Ankle oh the pain !

so I get out the shower and my left foot just kinda buckled under me !  don't know if I slipped or it just 'went' and within a second of looking down and being in terrible pain it blew up like this.  Alison took me to the Minor Injuries Unit at Sir Robert peel the next day, thankfully it wasn't broken but by God it s very painful and they said to rest it for a few days, continue with cold compresses - or a bag of peas and do a few exercises which they recommended.  Off work, typing this on the third day but ankle still painful so more than likely won't be going into work tomorrow either.

This is how the ankle is now, less swollen but rather bruised around the back etc 

Cholesterol

wowsers !!  I rang for the result of my cholesterol blood test and liver function test and both came back - normal no further action.  I am over the moon, it means I don't have to increase my cholesterol tablet which is low anyway, but I really do need to start watching what I have been eating again.

Not inchie'ing at the moment but .............

have found a new love again for scrapbooking............... I am doing my monthly more than inchies which are 1.5" x 1.5" squares of daily going on . quite enjoying them.  AND will be doing the monthly book with the nederlands group on a topic chosen by Henny/Margaret.  But other than I find that I am happy doing layouts again.

Will upload them all in one post at the weekend, me thinks.

but here is my monthly inchie 'HIGH TEA' for March on the Netherlnds group.  Well I decided to upload all three months.  Three months already at this rate it will soon be Christmas.  Blimey.

York - our 60th Birthday treat - and Mothering Sunday

Friday afternoon I finished work later as I had to go to docs re septic toe in the morning.

we didn't set off to york (by the time I had ironed some shirts and packed a case and quickly vacuumed around and had a sandwich and a cuppa etc) then got my prescription for my bad toe !

the weather whilst driving up there was absolutely diabolical i we had snow and torrential rain and sleet and hail and cold cold blasty icy winds freezing up the windscreen.

the sat nav took us off the motorway and around country and in more traffic jams and deadful weather and we didn't stop but it took us 4 whole hours to get there, consequently all we wanted to do was get something to eat and get to bed as we were so wacked.  We had a lovely meal at the Dormouse next door to the premier inn we were staying at

Saturday we spent the day in York and walked around for around 5 hours plus, absolutely exhausted and my poor poor toe !  The weather was so diabolical thank goodness I bought a new thick heavy coat to go in - I have been looking for a coat for weeks and walked into Asda to get key new jeans and spied that coat - if I hadn't had the coat I wouldn't ahve been able to walk around York, I don't think I have ever known it so cold.

and we went around the Yorkshire Museum 

which was a boring as hell and cost us £15 to go in.

But York Minster was beautiful, I think we went around it two years ago but it was just as spectacular this time truly beautiful.  too many pictures to show here will show just a couple.

and then all too quickly we went back to the premier inn with the intention of gettin a taxi to an Italian Restaurant but we were absolutely jaded all the walking and we decided just to go into the Dormouse again and have a few drinks and a meal and collapse again into bed.........and of course journey home sunday morning as apparently the dog had missed us so so much and we were exhaused anyway and I had so much to do to get ready for work and what have you Monday !

But today is Mothers Day and I had some absolutely beautiful presents from the kids and I was tryly spoilt.  Will hate to get on te scales to see what weight I have gained this week or two - but it's been a great time and today was very special.  Wish my beautuful mother was here with me but alas that is not to be.  Wherever you are mom and I hope you still look down upon me - I love you and always will.

wonderful gifts, I truly have wonderful children

lots of things & we changed over to the new system V6 )

Well once again last week at work Lorraine was quite funny with me.  I know that she had things on her mind regarding her old/ill dog but I am not standing for it any more, and told Jordan so.

Monday we had to get in early, well we didn't have to but was asked to do so so I said yes.........I got in for 8 instead of 9 as the system was going down pre change over at 11 am - so I had done my day by 11 am and could go home.  HOWEVER, I was very annoyed that Jordan had me and Lyndsay just on filing.  I had forgotten about my bad thumb and it started it playing up, still have niggles today (Sunday) and I had to cancel all my reflexology for the week - I didn't have to but didn't want to find I couldn't do anything at work because of my thumb but still did reflexology if you know what I mean.

