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[turps]

James went back to work yesterday. On a phased return at first of four hours a shift, going up two hours after his next set of shifts and again until he's back to full-time hours. The only thing was, he was told he was in 9-1, got to work and it was actually 9-1 at night and not a day shift. They let him stay as he was just reading emails etc yesterday but is back on a short night shift today. He should have double-checked, but neither of us expected a phased return to finish at 1 am. It means he won't even be leaving for work until 8 tonight, which is weird.

Lots has gone on since I last posted. It was Pauline's birthday so we took her out to eat, had the meal out with my In-Laws which was very nice, then yesterday, Kayleigh was in an accident that wrote off her car. Thankfully she's fine and it was the other persons fault so she won't be paying out. Her car has already been taken away though, which is why we picked her up from work earlier and took her to pick up a hire car.

We've been to see Ad Astra, where James outdid himself and fell asleep five minutes in, and the new Rambo which was stupid had no plot and was far too violent for my taste. All of which I knew before going in but it was a film James really wanted to see.

We lost our parking appeal and a few days ago got a letter to say we owe tax money. Not a lot but even so.

Tinker is doing better. She was in for her third B12 yesterday and has put on weight each time. She has a check-up with the vet next week -- yesterday was just the assistant to get the injection -- and hopefully, she'll go to being monitored over months and not weekly.

I went for my latest lymphodema appointment, which I'll cut for

My right leg, which has always been my 'good' one, has lost a pint of fluid, the other has stayed the same. I've been prescribed new compressions which should come in a week or so as they're specially made. Hopefully, they'll make a difference as the compression isn't as good with the ones I have now, especially on my right leg.

After some small talk, I mentioned how I've been decorating and my lymph nurse said he should really tell me off for that as I'm supposed to elevate my legs and not exert myself. Which of course is a total contradiction to what I'm supposed to do for weight loss. Thankfully he added that he has to be realistic and knows that it's not good to just stay on the couch and elevate but not to push too much. Which fine, I guess I can cross running a marathon off my list.



Houghton Feast started last night. The fairground is in town and the huge ride that towers over the shops can be seen from my house again. We didn't go to the opening show as it was raining but will walk into town and go to the parade later. I do like Feast time when I go outside and can smell chips, candy floss and toffee apples and hear the faint music of the fair.

I've decorated the landing using the leftover wallpaper from the bedroom, turns out that papering bumpy walls isn't as easy as smooth plasterboard but I did it and even worked out how to cut in the light switch and plug. I've also put up the new curtain hooks and some decorative shelves, so the bedroom is looking good. I had planned on painting the downstairs toilet, but haven't got around to that yet. We've got a really bright lime green for in there, it may look terrible and too much, but I figure why not give it a try?

I haven't written a word or even read anything fannish for a while, but will hopefully change that once I'm back from the Feast.

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[shadowhive]

Damn, that’s an annoying time to start back

Oh no, that sucks about her care but I’m glad she wasn’t hurt

Aww James sleeping so quick Ugh that sucksabout the tax though

I hope those new compressions help

Ohh that sounds nice, I hope the weather stays good for you to have a nice time

[turps]

It's a stupid time to start back. But, I guess silver lining, he gets the night shift over when he's only there for a few hours.

Yeah, someone pulled out without looking at a junction and crashed straight into the front side. It could have been so much worse though, for both drivers. Though the one who caused the crash was only 18 so much have just passed her test. I hate to think how much her insurance will jump up.

It's the recliners at Durham, they knock him out every time. The problem was, Ad Astra had a load of totally silent moments due to it being in space, so I had to keep digging James in the ribs as he kept snorting at the worst times.

Thankfully it hasn't rained today, which makes a change. The showfield tends to become a bog at Houghton Feast time.

[chalcopyrite]

I would also have expected 9-1 *am* to be mentioned somewhere. That is a very annoying time to start back!

I guess I can cross running a marathon off my list.
There went your plans for October? I wish sometimes healthcare people could agree with each other. Go you for papering the landing, though!

[turps]

You'd think so, and yet, no mention of am at all.

In a way I know why his team leader has done it, as the team is on nights atm. But even so, it would have made much more sense to go in earlier and leave earlier.

You never know, I could have managed a marathon over October, just you know, the distance spread over the whole month and at walking pace *g*

[chalcopyrite]

I think a cumulative marathon should count.

[dine]

starting someone returning to work on the middle-of-the-night shift seems odd to me too. hopefully your household survives the weird hours, and schedules return to something more normalsoon

I'm glad Kayleigh is alright, though it sucks about her car. glad to know it wasn't her fault, and the other party is on the hook for expenses!

[turps]

The very late start was so weird. James had to leave at 8 and at that time he's usually winding down for the evening not at the start of a working day.

An accident is always horrible, but we're both glad it was the other persons fault. I'd hate to think of the cost of arranging a hire car etc, and then the inevitable insurance hike, if she was the one at fault.

[wenchpixie]

That's a super weird time for a phased return shift, I can see why the assumption that it would be daytime!

