Positives recommended

This positive attitude caper is already paying dividends, with an initial appointment for my leg on 11th March, but cynics are likely to point towards coincidences. Well, stuff them. I don't care.

More positives

My positive period continues. Our surgery nurse confirmed my blood pressure as low with a likely cause of dehydration and/or weight loss ( 10 kilos ). I will attempt to address both issues before returning for a re-check next week, having stocked up with a range of fruit squashes and nuts. The shower continues to work and it continues to rain heavily. Apparently my leg operation has progressed up the waiting list somewhat, but no projected date yet.

Dumps

I was up an hour earlier than Lynne, unusually, and I would have fed the cats had there been any food for them. We have agreed a positive attitude period in an attempt to brighten our lives a little ,and this is day 1. Watch this space.

A walk to the Post Office in very high winds was a success, slow but successful . Positive , notice. The shower remains unfixed but it works perfectly since the engineer mucked about with the boilerYet more positivity. We are hoping to get some answers from the hospital regarding my instability this afternoon.  

( physical, not mental ). I,ll kill them if they're negative.

The instability is possibly due to blood pressure ( my GP will check) or loss of weight 10 kilos.

Old boiler update.

The fatefull call from the boiler engineer finally arrived late afternoon, confirming repairs depend on winning the lottery and/or robbing a bank ( if there were any left to target ). Another sunny day so another, slightly more challenging walk planned. 

Old boiler

For several weeks now we have been suffering with our main shower suddenly changing from hot to cold, which is very disconcerting, to say the least. Having plucked up the courage and the funds to get a boiler engineer to check it over, the fault was traced to a pressure valve, not on the van, expensive, with availability unknown (no surprises so far) . The fitter promised to supply the required information later today (again no surprise. )They all must work from the same hymn sheet.  The car gets repaired today so Lynne is giving it a really good spring clean, whilst I venture out on a walk.

Brighter day in more ways than one

Another bright, sunny, cold day. By sheer coincidence my friend in New Zealand sent a photo of a beach out there, roasting in the midday sun (flash git ). It somehow looks more exotic than Brighton beach in mid summer and certainly less crowded, but each to their own. I'm not complaining. A short chat this morning ended our marital , quiet, frosty period ( pressure?) and we've joined the spring-like weather.

Had lunch and a pleasant afternoon with friends which got us out of our "prison" home for a change and helped lighten the mood still further, so all in all a good day. Onwards and upwards.

Rain,rain gone away

There is a gold ball in the sky where clouds had been for the past millennium . I got up early (for me ) and have readied myself for a walk as part of my normalisation programme. My balance remains dodgy          

And my stomach similarly so, but I remain resolute in my search for fitness (weather permitting ).