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Cacoethes 21-06-2023 06:38 PM

I'll give it a go when i get some time. I'll have a while between appointments (about 45 mins) so can call him when I'm getting a coffee.

one_step_closer 21-06-2023 06:50 PM

Sounds like a good plan, Beckie. I hope something can be sorted soon.

long road 21-06-2023 07:32 PM

Going to try and meditate but if that doesn't help I think I have to miss roleplaying which sucks. Because our friend who has been busy with work for four months has finally got to the place where he can have Wednesday's off again and play with us.

one_step_closer 21-06-2023 07:36 PM

Will you be playing next Wednesday too? If you need to rest that's ok, although I know it's not fair that you might have to miss out on something you enjoy. You might feel better next Wednesday if everyone is playing again.

not_so_insig 21-06-2023 07:48 PM

Hello all. It's raining here. I have been swimming today.

one_step_closer 21-06-2023 07:51 PM

Hi, Dawn. Did you enjoy your swimming? We had some rain last night, not sure about tonight though. It's meant to be sunny all day tomorrow, absolutely no rain at all.

long road 21-06-2023 08:26 PM

We play every Wednesday but we do a different game on alternate weeks. I.e. this week is game A, next week is game B, and the week after is game A again and so on.

I just remembered that I should see most of the people we play with on Sunday for my partner's birthday party. though which makes me feel a bit less like I am missing out

I had to give in and come to bed. Partner looked at me and said I look absolutely wiped and I feel it. Still glad I meditated as I don't think I would have made it off the sofa without falling over otherwise. I have a cool pack, a fan, cuddly animals and a soft bed. Plus I have taken paracetamol on top of ibuprofen I took a few hours ago. Just going to try and rest and hopefully feel less rubbish soon.

It's is horribly humid and still here. Which I don't think is helping how I feel.

See you all on the flip side!

Cacoethes 21-06-2023 09:37 PM

Hope you manage to get a good rest jen!
Missing things sucks but if you're feeling physically rubbish, you probably wouldn't enjoy it as much as you usually would!

Back from glow beatz and showered. Now to wait for the exercise high to wear off so i can go to bed XD

long road 21-06-2023 09:44 PM

Rested a bit but pain means it's hard to settle.

I hope you get sleepy soon Beckie!
I would try and hypnotise you but I do not have the skills or a watch!

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 05:17 AM

Hope you managed to get some sleep!

Morning everyone

long road 22-06-2023 08:35 AM

Morning!
I got some sleep but took a long while to settle, Maybe 6 hours total?

How about you?

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 08:41 AM

5 hours for me. Not the worst its been!

How are you feeling?

tamobhuuta 22-06-2023 10:20 AM

Morning guys. How are you?

long road 22-06-2023 10:34 AM

Took me a while to come to, I was awake but not all of me got the message! Feeling mostly ok now bit of pain but manageable. Planning to grab a shower in a minute or two and then go outside.

How about you Beckie? How are your appointments going?

How you doing this morning Tamo?

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 11:21 AM

Morning tamo! How are you?

Sounds like a plan jen. Hopefully the shower will wake you up a bit more!


I'm good!
Just had anti tragus pierced. It's half price piercings all day today! There's a new piercer there. She's actually been piercing for 20 years, but my shop uses different techniques and aftercare.
Hair appointment is 11:45, so having a hot chocolate.

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 11:34 AM

Morning everyone. Hope you all have a good day.

How are you calculating how much sleep you get? I never have any idea.

How are you doing, Tamo?

Hope you manage your shower and going outside, Jen, and it makes you feel good.

Half price piercings sounds like something you would never allow yourself to miss, Beckie! What are you getting done to your hair?

I've been for my meds, went to the post office and local shop. Put a washing on, put the dry stuff away, put the wet stuff up to dry. Shattered already. Have two phone appointments this afternoon. I hope they're not too long and I have all the info they need.

not_so_insig 22-06-2023 11:50 AM

Morning all. I have a busy day. Hearing voices group this afternoon and trying to clean this evening. I say trying because I am boiling already and I don't do well in this heat. Especially when physical exercise is involved.

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 12:07 PM

My watch measures my sleep!
It also tells me how long i was in deep sleep, light sleep, awake time and REM sleep!

I usually miss the piercing offers! Because I'm either at work or have no money!
I just got really lucky!
And also managed to get a spot too, because obviously it is a very good offer!


Well done for being so productive lindsay!
Good luck with your phone appointments!

long road 22-06-2023 12:16 PM

I listen to podcasts or videos and generally remember what the last bit of my podcast or video I heard before falling asleep was and as I have a playlist of short podcasts I know roughly when I fell asleep. Generally I have a max length of like hour to hour an half before a sleep timer kicks in so I know I fell asleep within that window

Also managed a shower and am outside in the garden now.

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 12:16 PM

Hi, Dawn. I hope you find the hearing voices group useful. Maybe it will be cooler this evening but don't push yourself to clean if it's too hot for you.

I've never trusted watches to accurately measure my sleep. Like it might think I'm asleep if I'm just lying still and relaxed maybe?

Thank you, Beckie.

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 12:17 PM

That sounds like a complicated way to judge sleep, Jen! Do you always remember what you last heard?

