Still tired......

No snow and I had a relatively cough free night so think I will make the effort to get to the dentist. It's the 60 mile round trip that's putting me off a bit, seems like a lot of hassle.

Rubylady..... No wonder you're tired-why is this adult son still living with you?

Absent.....did the g&t work?!? [grin\

Ruby - one of my DDs many years ago used to spend most of her time at her boyfriend's and we felt a bit sidelined - but we kept schtum and let it run its course. He is now her husband and we have good relationships with both. It was just a silly phase that happens in a new relationship - they do not realise that the things they find irritating about us as teenagers wash over their friends. Just let it pass - say nothing and wait for it to change. The more you draw attention to it the more he will say these silly things. Just ask him if he's had a good time - be pleased and bide your time. At that age they are often oblivious to our needs - it usually passes.

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rubylady he is not too embarrassed to live with you.

DH and I took this cold a week ago and we are still wiped out by it. No energy at all. As an aside....I'm doing some ironing, yesterday did the floors.....seems to me that us grans plough on as best we can...men can succumb completely.. along with their body language and sound effects.

Well...within a half hour I shall be on the sofa.... And DH doesn't know it yet but he's on duty. I love him to bits, but sometimes he needs a little direction!!

Residual cough seems to be subsiding, but still feel wobbly! A good day for watching the snow falling or getting uptight about Andy Murray.

I've had this cough for 6 weeks now. Been to doctor once but he just changed my blood pressure tablets - (can cause a cough.)
I'm wondering if it could be a mild form of whooping cough, I never had it as a child. I often nearly vomit with it, it comes in spasms.
Must go back to the doctor's I seem to nearly live there at the moment.
Hoping the rest of you get better soon.

For Rubylady, Time to start putting yourself first.
Book a coach holiday, (you will soon have decent company) the hotels provide food, entertainment and a nice comfy bed. They are remarkably cheap this time of year especially last minute bookings. Leave rude son to sort himself out including money, washing and eating etc. and if he's not talking to you, leave a note.
Have fun, if you're not feeling brave enough to go get the brochures and leave them lying around.

Judi123 I went away for a long weekend last weekend and it was bliss. I did get a call off DS saying that the heating wasn't working on Sunday but when I returned there wasn't a real problem and I think it was a call of him missing me but obviously he didn't say this. I will, however, be doing this more often until he leaves home, having short breaks away and enjoying every minute. Thank you for your lovely comment. It certainly refreshes the soul to be somewhere else for a few days.

Good for you Rubylady!
Great to hear you had such a restful weekend away, here's to more in the near future x

KateK He isn't an adult yet, he is 17 years old and still at college.

loopyloo Thanks. Yeah, I think you have to take time out for yourself from time to time and to "box" things if you can. Do what you can for the day for certain problems that need sorting and then box them and leave them there until the day after. If you have your head worrying all the time it does no good. My mum had a brain hemorrhage at 59 and so I will do all in my power to try to avoid the same. She used to get so stressed, drank vodka like a fish and smoked like a chimney. She is still with us at 75 now, after a heart attack too, she's made of lead I think! But it is good to relax the body and mind too. And to soothe the soul. Be good to others but also to ourselves.

Post-viral debility -a recognised syndrome. Guard against trying to do too much to soon as it has been know for ME type symptoms to develop.

TAKE IT EASY!!