Well I'm back on the real side
wasn't it lovely to have our escape this weekend.
On the real side it's been a bit hectic ! My son has gone down to Gloucestershire camping out at the at the air Tattoo - he's mad about aircraft and flying . My daughter went to stay with her nanny overnight on Saturday.
We spent most of Saturday visiting relatives and I felt quite strange taking my little perching still with me to sit in the houses as I couldn't be sure of the height of the furniture, I stopped at taking the raised toilet seat
however wish I had have done when faced with a very low loo and perplexed expression on my face! no grab rails! no handrails! How on earth am I supposed to get down there? ... It's something to think about isn't it ?! I hadn't planned on being out and about I don't suppose, but now it's unsure as to when my next hip will be and I'm not in work officially until mid August then I will be visiting Family and friends etc . I wonder how long it will be before I no longer have to think of the practicalities of simply moving around ?!
On Saturday evening with the house to ourselves hubby and I took advantage of the situation and jointly prepared our favourite simple supper whilst having a sneaky G&T, and a gorgeous glass of wine with our meal seeing as I am off the opiates . It was nice to feel grown-up and human and not be defined by feeling like an invalid . We even went one step further and wait for it,… Watched the last two episodes of 'killing Eve! ' ! Man we know how to live!
Sunday saw us preparing and eating our breakfast together outside in the glorious sunshine,
We both managed to get into the front garden and snip and prune and weed and mend the fence and chat with the neighbours passing, I took my perching stool out to do what I could and then I needed to rest. All in all I probably did too much but felt quite successful as it's only pulled muscles and strains on the rest of my body and my hip remains in place.
My sister visited us which gave us a chance for a nice cuppa and a break from work for awhile, then me and my husband went for a short drive did a bit of shopping and mooching in the local garden centre - I'm looking for bedding plants but they all looked a bit ' sad' ie not very healthy and still full price! ( I don't mind 'rescuing ' plants but at a discount !.)(.. How else will I afford trips abroad if I'm not frugal ?!!!! )
I was feeling tired by this time so I came home and rested for an hour while hubby went to pick daughter up from nannies.
I stood in the bath! It was empty! I just really fancied a good old soak in Epsom salts and some lovely oils after my energetic weekend. I didn't feel confident so I exited the bath.
An hour later I stood in the bath again and then I sat on the edge with my leg in front of me and worked out that I need to lower myself with my right leg into the water . However whilst perching there it occurred to me that I wouldn't know how to get out of the bath! I could do it in reverse but what if it oils were slippy at the bottom of the bath because I plan to take the water out before I move out of the bath? ... I've discussed it with my husband and the plan is A) to put towels at the bottom of the bath when the water is out for me to grip on to
B) we call the Fire service to get me out of the bath - (cheek! I'm tall but not that big
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C) abandon thoughts of having a bath and keep to having a shower.
We'll see - I'm persistent if nothing else and I've never heard of anyone living in a bath so it follows that nobody ever really got stuck in one - there was always a way out.!
So after a family meal together and a night spent watching a BBC drama called 'years and years ' oh my goodness ! it's good!!! We had another glass of wine and retired to bed.
I can't say the wine did me any good as I was up every hour during the night needing to go to the loo ! needless to say I'm a bit tired this morning and have dedicated myself a rest morning. I don't think I'll be drinking wine until after my next hip is done . The taste might have been divine but I was worried that I'd get too relaxed and move around wrongly and damage my hips ! ( It's strange I never worried about that all those years ago on the dancefloor doing "oops upside my head.")
Well ladies it really feels like the start of summer and I hope you've got lovely things planned to pass the time between now and August hip,op
@ahipgma ?
when we look back at where we are now and how far we've come , you can see how time will pass very quickly and by Christmas, with luck ,will be in such a better place with our hips mended ( I do,hope I Get a date soon- my appt is next Monday )
@ChrissyW I can imagine you're feeling quite excited about your holiday cruise when do you leave ?
@Calgal how are you feeling this week ?
I think it's time for my breakfast and so I shall wander downstairs and fix myself something delicious before I returned my nest and catch up with some reading because when the boy returns later The school holidays will begin proper and we can start planning some nice things to do.
Happy Monday my lovely lovely friends