A pill a day, keeps the doctor in pay

Pill Popping Thirty Somethings

Hola all and sundry! I hope that you are well and have had a wonderful Christmas!

I've just calculated that in the past three months, I have probably taken enough pills to get me put into the Priory, if I were wealthy enough for such a luxury holiday with various celebs.

I've ingested:
Lanzaprazole,
Prochlorperazine
Aspirin
Anadin extra
Nurofen Express
Vicks day medication
Sudafed night medication
Paracetamol
Lemsip

I've snorted:
Vicks First Defence
Vicks tubes
Vicks Vaporub (think there is a pattern emerging here)

I've injected
Something weird, a clear unctuous medication which was to line my stomach

And I've rubbed on
Vicks vaporub
Some herbal crap to cure headaches.

I think, on reflection, it would have been cheaper to buy a bottle of brandy and some smokes, for all the good all this has done me.

:(

Christmas Greetings

This is especially for Mermaid to wish her a very wonderful Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. It seem such a long time since you have written on your blog, I can only assume you must be 'a courting' and, or, very busy!

Today we are putting the final touches to Christmas, I've just made a load of Trubies special recipe Cranberry and Port Sauce...Hic...One for the pot and one for me ..if you know what I mean.

Merry Christmas one and all.



Di.xxxxxx

Men are from Mars-New Proof

29 Reasons to Smile

This day I found 29 things to smile about:

1a.. Hillary isn't president!

1b.. My ex-Wife and I divorced over religious differences.
She thought she was God and I didn't.

2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.

3.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them

4.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

5.. Don't take life too seriously; no one gets out alive.

6.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.

7.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
.
8.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.

9.. I'm not a complete idiot - - Some parts are just missing.

10... Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

11.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.

12.. God must love stupid people; he made so many.

13.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

14.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.

15.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

16.. Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!

17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.

18.. Procrastinate Now!

19.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?

20.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes

21.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

22.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!

23..They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.

24.. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.

25.. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three
thousand times the memory.

26.. Ham and eggs...A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a
pig.

27.. The trouble with life is there's no background music.

28.. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.

29.. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on.

Appreciate every single thing you have,
especially your friends!
Life is too short and friends are too few!

Coping..

Well so what?

Over the last five years I lost my 'place on the housing ladder' - more than 50,000 pounds on a failed business and my marriage of seventeen years yet there is still worse things can happen. Living alone now in a rented furnished place with a sea view - barely two rooms I also run an allotment for which it is my habit to collect recycling stuff for the compost bins. One day a few months back I noticed that this separate rubbish bag was a bit smelly and grotty and hadn't been emptied in a while. So I just stuck the lot in the normal rubbish and left it to go to the collection. Not very green but practical. The next morning I took that out for collection and went to work. In the evening I cam home and fed the dog, to my horror beneath his bowl I found dozens of squirming maggots. Feverishly and hair standing on end I collected them up, but beneath everything there was more . Under the sofa, the rugs, in the bottom of the curtains, in the newspapers under the X-box and the computer. I was in a kind of fugue hoovering them up. Then I had to empty the hoover bag. Wriggling and squirming they were digging into the carpet and had spread into the hall - under the doors, beneath the bookcase, the TV and the cooker... I have a skin crawling horror of these insects. Not a phobia just a principled dislike.

The more I cleaned the more I found even into the bathroom and the stair well. Each new discovery reawakening the horror of it all.

I can only say that I was very unused to looking after myself. I didnt know how to properly keep things clean and wholesome and I had no idea that a maggot infestation could spread so far and with such speed.

Guess what?

I am still alive and OK. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
I can manage.
I am a rock . I am an island.

Good News

Yesterday we collected our youngest daughter Astrid, from hospital, after having had laser treatment to remove a large kidney stone, which was embedded in her left kidney.
Had the procedure not been successful the kidney would have had to be removed, a very worrying prospect indeed.
Thankfully the procedure was successful and the kidney was saved. I can't tell you how relieved we all are. She's suffered intermitently with kidney stones sinch she was 15yrs. old, she's now 31. It is an excruciatingly painful condition and there is no known reason what causes it, other than the body producing too much calcium.

So, our darling daughter is well and happy again. I'm so relieved, apart from getting down on my knees and thanking God I am going to set about raising some money for the Kidney research Fund, via my husband's golf club friends and family.

Just thought I'd share this. My heartfelt gratitude to the Doctors knows no bounds, I really thought she was going to lose the kidney, which is a worrying prospect in one so young.

Ah well, Alls well that ends well !

Oh Happy Day....Thankyou God....Thankyou....

