GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT!!! JUST CANT HELP MYSELF.

[Abbeystead]

Well its a beautiful day and garden is pleading for some TLC. Husband gone to football match (not that he'd notice the garden if he was here,mind you he lifted half a bag of compost onto the garden table for me before he went!!)) so thought I'd get out there and tried to do a bit. Am now sitting on settee,legs up and feet like pigs trotters. Managed to repot a few carnations but had to give up.Where have the days of my double-digging gone? Pain in my buttock,pins and needles down my fat (lyphodeama leg). Have loads to do but am afraid I wont be doing it. My daughter came up the other day and decided to get stuck in.Why she bothered I dont know. Cut through an ivy I had been training around my house for years and also through the fairy lights which were entwined in it. After a few hours she went home saying she will be back during the week, leaving the place like a tip. Other half is just as bad. Last year asked him to put a rose in for me. When I went out to inspect couldn't see it anywhere except a couple of stranggly things sticking out of the soil...yes you've guessed it, he'd put it in upside down!! God help me what did i do to deserve a family like this. No wonder I enjoy the peace of my own company.

Written all this as it may give you a little giggle.Apart from that though, why does this FB/OA/ME take such simple pleasures away from us. No more knitting,baking cleaning,walking. Pleasures that cost nothing. Must have been a right horror in a previous life. The doctor asked me "how do you manage you pain?" I don't I told him, I just have to tolerate it. Could go to bed and dope myself up,which,don't get me wrong,I sometimes do, but not today.Just sit on settee and watch the bloody telly. Dont know what I'd do without that.

Hope everyone is not in as much pain as I am today,in fact every day. Just thought I'd have a moan and let you all know you're not the only ones suffering.And as some idiot told us "We're all in this together" (but try and get your DLA without a fight)!!

Bye for now.

Avril

[Butterfly54]

Oh Avril I really do feel for you.I am on my own and if I want my garden done I have to pay for it.

I it wasn`t for my little dog I would move,but it`s somewhere for her to stretch her legs if not mine now and again.And at least i feel I`m getting out lol

Hugs jayne

[Abbeystead]

Are you like me now, unable to get out. Like you, dont think I would move house as I do like to be able to sit out. Frustrating now though as I used to do everything twice the speed of sound, now can just watch. I'm lucky in that I have my husband here, mind you he's either watching the telly or asleep,but at least he's around to do the cooking and shopping (gardening is not his thing!! as you may have realised,and he lets me know it, neither is decorating,lazy old bugger).Wouldn't mind,but he'sonly 76!! ha ha .Our house is like that off the TV,you know "Till Death us do part" He's Alf Garnett and I'm his "Silly Old Moo". Have been thinking of getting a wheelchair but afraid he'd find the steepest hill and let me go.

The thing is Jayne I,m too independent and won't give in and I know I'm going to have to soon. Thanks for answering Jayne.

Cheers,

Avril.

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lol how funny about the rose but sorry you feeling so low hope you feel better tommorrow andthe rose was rescued love diddle x