Good morning Mick and all GN's from a cold, dark still morning in North Yorkshire. Yesterday it was bitterly cold and never let up all day, consequently never went out all day, but that actually did end up in a better consequence. Just lately I have felt somewhat frustrated and annoyed, as whatever I managed to do in the day by the evening I seemed not only to have made no progress but looking round it had gone backwards in some cases! So wasnt able to move very quickly and even with the heating on (darent think of the cost) I was cold. Had to use brain to work out a way to improve matters and of course the ironing basket was full of things waiting my attention so bingo! Two things in one and I spent quite a long time ironing .That was a warming sort of job, I was able to listen to my favourite DID and Private Passions and the second half of The Last of theMohicans, whilst the basket grew emptier and my choice of things to wear grew greater. Of course I didnt manage to empty the lot, I wasnt thinking I could do that but at least this morning I have a clear signal that I am getting somewhere.
Have left the ironing board up, but today am going to a course so wont be getting round to that for a while.
I didnt see anyone at all yesterday, not even any neighbour passing by the window. Everyone was sensibly staying in the warm, but I didnt feel lonely. It was one of those days with plenty to do and quite happy to plod along doing it. It is strange isnt it , how our moods can alter, when to look at one day that seems to be exactly like another , yet we can have a perfectly content day on the one hand and feel miserable on the other.
After such a satisfactory day I had hoped for a decent nights sleep. Huh!! Not a bit of it. Couldnt get to sleep, woke up several times, and to cap it all got cramp yet again this morning and my back is very painful. This is not the best sort of a start to the day when I need my brain working well.
Today I am going to the first lesson of a short course on basically safety with my computer and my phone. I think I am one of the guinea pigs as there are only 5 or 6 I think she said, going today. Nichola is very tech wise and knowledgeable and the idea is to get people up to scratch using their own things. There will probably be quite a range of knowledge and we all have different gaps that we need to have help with. I have quite a lot of experience, can touch type, and have a reasonable grasp of basics, but things change so fast and these wretched scammers get more and more new ideas to cause problems and now with the flipping AI can you even be certain that you are on to the correct people, so I feel my main gaps are things like checking on the https bit before I get involved, and how to be sure something is deleted etc.
Other people may be total beginners who are then vunerable to a lot of dodgy people etc. I can see how much this sort of course is needed and will be useful. Hopefully it will also pay back to Upfront as it is better to equip people to keep themselves safe than have to help people to sort out problems that come about by lack of knowledge. So I will be part of the course, but have been asked to give a bit of feedback on how it has gone and if I think there is any area that hasnt been touched on. Should be interesting and I am quite happy to go back to the beginning and check that I have not fallen into any bad habits. I only hope that the day might at least warm up a little. I wouldnt be going out for any other reason, but as I will be out I shall be checking to see if I am short of any basics and then home and probably get back to ironing to get warm again.
I am beginning to have itchy feet and am longing to get out and about and see some countryside and gardens etc, but with the weather and much that needs doing here I havent any actual plans to go anywhere. Not improved of course by the usual spate of holiday companies sending you brochures and ideas for getting away. With the bills and having had to lash out and buy my new portable disability buggy, I am steadfastly ignoring them all right now, but would just like to go out for the day or maybe even go mad and have one night away in a b/b to just see somewhere different. Ah well need to get nose to grindstone and carry on sorting things out here.
Hope you have a safe journey to Bicester and a good result from your blood test Mick. Hope the cold weather encourages you to have a go at your homework grandMattie. I planned to write my diary properly every day and have already got down to quick notes for yesterday, so I need to do the same myself. In fact just seen the time and need to get myself in the shower and dressed ready for the day. I am so slow at the moment it drives me crazy how long I take to get going.
Wishing everyone a safe and pleasant day, will be back this pm to see what antics people have been up to
