Out and About Visiting Week

Well I am still not well and the weeks are going on and on. If the cough doesn't give up by next week I think it will be back to the GP. This week I have almost stopped feeling dizzy when I walk around so I have made the most of it and started going out more. Was starting to feel like I was developing agoraphobia where I have been so housebound for so many weeks now. I'm also catching up slowly on the housework and washing although nothing is up to scratch yet - it is kind of difficult to do cleaning when you keep falling sideways lolol. Anyway, enough moaning about my health (or rather the lack of it lol) and on to where I have been this week.

Firstly, I decided that I couldn't be infectious any longer so went to see my sister Mel. She is on dialysis for kidney failure so I didn't want to give her my cough and cold. Have not seen her for around 7 weeks so we had a lot of catching up to do and had a good old chat. It was so nice to be out and about again rather than stuck in the house. Really feel for elderly who never get out it must be so depressing looking at the same 4 walls year in year out. Anyway, stayed until half past 5 and then decided not to go straight home but to go on to visit Amy (my other sister.) Stayed at Amy's for just over an hour which was really nice. Amy now has 4 jobs - she has always been the 'super active' one in the family. She works in a corner shop for a few hours a day monitoring the school kids who tend to rush in en mass and grab everything (as kids do) So the shopkeeper finds it cheaper to pay her than to loose stock at an alarming rate lolol. I suppose you would call it security guard! Second job is at a Chinese chip shop, delivering orders and serving when needed 3 nights a week. This suits her as her partner is a lorry driver working 4 nights a week so it's company for her. Third job is delivering parcels for a courier firm 6 mornings a week, and lastly she sells on eBay - and very successfully too. On the way home I saw a large fox stood in the middle of the road, so I stopped and flashed the lights a few times. It looked at me and slowly strolled back onto the pavement. Such a beautiful animal but they are so destructive and kill for fun not just for food. My granny lost over 100 chickens to 3 foxes when we went out for the day once, and only 4 were taken by them for food.

OK I will move out of the road lol

Today I went to visit my youngest son in his new flat. It is lovely with oak flooring, and leather settees really nice, and it overlooks the sea. He is very minimalist and very fussy with the cleaning. He had to stay in today for the white goods delivery and the TV installation people, so it was nice to have a chat. You wouldn't know he only moved 10 days ago as he's all unpacked and set up nicely. On the way there the sat nav packed up as I didn't have the battery charger plugged in properly. Luckily I was right by a shopping centre so could park easily to sort it out. So glad it didn't happen on the motorway! Then, I stopped behind a small lorry at temporary traffic lights and when they turned green and we moved forward the oncoming traffic was coming towards us on the same side of the road! The lights were obviously both green at the same time!! So dangerous!! On the way home it was a nightmare too, as I had to pass a shopping mall that had an event on (Christmas lights being turned on) so all roads were blocked solid including the motorway. It took me an hour and a half to get home from a half hour trip. I did like going there though and he's said to come again next week - I

can't wait it's so peaceful there.

I arrived home to total chaos as we are having vinyl flooring fitted in the back room and hallway on Saturday. OH had started ripping up the hallway carpet and moving the furniture into the front room. It was a very good carpet (Axminster pure wool) but at least 15 years old (here when we bought the house) so a bit threadbare now lol. The carpet shampooer broke 6 months ago, and really I couldn't keep up with the mess from the dog covered in mud and OH's dirty boots anyway. Daughter, toddler and the boyfriend were on the way out for a meal as I arrived so it was peaceful for a while. I think tomorrow I shall go and visit Jane (my other sister) as I am feeling a bit better - so going out while I can in case the dizzy spells get worse again. I still have it but not as bad as it was. I feel fine sitting down so I'm safe to drive. The toddler is not well either. She has a bad cough and cold and is not eating properly. GP checked her over and it is just a virus atm.

 My once tidy front room!!

My hallway without carpet!!

Bye for now All the best x