Good Morning Friday 17th April 2026

I’m sorry you are feeling so unwell madeleine and hope you feel better as the day goes on.Hopefully the cleaners will come and the company and the jobs they do will make you feel better.🙏🏻

I understand about planning things when feeling well.We booked a week in Cornwall before I was ill last year and now just can’t decide.A lot of driving with DH’s bad knees and me still not 100%.I change my mind daily at the moment about whether we should go🤦🏼‍♀️

Glad to be allowed to post again - though for how long? - but sad that so many are having a difficult time. My sympathies, Madeleine, it’s hard to stay positive all the time and I find myself derailed by small things these days. Then I think of Marydoll, Susan and all those with real problems and determine to do better. Today I have oldies’ coffee morning and bridge this afternoon so will be all socialised out by evening - and probably damp too if the weather forecast is accurate.

Madeleine I'm sorry you are feeling rotten. I hope today improves for you.

Special hugs and thoughts with Gingster Susan56 and Marydoll today. Life really can throw curveballs as I know to my own cost.

And 💐for you madeleine because your situation is (harder) difficult as living alone magnifies whatever is problematic in life. Too much time to (ruminate) self reflect and no-one to hand to bounce any ideas with. It’s just that bit harder. xx

RosesandLilac

You’ll all be pleased to know that the kitchen and kickboards have been cleaned!!
😁🙏

👍🏼. Good job done there 😁

Good morning, Michael12 and everyone!

It's 13 °C here in Whitby at the moment and cloudy and rainy, which I love!

Since moving here in January, I've managed to hire a new cleaner, who is coming in twice weekly. When I put in job descriptions for new cleaners, they HAVE to be ok with 8-legged things, because as you know from previous posts, I'm arachnophobic!

This new lady is OK with them; they don't bother her at all, so she's agreed to dump them out of the windows when she sees them and get rid of the webs! How brave she is! However, she can't get rid of them when she's not there! There was one dangling from the shower head a couple of days ago, about 1:30 am, and I was hysterical! Out came the broom, and it was gone in seconds!

Being a Friday, I've got today off work, so I'm sitting in a cafe scoffing a Full English and catching up with reading We Do Not Care Club Handbook by Melani Sanders.

Have a good one all of you!

Hello from a mild Co Armagh , I’m back from getting my sore hip X-ray , results in two weeks . No rush in these walk in clinics , but very reassuring .Luckily it seems to have cleared up
But doctor thought it better to check it out
People can now stop nagging me to use my rollator in the house 🙄
MD have a good day away ! The PP will have to manage
Madeline I hope your cleaners come and help to get out of the slough of despond !

Dear Madeleine up and down so much, mind and body have lost synchronicity and your cleaners seem to be letting you down time and time again

Might a cleaning agency be better, one that will send a cleaner no matter what

Spend a little time in getting mind and body to work together. Mind want sto do something, body does not but mind overrules body in your case. A little reflection will provide the key to your comfort and body needs to come first. Only then will you be accepting rather than `fighting`

RosesandLilac

You’ll all be pleased to know that the kitchen and kickboards have been cleaned!!
😁🙏

Ha Ha 😂