Morning!

How are you today Beckie?

I am just having porridge for breakfast and doing meds. My brother leaves today, his train is at 4:15pm. Plan one hom and my partner wake up is to play a board game.

That sounds like a good day LR, what've you got on your porridge?

I've put a wash on and been into work as two of the cats had a health check appointment.

Rest of the day is:
Shower
Dye hair
Washing up
Wrap presents for tomorrow (We're doing Christmas tomorrow as I have to work all next weekend and Christmas Day too)
I've got a show tonight so sort my costume for that and then leave at 4 for that.

I'm going to have a nap now though :)

Hey
I'm ok thanks jen

Have you had a nice visit with your brother?

I have also put a wash on beth

Good luck with all your tasks!

I'm just off to drop of jasmine's xmas presents. Waiting for the second bus

I went for a wintery porridge, put cinnamon, nutmeg and sultanas in it. It was rather tasty.

Enjoy your nap Beth, hope it recharges you so you can tackle your tasks!

I have had a good visit with my bro. We get on really well. Just wish my asthma hadn't been playing up and it would have been perfect.

Hope your bus journeys go smoothly.

Morning everyone. Sending good day wishes.

I hope you don't have too much travelling to do, Beckie. Will you be doing something with Jasmine while you're there?

I'm glad you enjoyed your time with your brother, Jen. What board game might you play?

Hope your nap prepares you for the rest of your day, Beth.

Morning everyone. My mum will be here soon. Hopefully she will bring Costa!

Hope the buses are OK Cacoethes.

I'm glad you had a good time with your brother lr.

Enjoy Christmas Ahimsa!

What are you up to today osc?

We are planning to play Teotihuacan: City of Gods. It a worker placement / resource management game set in meso America. Where you each command a force of worker dice, which grow in strength with every move. On your turn, you move one of your worker dice around the board taking the actions of the space you move to.

Thematically you develop new technologies, climb the steps of the three great temples, build houses for the inhabitants of the city, and build the pyramid of the sun with the aim of making the most points and winning!

It's one of he more complicated games in our collection!

How are you and Crookshanks Lindsay?

Hope you enjoy your visit with your mum Tamo and you get tasty Costa. I just finished my morning coffee.

Afternoon all. It's Lorraine's birthday today. I got her a cushion and fleece blanket. She recently got a new couch so needed some cushions. She said that she loved them which made me happy.

Enjoy your game lr.

I'm glad Lorraine liked her present insig.

Mum did bring me Costa, and N came too. I have ordered some chocolates for my mum's birthday which comes just after Christmas.

Thanks tamobhuuta. Glad you got your Costa.

Hello.
I might have been pretending to be dead here as well, soz.

Jenna that is just rude! (Not really, I hope you're ok).

That game sounds like it involves too much brain power, Jen! And where on earth do you get all these strange games?!

I'm glad Lorraine liked your gifts, Dawn.

Did you enjoy the visit and the Costa, Tamo?

I have been doing some housework and finished the book I was reading.

Hey everyone

Hi Beckie, how is your day going?

Hello the thread!

*waves at Jenna*

Much brain power required Lindsay, a little too much today as I lost! But the the two other times we played board games this week I won so it is only fair really. Generally buy them from conventions, specialist stores or the internet but you can get a fair selection at smiths and Waterstones. It is a fast growing industry so there is a lot of choice and it is one of my main hobbies.

Yay for present buying Tamo and successful present giving Dawn!

We have just dropped my brother off at the train station and said goodbye. And because his train was delayed we got costa. I had a black forest hot chocolate, a bit sweet to have every time but it made a nice change. Am now going to attempt to rest as it has been a busy few days and I am still recovering from asthma flare on top. Am a little sad that he is not here longer but at the same time wouldn't have the energy for a longer visit!

My mum came to see me again this evening but had to leave straight away because N is struggling.

Oh my word what a shame tamo :( When is your next visit planned? I hope N is OK.

Jen, glad to see you had a good time with your brother and I hope you'll get lots of rest now!

Hello everyone else, any news?

That sounds really difficult Tamo.

I am trying my best to rest but asthma has other ideas :plain: Just maxed out my inhaler and think I have breathing back under control but time will tell.

Any news from you that you wish to share Jenna?

Hopefully Mum can visit tomorrow morning. How are you?

I've decorated the house and forced Christmas and for some reason it helped me. I have my animated dolls out and they keep me company. Should be quiet and I think I need it to be .


Hope everyone is managing as best as can be.

Morning all.

Unfortunately I am still awake! I got back from the show I was stage managing at half 12 and I'm still trying to get to sleep :( This is vastly annoying.

Glad it helped you Maii. Try not to put too much thought into why it helped and just enjoy it.


Oh no! Hope you are asleep by now Beth! Not being able to sleep is highly irritating.

Morning Everyone!

Morning guys.

I hope you got some sleep Ahimsa.

How are you lr?'

Morning everyone!
I went to L's yesterday and just got back

Morning Cacoethes, did you have a good time?