What a faff for poor Kayleigh - I'm glad she was alright, sounds like that's the best kind of result for an RTC that causes damage, but what a FAFF.

You are turning into a decorating FIEND - wallpapering is DIFFICULT, I hope you're proper smug when you look at it!

[turps]

It's such a weird time and doesn't even fit in with the start and end times of his team. Who were all there but had started earlier and would finish later.

Faff is right. The person who drove into her was a really young driver and their parent/boyfriend wanted Kayleigh to allow them to do repairs and not involve the insurance. I'm so glad she said no because the car was a mess, goodness knows what was wrong beyond the obvious cosmetic damage.

I'm very smug! Though I do seem to have an inability to cut paper straight after I've pasted the rolls. After having to patch yet another bit at the bottom where I'd cut slanted, I started to leave the overhangs until they dried and I could take more time. Obviously scissor work is a bit advanced for me still *g*

[frausorge]

That does seem like jumping directly into the deep end, to have such a late shift right away!

I'm glad Kayleigh is ok, and Tinker is better.

Phooey on the parking people. And it sounds like quite a catch-22 with respect to physical exertion.

But go you wallpapering the landing! I bet it looks terrific!

Lime green? I could picture that being quite cheerful, as long as there are some accents to break it up perhaps?

[turps]

Jumping in the deep end is right. With the commute James wasn't home until after 1:30 am, which wasn't great for his second day back.

Kayleigh was very lucky, and Tinker is living the high life with special food which she thankfully likes.

Catch-22 is the perfect way to describe it. I'm glad my nurse is realistic as if I stuck to what I was supposed to be doing I'd be on the couch with my legs raised for most of my life.

The landing looks lovely, better than the old paper which had claw marks in it from one of the cats.

The toilet is small, but light as it has a big window and is on the side of the house. It will need breaking up with something or I'd imagine it would be like walking inside of a lime. But, the good thing is, if it is too much it can be painted over easily.

[ephemera]

Poor K - I'm glad it wasn't worse, but - what a lot of additional stress for no good reason!

You've been on a real decorating kick - I envy your productivity!

[turps]

Kayleigh has the worst luck with cars. Though I suspect they'll have to pry this hire car out of her hands as it's brand new and much better than her old one. But yeah, more stress for her as she will have to find/buy/insure a new one.

It's been nice to get things done in the house. Now I really need to get a tip run done and declutter a bit more.

[turlough]

What a very weird schedule! I hope he's working more sensible hours by now.

Glad to hear Kayleigh wasn't hurt!

*giggles* That does sound like a bit of a record even for James! I take it he DIDN'T fall asleep during Rambo?

Good luck with the new compressions!

You're being so productive, go you! Bright lime green sounds like a fun colour for a toilet. I say, go for it!

[turps]

Thankfully he's working much better hours. 10-3 atm which will go up again two hours after his next set of shifts.

She could have so easily been hurt. Apparently, the driver just drove out of the junction without looking.

No, he stayed awake every moment of Rambo. Though, during that, I wish I had his ability to sleep through a very noisy film in a public space.

I'm very pleased with how all the decorating is going. I haven't started the lime green painting yet, but that's because I want a full day where I've nothing else planned so I can get it done in one go. I tend to be a messy painter, and green splats all over my skin and hair isn't a good look when I need to go out *g*

[rikes]

A lime green toilet sounds great, especially if it has a window so that there's a lot of light as well. Or if it seems like too much and you have some leftover paint, maybe two green and two white walls? Can't wait to see the pictures! ;)

[turps]

I've decided that Saturday will be the toilet painting day. I've not got much else on, so I may as well give it a try. And if it is too much I can use your suggestion and paint two walls white.

Oh, pictures are inevitable, you know that *g*

[glitteryv]

That's a really weird time to get phased back in but go figure. Glad to hear that Kayleigh is okay (even though she's momentarily car-less). Also, yays for Tinker.

Ad Astra was a whole lotta nothing (imo). I watched it on streaming and was nodding off abt 30 mins in (despite not being tired at all.) The marketing also made it look like it was going to have a lot more action scenes that it did.

I knew the new Rambo movie was a mess when the dude who wrote the book the character is based on actually denounced this latest installment of the franchise. Hopefully, it'll be the last one?

Oh, darn, T. I can't believe you gotta rest more. Here I was about to sign you up for a 5k run. ;)

[turps]

Even now, weeks later as like always, I'm late with some comment replies, I can't belive James first phased shift back started so late. It just made no sense.

Ad Astra was a whole lotta nothing (imo). I watched it on streaming and was nodding off abt 30 mins in (despite not being tired at all.) The marketing also made it look like it was going to have a lot more action scenes that it did.

Ad Astra was a weird one. It was nothing like I was expecting and while I appreciated the visuals it was a really weird mix of total silence and scenes that just tailed off into nothing.


I knew the new Rambo movie was a mess when the dude who wrote the book the character is based on actually denounced this latest installment of the franchise. Hopefully, it'll be the last one?

I'm sure you know my feelings about Rambo by now, but omfg, it remains the worst film I've seen this year by a mile.