I often like to look up some old blogs that I have written. I copy here a little bit of what I wrote just a little while ago. For instance I quite often busy myself now getting my deck into a good shape. I like it very much when I can spend some time doing this. It relaxes me. And I like the looks of the deck when it is well looked after.
So, here is some of what I wrote about the deck in my post of 7th of February:
“My deck looks good at the moment for yesterday after the rain I busied myself with some good sweeping away all that water. I love doing this. It is so relaxing! Of course I do it very slowly.”
Another thing I mentioned in this post is that I liked to spend the previous day on my own. Come to think of it, Tuesday is actually the only day of the week where I can do pretty much whatever I feel like doing. On all the other weekdays I have to be ready at set hours of the day to go out somewhere! So here I wrote what I managed to do when I could stay home all day:
“I felt good staying on my own yesterday. Spending a lot of extra time in the kitchen as well as on the computer was good. So, so I managed to write several longer emails to keep in touch with some family members . . . .”
What do I normally do over one week? Here it is:
I have better bowel movements since I started taking MOVICOL I take it first thing every morning. My morning routine includes a cup of tea, a banana and some other fruit. After a wash or shower with nice warm water I get dressed and hopefully can go for a little walk. Later on I usually cook myself a nice breakfast. Often I have a second breakfast (Brunch) as well.
What do I do over one week? I copy here how a normal week goes:
Mondays I get three hours home help, that is the home help comes at 9,30 AM and leaves at 12,30 PM. Tuesdays I do in the morning whatever I feel like doing. Wednesdays I join a STABILITY EXERCISE class at CITOS Bowling Club, with coffee and talking after the class and sometimes lunch at the Club as well. Thursdays my daughter Monika usually picks me up to take me out for lunch with her grandkids. Fridays I go to the CITOS CLUB again early in the morning. Sometimes I have have a lunch special again at the Club. From 2PM on I play SCRABBLE and Rummy with some of my friends.
What happens on the weekend? Saturday/Sunday I usually have totally to myself unless a family outing has been planned.
To have to be ready at a certain time, I find demanding, since it takes me up to two hours to get ready! I do everything so very slowly and often keep running out of time. But I am very happy that I can stilll live on my own.
Tomorrow, Monday, the 12th of February, is the funeral of my neighbour Barbara, who passed away on the first of February.
My home help stays with me until 12,30PM. This is the time when I’ll be ready to be taken to the funeral which starts at 1,30PM in Kiama. Two of my very kind neighbours are going to take me to the funeral.
AuntyUta 