Socially Packed

My day was socially packed.

A 77th birthday party with 6 of us in attendance.

Mrs Bucket had already celebrated with a dozen others on the weekend, but today was her actual birthday, so we decided to go to the pub restaurant to eat. Our first choice would have been the Bowls Club, but their bistro is temporarily/indefinitely closed on Mondays/Tuesdays.

I had not heard any good reports on the food at the pub. None. All reports were negative so I wasn’t looking forward to lunch.

I selected chicken and prawn salad = $22.

It included 3 grilled chicken tenderloins, 5 king prawns, chunks of mango, red capsicum, red onion, grated carrots, shaved Parmesan cheeses, mixed lettuce leaf, olives and dressing.

I’m pleased to report that it was delicious! The chicken was tender, the prawns perfectly cooked and the salad fresh. My only complaint would be that the mango was from a tin.

The girls shared 2 bottles of wine and I drank Tonic Water with lemon.

The conversation almost entirely consisted of theirs and others’ health issues. Falls causing broken bones - wrists, knees, hips, ribs and shoulders. Medications, Drs and Specialists names, complications arising and deaths.

This is an issue for me that stops me from socialising.

I’m 66yrs old and not on any medications. I’ve only just started supplementing with Vit B12 but I don’t take other supplements. All of these ladies are on multiple medications for multiple medical conditions and yet continue to be weak, frail and unwell.

So I don’t enjoy being present for these conversations and it’s the reason I almost always decline social invitations. It’s rare to find healthy individuals over 60yrs of age.

That birthday lunch took 2 hours of my time and it was nice to see the girls with whom I once spent a prolific amount of time.

From there, Adoring Husband dropped me off at The Motivator’s house where I spent another two hours.

Completely different vibe, being like minded, are our own healthcare advocates, avoid medications, have very similar belief systems and do everything possible to use natural means to correct or heal our bodies.

Over the years, in my experience, I have healed all, bar one, medical problem in my own body. I’ve had a particular health problem for 8 years, the severity of which, fluctuates between ‘barely noticeable’ to ‘I need to sit or lie down to alleviate the pain ten times in a day’.

I’m working on it.

Still.

Anyway I had a lovely catch up with The Motivator for two hours. We talked and talked and talked until AH arrived at 4pm to take me home.

GF pies with mash and steamed snow peas, green beans and carrots for dinner. I had mashed potatoes mixed with avocado, spring onions, tuna and cottage cheese.

I’m off to the Bay tomorrow so it’s time to sleep.

Nite all

Thank you and Farewell

I attended a funeral via livestream today.

I was in The Bay at the time. 

I purchased a set of EarPods, decided that the RSL Club was the closest and would be the most private place to watch and listen on my iPhone and I found a quiet corner to do so.

It was a lovely service and it was great to see my girls, Vegan Chickie and Bubbles in attendance. I knew that Number One Son was also live streaming from Perth. 

It’s been decades since I’ve seen them together and obviously these circumstances are not ideal but I have such wonderful memories of being a part of that family.

The farewell for Grannymus was warm and emotional and I’m happy to have been there, even if not in person.

To cheer myself up, I bought two tops from my favourite lady’s boutique.

I did a few groceries, got some bones for Harley and then ordered our juices before we headed home.

Home made hamburgers for dinner.

It’s almost 11pm. No golf or other sport to watch tonight so I hope to get a good solid nights sleep.

Nite all.

Feeling on Top

Nothing to report really.

I struggled to sleep last night and watched a lot of golf. At 2.20am as I was just dozing off, Harley decided that he needed to toilet, so after his lengthy trip outside, I was awake again until about 3.30am.

It was 9.30am when I decided to take him out for his morning play.

We were outside for about an hour, during which time Adoring Husband came home from his coffee date to deliver coffee to BGWLBH and I.

I made myself some cheesy, lemony, prawn crepes for a late breakfast and watched some golf with AH.

I did some art.

Watched Newcastle Knights defeat Auckland Warriors in their preliminary final. I tipped the Knights!

Easy spaghetti Sunday for dinner.

