Petals diary

Lack of sleep is ROUGH. Your Saturday dinner plan sounds so nice though! I simply had take-out on a park bench with a friend last week and that was such a nice change of pace. Having it at home at a nicely set table will be all the more pleasant
 
Your Saturday dinner sounds lovely, Petal. Hope you get that sleep sorted. I always have trouble going into Summer waking early, but then I adjust.
 
Thanks LaMa and Cate . Well I have changed all my bed linen to some really lightweight summer stuff . Also I picked up some blackout curtains Saturday and I have slept past 6 the last 2 mornings . Result . I still wake to use bathroom maybe 2 or 3 times though. It's irritating but can't be helped I guess .

I had a really nice weekend and it's still the weekend here . I am walking every morning ( I'm running a bit late today but will go soon ) . Meal on Saturday was lovely and the dessert was tiny so it was not a problem . I decided that I didn't need the mashed potatoes so I ate pretty well in the end. Yesterday I sanded and varnished my wooden outdoor table to freshen it up and cleaned the BBQ for the first BBQ last night. I ate well and healthy.

Bp is still high and the doctor keep phoning me and worrying me . Need to go on a 24 hour monitor when all this craziness dies down so they reckon late August to September maybe .
I have decided to take matters in my own hand now with the help of a family nurse . It also coincides with husband struggling a bit with diabetes so all the little choc snack bars are now gone and not being replenished. Walking is thankfully resumed for me and I'm happily doing it . The 12 lb or so I was not too bothered about losing has now become important to me from health POV . I'm aiming to relax more . Also ihave decided bar one communication app to turn off all my notifications on my phone . I had already delete all news bulletins a while back , got rid of crap apps . Yesterday I turned off all notifications on my phone mainly whatsapp and emails. It's not like I'm on them a lot but if I see I have a message I automatically go read it and lots of it is nonsense. And whatsapp it's so easy to get sucked into chats when I don't have time and I hate that you can be seen online . I'm hoping this will all help with my mental well being .

So June for me is keep walking , keep at my SW plan and relax . Simple eh :):cool:
 
Glad your sleep has improved Petal. It's SO important! I mute my phone from 11pm to 7am, & the only calls I can get are from my favourites.
 
Boo to the blood pressure and diabetes! Good to have your husband on board regarding snacking though.

The only notifications I get on my phone are from Whatsapp and they´re silent so I don´t notice them unless I´m looking at my phone anyway. Anyone who knows me knows I may not respond to messages for hours because I just don´t notice them, even if I am online. But then my list of Whatsapp contacts is pretty well curated :p
 
Petal, there’s so many of those videos going around, you could be getting notifications from WhatsApp all day long.

I sometimes think about turning my phone off all day and only having an hour window with it on. I just spend way too much time on it.

I didn’t realise your BP was high, but it sounds like you have a solid plan to address it. That’s great.

Delighted you enjoyed the meal and BBQ last night so much. I read an article yesterday where the writer said that ‘we’d never be lucky enough to have this weather in non-pandemic times’. I did laugh at that. Enjoy the rest of your Monday.
 
Hi Petal - I'm glad your husband's on board with cutting out the chocolates. It will be nice to get the BP down a bit, I'm sure you'll do it now that you're motivated.
 
Cate said:
Glad your sleep has improved Petal. It's SO important! I mute my phone from 11pm to 7am, & the only calls I can get are from my favourites.
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It’s hit and miss Cate , up from 5.30 today . Going to do tai chi in a few mins as it’s raining out .
Lama yep think no snacks of the sugary kind will benefit us all . Em thanks I had a great Monday . We are back to wind and rain today . My daughter should be starting her leaving cert today . How times have changed .
thanks Jack yep I am motivated . Would love to hit that 40lb Mark now and just get sorted .
I know the bp might be genetic but it all helps .
Ate well yesterday and lots of salad and protein and fruit . Some calcium too.
Busy work week this week ( haha for a change , busy every week) . I have noticed the roads are so much busier now . Life getting back to normal .
 
Petal001 said:
I have noticed the roads are so much busier now . Life getting back to normal
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Some kind of normal at least. I´m still waiting for the second wave to hit here and so far it´s not coming so it feels really weird! I guess all the precautions people are taking are paying off. Almost as if the experts actually know their job :p
 
Yeah, I’d say more people were back at work yesterday.

That’s why the weather has changed - the Leaving Cert was meant to be on and was cancelled! I’m happy your daughter doesn’t have to suffer through it.

Well done on the good food yesterday. Keep it up. :)
 
Thanks Em we should be on our way to the exam centre now. Oh well :)

I’m off to work instead . Back to the showers and wind . Cool us down a bit.
 
LaMa I was replying to you yesterday must have got distracted let’s hope we don’t get another wave, life is different enough now . Em I don’t mind either and the crops need it but they not getting enough right now .
had a good day yesterday Rob I’m going to do my best and if I need meds well done be it . I hope not though
 
Blood pressure is very tricky. I always had low BP until it went through the roof. 3 meds later it's fine :svengo:
How is work these days, Petal?
 
We´re getting a bit of rain almost every day right now and I´m loving it :) Especially now that the rest of the day tends to be pleasantly warm without getting too hot.
 
Sounds like nice weather LaMa . Cate work had been good and I have been on top of stuff but another new project in the near future which yet again will add to my workload and stress . For at least 7 weeks or more . Going to try and just tackle it and get it over .
thanks for asking :)
 
I know Cate . The truth is I need another career or job but unfortunately where I live i will never match the hours or the money or convenience that I have . I think I need to take a leaf out of Lama book and being more forceful and stand up for myself a bit more .
I do in general like my work and have lots of friends here so I will definitely work on that stress for the next couple of months .
 
At least now you no longer have to help with school work, right?
 
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