It's an Age Thing....

Last night, after I had gone to bed, I realised I had not set the alarm for this morning (I know, but bear with me), so I checked the alarm time and changed it to 8.15am, as I needed to be up in time for my physiotherapy class, after which I was due to go to the hairdresser.

Imagine my horror when I discovered I had slept in till 10.40. I leaped to my feet, knowing that there was no chance of making the class, and that I would have to hurry to make the hairdresser's appointment.

So, I had a shower, and got dressed very quickly.

Then I opened my bedroom curtains.

And wondered about the twilight.

Ah, you're ahead of me here.

It is 23.06.

I need to wait for my hair to dry, but meanwhile I shall set the alarm correctly.

And go back to bed.

"..to sleep, perchance to dream..."

Pride Goes After the Fall....

...being a reverse of the usual.

Seaspray wrote a very long, caring comment about my falls and inadequate provision or use of alarm systems.

I really appreciated all that she wrote. She is also absolutely correct.

However here she comes across the patient, who being a retired nurse and health visitor, knows perfectly well what she ought to be doing but who is too stubborn or proud or both to do it!

All is not quite as bad as it seems.

In each room in my flat and in the residents lounge, the laundry room and every corridor there is a pull cord or push button. The one in my bedroom hangs in reach at the top of the bed. The one in my bathroom is recessed into the vanity unit and is reachable from ground level. All this, plus a pendant alarm.

So, really unless I was knocked unconscious, I am perfectly well covered as regards calling for help.

As long as I am conscious, I refuse to call for help until I am sure that I cannot resolve things myself.

Told you I was too proud and/or too stubborn (or in this case, both).

How are the Mighty Fallen!

This morning I had to set my alarm for 7.15. Now this has been rather early for me lately as medication I have been prescribed for pain tends to cause me to sleep in (a nice change after not sleeping for days on end before). I set it because 2 weeks ago, the organic veg box man arrived at 8.20 to find me up and showered but not dressed. Oh the shame of it! I was determined this week not to repeat that! So what happens? You've got it. There I was up, showered, hair dry, dressed bed made and all my favourite blogs read before he arrived!

A very interesting box this week; apart from the consistent potatoes, carrots and onions, I got a purple cabbage (looks delicious), 3 leeks, 2 lettuce - and a PUMPKIN! I'll have to look up some recipes for that as I have never had one before - not sure if it may perhaps be too big for one, in which case I shall pass it on to daughter. Don't say "soup" please - my freezer is 'stappit fu' (this means, in polite English, full to the brim).

Then I had a home delivery from Tesco, and once again problems. One item not available was organic beetroot bunch and they substituted organic beetroot dipped in malt vinegar (yuk - hate malt vinegar), so that went back; and a further 3 important items missing altogether, so I had to go to the nearest Asda to get them. This is becoming a real bore. I lose my temper with either Asda or Tesco on a regular basis, but there is no other supermarket within reasonable driving distance.

Anyway, then cooked tea and went to one of the other flats to help another resident get connected to the internet.

"No problems" thought I.

Well, she had a Tesco disc, so I loaded it but the internet connection failed - on examination, she did not have a modem from Tesco. So I uninstalled the dial-up Tesco connection.

Then found that she had previously had installed an internet connection with BTInternet. So, I set out to renew it for her.

Well, it took ages to proceed from one page to the next, and then on 2 occasions it threw her out back to the desktop. Then in the end it failed to continue at all.

I confess myself stumped.

Not sure if I did it wrong (don't think so) or if it is the fact that it is an old pc with Windows 98, or if it is the fact that it was previously installed correctly and she let it lapse for months at least.

As it says at the top : how are the mighty fallen!