Wednesday Witterings . . .

 

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My doctors office called yesterday to make a follow up appointment for my arm. It's not until December 1st, so I am assuming it is not broken. Presuming it wasn't broken, I also felt that I could do some exercises with it. So off and on throughout the day I did a few things with it using a variety of movements to try to keep it moving. It hurt like heck, but I did them anyways. (Without going overboard.) I did not sleep very well last night as I couldn't find a way to hold it so that it wasn't hurting. It kept waking me up.  But the good news is that this morning, whilst it still hurts, I have a better range of movement with it. I can actually hold it up and a bit away from my body. I still have a long way to go to be back to normal, but this is very encouraging! I thank you so much for your happy thoughts and prayers. They are helping!

A lesson has also been learned. One, put things away and don't leave them laying around and two, always watch where I am going.  I knew that last one already and am usually very careful about where I put my feet. But for some reason on Monday, I let myself down.

Hopefully I will see improvements now with each day that passes and before too long I will be as close to being back to normal as I can be!

You don't realize how much you need both arms until you can't properly use one of them.

 

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Its quite chilly this morning. It is just above freezing. It was very cold yesterday.  I decided to go out and check my mail mid-afternoon and I about froze to death. It was windy and very cold. My heat has had to be on all the time now. I keep it about 20*C/68*F.  I find that if I keep it much warmer than that I can get quite sluggish.  Keeping things a bit on the cooler side energizes me. I don't have any heat on in my bedroom at all. The only room where I keep things fairly warm is the bathroom. It has in-floor heating, and I keep that on all the time.  I hate getting out of the shower into a cold room. 

I used to find it quite cold in the U.K. in the winter months. We never had the heat on except for a short period of time in the morning and for a little time during the evening and it was never on in the bedroom at all. I didn't mind it not being on in the bedroom as I sleep much better in a cool room, but it could get really chilly in the rest of the house.  Especially the bathroom.  We did keep a portable gas heater in there that we turned on when we were having a shower.

This is why I braved walking out to my mailbox yesterday.  I have always wanted one of these mugs.  Carletonware Walking Mug.  Ever since I saw it painted on one of Susan Branch's calendars. I had been searching for one. I love quirky mugs, and I love red shoes.  I finally found one and I used the Birthday money that dad gave me to buy it. It finally arrived yesterday, and it is so cute. I really love it. It has made me very happy.  It did come all the way from England. It was very well wrapped. I think that getting it unwrapped and out of the box helped to exercise my arm a bit yesterday. It was taped up to within an inch of its life. 

I don't know why things like this make me so happy, but they do. Now I will have to try to bake something that I can use it as a prop in the photos. Just the thought makes me smile.

 

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Now, if I could only get ahold of one of these teapots!  Moomin I think.  Very cute.  Probably more expensive than I could afford, but you have to have dreams.  I am happy just looking at it.

On a side note, a tiny spider has been busily walking back and forth the ceiling from my living room and over my desk area and back again this morning and it is driving Cinnamon to distraction. She is keeping a very close watch on it, her eagle eyes following it back and forth.  She will get it eventually, as soon as it comes down within her reach. I am sure of it.

And yes, there she goes.  It ventured down behind the tall ladder bookcase I have in the corner of the living room, and she has just caught it. Poor thing.  (The spider, not Cinnamon.)

 

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One thing which I have taken very much for granted is being able to open a bottle of pills. Oh, they can be a bit awkward to open at times with the having to press down and turn at the same time and I do sometimes struggle with opening them, but I can usually manage after a time to do it.  Yesterday I really struggled with opening my pill bottles so that I could fill my little prescription pill case. (Days of the week.) I couldn't exert enough pressure down with my hand because of the arm so that I could then turn the lid. I finally managed to get them open and the lids have stayed open since, just in case. The lids are propped on top, but . . . 

You never know how much you need the use of both arms until one is up the crick.

 

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My cleaners were here yesterday. They do such a lovely job and are such nice ladies. They are only here for about an hour and a half and the place is just sparkling when they leave. It is a bit of a luxury I know to be able to have them, and I am every so grateful that I can find the money to pay for this luxury, for now anyways. I just cannot get down on my hands and knees to clean things anymore and I was really stressing about it. I could just about manage, but there were certain things I was falling behind on.

Yesterday they cleaned out my saucepan cupboard and arranged them all tidy inside.

When they leave, everything is nicely dusted, swept, mopped, vacuumed, etc. I am always so pleased. I have had them three times now. God willing, I will be able to continue having them come. They come every fortnight. Everyone on my street has cleaners coming. I see them arrive and leave. And it is about every fortnight. 

 

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I had a nice facetime with my friend Tina in the U.K. yesterday. It is always so good to talk to her. She has always been such a good friend. We always have a nice catchup together. She is legally blind now and no longer able to drive. I forget what her eye condition is called. She can see, but not enough to be considered safe enough to drive and she struggles with reading, etc. Can you believe that she has still never received the insurance pay out for that car accident she was in in 2019??  It is taking ever so long.  I am not sure if you remember the accident or not. She was the passenger in a car with our friend Mal, and another car was coming onto the motorway on the on ramp and it spun around and hit them head on. She had her back broken and all sorts. She was in hospital for quite a while and has been in pain with her back ever since.  Mal got her insurance sorted within a year I think. (She only had whiplash.) But poor Tina has been waiting all these years. I think it is criminal that she has waited so long.

She was telling me that our friend Eileen's husband Derek died in his sleep on Monday.  They were both in our church Ward in the U.K. Derek was the oldest member of our Ward. Todd was the next oldest. Anyways, if you have to go that is a good way to go, in your sleep. I think he was around dad's age.  They were in the process of moving to South Africa, which is where Eileen is from. They were down there trying it out before they actually moved everything. I think they had only been there for a few weeks.

 

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I also had a nice facetime with my son Doug yesterday. He was making a stew for their supper. I got to talk to the boys also. As you know it was Jake's birthday at the weekend, and he thanked me for the card and gift.  The have bought a new ice cream machine thing so Josh was quite excited about getting to use that. I think he was planning on making a Mango Sorbet. (He is the one who likes to experiment with cooking.  The red headed one.) Anyways, it was so nice to talk to Doug and the boys.  It is Doug's birthday this next Sunday. He will be 44. He had the most beautiful head of curls when he was a toddler. He was born with a full head of hair.  It was so thick and full it looked like a wig. 

 

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Isn't this the cutest little night light?

I should be going to the chapel today to clean it. Obviously with my arm as it is, I won't be going. I feel bad about not being able to do it, but thankfully there are quite a few others on the team, so they won't be in the lurch. I was supposed to drive Glenna to her art class tomorrow morning as well, but I have had to tell her I won't be able to do that either. You need both arms to be able to drive safely, and I do not think I can drive safely at the moment.  She thinks she can get someone else to take her. (She has lent her own car to someone to go to the Temple in Halifax tomorrow.)

And with that I will wind this down now and leave you with a thought for the day . . . 

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In the English Kitchen today, Impossible Pumpkin Pie from Scratch. No mixes needed. Just simple every day ingredients. If you are a person who struggles with making pastry, this is for you.

I hope you have a lovely day. I am not sure what I will get up to, but I am still taking it easy after my fall. It has really shaken my confidence.  Whatever you get up to, I hope it brings you joy. Don't forget!

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