INCHIES DAY: Sunday 17th October 2021:

Hello, what's all this then?

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SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER 2021

The prorogue!

05:00hrs: I woke without a lot of input from the brain this morning. No thought storms, plans, ideas or hopes... in short, empty-headed? I didn't even need a wee-wee at all? Oddlimost!

But the torrent of weird, confusing thoughts started storming after a few peaceful moments of unadulterated pleasure at being able to go into a sort of standby mode.

Then the fretting started and stayed with me for a few hours. The letter that had arrived last evening was niggling at me, and it still hadn't been opened; So, I girded my loins, got ready to read what my EQ assured me yesterday, that would be 'not-good news'.

Well, my EQ was spot on again. It involved an increase in the cost of the carers and a new assessment to be made. The letter was so complicated that I'd already forgotten the first one as I moved to read the next section.

A telephone interview assessment will be on Friday 10th at 10:00hrs. I have a list of things to have to hand when they call, but where do I find them after the crap, fiddling, unreliable, mess-making, pretend declutterers and cleaners called?

Pretty low in spirits now.

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HEALTH CHECKS

Well, after the nerve-racking reading of the letter from Social Services, the results from the Health Checks were hard to believe and take! Especially after two days of really low figures?

Feeling even lower in spirits now!

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Porcelain Throne Utilised

Another shock, that's the third already today! The worst session for months! How so much evacuated product could come from one visit to the throne takes some understanding!

Gooey, sticky, stinky, bloodied, and it blocked the cistern! Took me ages to get rid of the product; I had to refill the tank several times to do so.

Then when cleaning myself up, I found that Harold's Haemorrhoids had been bleeding, but most worryingly, the fungal lesion too! 

So, I had to go through the Daktacorting of the lesion, with the accompanying attached agony in doing so!

My low spirits had turned to depression this time.

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Computerisationing

Answered a blogger comment from Billum from near Ohio. Then made a start on this template. I thought I was doing well and on the point of escaping the darkness of depression... and realised I had not yet posted yesterdays blog off! 

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I Thought It Was A Good Idea...

So I updated & posted yesterdays post to Blogger. What a Wassuck!

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Morning Care Arrived

I was in the kitchen making a brew of Glengettie when the tuneful 'Oh Sussana' tune played on the door chime. I recall thinking, well, at least the chime is still working, somethings went right - Gawd, I was still in the depths! 

But, not for long. I was raised to the level of almost-contented by carer Carol's attention! Despite my not saying anything, in the first place, she recognised that I was not my usual self, bless her ♥.

After getting the medications sorted and questions asked, she had a chinwag, and that freed my tongue, and I waffled on about the Social Services letter and how it had got me going a little. Carol had a look at it and said she would send an email to Meridian, asking that the carer on the telephone day reminds me and makes sure I have all that is needed on the day. Bless her cotton socks! 

I asked Carol if she's let me take photos of Teddy and Koala bear; she let me; I was tickled pink! She made an inquiry; she asked why I had got a Teddy and Koala Bear on display? Hehehe! And fell in love with them! I told her of them being sent from the world for me by two kind beautiful TFZer ladies.

Thanks, Carol! She took the bags to the chute for me on leaving. Not had such kindness and patience for a long time. ♥ It gave me a much-needed boost.

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Checked The Plates

They felt a lot betterer to walk on this morning. Much improved, methinks? Here they are... very fair!

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Prepped Josies Meal

Made a mug of Thompsons Punjana and got the cooking process started.

Over the next couple of hours, I kept nipping back to cooking duties, in between getting on with this blog.

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Delivered Josies Nosh

Dammit! First time I've been late in two years, Tsk! Not only that, but in my rush, I forgot to take a photo of Josie's tray. Grumph! A few minutes, no more than five, mind, late in doing so.

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The Swines!

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CorelDrawing

To make a header graphic.

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Well, Did I Get Myself In A Mess?

Yup, I sure did! Out of the blue, when I should have been updating this blog, I got the whim to try and remaster getting on WordPress again. I tried what Tim Price had suggested, but this time I realised what I was doing wrong last time gave it a go. Brilliant! I got in... but had forgotten how to do things, change font and colours etc., it was not easy.

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When it came back on, I stuck at it and, through trial and error, fumbled my way along, suffice to do a post! Smug-Mode-Manipulated!

