Some words for the weekend

Hi everyone,

What's been happing in your week?

It's been a busy one out there in the world, with a new baby born to our Prime Minister, and at the other end of the spectrum an absolutely glorious celebration of a new hero in Captain (or now Colonel), Tom Moore. And yesterday the first public statement that the UK may now hopefully be passing the peak of the COVID19 infection rate.

But at home it's pretty much business as usual for me. I'm still packing my husband off to work and filling my days one by one. I've decided I've cracked the problem with constant snacking anyway. I'm only going to have one meal a day, but it's going to start with breakfast and end at supper time! My husband doesn't help either. To try to cheer me up he brings home snacks for me when he's doing the shopping and I just feel it would be rude if I wasn't grateful, so must eat them!

On the Caring side of things, all's remained quiet with my brother-in-law, but I think that's as much because my sister's learning new coping strategies with his dementia than anything else. It also emerged that his dementia is mixed (Alzheimer's and vascular dementia), so he is starting medication for the Alzheimer's element. Maybe that will help a little. I don't have the day to day care for my brother-in-law, but I'm am always aware that the phone might go at any time with another crisis looming. But I don't have the level of worry that many of you are dealing with. So I hope those of you who are dealing with all the first hand facets of Caring are still managing to get by in this challenging time.

Take care, stay safe and please enjoy your weekend in any way you can. 🙏😊🌈

[Lynd]

We have had a reasonable week. Podiatrist kindly made a home vist to my husband which helped a lot.

Think I am snacking too much. The fridge door is definitely overworked.

Missing my Mum and family quite a lot now. Making lockdown much harder for all of us I think.

We are very lucky here to have lots of volunteers who are assisting many people.

The Santa sleigh which normally only makes an appearance at Christmas has been going round collecting food donations for food parcels and food bank. So many people without money at the moment. It couldn't complete its planned route as the sleigh was full half way round. Bless all these kind people.

Thinking of everybody who is suffering at the moment. Hope better days will come soon x

[Hidden in reply to Lynd]

A lovely post Lynd. Thanks for updating us. Gosh, yes, something else I hadn't thought of with regard to not having usual services... podiatry! I'm glad your husband's had some relief from his home podiatry visit.

Missing family gets harder and harder, doesn't it? It does seem to be the biggest problem with lockdown for most people, myself included.

I love the idea of the santa sleigh being used to collect food donations. That's true initiative and it's wonderful that there are so many volunteers. There are so many people struggling financially at the moment and we have much to worry about.

But on the plus side it has raised levels of compassion in so many people.

Thanks for your catch-up and I hope you both enjoy the weekend as best you can, as we patiently wait for those better days! Take care both!🙏

[sassy59]

Not been a bad week and absolutely flown by. I look forward to clapping on a Thursday evening and then shopping delivery on a Friday.

We still get to see family at the front of our house so that’s nice and I’ve been having parcels delivered which is always exciting.

I’m eating too much really so need to stop that and move more. I’ll just think about that for a little while. Lol 😂

I hope everyone is doing as well as they can and enjoying some nicer weather.

Take care all. Xxx 🌈😘

[Hidden in reply to sassy59]

I can see a need for an eventual new group on HealthUnlocked sassy59, to encourage all naughty snackers to get back on track! 🤣 Take care too! xxx🌈

[sassy59 in reply to Hidden]

Totally agree! 😂🌈💝

[TheDrivenSnow]

I don't know... I'm just tired...

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Hi TheDrivenSnow, Commiserations! I think it's a very valid way to feel. I get periods of weariness too, and I think that often it's a weariness of spirit rather than physical tiredness. Heck, I'm not doing anything to get me tired! I tend to be able to plod through which is good in one way, but existence can seem dreary at times. But I can only cope by feeling a bit flattened out and putting one foot in front of the other.

More positively, this will end! Nothing within this universe stays the same for ever. Even mountains wear away little by little. We just need to screw up every ounce of courage to see lockdown through and little by little we will begin a journey to life outside. It's challenging, but it will come! Take care and be kind to yourself. 🙏