In Between Days

Friday.

A day in before work. I've had a bit of a diverticulitis flare up, perhaps stress related as I've been worrying about Sue as she hasn't been well since Wednesday. And also I've been overthinking the work issue. A couple of fibrogels daily have kept my bodily functions from giving me an infection, and I'm trying to keep myself from getting too worked up, it's not easy, but if I keep busy it helps. 

We watched a bit more of the second season of "nine perfect strangers" and the final of the British Interior Design Masters. Pleased that John won he was a better designer in my opinion. Rita's stairs were appalling, orange gloss on woodchip. I can't think of much worse...

I've had a few more bits come for the holiday, some travel sized toiletries, and a couple more thin t-shirts. Having watched a few videos now on YouTube I have a good grasp of what to take and have ordered some cooling neck towels, hats for us both and a really good tip was to buy your suncream, after sun and other essentials from Boots at the airport after you check in, that way you aren't limited to the 100mls you are allowed to carry in your check in baggage. So long as you pre-order them for collection so they are in a bag sealed similar to your duty free. I'll do that on the bus ride down to Gatwick, I already have the Boots app. 

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Tuesday.

We went into the city as the weather wasn't great. We had a Maccy's for breakfast ( the only meal I like there) egg and cheese Mcmuffin. 

We went into TKMAXX and I got a few reduced bits for my tier tray for next Easter... 

Then we went to Tesco to get the makings for a Mango dole whip. 

I went into Superdrug for an eyeshadow palette to take on holiday with, so I can make myself up on the Halloween Party nights in Magic Kingdom. Im planning on doing one Villian each night we are at the party. Evil Queen naturally as she is my favourite Villian, and the Queen of Hearts, based on the Tim Burton Alice Movies..

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Monday.

Sue and Pete came to see us briefly, she looked better than I had imagine she would, after what she had done. It sounded dreadful and very painful, with some pain to come when she has to remove the stent they put in herself. 

It was good to see them both. And we will catch up with them in a couple of weeks when she feels better, hopefully. 

I had a crap night's sleep, too much on my mind, trying to figure out how to sort this work thing out. I think I have a plan, but if all else fails I might just up and leave as a last resort. It would mean tightening our belts as working pays our rent, but I do have options. We will see. 

We watched the parade through Liverpool of the team and the trophy, but thankfully had stopped watching before the "incident" happened. 

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Saturday.

I struggled first thing with my back as it "went" yesterday. I don't know what I did to cause it but it hurt, so half a tube of ibuprofen gel later and it's now just a dull ache. But I was at work, so I soldiered on as you do. 

Work was okay, regular customers including Tony who really wasn't with it, he looked better physically, but you could tell he wasn't with it, I dare say he has his "bad" days bless him. 

Looks like it's all change at work with labour matching and availability being requested. I've been through all this hundreds of times in my working life, nothing new, it's all about what suits them and they'll get their own way in the end they always do. Thankfully I only have five years left at most, if I can physically manage it of course. 

Sunday.

As always, a good shift, saw my regulars including Stephen and Olivia and my Eeyore man. No Val this week, as she came on Saturday morning because she was working extra today. 

Got the bus into town, but the Cotgrave was running late because of the football. Kev booked an Uber for the three of us, as Charlotte had finished work and was at the bus stop. We were home for half five, which was better than getting stuck in the football traffic, which we would have done had we waited for the bus. 

Kev was able to get home and watch Liverpool get their hands on the Premier League cup. Bless him he was a bit emotional and even I enjoyed watching it. 

Later on we started watching something Kev found on Prime called 9 Perfect Strangers. It's certainly intriguing and we watched 3 episodes, as they are only short 45 minutes at most, before turning in for the night. 

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Friday.

Got up late ( for us!) I'd had a bad night's sleep, worrying about Sue, and everything else as you do when your an overthinker. 

So we got up to a very grumpy Willow cat who ignored us both for a couple of hours, giving Ian a death stare when he dropped off the shopping from Aldi. She's come round now, after a day with Mummy not going far. 

I wore my new Halara jeans, faded black soft faux denim. I can throughly recommend them. They are so comfy to wear and will be perfect to wear on the plane. 

I started making a card and then watched live streams of people going round Epic Universe. We haven't got tickets for that yet as they are very expensive at the moment, we are hoping they come down a bit before we go. Having just spent £600 on Mickey's Not So Scary tickets, £400 plus for a one day pass for both of us,  is reaching a bit right now, if they come down by a hundred or so then maybe we will get them.

