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Group 7-day waking average?

Grannylorraine said:
, back at work after 3 weeks off, my anxiety is through the roof, hardly slept roll on next year when I am hoping to take early retirement
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@Grannylorraine i can honestly say finishing early has been the best thing i've done (so far at least). No more work stress or worry. Even mum says i'm less "spiky". I still worry about whether we can afford things as i'm not claiming my pension yet but the relief and lack of work stress far outweighs that worry.

Could you finish earlier? Maybe make a bit of money from your baking? I hope the week goes ok for you.
 
eggyg said:
I’m still a Tetley lass!) I call it his posh tea, it is revolting. I’ve never run out of ordinary tea again!
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I also a Tetley lass, I used to enjoy PG but todays cuppa is definitely tetley. I have Twinnings breakfast tea in the cupboard in case I should ever run out 🙂 I usually buy the very large bags of tetley, lasts me about 4 months 🙂 First thing in the Morning I start the day with Twinning Lemon and Ginger though - also delicious.

Good Morning folks

Fasting blood glucose 5.8 this morning, which I feel happier about as last couple of days its been up to 6.8 Today I go for my HBA1C check since starting on the empagliflozin - that 4 months has gone quick......

Have a great day everyone, the sun is promising some appearance soon I hope 🙂
 
@Gwynn congrats on the hs!

I found this today… lovely house but also comes with that gorgeous little motor. It’s done 1,000 miles since 1967.

IMG_1975.webp
 
Good morning!

8.9

I need to get back into the Yorkshire 3 Peaks training mindset I had in April and May, I've decided.

Back then, I was lucky to have my friend Dave turning up outside my house to drive us to a place called the Armley Steps for relentless uphill training.

Now I have my car again, I need to become Dave!
 
Good morning.6.9

Very wet night but this morning blue sky and light breeze. Not going anwhere today - facebook shows Newcastle Emlyn badly flooded. I don't need a big shop at the moment - besides which I suspect Carmarthen may be flooded by the river. If I feel overly energetic I might light the woodburner...

Hate the "waiting for contracts to exchange" period - can't really make a start on packing until they do. Am vaguely wondering if I should thin out the books - does anyone really need 35+ meters of full book shelves? Or I could just idle away the day with a whodunit on my kindle. Pain levels right down and breathing pretty good so feel a bit guilty doing nothing but why provoke them?

Have finished the scale drawing for the new house (fingers crossed). Definitely better with 3 big bedrooms - if in the furture somebody wants 4 they can always use the study. Got Peachy's temporary accomodation sorted and working on somewhere for Wolf as I doubt I shall get completion on the new place for several weeks after I leave here. Looks as if there is movement on the Yorkshire estate - got a buyer for the house and a message from Heir finders asking to talk today regarding missing cousin for whom no record of death found - late 90s but last known residence in a country which does not make records public. Think I will have to organise some sort of inurance before distributing the estate.

26 days until the daylght starts growing again. Hope everyone has survived Storm Bert and that he has no brethren in the offing.
 
MikeyBikey said:
Good moaning! Woke an hour ago to Phantom Pain (cramp in non-existent toes) and BG 11.8. Painkillers starting tio work so will try for a couple of extra hours.

Cloudy.
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Good morning! I managed to get back to sleep and 90 minutes later woke to an 8.9. I did urine tests (not the strips I posted about but specific glucose and keytone ones with a sample I collected before I went back to bed, and they were negative which highlights how bad it was when I had to rely on urine tests as child/young adult.

Thank you @goodybags and @freesia for your kind thoughts. Phantom pain varies so much from nothing to a mild sensation of the foot/leg being there, to sheer agony (constant or stabbing pains). Sadly for myself and many amputees I have met the preferred medication, Gabapentin, does not work!
 
@TinaD I feel your pain. Last week a book seller came and took away another roughly 30 meters of books. That’s similar to what they took last time. We’ve still got about 1/3 to sort through and prep for them to have a look over and see if they want. That leaves us with probably 10m of rejects (maybe because they’re modern hardback fiction or more interestingly they’re really old and/or first editions and need specialists to determine value).

Took shelves of the wall last week. Filled a transit van half way up with nothing other than the wooden boards. Gifted them to the recycling gods at the dump.
 
Morning everyone, blue sky and sunshine just for a change today and a happy 5.2 so a good start to a busy morning.

Have a lovely day everyone and stay well.
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ColinUK said:
@TinaD I feel your pain. Last week a book seller came and took away another roughly 30 meters of books. That’s similar to what they took last time. We’ve still got about 1/3 to sort through and prep for them to have a look over and see if they want. That leaves us with probably 10m of rejects (maybe because they’re modern hardback fiction or more interestingly they’re really old and/or first editions and need specialists to determine value).