I edited the Ode from yesterday and put that on. I did get in another mess when the fonts kept changing, so I gave up and rewrote the Ode. But it went on okay; I even changed the fonts again, and this time it worked alright.

Dilemma - Dilemma!

Tickled pink with getting back on WP! However, a decision has to be made; Do I give up on the daily diary or not? No doubt about it. It now takes me too long to create the journal. No question about that. Peripheral Neuropathy Pete, Anne Gyna, Shaking-Shoulder-Shirley (who incidentally had been giving me some right bashing today), and Saccades Sandra are all responsible for my dilemma.

I carried on with the post, constantly stopping to muse over what I should do. Common sense told me to stop - but despite the ailments, I still love doing them... Oh, Dear!

CEO Mike Fries led Liberty-Global, Virgin Media internet helps in my decision, as it is such crap. Today alone, it went down about 18 times!!!! Sometimes for a minute, others longer; one spell was forty minutes long. I kept forgetting where I was! So took even longer to get it done!

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I'm not sure if I can stick to this, but after much heart-searching, I decided to stop the diary posts altogether... if I can!

Maybe do an Ode a day instead? That would save some time? I mentioned it to Tim Price via comments, and he thinks it might be a good idea. So that is my aim. (Oh, I do hope I can resist) 

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Went on Corel Draw

Not for long, just until the internet came back online. (Fed-up with this!)

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WHOOPSIEDANGLEPLOP!

Argh! I've not done today's Facebooking for yesterday yet! I dare not look at the clock - but saw the time on the computer, Tsk! It's gone 21:00hrs already! 

So, with...

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Five more times!

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Did The Facebooking

At last, it was done, and I felt a little better about my decision to stop the diary blog and stick to doing an ode a day.

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Started To Update My Last Diary

Well, I think it will be!

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Now to be strong, and call it a day!

Sunday 22nd August 2021: Inchies Diary, and sometimes the odd ode, that might be told?

♥ TFZers Little get together... Oh, yes? ♥

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SUNDAY 22nd AUGUST 2021

0620hrs: I woke, got up, wobbled over to take a weak unwilling wee-wee, with lots of PMAD (Post-Micturition-After Dribbling). Then started off a 'Not sure what I was doing' set of tasks that I assume I'd been dreaming about that needed doing?

I sort of came out of the fixation-mode, as I stubbed my toe on something. I was in the spare rubbish room? I could see I'd been hard at it, in my usual start something and go to another before the first is completed job.

A box of cardboard had been started. I must have sorted the unwanted stuff cause a load of it was on the trolley in the hallway,

All these photographs I only vaguely remembered being taken. Yet there they were on the SD card: which triggered the memory somewhat, which helped.

These were taken in the sort-out room.

The bottom one, Was taken I believe, from the old sit-upon walker trolley. I sat resting (before falling asleep) after a funny turn that stopped me until Carer Jill woke me up. ♥ What a treasure!

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♥ Carer Jill to the Rescue ♥

Circa 08:10hrs: Jill soon got me sorted out. AT first, the timing and what I had done was confused in the brain, but clever Jillie got the brain-box going again for me. A clever gal that! ♥ Beautiful, too!

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More help From Jillie

I was getting more aware now, and I could communicate easier. Jill said she would take the order number for the failure to arrive trousers and contact them for me to find out what was what with them. A marvellous gal! I'd be in picklements galore without Jill's help; no one offers more help, concern and advice other than she. Oh, and some of the other carers go an extra yard for me, too. Fetching medications for me etc.. ♥

Jill got the medications sorted, went through the questions, fill in the log sheet, and then as she was leaving, she took some stuff down to the Winwood table and waste bags to the chute for me! ♥♥♥

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Found Balcony Photos taken 

Came across some photos I must have taken from the balcony. Once I had perused them, the Sherlock Holmesian memory kicked in. (It does that sometimes)

Well, the new thousands of pounds costing new car park, to appease the vehicular owners, seems not so popular on a Sunday.

Below, on Chestnut Walk, the white vehicles dominated this Sunday morning. One, parked on the double yellow lines... Hehehe! I imagine there was not enough room for him or her to use the empty end Car Park?

I watched as a Winwood or Winchester resident went across the walk and towards the island, and threw something into the trees and bushes, then walked briskly back to the flats. I imagine, that she was feeding the birds or squirrels? Nice gesture!