Then Friday I realised I had a septic toe - had to go to the doctors as I am now diabetic and was a little worried, she reasured me that it was OK for now but we will have to keep an eye on it - whilst I was there she did a medication review and I asked if she could cut me down on the metformin - my diabetic medication and she was pleased with blood results so said yes, although she hadn;t had my cholesterol bloods done which is next week - dreading those as I have had a very indulgent weekend and a few weeks prior to that I wasn't as good as I should be - bloods for Cholesterol is next Friday and I need to repeat my diabetes bloods in 3 months time too.

Lorraine didn't come in to work on Friday - I knew exactly why, and when she didn't ring in and didn't text me I know that she is definitely being funny with me - around about 9.30 our old supervisor rang to say she had contacted her and yes the poor dog was being put to sleep that day - I do feel so sorry for her with regards to an animal as that is so very upsetting,  I texted her to say how sorry I was when I heard about it whilst I was sitting waiting at the doctors for my septic toe to be seen to.  She didn't text me back or over the weekend, so I am going to say she can go spin on it now as far as i am concerned.

and So the next post will be about Friday afternoon and us going to York

Yvonne my customer asked me to make an exploding box for a doctor who her daughter works for

long title I know.

I didn't want to do it.  I don't know anything about the doctor  = neither does she, she knows he is an Asian man who will be 50 on Tuesday 1st March.  Didn't give me any time, and I moaned to the family that I really didn't want to make it.  It wasn't fair that she had asked me.

Moan Moan Moan.

Anyway, three days ago in a rush I made the actual box - it took me an hour and half and to be blunt it was shite !  wasn't happy with it at all. the cardstock wasn't a good cardstock and the one leaf nearly came off completely because it scored through too much...................it nearly went in the bin.  But I persevered and reinforced the bottom and after adding more card it didn't 'explode' well - where the sides drop down when you take the lid off.  So again it very nearly went in the bin.

fast forward to last night and i decided to put the outside of the box on, don't ask me why but I did white and embossed with 'script' and it looked very much like a bloody wedding box.  OMG could this box cause me any more difficulties.

As this was being made for a doctor I printed off quite a bit of 'doctor/medical' quotes etc and pictures but didn't feel I wanted to make the box 'doctor-fied' so again I was at my wits end.

Today, after doing my bit of housework, walking the dog etc, sitting talking with Koz etc etc I came up to my desk an set about making the box better - and when I finally decided on a 1966 theme for the year that he would have been born it seemed to come together nicely and at the end of the day - some 6 hours in total the box was done.

My customer has said she would pay me for the box but how can you truly evaluate how much this box cost ................ around 6 hours altogether in my time, a quarter of my expensive double sided extra sticky tape, two 12x12 black cardstock, two 12x12 patterned cardstock, printer ink, wear and tear on my cuttlebug for all the die cutting, wear and tear on my cutting plates and there was a lot of wear and tear cutting it all out etc, then two 12x12 cardstock to actually make the box in the first place and 1 A4 card for all the white card on the box.  all in all (IF I was charging minimum wage for my time etc) it would have amounted to around £50 for a birthday box made of card !  ok unbelievable but true.  ha ha.

I think I shall ask her for a fiver and I will buy some extra bits at the shop and put it into the Tamworth food bank, that will make me feel a bit better for all this hard work.  AND although I moaned I quite enjoyed doing it in the end.  'BLUSH'

More good news

Had an NHS letter today, I thought NOT MORE APPOINTMENTS - no not an appointment good news that it was from the bowel cancer screaning section........bluntly I had to send poo samples off and it came back at showing no signs of cancer - at the moment anyway which is GREAT news as I do get problems and pain - but it's mainly constipation, OK too much information but great news non the less - feeling 2016 is a good year.  Just got to get back onto SW now and lose another stone for June holiday and helping obviously towards my diabetes REALLY want to get off 'at least' one of the tablets by September which will be  year since diagnosis,  Can but try.