Took shelves of the wall last week. Filled a transit van half way up with nothing other than the wooden boards. Gifted them to the recycling gods at the dump.
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I did a good sort out before I moved here and about halved the number but I think they breed. Yours seem dreadfully fertile...
 
5.9
 
4.6 this morning for me.

Blue skies and sunshine for a pleasant change. Trip to a shopping centre to start on Christmas shopping and my urology consultant appointment this evening where hopefully I will be discharged.

Congratulations @Gwynn and @Barrowman on your HS today!

@Grannylorraine , I hope your anxiety subsides today.

Take care everyone!
 
Morning a 8.3 very not impressed of my pump for not taking care the smart guard on my medtronic just gave up on guarding me over the night it was updating ( and still is) so lets see what the update is going to do
bot all of you have a good healty day
 
5 this morning stuck in again, workman just arrived to put new extractor fans in the kitchen and bathroom, was supposed to be here at 8, so that's messed up plans for later as we were hoping to be out by 1 at the latest, feeling rough looks like another winter bug, so properly better off not going out to be honest. have a good day everyone
 
ColinUK said:
@TinaD I feel your pain. Last week a book seller came and took away another roughly 30 meters of books. That’s similar to what they took last time. We’ve still got about 1/3 to sort through and prep for them to have a look over and see if they want. That leaves us with probably 10m of rejects (maybe because they’re modern hardback fiction or more interestingly they’re really old and/or first editions and need specialists to determine value).

Took shelves of the wall last week. Filled a transit van half way up with nothing other than the wooden boards. Gifted them to the recycling gods at the dump.
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Somebody I know runs this company who buy and sell old and rare books.

Greensleeves Books

Greensleeves Books - Rare, used, and out-of-print books
www.greensleevesbooks.co.uk www.greensleevesbooks.co.uk
 
Morning all.6.2 for me this morning. Congratulations to @ Gwynn and @Barrowman on your Hs. Mikey Bikey sorry to hear about your pain Was prescribed pre gabapentin last week for neuropathy and both hips and knee Over the years I've had every painkiller going ,Still in constant pain , Alcohol was pretty good but had to knock that on the head .You tried acupuncture? Have a good day folks
 
Morning... just! Slightly calmer weather today and off to Ukulele group soon. A 6.6 first thing after checking out a new carvery venue yesterday. I was very controlled... with the wine anyway :rofl:, and not too bad with the food which was yummy!
 
MikeyBikey said:
Good morning! I managed to get back to sleep and 90 minutes later woke to an 8.9. I did urine tests (not the strips I posted about but specific glucose and keytone ones with a sample I collected before I went back to bed, and they were negative which highlights how bad it was when I had to rely on urine tests as child/young adult.

Thank you @goodybags and @freesia for your kind thoughts. Phantom pain varies so much from nothing to a mild sensation of the foot/leg being there, to sheer agony (constant or stabbing pains). Sadly for myself and many amputees I have met the preferred medication, Gabapentin, does not work!
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He never referred to it as the PhantomPain that you describe, but @MikeyBikey I kinda get where your coming from with what you refer to, because my late father was a amputee below the knee
and he used to talk about how he felt all sorts of strange sensations and how could feel his lower leg that was no longer there
 
Well, good heavens, it's evening already.... and half way through it at that! It's been a day of sunshine and blue skies puctuated by spasmodic rain, some of it quite heavy.

Set off early this morning to St Austell as the specs I got from ASDA there were constantly falling down my nose and I wanted them adjusted. I thought any opticians shop would do it but Julian was adamant that you had to go back to wherever you got em. They seemed to do a good job this time.

We then set off back in the right direction for Truro and some Christmas shopping. Lunch was ASDA sandwiches eaten in the car in the lovely surroundings of a multi-story car park! Anyway I had my voucher to spend in M&S and I tried on umpteen sweaters, most of which made me look like a gorilla... I need size 16 to accommodate my bust, but it's often too big round my shoulders which are rather narrow. In the end I did get a nice pink one.... we also got one or two presents but still need to do more shopping. The Christmas Market on Lemon Quay, whilst looking attractive, was mostly full of tat. Got home gone 5pm and had a hypo that took up over half an hour, umpteen glucose tabs, a mince pie and 2 Maltesers to sort. Then we wrapped presents for the couple we are meeting for lunch tomorrow and who are off back to Surrey in a day or two and won't be here for Xmas. That Pandora cake in a big roudn tin was a right beggar to wrap!

Looking back through "History" on my PDM I was 7.1 first thing.

Congrats to @Gwynn and @Barrowman on your HSs.

@MeeTooTeeTo hope you feel better soon.

@MikeyBikey I read your posts and feel so sorry for you living with phantom pain. I can't help, but send a hug.

@Grannylorraine I hope you feel a bit better this evening having got over the first day back, but I sympathise, I have been there too. It's horrible.

So enjoy your evening folks, at least Masterchef is on... and we have lots of leftovers from Sunday dinner!
 
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