In other news, I messaged Sue, she is in a lot of pain, and can you believe they have told her to remove her own stent in a few days? She has a cord to pull it out with taped to her leg! I've never heard anything so harsh in all my days! They'll be giving out suture removal kits next, disgusting... Poor bugger, sooner her than me, her bravery astounds me... 

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Wednesday.

Wash day.  Lovely day so Kev put the washing out on the rotary dryer. Once it was all out, and Charlotte was round we headed to the Precinct for lunch at Streza. I had the chicken as it was so nice last time. 

Thursday.

We went to Victoria Retail Park on the number 50 bus with Charlotte for a mooch round. We had Maccy's for lunch and went to the Velvetiser Cafe for a sit down and a cold chocolate shake. 

Really nice day out. 

Sue was having her procedure at the hospital today to remove her Kidney stones. She rang me after she came round from the anesthetic. She was in a lot of pain and very groggy bless her. I hope she gets lots of rest for the next few days and feels much better soon. 

I also managed to get the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets today, two party nights for both of us. Now that they are open to the general public. Really happy about that. 

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Tuesday.

We went to Brookfields Garden Centre for afternoon tea for Vicky Pieridou's retirement. Sue and Pete picked us up and drove us there. We had a walk around looking at all the lovely stuff they had on offer. Kev bought a solar powdered hot air balloon in orange and yellow. 

The afternoon tea was lovely, copious amounts of tea and coffee, little tea sandwiches, egg and cress, salmon and cucumber, ham and cheese. Squares of cake, pork pie and quiche. Worth every penny of the £12 each we paid per head. It was lovely to see everyone and we lucked out as only one of them was someone I can't stand. Everyone else was lovely, and it was nice to properly speak to Shelley as you just don't get chance at work, and now she's left too, it was good to be able to say bye, and to Vicky too. Hopefully she will have other get togethers. 

We had an uber back into town and then got the bus from there. That worked out cheaper than having one straight home. 

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Sunday. 

Cold and dull start. As usual on a Sunday I had my hour in the canteen drinking my lemon tea and chilling. We have to get there at that time because of how the buses run on a Sunday. 

Day was busy but in spells and it died off when the football was on. But all in all a good day, buses wise too, a few minutes late but compared to last week much better  

Monday.

A nice do bugger all Monday. We watched To Wong Foo, thanks for everything Julie Nemar. And the latest Mobland episode. 

Kev watched the football in the bedroom and I did my page, and made a couple of cards. Then I read and finished Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw, a novella in her Greta Helsing series, then started reading The next one her main novels Grave Importance. 

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Friday.

Ian bought the shopping and we needed to go get the meals for the weekend. Having weighed up our options we decided to head into the City. Sometimes Bridgeford doesn't cut it for what we want. It was a lovely day, so we sat and had an ice cream after nipping into M&S and Savers. A little treat before working the weekend. We weren't out long and got home just before lunch. 

We spent the rest of the day catching up on our programmes, finishing watching The Game, and started watching a Netflix series on Fred and Rose West. A bit brief, more an overview of the case mainly.

Saturday.

Quite cold and gray to start with. But by late afternoon the sun had broken through and it was warm. 

Shop was horrendously busy, it was non stop for my whole shift and we had all six checkouts open constantly. Saw my regulars including Tony who looked slightly better,  he said his neighbours who used to sit with his wife while he did the shopping, took him out for a drink and lunch. I am pleased, he needs to have some me time after all those years caring for Margaret. Val and her husband came in as they won't be in tomorrow. So it might mean that Sunday could be a little quieter, Forest are playing away in the afternoon so it could go either way. We'll see.  

Despite the bus getting stuck in the roadworks we did actually manage to catch the 33, which meant we were home for 5.15pm. Always a big help if we can get that. 

A reasonably early night as always we are tired after the early start and we have another day of work tomorrow.

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Thursday.

The weather was dull and dreary and colder than it has been for a while, how quickly we get used to the sunshine.

We stayed home and got some cleaning jobs done that I'd been putting off. It involved cleaning all the girls in both the bedroom and unliving room. So I did the bedroom and shifted some things around. Then Kev helped me down the bottom two shelves of dolls. I washed all the clothes and brushed all their hair while Kev scrubbed both shelves. We decided to split it and do this unit and do the other one next week. 

So those things done, I did my page and then started stamping some elements for cards I am in the process of making. 

