Have you had a ? day? Are you worried, scared etc?

DD gave me an oversized hoodie blanket last Xmas. An amazingly comfortable garment which saved me putting the heating on. Will be getting one for DH this winter!

I bought a huge bag of wheaty-bag wheat last year and I'm making....er...wheaty bags with odds and ends of fabric. I already had a couple of bags that need just two minutes in the microwave so I've weighed them to get an idea of how much to use to fill my own bags. They are very comforting to hug, especially in bed since I sleep alone. My dog is also comforting to hug. I have a kind of poncho thing that I wear around the house. Weirdly, I got it from the Avon catalogue. It's a big square with a slit from halfway along one side up to the centre and bound all round with blanket stitch. Easy to make something similar, from an old blanket or bedspread perhaps, if you're handy like that. Get someone to measure you right across your back from one wrist to other to get the size for the square. Actually, mine is oblong, if we're being technical! ?

I am trying not to think about it! We'll have no choice really but to get through it.

I do get sick of the BBC in particular banging on and on about how we are going to manage and interviewing low income families and pensioners hoping for bad news. They (BBC) love bad and sad news.

I had a bit of a ?day yesterday. I was out in the garden watering my pots ( with a watering can) when I tripped. I didn’t fall but somehow managed to kick myself in the shin!
Now I’ve got a huge gash in my leg. (I have very thin skin that damages easily.
On the plus side... the doctors were still open and the practice nurse waited for me and dressed the wound. That was a really nice surprise.

Hooray WW2 I understand your relief and have sympathy with the problem, an understated issue.
We too are trying to minimise fuel costs, I have Raynauds and feel the cold, MrJ not so, who’d have thought it’d all be necessary.
To those suffering, themselves, family or friends with cancer, I have little to help, but I’ve been there, it’s horrific, scary and you have little control, my thoughts are with you.

Phew WWM2 - not an experience to be repeated in a hurry I hope.

We are preparing for the Winter as best as we can, though we are already pretty frugal so economising will just shave a bit off here and there. We will need to have the house heated well when we have our youngest GD here two days a week, but will be minimal otherwise.
What worries me more than anything though is all the talk of using candles. A friend's house was recently set on fire by one and I find that very worrying. Won't have candles here but I do have battery powered lanterns in case the electricity goes off. I know it's teaching G'ma to suck eggs but please take care with candles!

Whitewavemark2

Good day for me??????

That's a relief

Wahoo Whitewavemark2 - excellent news! ?? x

Good day for me??????

Like others on here, we are doing our level best to prepare for this winter. We have no central heating just a log burner with three hot plates and an oven in our open plan wooden bungalow. The bungalow was was built for us and the insulation is superb, even so can get a bit chilly! Slow cooker, microwave, thermals, electric blanket (a luxury!!) and awaiting, as we speak, the delivery of a 0.6 litre kettle, holding just enough water for two cups of tea/coffee. I have already given up the dishwasher except on family days, and wash in 30○. Low voltage light bulbs throughout. I can't think of much more we can do. Lots of sympathy to all who are suffering personal hardship and sorrow. Cancer is such a b###d, and I don't think that there are many families who have not been affected by by this vile disease. My DH survived prostate cancer 12 years ago now, but has diverticulitis which flares up now and again, which is, without going into details, horrid. Old age never comes singularly, aint that the truth.

I try not to think about what is potentially ahead this winter, I hate being cold, and I am furious that we are all facing a grim, miserable winter, and with absolutely no government at the moment either. Whitewave you have my deepest sympathy, I had your problem after extensive dental surgery; lots of general anaesthetic, inability to eat anything other than yoghurt, I was in great discomfort, I do hope you get a successful solution. Those of you with bad news about family and friends .

I have to distract and detach myself from what is happening, I get so enraged that it cannot be good for me.

Well, i had a blip on Saturday. I have determination running through me like à stick of Blackpool rock, very independent and battling my own war, soldier on
with sleeves rolled up and all that. .... BUT there are days when the grief of losing part of you, sneaks up on you like a thief in the night, takes you totally unaware and for me that occured on Saturday.

None of my armour plating was strong enough to withstand........ and in my case, the loss of what I once was engulfed me.

I find at such times, this helps me . X

I was feeling a bit sorry for myself this morning. It's Sunday and Bank holiday weekend and being on my own I don't like either.
Reading about what some of you are going through I need to give myself a shake and stop being a wimp.
? for all who are struggling or sad.

[Whitewavemark2} you are not alone..still suffering with flare up of diverticulitis following colonoscopy 8 wks ago..my gut still aches and wont mention the other!!

Katiecat13, my heart sank for you when I read your news because it brought back the day, four years ago, when my sister told me she had motor neurone disease. It's a terrible, helpless feeling and you are doing exactly the right thing by being there for him.

PollyDolly that sounds very wise advice.
I was a bit like that at the beginning of the Pandemic.
I did loads of prepping which made me feel much more in control

WhiteWave ooh, that must be awful I bet that you feel pretty grim. Hope things get much better soon

Too right GrandmaDerby! ✊

NO! FannyCornforth just no.
No to grubby clothes
No to grubby bodies
No to sitting in the dark
Absobloodylutely NO to being cold/or hungry
I don’t know if a belligerent attitude will make it all go away but it feels better saying it than going into a deep depressive hole.

I suffered a severe and very painful injury last year and it has been a long hard slog pushing myself to overcome it. I have been in some very 'dark' places but I openly admit, every single day, that this is not terminal, there's always. someone else worse off and this has got me through so far.
My thoughts are with you all who are facing your own battles or supporting loved ones who are.....stay strong x

I try not to worry about energy prices and the cost of living as worrying. won't change things. I tend to focus on making the best of each situation and make small changes to make money and resources go further. Perhaps it is that focus that gets me through.

For me the OP should have asked if I’ve had a ? today.

After violent S&D with flu my body got very dehydrated and so completely ceased up. I didn’t go for 2 weeks, then had to attend A&E to be “emptied” ( horrible). That was Wednesday, now despite high fibre diet, extra fluid and laxative still not gone.

I’m feeling very cheesed off.

witzend it is the worse news, and am so sorry for the little family.

Cancer is such a scourge.

Witzend

Often terribly sad lately to think of some close friends’ daughter- only 6 months older than dd1, mid 40s, recently told that cancer is back, and terminal. Two still fairly young children, so dreadfully sad. Bastard bloody cancer. ??

I am very sorry to read this.
X

Re the bloody energy charges.
I read on the ITV website that we should try do just one load of washing a week.
So we’re going to be sitting by candlelight; cold, hungry and grubby.
What on earth is happening to this country

Katiecat and Witzend

Violetsky - surgery was a great success for me. I recovered very quickly and my thyroxine level (on 100 mcg tablets) has stayed the same since.
At one stage before surgery my levels seemed ok (on the carbimazole) but doc thought I was still hyper and T3 might be raised - blood tests don't usually show that.
If you want to ask me more questions privately, feel free to PM.