Not a good idea to try to Surf on a calm Lake

The above picture would give you an idea of what Grand Lake looked like on Saturday Night. Up at the Camp, we had a Hawaiian Night theme for a dance. So most of us dressed up in Grass Skirts and Leis with coconuts for support and I had a surf Board as part of my costume. Well the Band ( I mean one guy on keyboard was playing Surfing USA by the Beach Boys. He was good by the way.) Name of the band was LODI (idol) backwards.

Well yours truly was into the Tequila with rum and beer chasers. I had a bright florescence yellow Hawaiian shirt and grass skirt, flowers in my hair with a straw hat and sun glasses. I yelled rather foolishly "Cowabunga Dude, Surfs Up". So I grabbed my surf board, I was dancing on and ran off to the rather shallow beach and jumped into the water. I hit the shore lline rather hard and smacked myself in the face with the board. With the rather heavy impact in the shallow water and the sand. Slid out a little into the lake and rolled off the surf board managed to scrape my knee and got soaked anyways. I do not think I was able to hang ten but probably a minus -11 for technique. Got a lot of laughs. Hey we are a short time living and a long time Dead. So might as well enjoy life when you can. ( what was I thinking. I wasn't)

So calm water and surfing do not mix especially when one is rather full of spirits. Hey I had another one or two ( tequila) to dull the pain ,will post a picture of what state I was in when I get one. Learned my lesson until the Halloween Dance in August. Then will try, surfing with a corn broom.




I would never try this in real life. Ya Right!!!! ;)) That depends on the number of Pina Coladas and the circumstances I guess. LOL

Confused

I feel bland...lost a bit...had a set back with something in my life yesterday and it really struck me to my core...
i am not sure how to proceed and don't know that i even want to anymore
to quote rocky horror "i grow weary of this world"
not suicidal...just fed up
i am tired of working my ass off for incompetent management
trying to make life better for others, when it sucks mine dry
i'm just so freaking tired of it all..

sorry i had to vent and this was a safe place for me...feel free to remove the post...Daisy

This day...

I was so bored in the office that I could not concentrate on writing about the interbank lending ratesssssszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Only a man could have invented something so deadly boring that I would rather chew off my own hand and flail the keyboard randomly with my bleeding stump instead of write another sentence about the topic.

So instead I looked for pictures of cats.

And I found this......

When life gets you down, look for pictures of cats

Pictures of the Trip to British Columbia

This is a picture of Lake Harrison at Harrison Hot Springs in British Columbia. Click on the link and it will take you to our web page for pictures of the Trip.

This Day.....

If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can get going without pep pills,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment
If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,


Then you are Probably the Family Dog

Paper,Paper Everywhere

This Day our Mermaid swam back to her Kingdom under the Sea.

This day we discovered our Main Bathroom had been Toilet Papered.

They were just plonked down, not even "Over or Under."

Not just 1 roll but 8, even have a soggy one, found in the shower stall. I wonder who did that?? I must call in Inspector Gadget.

LOL. :))) Revenge is Sweet!! Ha, Aaargh

A Good Day in the Life of Daisy

Yesterday was oddly enough a good day...

I started out driving to work, noticed smoke coming from the car, drove it back home and on the way my passenger front tire blew off my car...
I made it back to the house...got the other car and just figured "stuff happens" and moved on...

At lunch, I got in the car to get an iced green tea and to relax in the park...a lady came up and said "Ma'am your tire is flat"
The same exact tire on the second car had flattened...now both tires are brand new...so I got to the nearest garage, aired it up and just figured "stuff happens"

It was very odd...but these flat tires took my mind off of everything else going on...and i was able to laugh at everything...

So while it may have been a nightmare most times...yesterday...was a good day!

This Day.....

I am chilling out in Canada-land

Drinking coffee

Playing with a cat

Nagging the Old Tarf.

Does life get much better?

Oh Such a Perfect Day, Saturday.

Yesterday was our Darling, lovely Grandaughter's Birthday, She was two. Her name is Olivia Grace but we call her 'Livy'.
She's an absolute 'poppet' with a shock of blonde curls, tumbling down to her little shoulders, she has the brightest blue eyes, ever!
Six little people were present and two larger boys. We played Pass the Parcel and Pin the Donkey's Tail on. Unfortunately, one of the larger boy's thought it was a great hoot, to peek through his mask and deliberately pin the tail where a Boy Donkey should have his 'appendage'.
After I pointed out, to the culprit, the game was Pin The Donkey's Tail On, not Pin The Donkey's Willie On, he lost interest and ate nearly all of the Postman Pat Cakes, that I had lovingly made. Little horror, I hope he was sick when he got home.

Beware the curse of Trubes, Mister!