We continued to watch The Game on TV a very good thriller some of the story is a bit weak, but the actors in the main roles carry it well. 

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Wednesday.

Wash day.

The weather was good enough 

 to dry it outside. 

The air purifier came really early just as we had breakfast. It's quite a large unit, bit so far so good, the test will come with the morning if we wake up with clear nasal passages. We both suffer from blocked airwaves. 

Charlotte was here by 11am for coffee and by then Kev had got all the washing done. 

After coffee we went for the bus to The Shepherds and had lunch. We all had a carvery as Kev had a voucher for money off. After eating we sat outside as it was lovely. It made such a nice change to be able to sit outside. 

We watched a Grimlife Collective stream where they traced what is left of the Necropolis Railway, stretches of it and the actual railway building survive, it's just inaccessible to the general public. It's such a shame that instead of boarding it up and letting it rot is cheaper than clearing the way and making a museum out of it. We never take our history seriously unless is about the monarchy. If the sorted it out they could charge for people to see the building and what remains of the tracks. I'd love to wander around something so unique as a train station for the dead. Brookwood Cemetary itself is gorgeous and I'm surprised given the fact that it has open days and a " friends of Brookwood cemetery" group they didn't make what's left of the railway more of a feature. Once again it's cheaper to let it rot that preserve what's there. If you've never heard of the Necropolis Railway Google it, it is fascinating.

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Monday.

A nice chilled day. Kev did his knee exercises and used the Revitive, helping him get moving. He was able to walk down to the village and back afterwards, then eased up and rested in the afternoon. We watched "The Birdcage" another old movie, one Kev hadn't watched before, but I had a long time ago. If you've never seen it I can recommend it if you've seen Pricilla Queen of the Desert, or To Wong Foo Thanks Julie Nemar... 

Later on we watched the next episode of Mobland and a new drama on 5 called The Game, which has started promising. I love our do fuck all Monday's.

Tuesday.

We got up around 8am and got ready to go into the city to meet Sue and Pete for lunch, and do a little shopping. 

We got fruit and other bits and bobs. 

It was lovely to see them both, and a relief to see Sue a little more upbeat because she has her appointment for her Kidney stones. We had a good chat and laugh, we both really look forward to our get togethers ...

I've ordered an air purifier to hopefully help with the hay-fever and cat dander. We think if we can clean the air it might make us both less bunged. 

The Mickey Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets go on sale on Thursday and I'll be buying those because Kev has paid for the holiday and these will be extra. 

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Friday.

Kev nipped out and got what we needed once Ian had been with the Aldi shopping. 

I set to and made a few cards, the backgrounds were previously made. 

My copy of American Dreamer came, an old 80s movie I loved and couldn't find streaming anywhere. So we watched that, it bought back some lovely memories of Paris, from when we were young. Tom Conti was in the lead role and back in the day I loved his voice. 

We had a fairly early night as its work tomorrow.

Saturday.

Gorgeous sunny day, and the shop was busy. 

Saw all my regulars, including Tony, who seems a bit brighter.

We were stuck in traffic on the way into town after work so that meant we missed the 33 again, so we got the Cotgrave. We managed to get home OK for saying County were playing and a card was broken down on the A52. There's always something.

Sunday. 

Another beautiful day. Work was busy but enjoyable, all my regulars came in, including my Eeyore man, both his dogs are injured at the moment, so it's costing him a fortune in vets bills. We all know how much they can charge. 

The Cotgrave was 20 minutes late which meant that we didn't get home until 6.20pm and when you think we finish work at 4.15pm is bloody ridiculous...

Kev legs were playing up and he was in a lot of pain. So he did his exercises when we got in, and both of us were in bed by 10pm Kev was dozing off and I am always up for extra sleep after a long day at work. 

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Wednesday. 

Wash day and lash and brow day for me. We went down to the precinct once Kev and done the washing. Kev fetched my order from Tu at Sainsbury's. I had my lashes and brows tinted, then met Kev and Charlotte for lunch at Streza. 

Very nice it was too, I had the chicken on Kev's recommendation and it was very good, juicy and the coating was tasty. We walked back and Charlotte was good enough to help Kev with his bags as he was still struggling with his knee. She is very good to us, as is Ian, they both help a great deal. 

There was a bus fire on the A52, a Cotgrave bus no less and luckily no one was hurt. 

It damaged the road surface apparently and the stretch of road remained shut.

Thursday. 

