So it’s been another 2 weeks since my last post. I’d like to say I’ve spent the time sunning my self abroad. But, I haven’t, I hate hot sunny days and going abroad is a lot easier said than done at the moment.

So what have I been up to?

Again I’d love to be able to give you a full blown list of things I’ve been doing but sadly I’m not that exciting.

I’m a bit further along on the second sock for mum. The heel flap has been done and it has been turned. So just the heel gusset, the foot and the toe left to do.

Not that you care but here is the work so far:

There has been some tangling and some card making, some other arty farty bits an eye test, some antibiotics and medication changes.

So let’s start with drugs. So had a telephone consultation with a pain consultant. The most shocking thing is that he actually listened to me. It wasn’t the one I’ve seen before so he might not have got the memo about offering no help, lose weight, reduce medication and move more but he actually listened to me. Yes towards the end of the conversation the brain decided to stop working and get completely baffled so the call was handed over to mum but changes to medication are happening.

So amitriptyline is being changed to nortriptyline. It can’t just be a straight swap I have to reduce the amitriptyline first then change over. So today is day 2 of the reduced dosage of amitriptyline. Well it’s only been just over 24 hours since the dosage went down. This was the thing that has most worried me. Because of the messed up brain and emotions partly kept under control with the help of drugs I was scared that the change in meds would completely and utterly mess me up. I did some digging and it turns out that both of these drugs have a similar effect so that eased my mind slightly. I know from passed experience when I’ve missed a dose that I haven’t been right for a few days after so I think you might understand my fear. The dose has been halved and it’s like this for a few days then the changeover happens. Well that’s what mum said anyway when she sorted my next lot of pills.

So that’s one lot of drugs now onto the antibiotics. No idea why when I say or type that word the little song about antibiotics being wonderful pills goes round in my head. Anyway that’s enough about that. in the last post I talked about the issues I had with my teeth. On Wednesday or Thursday just gone I started getting an absolute shit load of pain in my mouth from the problem teeth. It got to the point that the pain from them was worse that the rest of the normal pain I get and that’s saying something if you look at the list of pain meds I’m on. They didn’t touch it, I was in agony and asked mum to call the dentist and see if they could fit me in and just take the bloody things out. Of course not wanting to see her little darling crippled son in pain she did. The dentist people asked a couple of questions like is it painful? Does it cause issues eating or sleeping? Is there a strange or metallic taste in the mouth. The answers to the questions was yes but they didn’t have any space to fit me in. But they did say it sounds like I have an infection and prescribed some antibiotics and said that if it is an infection they can’t do any work until it’s cleared up because if they did it could cause more trouble. So I was gutted expecting to have to spend another week in pain and feeling shitty from the antibiotics.

So I started taking the pills and was extremely shocked the next day when the pain was almost gone. I’ve decided that the pills they gave me are magic gryffindor pills, just because they have really really helped and that they are the colours of the gryffindor house from Harry Potter. I think the problem was because there is a hole in one of the teeth some food or something got stuck and caused the infection. Either way the pain has almost gone and there is only a few more days left of the antibiotics. So as always I’ll finish the course even though I’m feeling better. Only a few more days to go before the teeth and the pills will be gone.

I think I mentioned the super strong toothpaste last time. I said it was like sensodyne but on smack, I actually figured out that it’s over 3 times stronger than that. Other than the pain and infection with all this extra extended teeth brushing the dry mouth hasn’t been that much of an issue. It’s been there every now and then but nowhere near as bad as it has been.

As a side note to go with the toothache I could not find the bottle of clove essential oil I have. I’ve never tried clove oil for toothache before but as it’s an old home remedy I was willing to give it a shot. Of course when I needed and wanted it it was no where to be found. Low and behold what should turn up tonight? The bottle of clove oil. I haven’t used it in my mouth but it’s in my oil vaporiser thing at the moment making my room smell all clovey. Tonight’s blend is clove, lemon, cinnamon and orange.

So that’s drugs out the way.

On to artsy stuff. I’ve already talked about the sock (I feel like there should be a duh duh duh sound effect there) there’s been tangling, watercolour painting and card making.

Here are some of my tangles (not sure if I’ve shown them before or not):

Here is my watercolour work:

And here are my cards or bits of them:

So that’s it for the arts and crafts section of the update.

I had an eye test last week. You know the one I was told wouldn’t help by one person and then that I needed to go for one by someone else? Yeah that one. So had an eye test and my prescription has changed but only slightly and that I should update my glasses and get a new pair. So new glasses chosen and ordered just waiting for them to come in then they can be fitted.

Coke, coke, coke and more coke. I think I can safely say that since my last update I have not had one single full fat fizzy drink. Wooooooo go me. That deserves a party if nothing else, socially distanced of course. So fizzy drinks yes but only sugar free ones. Diet Irn Bru, Irn Bru Xtra, Coke Zero and Diet Fanta. There have been times I’ve been tempted but I have resisted.

Other things, I’ve finally got round to starting to organise an online distant reiki share. I’ve only been talking about it for about 3 years. But now it’s actually going to happen.

I’ve still be doing a lot of other work with reiki. I’ve been doing a few card messages/readings for the crystal group I’m in on Facebook. I’ve been using my Crystal Ally cards a lot recently to as well as playing with some crystals. I know ages ago I talked about doing a meditation with a meteorite chunk, that still hasn’t happened but it will one day. Some of my other cards have been coming out to play too. Ones I haven’t used for a very long time, the angel cards, ascended master cards, other tarot decks, some animal cards and some goddess cards. Some of them are Doreen Virtue cards and even though she has changed her tune and denounced all of the work she did and the cards she set up, I still like them so no worries there.

What the actual fuck is going on in some peoples heads where they think it’s fine to not wear masks, not be socially distant and take other protective measures? Ok, this virus may only be like a sniffle or a bad cold to you but for others, like me, it could be a one way ticket to the cemetery. It’s nothing to do with being controlled or living in fear it’s about being a nice responsible person and actually caring about someone other than yourself.

If you’re one of these people that thinks it’s ok to fanny about with other peoples lives I hope you don’t mind when your parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and other family members drop dead because that’s what you could make happen.

Would you drive down the motorway at 100mph, using your feet to steer, with the rest of your family and friends in the car, making sure no one is wearing a seatbelt?

If you ask any sane person the answer would be no because someone is going to get hurt or killed. By not following the simple steps about masks, hand washing and social distancing this is exactly what you’re doing. You are going to kill someone.

Do you like being a MURDERER!!!!!!?

If you are one on these people, please, please please, I beg and implore you, wear a mask, start picking out coffins for your loved ones and fuck right off. You poor, insignificant, stool licking, pond scum fondling , piss bucket drinking, skid mark sniffing, twatwaffle.

Anyway big up to everyone else and a massive thank you to you and everyone else for following the rules and keeping me, yourself and everyone else safe.

And just for a bit of fun I saw this earlier and thought it was funny:

watch it and have a laugh.

Stay safe, love and light.