order to pay for them???

Perhaps suggesting to Mr S that he book in for a full skin check so that all the spots he is concerned about can be assessed.

Today has been fairly quiet, a long phone call to one of my brothers, moved a bed base from storage area to spare bedroom, did a bit of grocery shopping and got 2 herb plants from garden centre and walked the dog.

I rather suspected the Swashbuckler would not last until Christmas to get a pole chainsaw-- ha ha, no way ---- very true @Former-Member

brace yourself for an aircon order--- ohhh yes xx

Do you feel a garage sale of his excess tools might be in order to pay for them???--- ammm if he says yes to anything that he wants to sell that is xx

Perhaps suggesting to Mr S that he book in for a full skin check so that all the spots he us concerned about can be assessed.-- he had this totally done a couple of years ago when he had his prostate checked and all his sunspots

have to go shopping as my mum needs a new mattress and need new cushions and curtains to darken the spare bedroom -- ahhhh and the pillows smells -- arrggggg

@Shaz51 was only being a bit cheeky re: garage sale.

Going back and having a follow up skin check is worthwhile. Do you know if they use a molemax or similar system where they take photographs of spots and then go back and compare them at follow up visits?

Yes, things do wear out on a regular basis. We did not bring our old guest mattresses with us as they were old. Delivery of the new ones is scheduled for this week (which is why we got the base ready). When in the right frame of mind I quite enjoy shopping for home furnishings. Think I need to have an idea as to what I am after before we head out.

was only being a bit cheeky re: garage sale.--- that`s ok @Former-Member

mr shaz wants to sell his gernie which he has 3 of them and he has treasles too but then hechanges his mind

Hello @Faith-and-Hope , hope you are OK my friend xx

Ohhh @Former-Member , @Determined , sometimes I don't know what to do

@outlander , @Sophie1

Soo confusing at times , I just give up

@Former-Member (third times a charm getting the pic to upload 😬)

@outlander

A bit of sunshine = 😀😀😀

Hi @Former-Member

checking in on you

I had a up and down weekend with family events running their usual emotional havoc - can't even be bothered going into detail lol

but wanted to say I had a swim today (despite my family trying their hardest to take all my attention) and after it was like a beautiful peace had descended on me and I can't explain it but I liked it very much

what makes you feel fresh and calm ?

Yikes @Sophie1

Family demands and pressures can really deplete us at times ...

The garden has long been my happy place, weeding, watering, planting, having a coffee in the garden ...

I also find that I am refreshed when I am in the right place at the right time with the appropriate resources to help someone out. This can be finding a funny that is right for the occasion, an op shop find/something on sale / a gift that I know someone particularly needs and would appreciate, going out for coffee, helping someone do a mini declutter, cooking a meal/other recipe that can be shared that is a culinary triumph .... so many more things.