We went into town, the buses were running anyhow, and when we went past the site of the fire it was being repaired. We got into town and caught the 48 to Home Bargains on the industrial estate near Experion we went in a few places, Food Warehouse and Boots and Poundland before heading to Riverside Farm on foot, and had lunch there. 

While I was there I got some good news my Sister has got a date from the hospital at last to have her kidney stone removed. It's about time, they've been causing her a lot of pain recently. 

When we got back home we had a relax and in the evening we rewatched a older movie "Angels and Demons" while we are in a Vatican drama mood at the moment. Not that I'm Catholic, or any other religion either. I just find all that tradition and symbolism fascinating. I loved the book as its a Dan Brown one, and I love his novels. A new one is due out in September and I'll definitely get that when  it's on Kindle. 

Added to that they did elect a new Pope this evening in real life, an American one! Bit of shock, but he has lived in Peru for many years, 

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Monday.

I got up around five am, as did Kev, I couldn't breathe through my nose and Kev got up to make me a cold and flu powder, bless him. 

We went back to bed and got up again after 8am.

Kev was in pain with his knee, so I taught him how to do my knee exercises that I use to help me with my own knee pain. 

We had a quiet day and we both rested. 

Tuesday.

We were going to go out, but Kev was waiting for a parcel from LFC ( his hoodie with 2025 Premier League Winners  there's a golden sky)

It needed to be signed for, and so we decided not to budge. It came around 3.30pm, so we watched Conclave. Good movie, and topical as the real Conclave to decide the new Pope, starts tomorrow (7th).

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Friday.

As I suspected I have the cold/flu thing that Kev had last week, or it could be just severe hay-fever. Hard to tell, runny nose, sore throat watery eyes. I'm taking all the usual meds and staying hydrated. 

So, having said that I've done another cull in my wardrobe and filled approximately another bin bag of stuff I will no longer wear. 

That done, I did order a dress and boxy cotton knit jumper from TU clothing which should come Wednesday. 

Kev bought me another blind box ( Universal Monsters) and this time I got Phantom of the Opera... 

Saturday 

Work.

Another bus battle with late buses to contend with both on the way into work and coming home. 

The day was busy, but on the whole enjoyable enough. I saw Tony, he had just picked up Margaret's ashes, and was in a bit of a state, bless him. I tried to console him as best I could, not a lot you can say really. I just try to keep our conversations positive without dismissing how lost and heartbroken he must be feeling. 

I saw Mark Holder who used to work with me on Provisions when I first moved to Arnold. He did move to live down South at one point, but has now moved back. Nice guy. 

Sunday.

Work.

I wore my new trainers to see how comfy they are, and I was impressed at how they felt. I'll wipe them over now and put them in the case now. I just didn't want to put them in there untried. That's no place for blisters, and as a diabetic not something I can risk.

Rona at work gave me a big bag of Rhubarb fresh from their allotment. So Kev stewed that down once we got home. Very kind of her. We will have that with yogurt for breakfast and Kev will perhaps make a crumble out of some of it.

Bus on the way home was 10 minutes late, which fuelled much ranting from us and the lady we catch the bus with ( her name is Carol I think) we've shared a taxi with her before now when the bus hasn't shown up. She's just come back from Florida, had a wonderful time too. Not the parks but the Gulf side, sounded fantastic. 

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Thursday.

We went into the city as it was too nice to stay in, the bus was busy probably because everyone had the same idea. Plus they took lots of the Ash Lea kids out so they filled the back seats mostly. 

We went into Primarni to see if they had some white faux tulips, they did but, only ones attached to a vase with resin so we skipped those. 

We went and got sandwiches and sat in the Square and eat them then grabbed an ice cream and had a treat for a change.

In the afternoon my new trainers came as you may have seen the package was cut open. The trainers were there, but I did let Evri know that the package was opened. They weren't bothered. 

Mainly the takeaway from all this don't order trainers online if you are buying a named brand. 

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Wednesday.

Wash day. Kev got all the washing done and hung outside by 10.30ish. It's so much easier when he doesn't have to use the dryer.

We then walked down to the precinct and had lunch at Streza. I had a Greek salad minus the tomatoes as I can't have those. They are really accommodating and you just have to ask and they will remove anything you don't want. I think that shows they are not pre made. 

It was so hot, we nipped into Heron for a few bits and then caught the bus back from Colston Gate, it's got a new wooden bench there and so waiting there is easier for me as I can sit down. Those new houses are going up quickly.