Morning Tamo,

I am sort of ok. Bit emotionally fragile, short of breath and rather tired so taking it very easy.


How are you? How is N today?

Look after yourself. N is OK enough for Mum to come and see me at 11am. I am ok.

Morning everyone.

I really hope you are asleep, Beth!

Did you enjoy being with L, Beckie?

Look after yourself, Jen. I hope your mind and body mostly behave today at least and you can do something nice.

I'm glad N is doing a bit better and your Mum can visit, Tamo.

I was supposed to be meeting my brother for an early birthday lunch but I am struggling too much.

Sorry you're struggling so much osc.

I did thanks
We just chilled and watched a couple of films

Sorry you're not feeling great jen
Take care of yourself today!

Hope you enjoy your visit tamo

Hopefully the day gets easier for you lindsay <3

Thank you both.

Are you doing anything exciting today, Beckie?

Nope.
Just cleaning out the guinea pigs and shower later.
Maybe shops.

Those fluffies have a very good life with you <3

You watching anything good right now?

I've text my brother to see if he can still meet up. I hope he's not annoyed.

I in fact did not rest and did much more than I intended / perhaps should have done, I blame the zoomies from the steroids.

- I did my sinus rinse and cleaned the rinse bottle afterwards
- Put away the washing from the radiators that had dried
- Updated my health passport with medication changes, printed a fresh paper copy and made a pdf to keep in my phone.
- made the rough routine / checklist thing my OT suggested might help me with pacing, remembering if I had done things and rembering what things need doing.
- made and then drank coffee while watching a you tube video.

But now I have taken myself back to bed and am going to try and rest as much as steroids will let me.

Glad N is a bit more ok today and that you had a visit with your mum Tamo.

Glad you enjoyed your time with L yesterday Beckie, hope you can chill today.

I hope whatever happens with your brother today ends up being a positive thing for you Lindsay

Much love to you all xxx

Thanks lindsay :)
I do my best. They seem happy!
They're having a long snooze now

I'm just watching greys anatomy
Well, watching is probably the wrong word XD

I'm sure he'll understand lindsay

It is hard to resist the zoomies jen! I can sympathise
Hope you can manage to rest now!

I've cleaned the boys out and been to aldi.
Just need to go to the retail park now and shower this evening.
Nothing too taxing!
Aldi was strangely not too busy! Weird for a Sunday

Did you hear from your brother osc?

I hope you're resting ok lr.

I want to do painting but my hands are really spasmy today.

Thank you, long road, I'll do just that. Hope you are doing well overall.

Been resting in bed but only managed a 15 minute nap. Feeling more physically ill now and asthma is playing up more this afternoon. I don't think I want to do anything else today other than rest.

Although I do need to update our online click and collect order so we have food for the next week plus Christmas Day, Boxing Day and 27th. Although we are doing Christmas Dinner with partners parents so don't need to worry about thatt at least

Getting anything fun from the retail park Beckie?

Spasms suck Tamo you have my sympathies, I get them a lot due to my FND

That's a shame tamo

I'm back from the retail park, so not going out again today!
It's extremely windy!

Can't remember if i mentioned it but my brother is moving to my town in January!
I'm really excited. It'll be so nice having him less than 10 mins walk.
It's for unfortunate reasons though, because he split up with his wife. Sad because i liked her.
But I'm still excited to have him nearby!

Sorry you're still feeling **** jen
Resting definitely sounds like a plan

I just had to pick something up. Nothing exciting!

Sorry about your brother, but good him being close by!

Yeah, we get on really well so it'll be good!

I'm really tired for some reason. I'm having a lie down.

Hope you can get some rest, Tamo.

Oh that will be nice being able to see your brother more, Beckie. :)

Take it easy, Jen, you've done lots.

How are you getting on, Maii?

I met up with my brother but he said last minute changes stress him out so I feel guilty. We went for lunch and they got our order wrong but we just ate it.

Hope the lie down helps tamo

Yeah it will be
He'll be opposite the wetherspoons though, so good luck to him XD

That sounds tough lindsay
No need to feel guilty though, he could have said no! So that was on him.

Hi all,

Hope everyone's okay?

I've been to mum and dads for Christmas today (as I have to work Christmas Day and my next day off from now is Boxing Day) -I got there at 2 and I've already been home half an hour!

Heya!

Did you enjoy your very early Christmas?

I mean it was fine?

We have no family, so it's not like a big family gathering where you haven't seen each other all year. There's me, mum and dad (and I see them at least weekly) and my brother and his partner - no aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents.

Fair enough!
We never have the big family gathering either tbh.
Well, it's usually kinda big because i have 4 siblings, but no extended family.
This year it'll just be me and two of my brothers.

Evening all!

Glad your Christmas was at least fine Beth, though sounds like it wasn't brilliant =/

What are you and the brothers going to do on Christmas Day Beckie?

Our big day will be Boxing Day when Dad's sisters are coming (with one of their families). Sometimes our grandmother comes but not this year. Big sister and her hubbie are going away for Christmas. So actual Christmas will be quiet. If I'm allowed home!