A Little Shopping in the Basket

 Today (Saturday) I had cause to nip to the shop as I needed some fresh mushrooms for G's breakfast. Whilst in there I noted that they had stocked some of the shelves up with replacement items they have had in store but which have not been topped up for a little while.  I found some dried Bagel slices in Garlic, Pizza and Bacon a while back and I particularly love the Bacon ones (just the Bacon ones).  They sold out of them fast and so today I bought in four more bags of these.  They are very handy for sprinkling on top of salad, or eating with cream cheese and even with soup.  It is very unlike me to like something like this, but these particular ones are a hit.  I also noticed that they had some different flavoured wafer biscuits in, in Lemon, Cappuccino and Strawberry so a bag each of those have also come home as well. Only a couple of bits therefore, but things that will definitely be used.

I also found three packs of Raspberries reduced from £2.50 a tray to £1.25.  I bought them home with me and these have gone into the freezer.  I have decided to make some Raspberry jam, and am therefore building up my stock of Raspberries a little at a time in order to make the jam which is a favourite one here and one I use a lot in baking.  One of the reasons I want a big fruit garden of my own so that you do not end up paying through the nose for basic ingredients

As the Doctor told me the other day I have to drink more water, I have also bought some fresh Ginger and Lemons in to make honey, lemon and ginger tea with a view to hopefully increasing my water intake. If it is made hot and allowed to cool and then kept in the fridge I can grab this when I need it.  I already drink a lot of mint tea, usually of an evening.  I thought that this may do some good overall.  No sugar, just a touch of honey which is easier for the body to assimilate.  I thought that I might make a batch of this of an evening to allow it to cool, and sit overnight in the fridge ready for drinking the next day.  Ginger is meant to be good for the joints as well, so it may well be that I will get double-whammy out of this, more liquid intake and something that helps me generally.

For the past few days I have been a bit off-colour again with the rain, and have a lot of pain and discomfort.  This is how it flows unfortunately.  Am therefore not doing anything at the moment - apart from resting. I am not good at doing that either. Yesterday was not good either and hopefully will have another better day tomorrow where I will be able to get on with things again.  I have so much to do.  

Sunday

I want to do stuff - feel so much better - still not out of the woods but can move a bit more freely.  I have been able to potter a bit today, doing a bit of washing, cooking, attending to the greenhouses, nothing much, but I have pottered.  I have been a bit like the Tin Man out of The Wizard of Oz for the past few days and have had pain.  I have a relatively high pain threshold, so when I am choosing to take Paracetamol it is usually because the discomfort is over my pain threshold.  I am very aware to not overdose on generic medication like Paracetamol like I am with anti-biotics because I know that at some point I will need to have these more often because of the nature of the medical conditions I do have if they worsen, and that can happen rapidly.  Although I play down these conditions for the best part I am having to keep a close eye on things as a few of them can worsen and cause major organ failure.  I do not particularly want that having seen what my mother went through from when I was 15.  It is not something I have asked for, a lot of it is genetic. You cannot help your Levi's or your Wranglers! At one point going back through family history we believed that it was just Mum's side of the family where the weaknesses came from.  However, these days I am not so sure of that as I believe that there are elements in my father's side of the family both paternal and maternal that play their part.  It is what it is at the end of the day and you just have to get on with it and do the best you can. I am not angry, just resigned to what is.  It does frighten me sometimes though, possibly because of caring for my Mum and watching and seeing what she went through and having a lot more knowledge than most about the processes and potential problems involved.  I think that is when I become the most over-whelmed.  Now lets put things into perspective, I am not the only one affected, however I seem to have quite a few more conditions than everyone else. No I am not feeling sorry for myself.  At the end of the day, it is just one of those things. It is not easy to deal with, especially when you are not sure which condition is throwing a wobbler and knowing what to do for the best to keep things stable.  A lot of the conditions have the same tell-tales, but each have their own little subtleties!

Today therefore, I am taking things easy again.  I cannot settle to crafting at all, I wish I could.  I am trying to sort out what I am going to be doing in the next few days, in my mind's eye in any event.  Trying to give myself a proverbial kick up the a...!

I intend to potter a bit and tidy a few things in the back bedroom this evening after we have had our tea.  I have been off my food a bit in any event.  We are having a roast chicken with some bread and butter for tea tonight.  Was not up to cooking a full roast dinner today.

Outline Plans for Monday

At the moment I am not really sure what I am going to be doing tomorrow. However, I suspect it will be the garden and finishing off the Bay tree, the front hedge and getting to the tip (weather permitting fingers crossed and toes plaited!).  Rain stopped play and it needs clearing up.  I will then attend to the greenhouses and sorting them out for the rest of the day (as I say weather permitting).  I have another delivery of plants due soon and I will need more plant pots.

Outline Plans for Tuesday

G is fishing with his mate T.  I will therefore be at home and intend to get on with organising and tidying.  I therefore plan to tackle some work in the back bedroom.  I need to get this space organised a bit better than it currently is.  I will be sorting items out that I not longer need, want or require to go the CS in any event.

First off though I need to take some things to the CS that I have already sorted out and which hopefully will give me a bit more space for working and clearing whilst G is out of the way.  I will be upstairs with the animals in any event so if Missy kicks off, I will be able to get to her easily.  However I am intent on getting things sorted in this back room or at least starting to.  I will also be packing items that are currently in the dining room away in here as well.

Outline Plans for Wednesday

Kitchen Day and possibly evening.  If I need to revisit tomorrow I will just shift the agenda ahead a day, until I work through the list to conclusion.

Outline Plans for Thursday

Bathroom Day

Outline Plans for Friday

Need to go into Town for some bits.  This will happen irrespective.

Hopefully I will be able to get on better this week than last week.

Have a lovely evening everyone.

Catch you soon.

Pattypan

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