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Fn To The Computerisationing

Made the first brew of the day, Thompsons Punjana. Got sat down at the desk... and guess what?

Internet Down Again!

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Food Prepping!

I was getting the food prepared for Josie's lunch. Doing well with it, and Sister Jane rang on the landline. Poor thing is worse off than me with her eyes. Sent to the hospital (QMC) again to be checked out. Not a great experience for her this time. New eye drops are given to her, and she has to wait for a decision on what the real problem is. With Jane's beloved Nottingham Forest sitting firmly at the bottom of the league, the lass is not in a good mood. Somehow she and Pete get through, I hope the news is good.

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Food FEd to Josie

 Delivered to her front doot dead on time again. I had to rush a bit mine, with chinwagging with Jane. The hastening of my actions brought about an...

ACCIFAUXPA!

The beef stew was coming on well tastewise as I had to sample it at all stages.

I decided that a little more liquid smoke would be needed to be added to the pan...

As I was opening the screw-on cap, well! Humph! Nicodemus's Neurotransmitters failed, and I whipped off the lid too quickly, a minor Accifauxpa as some of the smoke spilt onto the kitchen floor... 

Not a lot! But I got down to wipe it up a little too quickly - I didn't want to be late for the first time delivering the nosh. But as I was getting back up, I clouted the back of my head on the counter corner... I believe I may have exclaimed something like, 'Oh, bother', or 'Flipping heck' But I got there just in time, but left a mess behind me that needed cleaning up. Oh, I took a photo of the tray earlier, with the stew and treats... But with my being behind and rushing so, I didn't notice the 'No SD CArd in this camera!' I piss myself off!

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Jillie Returned!

As I got back in the door after handing the nosh over to Josie, the door burst open behind me. It was Jill coming to help with the Amazon cock-up again, bless her! She had contacted Amazon and got a live person, who said they need my details to advance any claim. Poor Jill was on her break when she rang them, that was why she was hurrying. She rang them, but bad to use the landline when she kept losing the signal. Within a few minutes, she had arranged for a refund for me and asked me if I will order them again? I wasn't sure at the time, I didn't want to go through all that loss of sleep, fretting and the things not arriving again? Jillie took some more things down with her for the Winwood table, and said she should see me again on Tuesday I think it was. What an Angel! ♥

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herbert

Was back to his usual occasional tap-tapping and banging today. It's comforting to know he isn't ill or injured. Did I say that?

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Spuds For INchy!

I got some potatoes cooking in the crockpot to add to the leftover stew for my nosh later.

There were two potatoes, that I didn't use, that was worthy of going to the Tate gallery!

Can you see a face in either? Haha!

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Decision Made on Amazon

I decided to get trousers, but only Prime ones.

Whoopsiedangleplop

What a toadstool! I ordered some that just might be from the same supplier who let me down so badly! Burk!

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Ablutionalisioning

AS I took off the dressing gown, I spotted more things worthy of going in the Tate.

A new selection of brown spots and papules, on my ginormous belly.

And surface veins had gone all feint?

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Off To The Wetroom

Fantastic Session!

A few cuts shaving, but nowt serious. And, the total dropsies, were only about ten! Great!

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Finished Blog Early

There's a valid reason for this. I got it wrong yesterday, thinking the doctors and Iceland delivery were coming today - it didn't take me long (about eleven hours), to work outthat today wasn't Monday. Tommoprows glog will contain what happens after this, but no doubt will be cock-cut contented spellin, detail, formatting, and memorywise. 

So, with needing to be up and ready for six-o'clock, it is vital get my head down straight after the carer has been. Lisa, I think.

TTFN.

Sunday 8th August 2021: Photographicalisations, and maybe the odd ode, that might be told?

What a Choice for her TFZer Pool Car - Great!

Hahaha!

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SUNDAY 8th AUGUST 2021

05:40hrs: Stirred, not wanting a wee-wee! 

Health Checks Done

I got the Health Checks sorted first thing. Surely if I do them this soon after waking up, there must be a chance of the Blood Pressure coming out a little lower, I thought, its logical innit? 

Well, that didn't work! Humph! Climbing back well up into the red zone again!

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Inchie Engages Industrious Mode!

Talk about grafting away, phew! Mind you, the usual wandering off of a job to go onto others and getting confused as to what I was doing or meant to do next was annoying me! I sorted a few things from the cupboard to go on the radiator trolley for anyone to take.

