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Just braved a shop at the big co-op in the next town, had to queue outside for about five minutes to be let in, but once inside I could whizz round. Plenty of fresh stuff, but no dark chocolate at all :(! Added bonus was getting some items for daughter to save her a separate trip and having a brief word at a safe distance after I'd put them on her doorstep.
 
Thought I was going slightly bananas! Put a new contact lens in and everything was totally blurred, tried another same thing. Looked at the prescription on the 3 boxes I'd recently received from my opticians and they are -2.75 instead of +2.75. Just tried to order the right prescription. With sight in only one eye it really freaked me out - going for a calming walk to buy a bag of Maltesers- nothing else will do ( unless there aren't any Maltesers in which case anything chocolate related will do!) 🙂
 
Hello I am doing ok been in isolation 14 days now as been unwell I had a few days of feeling very low and depressed but trying so hard to keep busy .I was due my bloods tests today but had a phone call with my gp and he said for my safety keep my insulin dosage for 3 months as it is as feels this should be over by then I really do hope so hows everyone else doing Loux
 
Flower said:
Thought I was going slightly bananas! Put a new contact lens in and everything was totally blurred, tried another same thing. Looked at the prescription on the 3 boxes I'd recently received from my opticians and they are -2.75 instead of +2.75. Just tried to order the right prescription. With sight in only one eye it really freaked me out - going for a calming walk to buy a bag of Maltesers- nothing else will do ( unless there aren't any Maltesers in which case anything chocolate related will do!) 🙂
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What about the Malteser Bunnies,
 
just got off the phone to the doctors got a call back in relationship to the catheter infection and a second antibiotic now issued, prob feel like rubbish for a while.

just been sat here eating a sausage roll looking out of the patio and boy is it so quite, you think looking out everything is okay then deep down you know it isn't.

well going to take some meds then time for a lay down.
 
Flower said:
Thought I was going slightly bananas! Put a new contact lens in and everything was totally blurred, tried another same thing. Looked at the prescription on the 3 boxes I'd recently received from my opticians and they are -2.75 instead of +2.75. Just tried to order the right prescription. With sight in only one eye it really freaked me out - going for a calming walk to buy a bag of Maltesers- nothing else will do ( unless there aren't any Maltesers in which case anything chocolate related will do!) 🙂
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Maltese’s don’t count!! (Okay they might need some insulin)
Take care
 
It's perishing here brrr. I went over to the supermarket but it was a bit crowded so will go at 7 tomorrow. I wore my red woolly scarf as a mask and to keep me warm. Felt they were laughing at me in the shop! I did look like a jolly terrorist though with my dark glasses as well. I was thinking of them as I think we've had it! With any luck. Have caught up with Songs Of Praise so will now watch Jane Eyre. We watch a lot of telly but always did. My life hasn't changed much. It was always boring as all get out. :D I like boring. I do not want to live in these interesting times. Mum says have they found a cure yet?
 
Anitram said:
Day 11 and actually doing OK (so far) with going nowhere.

Still unable to fix our damaged fence (victim of the recent storms) as I need a fence post, a fence panel and a bag of post mix, so it'll have to wait. It got a battering again yesterday so this morning I went out and did a proper job of securing it.

Still got to sort out our loft and there's a couple of painting jobs I can do, so that'll keep me busy for a few more days.

Our families (North Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire) are all coping. I have a brother-in-law in his 70s with COPD so my sister is obviously concerned for his well-being. Consequently neither of them have left their house for 2 weeks. Fortunately their daughter lives next door.

Sun keeps trying to break through here but it's still pretty dull and cold with it. Yet another reason to stay inside.

Stay strong, keep safe.

Martin
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Lovely to hear from you glad you are ok i have been isolating for 14 days now and trying to keep busy baking etc my shopping has just been delivered so happy got some items also been doing my parents shopping as cancer diabetic and got copd so my dad can no longer walk the dog really worried about them really hard times missing family friends. we are also trying to fix my parents fence in the storm as there dog can get out so when nice day my husband will go and fix it why they stay away in the house take care Lou
 
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It's perishing here brrr. I went over to the supermarket but it was a bit crowded so will go at 7 tomorrow. I wore my red woolly scarf as a mask and to keep me warm. Felt they were laughing at me in the shop! I did look like a jolly terrorist though with my dark glasses as well. I was thinking of them as I think we've had it! With any luck. Have caught up with Songs Of Praise so will now watch Jane Eyre. We watch a lot of telly but always did. My life hasn't changed much. It was always boring as all get out. :D I like boring. I do not want to live in these interesting times. Mum says have they found a cure yet?
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Nice to hear from you and glad you are ok its very worrying times we are in at the moment my axiety is through the roof at the moment just all need to stay safe take care Louise x
 
Nice to see you again @louloulou

Hope you are keeping well 🙂
 
i had an hospital appointment for this Thursday. no phone call or anything and when i contacted the hospital where there are related COVID-19 deaths they were only expecting me as normal even though i am in a high risk group.

since though have an infection so not allowed to go thank god but feel so annoyed that no one bothered to contact me and i had to chase things up.
 
To everyone on here, all who are feeling unwell, all who are looking after loved ones or have recently received bad news, everyone....my thoughts are with you all. Keep safe and look after yourselves and each other. We will get through this xx
 
Struggling to get levels to behave, but feeling fine.
Good to hear from you @louloulou

Take care all.
 
Feeling better today after a meltdown over hubby going shopping yesterday. I now wake up and think well I am still here, so that is good. I would like to say my anxiety is going down, but I think it has stabilized as I am now sleeping better.

Sending my love to you all.
 
I managed an ( almost) anxiety free walk yesterday. Took my new camera with me, I’m loving it, and spotted this handsome chap. It’s a dipper if you’re not a twitcher like me. It made me feel so happy, haven’t seen one on this river for years. That’s probably because we usually go further a field for our walks. If there’s a positive come out of all this is the realisation that I have some pretty lovely local walks. Silver clouds......
 

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I managed an ( almost) anxiety free walk yesterday. Took my new camera with me, I’m loving it, and spotted this handsome chap. It’s a dipper if you’re not a twitcher like me. It made me feel so happy, haven’t seen one on this river for years. That’s probably because we usually go further a field for our walks. If there’s a positive come out of all this is the realisation that I have some pretty lovely local walks. Silver clouds......
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your walk sounds lovely I have not been out for a walk in 14 days my anxiety terrible also we got loads in our street that not doing what borris as asked of us they in groups mixing with people and mothers day they where terrible we not got any nice local walks just house estate very boring
 
every time i have to go out i can also feel the anxiety and know when it is happening as i get a dry mouth, it is worse at the moment as i have an infection, distressing me with very little help and having to go out.

seems things have not clearly been put in to action in our area and people are playing hell.
 
Some garden centres around here tried to do click and collect (none contact collection), and home delivery none contact . They have all had to abandon, over the course of the last 10 days.
 
I have abandoned listening to Radio 4 for most of the day, and just a lot into afternoon theatre.
My husband is an avid Radio 2 listener so I am trying that.

Spent the day sewing the NHS Kit bags requested by a friend’s daughter. Hopefully they can use them in the future too. It is amazing what end of past curtains that I found. All Laura Ashley from the 70s. I even found the one where my OH had measured the drop in mm but I assumed he had used cm and then I asked him to add on 10 for the turnings!! They were a little short, so I had to add extra at the bottom.

More sewing as it is too cold to be out in the garden today.

Take care and keep safe.
 
Had a nice walkover the fields and woods. Primroses in full bloom, and some bluebells starting to flower.
 
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