My Life's Ingredients

Woke up with *yet another* migraine. I know, it's getting quite frequent and more often than in the past, but I wonder if it's the hormones I got for the cyst. Treatment is finished now so let's hope I am getting back to normal. Being fairly emotional with the hormones as well, blowing my fuses quite often, getting moody and thinking about the whole situation with family etc. Not the best. Not sure what to do. Going for different step? Who knows. Got follow up appointment on Monday with the clinic who will then hopefully give us info about what they plan for us ... now that the cyst is smaller (3cm - no where near the 8-12cms I had when I was hospitalised) what are the planning to do? Have finally finished my Chinese Whispers layout for February and e-mailed it to Pauline. Only 1 week late (oops!). Managed to wrap the Birthday Swap as well (2 weeks behind?) and will post it off to Germany tomorrow. Now I just have to do the 2 CJ entries (lying here since beginning of Decemb...

Just to add to the "insult" of headaches yesterday, today my tummy is playing up. So I'm NOT going in to work right now ... planning to go in for 1/2 day (so I can go to Weight Watchers). I'm really not good with the 365 Photos right now ... missed quite a lot of photos, so wonder if I am going to use "stock photos". Mmmmh, will see. Really should have taken a picture of our attempts to make Pancakes yesterday... ;) I am sure the frying pan was the problem, because not only DH had problems with it (and he usually has) but I wasn't able to make a pancake either ... they looked more like mush ... if I'd cooked it a bit more I could have made "Kaiserschmarrn" - which I really should consider next time if we have troubles again. :o

but at least I can now stop my meds for a bit... wahey! That should do the trick. Should be working tomorrow and Thursday but am not sure how I'm feeling ... we'll see. DH and I have been to the cinema today - saw "Bolt 3D" - funny movie, really good. :) That's 2 movies we've seen in February, so getting there. "Push" was on Saturday. I was totally unorganised on Saturday at the crop ... didn't print photos - AGAIN - and only managed to get 1 card done and prepped my Chinese Whispers layout. A lot of sh*** going on in our lifes right now, so my mojo has not stayed long and I rather was reading or sleeping/napping in the last couple of weeks. Still have the 2 CJs to do - it's really not good I am still sitting on them (got them in December), but just wasn't in the mood to do anything crafty. But I am planning on doing the CJ entries and the Chinese Whispers one this week, otherwise I fall in disgrace with the German Scrappers and the crop...

Well... I woke up around 3am Wednesday morning with thumping headache so got up and took a paracetamol. But when my alarm went of at 6:30am I had a blinding headache - really the mother of all headaches!!! And the pain has been going up and down all day yesterday - last night it was even worse than the morning. Really wonder where that's coming from, although I suspect it may be a bit more side effect from the meds I am currently taking. So... was not at work yesterday and am not at work today but am likely to make up my time tomorrow (boss phoned and asked ... short staffed and all that). Glad I am feeling better right now - at least my eyes are not feeling as if someone is pushing thumbs in them! Oh, Dinner on Tuesday/Wednesday was an Easy Mousaka from the Weight Watchers cook book. DH totally loved it, and I liked it a lot too. We always have a problem what to cook when we have Aubergines in, so that's another option. :) I am planning on doing some scrapping later today - a...

Well... we're back a step - my sis phoned me to let me know that the cartillage grafting didn't work out like the surgeons hoped. So mum is still with the tube/tracheotomy although I am not sure if it's still the metal one or if they are going to use the plastic one now as plan B? They managed to remove a skin flap though which was always blocking the tube and made breathing harder for her. She's going home in 1-2 weeks and then has to go down to Munich for a follow up/maybe another OP in August. Not sure if she would be thinking of flying to us in July then? Cabin pressure - does that affect people with tracheotomy? Sooo... not all as good as it seems, but it's better than nothing really. Can only imagine how "down" my mum is right now. :(

I see through Feedjit that I have visitors from Steinbach, Bad Soden and Oberursel... step forward!! ;) I've lived in Steinbach before I moved to UK and don't have an idea who you are?? Please??