I’m now in bed watching the final round of the BMW golf and I don’t feel tired at all. It’s 10.30pm.

Nite all.

Bit Scratchy

The residual part of my illness includes an annoying scratchy cough that is not always there, but when it is, it lingers for ten or fifteen minutes. So annoying.

I struggled big time to fall asleep last night and it was 3.40am when I last looked at the clock. Then I woke briefly at 7.10am to pee and fell back to sleep until 8.30am.

I enjoyed a nice hot shower and Harley got to play at 9.30am. I soaked up 20 minutes of sunshine and Vit D before making myself presentable and taking myself for a ride.

Surprisingly, I felt quite energised!

I attribute that to tropical smoothies, lots of filtered water, Vit B12, Elderberry syrup, CDS drops, kombucha shots, soursop tea, raw honey, grounding and sunshine.

On my ride today, I purchased some junk food, some healthy food and 3 coffees to bring home for my team. The watermelon was surprisingly juicy and sweet.

I sat to enjoy the usual water views for a little while before returning home.

Adoring Husband was watching some weird stuff on TV so I decided to climb onto my bed with some art.

It’s slow going but I’m enjoying the process.

For ‘fend for yourself’ dinner, I reheated my leftover fried rice, cooked some chicken schnitzel and had coleslaw and fresh tomato from the garden. Quite delicious.

We watched the Brisbane Lions win their AFL semi final and they will play Fremantle in the grand final.

We watched the Sharkies get annihilated in their NRL preliminary final and they are now out of the running - much to AH’s despair.

I am sitting in bed watching the golf while I continue with my art. Surprisingly, it’s 10pm and I’m not the slightest bit tired! I wonder if I’ll hit a wall soon.

Nite all.

Improving Again

A friend posted this to Facebook and I love it …

Pooh: “Eeyore, do you think there comes a day when we finally forget someone who meant everything to us?”

Eeyore: “I don’t think so, Pooh. Not when they’ve left so many pieces of themselves behind.”

Pooh: “Pieces?”

Eeyore: “Memories. Little sayings. Familiar places. Songs that suddenly make you think of them. Even ordinary days can bring them back for a moment.”

Pooh looked quietly toward the little heart above them.

Pooh: “So perhaps remembering isn’t something we have to try to do.”

Eeyore: “No. Sometimes it happens when you least expect it.”

Pooh: “And sometimes it hurts.”

Eeyore: “Very much.”

Pooh: “But would you rather have no memories at all?”

Eeyore thought for a long moment.

Eeyore: “Never. I would rather miss someone for the rest of my days than forget how wonderful it was to have them in my life.”

Pooh smiled gently.

Pooh: “Then maybe the people who give us the most to remember are never completely gone.”

Eeyore: “Where do they stay?”

Pooh placed a paw over his heart.

Pooh: “Here. In all the stories we still tell, all the love we still feel, and all the little ways they changed us.”

Eeyore: “So forgetting isn’t the way we move forward?”

Pooh: “No, Eeyore. Sometimes we move forward by carrying the beautiful things with us.”

Today was a quiet, healing restful day.

I got up at 9am, took Harley out to play, soaked up 20 minutes of direct sunshine for Vit D and decided to go for a ride. Although it was a little windy and cooler than I expected, the sun was shining and the day was calling to me.

I needed some avocado and I wanted a coffee so I rode to the shops, did my shopping and got my coffee before finding a seat under a tree to sit and enjoy my coffee and the view for about 20 minutes. From there, I rode straight home.

Remembering that I had some leftover boiled rice from the previous night, I decided to make a quick fried rice - bacon, chicken, prawns, spring onions, chopped mushroom, diced zucchini, chopped egg, mineral salt. There was enough for my late lunch today and for tomorrows ‘fend for yourself’ dinner.

I watched TV with Adoring Husband for a couple of hours then took my container of home made frozen (mango, pineapple, papaya, kiwi fruit) ice cream to bed at 4.30pm. I don’t have to cook on Friday night.

I was attempting to do some art in bed, but someone wasn’t agreeable to that …

It’s already after 10.30pm so I’m off to sleep now.

Nite all.