Good afternoon everyone on this windy and stormy day in Port Stephens. Another weekend of packing and moving treasures to storage and sorting through clothing is over. The house is now as empty as it can possibly be without Cate, Chook and I moving out we have taken minimalist to a new level, except the kitchen which is the onsite storage area at the moment but that has to be emptied in the coming month to allow the kitchen to go in so then we will be looking to the next room we can shift the kitchen to. The builder came today to look at the bathroom and laundry and quote on rearranging that lot to create a more inviting entrance. As it is at the moment the entry is through the laundry so we are going to try and hide the washing machine and drier in the enlarged bathroom. I have been very very fatigued this week and I am not sure if it is any one thing or a combination of things catching up with me. I have been flat out for 2 or more weeks with packing up and arranging storage, getting removalists, box trailer loads to the storage, tattooist, dentist, diet and also not having a bedroom or even a house to hibernate in when I am having an antisocial off day as the house has had tradesmen and removalists in it nearly every day. One day during the week I was having a bad day and I took to my bedroom the whole day as I didn’t feel up to facing the painter as he had an assistant with him and I was a lot overwhelmed with having 2 people in the house. Up until this I could regulate how much exposure I felt I could sustain on any given day, I could go out on a good day and stay home on a bad one. On the flip side I am learning to sit with the discomfort and maintain my SUDS, even the day I opted avoid was a victory as I knew I had reached the limit and needed a timeout it would’ve been unhelpful to have stayed out with my SUDS going up. Now to the diet this weekend has been an oopps weekend and I am not fazed by the fact that I have strayed as I again would have gained nothing by making myself miserable and frustrated so I indulged in a couple of yummy things and tomorrow I will get back on track with no harm no foul. Cate and I had a lazy arse sleeping day we literally didn’t fold the beds up didn’t pack a single box, move a single item of furniture nothing all we did was listened to the radio watch TV. I ate some ice cream, 2 chops a bowl of jelly (the jelly I am allowed just not mixed with the ice cream) and wow was it good to eat I enjoyed it, I resisted the temptation for coffee as I know that if I break that one I will be in a world of hurt to try and stop a second time and it is only 15 days until hospital time I have lasted 19 days so far so I am sure I can keep going. Even if I have not dropped any weight this week I am not all that upset as the other day Cate gave me a hug and her arms went all the way around and that hasn’t happened in a long time so regardless of the scales I am going well. I am looking forward to the surgery being done as I can then begin to adjust to the new lifestyle I will have to lead. I will be eating normal type foods again soon enough but in much much smaller portions this will be most telling when we go out for dinner to a restaurant and in a lesser way to a friend’s place. Everything about eating and drinking will need to be relearnt portions, nutrition and even the way it is chewed. Fizzy drink will bloat the stomach and cause discomfort and gulping food will cause air pockets and discomfort so even a quick snack will have to be eaten slowly and chewed properly. I am back to the dentist on Tuesday to have the left side of my mouth de-toothed looking forward to that (no I really am) then the tooth extraction is complete and then it is only dentures to be fitted and adjusted then I am done with the dentist until check-up time. I am not going to ignore my teeth this time I am going to get them checked and maintained so that in the future I minimise the amount of extractions and either get fillings or keep on top of it with brushing twice daily I even bought an electric tooth brush with a timer to make sure I do the full 2 minutes every time I brush and not get lazy or rushed.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:07:50 +0000
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