Down time

The first weekend in October saw record-breaking temperatures......unfortunately I felt rough as a badgers arse for all of it. The headache and nausea from Friday night carried through for 6 days (and I was actually sick too). Couple this with pain from my wrist and it's fair to say I was pretty miserable, although I tried to pretend I felt better than I did as I'm pretty stubborn and I don't like missing out on the fun! Imagine feeling hungover for 6 days solid and you get the picture! In the end I spoke to a doctor who prescribed me some anti-emetics which literally worked like magic. Apparently if you feel nauseous, taking painkillers is fairly pointless as there is likely to be an imbalance in your stomach meaning they won't be absorbed properly (and that's if you can keep them down). On the plus side I have a load of the anti-emetics, so next time I do get a hangover I'm sorted!!

When I first broke my wrist, I went back to work pretty quickly, and as a thank you I got awards which I exchanged for vouchers. I wanted to add to my charm collection to remind me of why I got the awards and decided to buy a bone charm as there were none of skiers. All bar one charm (Lilo's charm) up until this one have been gifts and it's nice to know each and every one has a sentiment attached to it. So I now wear 5 charms on a necklace every day (although someone else has to put it on for me as it's not physically possible for me to reach!). I love just looking at them all (the ones on my bracelet too) and thinking about how lucky I am to have wonderful people in my life.

I also bought a charm for my Grandma at the same time, as we were planning on visiting on the Sunday. Unfortunately she was rushed into hospital where she remained for just under a fortnight. Thankfully she is home now, and hopefully we can share a little gin together soon!

As Grandma was poorly, I wanted to be with my family so we spent the Sunday round my folks place with my brother and my gorgeous niece. She's a cheeky monkey and I love her so much, so I had a massive grin on my face when whilst we were sitting down to eat our roast dinner, she leaned over and whispered 'I love you lots and lots'. She's never said that to me before, and it took me by surprise a bit!!!! I also left with a work of art that I'm sure will be worth millions one day.....