However, a grand time was had by all and Olivia went to bed Happy and singing 'Wind the Bobbin in'.

It was, such a Perfect Day ...Family ...Friends Neighbours, sharing tales, playing with the chidren and celebrating a very 'Special Little Lady's second birthday.

Magic !

Snowtime/Sunday.

Sunday was the day that the Lord did make, I rejoiced and gave thanks.
It snowed, oh bliss, I just love snow.

Together with our Daughter Ingrid and her partner Mick, We built a Snowman for our darling Grandaughter Olivia,(aged almost two). I cooked a hearty Beef Cobbler Casserole with Crusted Parsley dumplings, served with a large dish of Mustardy Mash and Crunchy Greens.
To follow I made a Rhubarb, Ginger, Banana and Pear crumble which was accompanied by a large jug of custard.
All this was washed down with a bottle or two of Chateau Neuf du Pape, (Olivia stuck to her water). Only the adults were foolish enough to glug all the wine !
Later we all went for a walk in the local woods. By then, the snow was starting to melt, but it was still very pretty.
I believe there is more snow on the way tonight , so, I may just get my thereputic 'roll' in the Snow, Old Tarf !
Darling Trubes is 'snuffling' out the marshmallows, Bailey`s and the Drinking Chocolate as I write.
Heaven !

This Day- I found out where the Big Bang Theory came from.

Eureka,

This Day -"No Business like Snow Business"

This Day-We acted out our shoe size instead of our actual ages.
As it was or we hope the last snow fall of winter.
Decided to make a Snowman on the Dartmouth Commons.
He looked like a proper snowman for a few hours.
Now looks like below. The Sun and kids and the odd dog got to him.
Always next year..........

Today is the Day, like 'Sleepless in Seattle'.

It has not stopped raining for twelve hours now !
I wish I could be back at the Inn at Whitewell, in the Trough of Bowland ,Lancashire, to relive the wonderful 'hoare frost'
crisp blue skies, rambling hills, and sheep bleating their lovliness on the firm and frosty ground.

Oh Bliss.

Di. xx

Physical Fitness Test- The New 6 Pack

This Day-TGIF- The New Hoosier Standard for the 6 Pack.

This day....

computer trauma
... I discovered that it is not a good idea to put a magnet next to a Mac Notebook computer screen.

In my defence, it looked pretty.

Beer Pong -Life just got more bizarre

This Day-

I found out that I have a life, but it is getting weirder by the day.

This poor Soul spends all his time doing this.
It is amazing but, Why??
Hey, Buddy get a Life!!!!
Stop playing with your Little Balls.

Peggys Cove

This Day-

Viewing the Stormy dark, cold and white capped water of the North Atlantic.
Breaking furiously over the rocky crags of Peggy's Cove.
Seeing the Oceans fury lashing at the shoreline , hearing the pounding of the surf.
Tasting the salt spray upon my lips. With the gale force winds stinging my face.

It makes one stand in awe of the strength, beauty and sheer power of Mother Nature.
Causes one to pause and give thanks to God above for his wondrous Creation.

This day...

... I lost a friend after I told him to F*** off and die. Not in so many words. Actually in a lot more. I miss him, but he deserved it.

... I went to the Cinema on my own. First time for a year. And I thoroughly enjoyed it.

... I checked my Facebook a million times to see if my friend-not-friend had responded to my email, even though I told him he was never to respond to me this side of eternity.

This day...

Banksy
... has seen me sipping strong coffee in Pret a Manger (Pret a minger more like, I found a hair in my muffin).

... has found me meandering around a small but perfectly formed Banksy exhibition, inhaling the fresh fumes of clean, white paint and basking in soft spotlights.

... has forced me to make a thousand calls to one large company chasing many people for comments, quotations, contact details and information. Most of which I still have not received, or which, having received it, I have not had time to act upon.

... has caused me to end the previous sentence with a preposition.

... has presented me with a new challenge of yet another magazine, two new articles and the opportunity to interview the beautiful Ben Ainslie - a national treasure. I shall see the Olympian deity tomorrow, face to face.

... has therefore also reminded me to get an early night so that I am more than, ahem, presentable. Just in case.

This day...

...has been a day of too many plates spinning in the air like fragile, mocking whirling dervishes.

...has been a day of too few emails, texts, returned calls, rays of hope; and too many broken dreams, sighs, regrets and an immeasurably deep sense of loss.

...has been a day when those who want my friendship are those to whom I am feeling slow to give it, while those I would turn to are not around to stop me falling, and those I have freely given the tenderness of my proffered love have spurned it and turned from me in anger.

This has been a day to end the week, a day to put away inside my box of sighs.