Wonder if I pulled something on my lower back last night - I had a little back pain the last couple of days but today it's really nasty. Together with a tight band headache it made me decide against going to training today. Sitting with heat pack in our big chair (DH advised against lying down on the couch), have been up and about as well - dishwasher emptying/filling, washing up, washing machine, general tyding... Have to start dinner in a bit (slow roasted pork - on for 4.5 hours ;) ) and then am thinking about going upstairs doing some scrapping - still have to do the Chinese Whispers round 2... and 2 CJ entries (REALLY behind with those but life has been not normal and very busy since January really). Oh ... update on my mum - she went to Munich for an OP end of January - they were taking some cartillage from her ribs and did some grafting to widen her larynx. Sounds worse than it is really. This time they asked her to come down 3 days early (I actually phoned her at home when...

and I am feeling a bit "blah". :( Woke up with headaches (but not biggies, just niggly ones fortunately) and have a bit of back pain. Headaches are better now, but I really don't feel 100%. Wonder what the meds are doing to me right now (although the scan last week showed that the cyst is still "manageable"). Currently watching "Eight Below" on Sky+ so I can delete it ... I think that was on TV beginning of January!! :o Later I'll pick up DH from work and I'll quickly pop into Lakelands - got a couple of things I want to look at, like the "Count on it" Labels. Wanted to do some CJ entries today but am not really in the mood. Hopefully I'll feel different tomorrow, although I am not sure what we've planned to do on Valentine's day.

Mmmh... wonder if we crashed it? Or maybe they do some tidying? So I'm off to bed now... :) Done one more layout and managed nearly the whole Scavenger hunt - just 4 questions to go. Hopefully will be able to do some more layouts tomorrow. :) Beddy boos now!

Sitting here in a cramped & messy study but having fun!!! :) Managed to do 2 layouts already today plus 3 Photo challenges. Wahey!! Scrapping my heart out (well... more or less). Glad I manage to get something done after the last crops I wasn't doing much (well... I usually had lots of stuff going on during the Cybercrop weekends). DH has given me tomorrow off training to do more ... still thinking about it. Sooo... here it goes .... Mystery Kit: The kit wasn't really "me" - the stickers were all about teens etc so not too keen on that. The papers were ok though. When I saw the big black "shield" die cut it was just shouting out "OBAMA RALLY" to me. :) The layout I did was "Black & Blue" - using photos I've taken yesterday at Khublai Khan where we went for Dinner with Sharon & G. And the last layout is one of the challenges called "Monk" (i.e. everything in 4s and symmetrical). No journalling - it's the tit...

Yup, very important day. It's the day where we sort out the raffle prizes, find the money boxes, get the merchandise that lives at Wolves HQ (not that much anymore, most is now at JKC!) sorted and do other bits and bobs. I've spoken to my friend yesterday - he's got a viral infection with fever etc, so is not flying up to visit us tonight (understandable). Shame really - we have seen him the last time 2 years ago (he didn't have time to meet up when we visited my family in April and December 2008). :o Ah well... there's hoping to him coming up for one of our Wolves games (which is his intention). That means... I am going to take Tuesday/Wednesday time for some scrapping as I've pushed my working days to Thursday/Friday. :) Monday will be tough because we won't be home until about 4:30pm I'd assume (Superbowl doesn't kick off until 11pm on Sunday!) and then we have our annual Post Superbowl Wolves AYCE buffet - this year at Jimmy Chungs (past year...

I've just perforated 40 sheets of season tickets (i.e. 200 tickets) which I've stamped yesterday with the new Wolves lid stamp. Still got 60 more sheets to stamp & perforate, but it's a beginning!! :) The production line will now go downstairs to AP to cut & staple the season tickets. Well.. I'm off to the gym in a bit - will take the car (even though it's not far) to give it a bit of a drive and to see how the battery is holding up. Then back to more stamping... and perforating! :)

Don't you just hate that? It's your day off work, you have to take early meds (6:30am) and were hoping for going back to bed for another 2 hours or so ... and then you cannot sleep!! I have a little headache, DH had to get up early for work and his phone alarm was going off a couple of times and there's just no way you can shave and shower quietly in an en-suite. So now I am up and about. Was thinking of going to the gym very early today (that was my thought yesterday), as in 7am, but decided against it (because of the headache). Hoping I will fall asleep again soon, or I will have to take an afternoon nap. :o Today will see me stamping more Wolves season tickets, making hopefully 2 CJ entries and Layouts (crafty day! WAHEY!) and going to the gym. Let's hope for the best on that front. :) So... may read a bit ... or maybe edit photos so I can show you my last couple (????!!) PODs... :D

Yup, while I thought I am going to do some 30 mins stints around the house today I changed my mind when seeing the ironing pile growing again to a mountain. So there you go, nice ironing in front of the TV, 2 washes done and hung up. Will probably hoover the stairs as well. Yesterday was the 25th January ... and while we DID have a burns supper (without the poems, music, whisky and cranachan that is), I totally forgot to take pictures. So I thought I take photos today, but again missed it. So I may give it a miss until tomorrow? ;) Who knows. Weather outside is nice and sunny, but looks awfully cold. Hope the weather stays like that (i.e. no rain ... can accept snow but no rain!!) as I am planning to have a look at our garden Thursday/Friday. Ah well... off to find more shirt hangers ... got tons of those trouser/skirt clippy ones but no proper ones downstairs. :o

Quick early post before we head off to JKC for training... Found this on Latharia's Blog (and others previously) and thought I'll give it a go to see what I've done already. :) 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland (Does WDW count? :) ) 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (ummm... long time ago. ;) ) 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total e...

