Spring Things #3

WEDNESDAY

Ugh. If there is one thing I hate having to do, it is to use the phone. I hate talking on it, I hate answering it...and worst of all I hate trying to make a phone call. I know it is all tied to the depression issues I've had but I get into such a state even thinking about phoning anyone. So this morning I was trying to make myself call the doctor to see about an infected hand but I just couldn't do it. I had to get my dad to phone for me. It's so frustrating to be that pathetic about a simple call. Anyway my hand got infected after I had to dig out some splinters from my hand from the new fence. A nurse called me back and sent antibiotics which were delivered to the house two hours later. I'm not allowed to go near water so no shower for three or four days. That's not useful with all the daily exercises happening! On the plus side, my dad has instructions to be on kitchen duty for a few days until this heals. 

I finally got off my butt and started working on my news scrapbook today. The last cuttings I stuck in were way back in 2013 so I have a ton of catching up to do. I did get a Game of Thrones T Shirt delivered today though! I'm getting a whole new set of T Shirts as a reward for clearing out a pile of old clothes that don't fit, ready for the charity shop.

 

I started on a book that is over 300 pages, which is a departure from the plan of novellas but I just took a notion to read this. It's book one in an apocalypse dinosaur trilogy and I wanted to try it as priority. I was expecting it to be dull but I read 60 pages of it last night and I actually enjoyed the build up to the big event happening. This book will take a good few days to get through but I'm pleased to be tackling a bigger book for a change.

 

THURSDAY

Having been on anti-depressants since 2002 until 2020, I was a good girl and stayed mostly away from alcohol, other than the odd can of beer through lockdown, but no more than one at a time on any given night. Now I am free from the medication, I decided to get in a few bottles of spirits for the odd night when I take the notion for a cool drink while I watch a film or read. I was always a gin and bitter lemon or a nice long vodka kind of girl in my student days when I didn't want a beer. I also liked a peach shnapps and lemonade or a malibu and coke occassionally. On Tuesday my dad restocked on the vodka and gin for me, and bacardi for himself. And I can't TOUCH any of it for a full seven days because I'm now on strong antibiotics! Typical!!!

 

The pain was gone from my hand today so I stuck on a pair of gloves and my old painting clothes and got out to start the first coat on our new back fence. Last time I painted the old fence in 2019 I was attacked by a wasp every time I got started so I want that fence done before the wasps set up residence again. I was out there having a boogie with my mp3 player and did three hours of varnishing, which was about half the length of the fence. It was perfect weather-mild with a tiny drying breeze. The forecast is good for the weekend and next week so I want to get the first coat completed tomorrow, maybe get the first coat on the front garden fence done Saturday while I keep an eye on the bins.  

On the plus side our local takeaway has reopened after having a Covid refit so we'll be able to have pizza, chicken pakora, kebabs and indian curries again! (in moderation, as I'm still on a health kick!) My dad is the kebab fan as I find their sauce too spicy. I love their chicken pakora with BBQ sauce dip! Most times I'll get that or a cheese pizza. Tonight I decided to watch a DVD I picked up second hand on Amazon. I watched SAS Are You Tough Enough, which I saw when it was on many years ago. I think it was the first programme to show civilians trying out a diluted form of SAS selection and I loved seeing it again. Eddie, the Scottish DS, ROCKS!

FRIDAY

I did a fifteen minute workout this morning instead of the full exercises as I knew I had a pile of painting to do today. I used that as a mini warmup! I went out at 9.30am this morning to tackle the rest of the back fence and get the rest of the first coat completed. I had a bit more to do than I thought so it actually took me four hours to get through it all. It was a beautiful day outside. The sun was shining from 7am and it was warm with barely a breeze. Perfect weather for varnishing and a boogie!

Tonight I am going to enjoy a chicken pakora with BBQ sauce while I sit in front of the TV and watch SAS Who Dares Wins, seeing Ant, Foxy, Ollie and Colin rip them apart. That sounds like a really fun night!