Well done with managing your shower. What's it like outside?

long road 22-06-2023 12:29 PM

Not always that's why it's rough. And like I said I know the latest time I fell asleep because I have a timer when the noise stops. And if I am still awake I put more noise on. It's not a precises science like Beckies watch!

Pretty sunny out here although sun has just gone behind a cloud.

tamobhuuta 22-06-2023 12:39 PM

I've had a hairwash and it's also laundry day. I'm looking forward to watching doctors of course.

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 01:09 PM

Lunch time for anyone yet? I just had a tasty ham salad baguette.

Well done for washing your hair, Tamo. Hope Doctors is a particularly good one today.

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 01:35 PM

It measures heart rate and blood oxygen and stuff too. So that also contributes!
And i generally remember when i wake up in the night and check the time, always been accurate so far!

I had a meal deal after the hairdressers, waiting for the bus now!

tamobhuuta 22-06-2023 01:42 PM

Carrot and coriander soup and toast with peanut butter :)

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 01:49 PM

How on earth does it measure blood oxygen? Technology will soon take over!

What were you getting done at the hairdressers?

That sounds like an unusual combination, Tamo. For me anyway. Hope you enjoyed it.

long road 22-06-2023 01:58 PM

Did you dip peanut butter toast into carrot soup????

I am going to meditate in sec and then make a late lunch. Was outside efor an hour and a half, only.mad epossible by the shade from my gazebo.

tamobhuuta 22-06-2023 02:14 PM

I had the soup THEN the toast.

No more doctors until September!!!

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 03:05 PM

My guinea pigs have carrot and coriander treats XD

I'll post a pic when i can.
But the hair is no longer blue!

Glad yoy managed to get outside jen!

I have an hour until second bus. Because they are every hour but only at 3:10 on Saturdays for some reason :eyeroll:
So have to wait until 4:10

long road 22-06-2023 03:17 PM

That makes much more sense!

Oh no! That is far too long without your favourite show!

I had mushroom quiche with cucumber and houmous for lunch. Might have some fruit in a bit.

long road 22-06-2023 03:18 PM

Can you phone cpn while loitering oh ninja Beckie?

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 03:31 PM

It'd be better to do it tomorrow.
I'll be at mum's alone all day. Rather than trying to have a covert conversation in the middle of B with people and school kids everywhere XD

tamobhuuta 22-06-2023 03:51 PM

Oo tastey LR.

Fair enough Cacoethes.

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 04:02 PM

How do you occupy yourself sitting in your garden for an hour and a half, Jen?

No Doctors till September! Oh no, Tamo, what will you do?!

Hope you get home soon, Beckie. Are you pleased with your hair?

The UC person was so late phoning me so I had to feel panicky for extra time. It wasn't her fault though, she couldn't get into her computer. She verified my identity and gave me an appointment with a job coach. Then I had the call from the Money Matters person to apply for a couple of things and I also asked her about UC and what the job coach will do and she put my mind at ease and also said I can request phone appointments with the job coach since it's distressing being out. The Money Matters lady is so lovely and I made sure I told her that. Drained now. Have some things to send to people etc but I'm not going to do that today. I ate a huge strawberry and am now sitting with Crookshanks.

tamobhuuta 22-06-2023 04:03 PM

Thank goodness your calls are over osc!

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 04:10 PM

I know. I'm getting better on the phone but it's still scary and makes me anxious especially waiting for a call. Done and dusted for today at least.

How are you getting on, Tamo?

long road 22-06-2023 04:29 PM

I think the hardest bit about waiting for calls is not knowing exactly when it's going to ring and being jerked to full alert when it does even though you were expecting it.. Although waiting on general can get pretty torturous.

Well done for getting through them Lindsay.

I just did some leg exercises on my exercise ball which should also help my core strength. Now a bit of a rest and then need to do upper body strengthening.

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 05:28 PM

Just got to my mum's. Minutes before the rain started!
I did walk fast because i saw rain across the fields when i was on the bus.
Meant to storm soon.

I am very pleased with my hair!

Well done for getting through the calls lindsay! It is stressful when people are running late!
When i got the call from UC last week, she was 4 mins late and i was freaking out so much!

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 05:35 PM

Well done, Jen. :thumbup:

That was very lucky, Beckie.

I saw your hair, you look so much like a proper adult so you better not speak any more in case that gives you away!

nonperson 22-06-2023 05:54 PM

Does Beckie have proper adult-coloured hair now?!

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 05:57 PM

It's storming now!

I do indeed have proper adult coloured hair now!

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 06:16 PM

Your hair, and yourself, look great Beckie.

That's not fair that you got a storm at your place and now are getting a storm at your Mum's. Stop hogging all the storms!

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 06:21 PM

Thank you!

Haha! I know! VERY unfair :p

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 06:23 PM

I think you may have used some secret witchy powers.

Cacoethes 22-06-2023 06:43 PM

Quite possibly! :-D

nonperson 22-06-2023 06:55 PM

Do you feel any different with adult-coloured hair?

I'd like a storm too please, if you can muster another one.

tamobhuuta 22-06-2023 07:46 PM

No storms forecast here :(

one_step_closer 22-06-2023 07:52 PM

The forecast keeps changing. One minute it says something like there will be rain in the next hour and then when you go back to look it says it's going to be sunny. No one knows what is actually going to happen, such fun!

Cacoethes 23-06-2023 07:41 AM

Morning everyone!


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