Still feelling as if I've been flogged yesterday (always have that after a bout of migraine, my muscles just tense because of the pain and I have to deal with the soreness the day after) but at least no headache. :) Have started to sort out some stuff in the master bedroom which has just massed up somehow. Think this is a 2 - 3 day job though to go through everything on my side of the room. Not touching DH's side so I don't chuck anything out that he needs... ;) Weather is not the best ... :( Looks rainy... what news are that? >:( It's to warm to turn to snow, so that ain't gonna happen. Will be going to the gym later though. :) And tonight I'll pick up DH and we'll go to the cinema to see "Frost Nixon". Now back to me catching up with "John Adams" on SKY+. DH watched it but I have missed it the first time round.

haven't been blogging lately, but haven't been feeling like it either. Weird week for me, feeling a bit in a slump and have a to do list that's far too long for my liking. The 12-hour crop on Saturday at the Dean Parish Church was great as ever ... unfortunately my PC was very slow Saturday morning so I couldn't print all the Wolves photos I wanted to scrap. Effectively it was a lot of organising, taking photos in the graveyard and doing a double LO for me ... in 12 hours. :o Couldn't think of what to do without the photos to scrap, so rather left it be. :) But hey, managed to do one DLO at least. :) Will take photo and post asap. Had a good chat with Mark, the minister, as well, as with the closing of "Stampers Grove" we've been thinking of having the Church as our regular venue now as there's more light, comfy seets, nice tables and a kitchen. :) Soooo...he has to speak to the treasurer first about the fees for us, but going month by month it l...

Rowing Result Originally uploaded by Wolves05 ... as usual before a crop ... but this time even more as it's the 12 hour crop. :o AND I had to do my Chinese Whisper layout (which I only finished 15 mins ago!). But ... stuff is packed (and this time I'm NOT taking everything but the kitchen sink!!) and now I just have to print some photos ... :o Think I'm going to do that tomorrow at 7am ... I have to get up at 6:30am for meds anyway (really should have just convinced myself that I can take the meds at work during the day as well... or go back to getting up at 7am for work!! ;) ), so may do it then. :) Today's photo is evidence of my rowing skills ... and this time it was including two 1mins breaks to drink some water. Usually I manage without, but usually I start off with the rowing instead with the Crosstrainer which I did today (just to see if that helps the dizzyness). But still - even with the 2 little breaks I managed to stay under 10 mins for 2000m. Not bad,...

Day 15 - Skype! Originally uploaded by Wolves05 Photo 15 of 365 was taken shortly after I've been off SKYPE with my best friend Sharon - we've not talked since she'd been up end of November and texts/e-mails/Facebook messages just don't count. So we've been on SKYPE for nearly 2 hours! ;) Don't you just love Skype? We've installed it at my Mutsch as well, now we just have to try and figure out whether we get it to work ... might try to speak to her tomorrow or Monday - would be great to speak to her before she's off to the next OP end of this month. I've also spoken to my best friend (from Germany) Markus (Sharon and he have to share that spot!! ;) ). He was planning to come up for a visit in Autumn (which he couldn't do because of work & health) and then for Hogmanay (where the prices were just HORRENDOUS) - so we invited him up for SuperBowl weekend ... which he got a good flight price for and he'll be up from 31.1. - 4.2. WAHEY!! Haven...

Our car at 7am this morning Originally uploaded by Wolves05 Totally frozen over, and it was absolutely cold. During work and while I was at the gym the weather must have gotten warmer as there was a sllight drizzle, but when I walked from the gym back home it was freezing again. (Duck at the pond at work - they're usually gone until Spring!) Currently sitting with my blankie on to warm up my feet which are still cold (have circulation problems from time to time). :( A couple more photos of today - taken with the point & shoot camera which has problems with dusky pictures.. Oh ... managed to get back onto the 1 hour regime today, although the 20 mins on the cross trainer nearly killed me (at least no dizzyness this time!!) after 15 mins on the bike & 9.40 mins on the rowing machine (2000 m). (my "local" - lol, GYM) I'll declare tomorrow a CRAFT DAY (and this time I REALLY REALLY mean it!!!) - have lots to do in preparation of the 12-hour-crop on Saturday and al...