General Chat

As some of you know from my previous posts, I spend quite abit of my time in hospital. This can vary from a few hours, to a few days. When I come out, and get adjusted, I want to get on with what I have had to leave off. Housework, washing ironing shopping ,cooking cleaning etc. And my beloved garden. I go in hospital, come out, it's raining so can't go outside. When I can, I usually get a couple of good days, weather wise and health wise, and it is back into the old routine. I had never thought about this much, until the other day, when speaking to a friend who has a husband that is going through a similar time to myself, though not with the same problems. I said I had not rung her for a couple of weeks as I thought they would have been busy with their garden. And that is when she used the expression, "We are playing catch-up all the time"
Does anyone else feel the same as this.
Best Regards
Julia in Derbyshire

I can sympathise with you ... 2 stays in hospital in last year ... time afterwards when I could do little ... then as soon as able to do so, had to go back to work ... weather either too hot or ground too wet, so this year I have a jungle rather than a garden

As for the ironing pile!!!

Am now on school holidays so should be catching up rather than on here ... coffee break = excuse

Carol, my hospital stays are at least once a week, sometimes twice. At least in the winter, I only have the indoors to contend with, as apart from a few winter hanging baskets that I can see from my kitchen window for a bit of colour., I 'close' my garden down.
Have a good summer break
Julia in Derbyshire

Julia good morning I had no idea that about any of this, I am playing catch up this morning..

Julia, it's the story of my life "playing catch up"!
But my philosophy is..... dont worry if it doesnt get done today, it will be waiting for you tomorrow.
Take care,
xxx

Thanks for your replies gels. Taff, that has always been my philosophy up until now. But I just think time is whizzing by, and I am not getting anything done, that I would like to do. I always say these days, that I do not know how I had time to go to work, never mind have an important job, whilst juggling four children and a husband on shifts.
But, I know I am not the only person who is having to do this, or has had to do this. It's just the way out I felt this morning, though I have managed to get a few things done, and am off now to clean the bathroom!!!!!
Have a good day everyone, and sees yer later
Julia in Derbyshire

Julia, I remember, when I was taking my late M in Law Edith back & forwards to hospital, her saying that her time feeling well between treatments was very precious.
All I can say is take good care of yourself, as Edith once said “Weeds are flowers given to us by mother earth”
I am lucky that my health problems are now under control with daily medication, so I am no longer stuck in that cycle.

I'm always playing catch up Julia, it's become a way of life..lol

But the other day I stood ironing for 3 hours and when I got to the bottom I saw stuff that had been there for a least a year, so just chucked the lot in the bin...lol...if we haven't worn it for that long, I'm sure we can live without it now, looked in the spare bedroom this morning and the ironing basket is filling up again..arrrggghh

ditto all of the above.

Lindy ;))))))))

Hi Julia, I can really empathise with you. (Is that the right word?)
I have been ill for nearly 11 months, a small operation, plus going backwards and forwards to hospital for tests etc. and I still have not got a proper diagnosis.
I cannot sit upright, stand or walk for more than 10-15 minutes and spend most of my time flat on my back or side. I have done no spring cleaning whatsoever, so the house is in desparate need of cleaning from top to bottom. If I do get a few hours virtually pain free I have to do the most important things, like cleaning toilets, bath and shower, fridges and ironing.
What annoys me most is when I come to do something, but it cannot be done because something else needs doing first,, and that can't be done because something else needs doing before that can be done.
Hope you get my drift. Lol.

We will not mention my oven.

Hope you have a good day today.

Jenny.