Saccades & Dizzy Dennis Attack!

 Accifauxpas Whoopsiedangleplop! 

Saccades & Dizzy Dennis combined to give me a tumble to the floor when taking a radiator shot. But no damage was done, and I got up pretty easily enough and took another betterer photo. Tsk! Out of the blue, that was. Shook me a bit.

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Made up some waste bags and got them into the box in the hallway to go to the chute room later.

Then got some handwashing done.

Went to get a few more papers shredded, but I stopped myself just in time - the noise may well have bothered the neighbours.

Took this snap on the balcony.

The legs were looking even better this morning. I may well become a leg-modeller? Haha!

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Computer Started

Made a start on this blog. I went for the first wee-wee of the day - that started it - fast but none-furious after that all day!

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Awaiting Morning Carer

I got the bag of medications and paperwork out for when the carer arrives, and I carried on struggling with doing this blog.

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Carer Arrived

It was the beloved, kind Carer, Jill. Who soon got the medications and questioning done. Then she took donatable stuff away for me, as part of my decluttering process, bless her, as she left. ♥

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CBD then CorelDrawing

I took some under-tongue CBD. Then went on CorelDrawing, as I am entirely out of graphics to use now. This took a long time; I tried not to forget about prepping Josie's meal and set the alarm to remind me if I got carried away.

Did you see that? Me? Planning! Hehehe!

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Time To Make Josie's Nosh

Considering how rough I was feeling, I thought I did a fair job on Joses's Sunday lunch.

I delivered it on time to her front door. The gal seemed to like the look of it anyway. 

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Waste Sorted

Finished off a bag or two, well, more than a few. Took them to the waste chute room.

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Settled for a Rest

The rain was falling as I considered having a mug of the delightfully full-bodied Thompsons Punjana before getting my head down.

Despite Herbert's occasional tap-tapping and some odd whirring noises, I managed about an hour, albeit in oddments, head-down time.

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Woke Feeling Surprisingly Perky?

No messing about, I got on with handwashing, rinsing, refreshing and hanging a shirt?

Then... I refilled the bottle-in-thanks stuff on the radiator in the hallway.

Put some more to-get-rid-of nibbles on the walker-trolley top for anyone to help themselves.

Then, a change of mind, and I moved the thank-you drinkies onto the old DVD cabinet. Why? A good question, cause whatever the reason, I've totally forgotten why now?

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Ablutionalisatioining

Off to the wet room and had a jolly good session.

Teeth cleaning, only one dropsy. Nasal clearing okay. Shaving, yes, well, a few dropsies and a couple insignificant nicks. The showering went fantastically well - only two dropsies, no bangs, no toe-stubbing, no dizzies... amazing!

And the feet were looking great!

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More Clearout Bags Done

Blimey, I was doing well!

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Evening Carer Arrived

Carer Lisa, it was (I'm almost sure). Lisa soon got me sorted out and questioned. Spared a few moments for a chinwag, which as usual, I enjoyed. I had to force a thank-you drink on her. ♥

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Started to update this blog

Emailed the link, and I went on the TFZ and Winwood Heights Facebooking.

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I'll do my best with this analysability,

Caution seems to be of advisability, 

A fair day Whoopsiedangleplop and accidentality,

Though the mind was dim, had lost its agility,

I had a few moments of joy and brevity,

Noise from Herbert caused me causticity,

Toothache was rampant with the broken cavity,

The midday depression gave me proclivity!

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Carers Jill and Lisa gave me my medicine,

From working, there was no shirking!

I did a lot of jobs until the weariness set in,

Little Inchies fungal lesion to examine,

Painful, it did a lot of sanguining,

For dinner, I ate nothing,

Oh, I ate the last Cox' Pippin!

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Not too many dropsies today, just a few,

Worried about things with the declutter milieu,

Carer Jill once more came to the rescue ♥,

Asked if she'd a call the Social Service crew?

She said, "No problem, she would do!"

She's so helpful and beautiful too!

Her assistance, I can't over-value!

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The concentration would often stray, today,

Wee-wees I took, were a reluctant overspray,

The Thought-Storms have arrived for an affray!

Now my mind is in total disarray,

I wish my confusion would go away!

Right arm & leg twitching, they do that do they,

I'm waffling again, please accept my apologia!

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Please Keep safe!