Bathurst weekend

It’s Bathurst weekend and the eight hour race has begun 

Hubby and I went swimming this morning and then did a quick grocery shop before getting home in time for the big start

Don’t ask hubby to do anything for the rest of the day! 

Me. Well I finished my butterfly square blankets yesterday and they have turned out 

Nicely I think 

I had one square left so I’ll just add rows to it until it’s a nice size for a baby blanket I think 

I’ll use up the odds and ends of my carron cakes 

I think it looks ok 

I have some ideas for my next projects but as I’m going to give them away as Christmas presents I won’t be able to show you 

But for now 

I’m just relaxing, watching the race with hubby and feeling much much better than I have in weeks 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend 

See ya xxx

A painful few weeks

Three weeks ago. I threw my back out bringing in firewood 

And as usual. I never do things by half and was in excruciating pain. 

I babied it and slowly stretch it as much as I could 

And finally just as it was getting to a point that I could bear it 

I got a bout of gastro 

If you have ever had a sore back. You know bending is pretty hard 

So having to Bend over and throw up is painful enough 

But when you run out of stuff in your tummy. The dry retching is even worse! 

Not to mention, the running to the loo for the other delightful symptom of tummy bugs! 

Enough to said about that. 

Anyway. The gastro has pass, but the back is still pretty painful 

I have an ouchie massage appointment tomorrow, hopefully it will be fix then 

Hopefully I’ll be on the road to wellness again after that 

The biggest problem of the last three weeks is the mental side effects 

Not being able to sleep, makes you tired and cranky anyway 

But add the pain, and the gastro and you feel totally washed out 

I hadn’t be able to leave the house for well over a week 

So no swimming, no walking and not interaction with friends 

Not a good combination for mental health issues 

Depression and anxiety have been at record levels and the little voices in our head 

That tells us all the bad things like 

Your lazy, fat unlovable was absolutely screaming at me 

The only silver lining was the fact that I finished all the 198 squares I needed to make the two blankets 

And I’ve even finished stitching one whole blanket. 

Once the second one is stitched I’ll crochet the boarders 

Once again. I didn’t swim this morning. 

But I did make it to coffee with the girls 

Baby steps 

And as the weather slowly gets nicer I might even be able to go outside and get me some free 

Vitamin D 

But for now. I’m going to sit inside, listen to my audiobook and start stitching the second blanket 

Hope all is well in your world 

See ya xxx 

Life

I’ll be back as soon as I can 

Stay well 

See ya xx

Still here.

Hello all 

Yes I’m still here. I’ve not been well. I finally crashed I think. 

I’ve been home doing only the essentials and resting. 

But today I woke up and I feel better. 

Had an ouchie massage appointment this morning and 

For once I wasn’t that bad. 

Resting has its advantages! 

So after being fixed I wasn’t as sore as I usually am. 

This meant that I was able to do things that I needed to do 

So far today 

Bed stripped and remade with clean sheets

Sofa that was ordered on line arrived this morning and has been put together and currently being used by me! 

The old sofa, which is still in really good nick, but doesn’t have the support it once had,

Has found a new home.  It’s going to be picked up this weekend. 

Meds have been bought and restocked!

Supermarket shopping done, and put away! 

Coffee at a friends house, got to keep those friendship ties going 

And a new remote for the television has been ordered. 

I’m pretty sure I’m going to feel it later on 

But for now I’m happy I’m back up to date 

Feeling under the weather and not being able to drive really does put a spanner in the works. 

Hope your all well and up to date in your lives 

See ya xxx

Happy birthday hubby

Today hubby turns 58

Not long till he can get a bass pass lol 

Happy birthday hubby 

Enjoy your special day xxx

A magical 24 hours

My friend Nancy and I are both tragic potter heads. 

So of course we had to go and see

Harry Potter and the cursed child 

Playing in Melbourne, which is approximately and hours drive away, 

We decided we would take a train into the city and stay the night   Making it a mini break 

And allowing us to rest between the shows

We decided to stay at the Windsor Hotel which is only a hundred meters or so from the theatre 

So easy and convenient 

It’s a beautiful old hotel that was established in 1883 

It’s very posh. 

Way more grand than we are used too lol 

We had dinner and breakfast in the restaurant and the meals were lovely 

Many famous people have stayed here.  Pretty sure we didn’t have the same rooms as they did lol 

This was our room 

It was spacious warm and comfortable 

The bathroom had all you needed 

It was clean and practical 

The small kitchen area for coffee and tea facilities 

We really didn’t use. Nancy had one cup of tea and that was it. 

And here is where the magic all happened 

There were two shows 

Part one started at 2.00 o’clock 

And part two started at 7.30 o’clock 

It was an amazing experience 

It is pricey and taking a family to see it would require saving

But oh my. It was worth every cent 

You will need to know the Harry Potter stories 

But if your a potter fan at all. 

YOU WILL LOVE IT 

I’m home now. 

Tired, sore and oh so happy 

See ya xxx

Two years old today

This is my beautiful niece, her hubby and my godson wyatt 

Is is a big two today 

Happy birthday wyatt. 

May you have many many more