Couldn't handle staying at home today so I took the Minipeelers to the zoo. The meerkats were a delight
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Hmm, contents insurance is due and the premium is up 20%. Ran it through their online calculator for the same details and it's only up 10%. Absolutely shameless.
Annoyingly my policy expires 4 days before my planned moving date.
another box unpacked
some pot plants moved,
more furniture cleaning
and I found my driving lesson book , yay π now to study some more
Medical
I need to take phosphate supplements due to my levels being very low post iron infusion and having now dropped further which is a risk to my heart.
But theyβve given me supplements with artificial sweeteners which I donβt tolerate. Iβm seriously struggling with being able to take them.
The resulting stomach upset is wasting fluid I canβt afford to lose (dehydration) and causing extra pain but at the same time I can feel something definitely is wrong. I do need to replace the phosphates. Iβm really weak, dizzy, and dropping things from my numb hands.
Iβve been searching for any alternatives and rung a support worker who is going to check out some possible options.
If I canβt take them by mouth it will have to be done via iv which means hospital. Iβm hoping Iβll be able to access it through an urgent care or a privately paid service but maybe not.
You absolutely can get tabs without sweeteners, was on them during chemo. Also fizzy berocca-like form. Speak to your pharmacist.
I have the fizzy tabs - they contain aspartame and are causing issues that mean I canβt manage the amount and frequency. Iβm trying to get hold of my doctor - sent an email and will call tomorrow seeking an alternative
so many hugs
do you have anyway to relax after taking your tabs? A tv show which completely distracts you? Something to take your mind off the discomfort?
It doesnβt really work like that. I try but it causes diarrhoea that depletes my fluids when I already struggle with dehydration and kept landing in the er for iv fluids.
Iβm sorting other solutions because this one is not working
Man, I'm so exhausted after a 3 hour cooking marathon (not including half an hour of popping over to the shops) plus another hour of cleaning up. But I think we are good for food now for the next 3-4 days. Taken me a while to recover but now I feel ready to at least start writing some work to-do stuff down... If I'm lucky I'll get some things done today.
Cyclethon 4 is over, tears were shed, to dinner and meal prep I go!
I have to cook dinner and lunch prep, but Cyclethon is so close to ending that I can't look away!
I've worked hard today. I've had 5 coffees and roughly 99 trips to the dunny and I've discovered a new nerve located close to my hip that likes to give me a zap every now and again which is fucking fun.
there's a nerve in that general area that when it zaps takes my breath away
Hsp on the way!
My diet for the last year has been:
Oats and fruit plus decaf for breakfast
2 protein shakes for lunch
Bowl of veggies for snack
Chicken of some variety for dinner
(with occasional pizza)
Fruit for snack before bed.
I need grease. A lot of grease lol
Edit: also the 2nd Lego movie as fucking cool lol
That is awesome! And here's my fat ass having waffles for dinner 2 nights this week.. at least they're homemade I guess.
that's a great diet
Cheers!
I know it's very boring, but I actually don't mind eating the same thing all the time. I still go out to dinner and get takeout sometimes but I just feel better (mentally as well) when I'm eating fairly clean.
I'm the same, I don't mind the same food, in a way it makes life easier, not thinking about what to eat is one less thing on which to waste my time
and I wish I was eating "clean" , but I'm eating cleaner than I was, which is something
Have had a contemplative sunday. Am recovering from surgery, resting in bed, thinking about hiw/why I havent really spoken to my very elderly mother in years. Is this the painkillers talking, or sensibility?
so many hugs
hope you get better real soon πππ
and to answer your personal question, has she spoken to you?
that's the problem - I'm not sure who's not talking to whom/who is drawing (in)appropriate boundaries. But thank you for your well wishes - much appreciated
walked home along the beach
the colours were so beautiful
I love the rocks under the waves at high tide, this is where I usually go for walks
I love this beach life for you SO much. Thank you for sharing it!
thanks, I'm just 200m to sand and water, it's nice , very accessible
I go at night too, to see the lights around the bay , the ships are all lit up and I can see more than a few stars
today I am listening to the soundtrack album to Topsy Turvy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsy-Turvy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b14qKJpD0ZI&list=OLAK5uy_mhgCWuiWUqboasNKPBTxluC9upTxHPkPk
Hot cross buns are fine but my fav Easter treat is the Greek almond crescent shortbreads. So good with a cuppa.
I have finally finished my sofa. I finished the cushions a while ago (although it took a long time, all those long edges take forever to sew) and today did the webbing to replace the springs. It took quite a long time and used a lot of staples. Sitting on the couch properly instead of sunken in with the old squashed cushions and stretched springs should be good for my back.
I expected Miss Meow to get freaked out by the noise of the staple gun but it didn't seem to bother her. She even came over and walked all over the webbing midway. Now that it is finished she has indulged in some zoomies, attacked the end of a roll of tape I haven't yet put away, and is now holding on to a small piece of tape she just captured with a dramatic pounce. Who would have thought she was into upholstery?
Are we going to get pictures? π
Reasonable request. Here you go.
That looks amazing. Go you!!!
oh wow, that looks really good
I really love the fabric. I bought the roll at a discount fabric place many years (ok, decades) ago, initially intending to cover another couch which I ended up not doing for various reasons. I bought this set with the intention of recovering it, but kept being indecisive about whether I wanted to spend the money on new foam, wasn't sure how to deal with the springs etc. etc. I'm glad I fiinally got myself into gear to actually do it now.
It's a really nice sofa. π And your workmanship is very good.
Furniture restoration projects. So hot right now.
Kidding aside, it looks amazing.!
Thanks.
I'd love to fix up the wood frame a bit too, but that is a project for another time.
There can be only one
I love those pillows! And this picture in general. Tux is staying grounded!
Tux is fat street fighter and the void is lightweight stone cold killer.
Itβs evenly matched but, they also snuggle together occasionally
bap you stole my mousie
White sox needs to learn if you're gonna give a left jab then you need to protect the face with the right. Black sox could give a couple of hooks and upper cuts and white sox would be down on the canvas.
Tuxedo has special mittens, I'm backing them
Putting my $ on the south paw
Doing some work on a Sunday (boo) - client issue came up just before the long weekend, which has been on my mind and needed the calm of a weekend day to work through it. Email prepped and ready to send out tomorrow morning. Now I can relax.
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