A few flowery photos May 18, 2012

A nice day today.  I grabbed the opportunity to take a few snaps while I was out working.

A New Day Draws to a Close March 6, 2012

1. Take medicine – check
2. Have something to eat with second hot drink of the day – check
3. Get bathed and dressed – check
4. First paid job of the day – check
5. Second job cancelled so go to town.  Pay in cheques.  Go to book shop - check
6. Third paid job - check
7. Fourth paid job - check
8. Fifth paid job - check
9. Home for car windscreen replaced - check
10. Possible 6th job?  Confirm this - check
11. Make dinner – check
12. Tidy up - check
13. Visit Father in Law - check
14. Make jewellery – have designed earrings I want to make
15. Husband home?
16. Write some poetry – check
17. Go to BED

A New Day Begins

  I rose from my bed (ok clearly not my bed, my sofa) this morning feeling quite positive.  By the end of each day I am so tired that it’s all I can do to drag myself to bed and as you can see from the picture, last night it didn’t happen.  For the last couple of days I’ve been doing some ‘proper’ exercise on top of the dog walking I do for a living and the fortnightly riding lessons and I am feeling it. So having woken up feeling achy but otherwise well I am now planning my day.  I’m not sure how many of you do this. I guess for most people it’s a simple matter of getting up, going to work, coming home, then doing what needs doing, but I have always planned. So my plan for today:

1. Take medicine – check
2. Have something to eat with second hot drink of the day – check
3. Get bathed and dressed
4. First paid job of the day
5. Second job cancelled so go to town.  Pay in cheques.  Go to book shop
6. Third paid job
7. Fourth paid job
8. Fifth paid job
9. Home for car windscreen replaced
10. Possible 6th job?  Confirm this
11. Make dinner
12. Tidy up
13. Visit Father in Law
14. Make jewellery – have designed earrings I want to make
15. Husband home?
16. Write some poetry
17. Go to BED

How much of this from no 11 onwards actually happens is anyone’s guess but that’s the plan.  The least enjoyable part of the day is visiting my Father in Law, but that is also the task that will lead to the most amount of guilt if I don’t do it.  How apt that it comes in at No 13!

And today’s ultimate challenge?  No. 17 – To make it to bed

The good moments…. February 9, 2012

By the end of yesterday I was feeling exhausted and down so I’m glad that I took a few pictures to remind me of some of the good points.

Yesterday was kind of a long day for me.  I started work at 9.30 (my job is technically part time but I’m self employed) and went through to 4.15, then dashed into town to meet my kids at the opticians.  I dropped them at home, had a quick tidy round and as husband got in I went to meet a new client.  From there it was time to visit my F i L (The Dementia Diary), then the supermarket to buy something for dinner, and finally at 9.30 I was home.