OUT FOR A CHANGE AND CHANGE IN TECH STUFF.

After a quiet week last week, this one has been a bit manic! Well, manic in comparison at least.

Monday was quiet as both of us felt completely knackered and I have to admit it was nice just to potter about and sort stuff out that had been on my list for a while.

Tuesday we had a lovely afternoon out with friends to the Historic Dockyard. Was in a very silly mood and laughed a lot. Thank you Dawn.  Had a go at getting in and out of a hammock; so glad it was only a couple of inches off the ground as I made a right mess of it and I think I may have created a new knot as I followed instructions and mine came out completely different to theirs.  Oh well. And I managed to walk, and stand, over the glass 'roof' in one of the boats and look down to the water below.  Eeek!

Up early yesterday to meet up with daughter and granddaughter for toddler sensory, then back with said d and gd for the afternoon. Totally shattered after toddler sensory, so was glad to just sit and mong out really in afternoon and cancelled cinema night as I knew I wouldn't be awake enough to pay attention. Plus after morning session, I had a headache. Forgot how noisy a bunch of toddlers can be.

Today, lovely computer guy came to find out if there was anything we could do with regard to the graphics card and we've ended up deciding that it might be worth Callum building his own computer!!  LCG has offered to help out and give guidance to C, so I think that is the route we'll be taking.  Hoping this might lead to a bit of an apprenticeship deal.  Payment?  In cake of course! Anything lemony.

So not a bad week so far with regard to mood and activity. I'm having to battle the guilt complex thing occasionally when I feel I've let people down, but I know that I mustnt get back into that as I'll end up feeling shite again.  So, learning to say no! Boy, it's hard though.  And why do kids always want everything now, and then when you are finally ready and able to give them what they want, they decide they didn't want it as urgently as they first thought?  After you've rushed around like a loony so that you can get it done!  Grrr!

Oh and our new superdooper hub turned up.  It's connected to the Xbox and my laptop, but for some unknown reason the computer has decided it doesn't like it.  C set it all up and connected everything, but computer is shaking it's head and saying that it likes the old one better and doesn't want to be connected to a new fangled dangled thing.  Hey ho.  Walk away Callum and deal with it later.  At least I can get online and he can use Xbox. Computer can stay sulking for a while. Maybe it was upset about us saying we were going to discard it and build our own this morning.  It's all too much for the dear old thing :-)

Cya

A BIT OF SORTING AND A BIT OF FORAGING

Well, this week has started well even though I woke up shattered.  Decided we weren't going out for the afternoon so I sorted out some tech stuff that I've been putting off.

Firstly, I managed to arrange my friendly computer man to come and sort out C's problem with his new graphics card this Thursday and then made a call to Virgin to find out why my mobile bill was nearly 4 times higher than normal. Was informed that my contract had ended (news to me) and that my tariff had gone up.  Hmmm, says I, I don't think so.  Anyway to cut a long story short I got my money refunded and was put onto a rolling contract that is going to cost me less than I'm paying already.

As I felt I was doing well, I then asked to be put through to the broadband section.  We've been needing to upgrade our broadband for some time now, but I haven't been in the mood to sort it and I haven't been impressed by some of the offers made to me when they have cold called me (never a good idea, so will you stop doing it).  Anyway after a rather hilarious and long chat with the computer guy he says he couldn't do anything fab for me so he put me through to their loyalty section (didn't know they had one).  Again, after another long and very hilarious chat with the lovely lady on the phone I now have tripled my speed, got a lovely new router for free, kept my TV and phone package the same including my extra box and I'm paying less than I am now.

Personally, I think I've done pretty well. Hehe.

Tonight we've been out with the dog, I've collected mallow leaves, young nettle, a few damsons, elderberries and lots of blackberries and made a conserve from the collected fruit with added cherry plums that were in freezer from a previous forage.  The mallow and nettle will be fried later for nature's crisps :-)

Good day me thinks
Cya

SUNDAY, 10TH AUGUST 2014

Been a while since I wrote anything.  Never going to be able to finish a book if I can’t even keep a blog up to date.

Do manage to keep my Facebook page going and Callum’s own little page going too, but blogging… hmm, that’s another matter. Anyway, here we go and see how long I can keep it up for this time.

So after finally admitting to myself that I was depressed and having it confirmed by my GP and trying a couple of different doses of antidepressants, it would appear that the dosage is now correct and I’m feeling a lot more like my old self.  I still get the odd day, but nowhere near as bad as before.

So, what have I been up to and how do I feel?

I’m back into upcycling clothes again and scouring charity shops for bargains.  Have managed to make one dress from a skirt (£1 M&S find in charity shop) plus an old top of mine which I liked the top part of, but not the bottom.  Plus another dress from 2 dresses (indian style, but didn’t like the top part) and an old pair of jeans that were so ripped that I wouldn’t have been able to use them.  If I ever get round to taking photos, I’ll post them.

Plus I’ve been sewing, altering, finishing off woollen tasks and generally having ideas for crafting.

I’ve also been in the garden more, especially now that the other half has built an upper patio area and I’ve moved my courtyard stuff (which I never really used) up to it.  It’s remarkably private considering it’s in the middle of the garden.

I’ve also been away, which meant a lovely break for me from the day to day stuff with an addition of seeing some friends and generally chilling out.

As to how I feel; I’m ok. Brain still buzzes occasionally and I get a bit freaked out sometimes by general stuff being a bit overwhelming.  I’ve found myself easily spending hours on the computer in the evening and not getting stuff done and I mean to change that this week (used last week to get back to normal after my 6 days away).

It’s hot, I’m pleasantly tired rather than knackered and I’ve stuff to sort out and to plan, but then this is the start of the good part of the year.  Let’s hope mood continues.

Cya