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Hi everyone update on me! Still going to work :( public transport cut so having to wait for ages in the cold for a bus home from work. Had my Consultant Dr's appointment over the phone on Thurs - H1ABc up to 69 since I last saw him in June last year, not surprised with all the stuff that is going on, seeing him in Oct hopefully then can finally get my BP & feet checked.

Today my dad dropped off some heavy shopping like milk etc whist he still can which is great, to see him too, I miss being able to spend time over at my parents, they are only 30 minutes drive from me. I also got an upgraded iPad, it's a sort of early birthday present/I can't see you for weeks present, hopefully, I should be able to Skype/Zoom/Facetime my family from it.
 
rosy_nic said:
Hi everyone update on me! Still going to work :( public transport cut so having to wait for ages in the cold for a bus home from work. Had my Consultant Dr's appointment over the phone on Thurs - H1ABc up to 69 since I last saw him in June last year, not surprised with all the stuff that is going on, seeing him in Oct hopefully then can finally get my BP & feet checked.

Today my dad dropped off some heavy shopping like milk etc whist he still can which is great, to see him too, I miss being able to spend time over at my parents, they are only 30 minutes drive from me. I also got an upgraded iPad, it's a sort of early birthday present/I can't see you for weeks present, hopefully, I should be able to Skype/Zoom/Facetime my family from it.
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That sounds like some good things to return to after a cold journey home.
Thanks for helping us all to keep going.
 
grovesy said:
Oh that is a shame. Mine is an old one survived the 1987 hurricane, and every storm since. Though many panes suffered at the hand of footballs, over the years . Most of the panes are now plastic ones.
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Mine is a plastic one, unfortunately incredibly light but we have weighted the frame down with bricks so hopefully it will survive. I bought it a couple of weeks ago for the sole purpose of giving me some focus whilst I can't go out. Yours sounds like a really good one despite the plastic window panes. I don't think mine would cope in a hurricane!
 
Flutterby said:
Mine is a plastic one, unfortunately incredibly light but we have weighted the frame down with bricks so hopefully it will survive. I bought it a couple of weeks ago for the sole purpose of giving me some focus whilst I can't go out. Yours sounds like a really good one despite the plastic window panes. I don't think mine would cope in a hurricane!
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I bought it at a Tesco Garden Center when they had gardens centers, and it was their own label. Though I think I saw on the paper work it was made by Hall's, they were a well known greenhouse maker. It does not owe me anything. Yesterday it helped keep my sane.
 
Morning everyone, it's later than I think, as I forgot the clocks were changing. So just enjoying that special first cup of tea,

I am being successful in finding the positives in the situation most of the time - time to do many things that I have been wanting to get to for a while. Plenty of time to focus on healthy eating and exercise resulting in improved BS readings. More garden fence conversations letting me get to know my neighbours, enjoying the sunshine and the garden, and many more things.

The down times are listening to the news and my worry and concern about what some people are already enduring and how this horrific situation will develop and the short and long term effects on us all. - My antidote to this is to just listen to the news once a day, and otherwise just take one day at a time.
The other big down is missing being with my family, as I am used to spending a couple of days a week looking after the boys.
- but we do a video call every day and they seem to be coping well and enjoying spending more family together.

So I keep trying to find the 'silver linings' as much as I can, but also just let the emotions take over sometimes as well, and console with a good cup of tea.
 
Chilly start here today. Glad I did my pottering in the garden yesterday!

Managed to get some seeds planted, and put the sweet peas in that I spotted in the Supermarket on Friday. Maybe we *will* have some summer colour after all!
 
OH has tentatively suggested I cut his hair! We were both booked for a cut this week, but of course it was cancelled. Mine can just grow, I can nibble the fringe with the nail scissors so I can see out. But OH is worried I’ll approach him with a knife and fork, or the garden shears, even though I do cut my adult son's hair occasionally, and he hasn’t been arrested for frightening the neighbours.
I read somewhere that we would find out the true colour of the nations's hair in 4-5 weeks time. (I’m lucky, I don’t have to colour mine yet, so no 'roots' for me!)
 
How exciting!!

Which of these tantalising options will he opt for I wonder?

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Robin said:
OH has tentatively suggested I cut his hair! We were both booked for a cut this week, but of course it was cancelled. Mine can just grow, I can nibble the fringe with the nail scissors so I can see out. But OH is worried I’ll approach him with a knife and fork, or the garden shears, even though I do cut my adult son's hair occasionally, and he hasn’t been arrested for frightening the neighbours.
I read somewhere that we would find out the true colour of the nations's hair in 4-5 weeks time. (I’m lucky, I don’t have to colour mine yet, so no 'roots' for me!)
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Lucky you. I’ve hidden the Tupperware bowls from Mr Eggy and the scissors!
 
This morning: Got up, wee, went down for the paper, got back and washed my hands after touching the paper, the lift button and the door security button. (Put paper down in the man cave.) I’ll read that this afternoon to give viruses a chance to pop their clogs. Meanwhile, I’ll read the Sunday National on my iPad, then the Washington Post while drinking a triple shot Americano, no milk, and a leisurely vape. After all that I might be able to persuade my body to go for a shave and a shower.

Then I’ll be human again🙂

Just realised, apart from the paranoid handwashing, that’s a perfectly normal Sunday.:D
 
mikeyB said:
Just realised, apart from the paranoid handwashing, that’s a perfectly normal Sunday.:D
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Ha! That’s such an important realisation Mike.

It feels different, and ‘confined’... But actually, half the time we are only doing what we always would!
 
Got a haircut yesterday, figuring it will probably need to last a while.

The govt here made a point about hairdressers and barbers being allowed to remain open for the moment, provoking lots of questions about how that squared with keep-2m-distance and less-than-25min-personal-contact.

Anyway, the only virtues the guy I go to has as a barber are (a) he's quick and (b) he doesn't make conversation. That's enough to make me a loyal customer, particularly now.

I have to say that for the moment Oz seems to have done a good job of managing this plague. Lots of testing, tracing, isolating, just like the WHO recommends, and there's a degree of comfort that at any rate the extent of infection is pretty well understood and most chains are being managed. The curve is flatttening out and daily growth heading below 10%, which would probably mean R0 < 1, at least for the moment ...
 
Good morning everyone

i’m doing ok, thank you.

Day 11 of injecting insulin as a newbie Type 1.

I’ve had my units altered a little over the telephone by the hospital nurse. I’m getting lots of palpitations and pins & needles and shortness of breath but they cam also be side effects of some Antibiotics I’m on for a bad UTI (or series of UTIs and thrush I’ve had for being misdiagnosed). This makes me v panicky (from a COVID point of view too) as I have multiple auto-immune issues. Trying to breathe calmly and to calm down!

I’m wondering if my continuing weight loss is “normal”? Lost 3lbs since last Sunday. Im 5’2” and am now 9 stone. I’m carb counting and sticking to approx 130/140 carbs a day but that’s not equating to many calories. Any suggestions please?

I’m also fretting about whether I should return to my 91 year old mom’s home to look after her. I usually spend half my time there looking after her. She’s mobile but frail. She’s been isolating for months and I’m so conflicted by the stay home advice. Wondering if i should just relocate there permanently for the foreseeable future or if she’s “safer” without me.

Be well everyone

Jan ♥️
 
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