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Blog posts : "General"

Neurological pain....

OK, I thought I should pop in and give you an update on my job search on the Island and other things that have affected me this week.

First the boring bit, my MS and possible new symptoms. Firstly, have you ever had toothache or shingles? Yes, then you have some understanding of what neurological p…

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Angels and a clean sweep!

Quote of the Day

"Never drive faster than your Angel can fly!"

Unknown (on a keyring)

Right, have had the weekend to pull myself together and realise that the Mental Health post was obviously not right for me. It was too many hours and I would have been physically and mentally exhausted. I'm al…

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Down but not out!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

 

"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm."

Winston Churchill


Well, that's that then. I got the phone call today and it seems my confidence was unfounded. I didn't get the job after all. I was OK initially but later burst into te…

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Fun and Laughter or is it Funerals and Slaughter?

Absolutely exhausted today - I think the MS Fatigue has hit with a vengeance. I forgot to take any painkillers yesterday and really suffered after the interview. I had to go to bed for a couple of hours to rest and dozed off while watching the early stages of MJ's funeral (why does the word "funeral…

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Sunday 22nd March - Mothering Sunday

A bitter sweet day for me as always. On the one hand I realise I am so lucky to still have my Mum although she lives (with Dad) in Cambridgeshire so I won't get to see her today. I have sent her and Mother in Law (in Suffolk) some flowers which they both loved and they also got some free chocolates …

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Scaling the heights!

Well have survived the Dentist. I always dread going even though (and probably because) I have never had anything done - no fillings or extractions, and have reached late 40's without any problems.

New dentist in Ventnor, really grumpy and terrible attitude, wanted to know who was paying even befor…

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Feb 15th to 21st 2009


Posted February 21, 2009

Well what a week, My first website and a lot of "twittering"

It was a bad start to the week and I was in tears early on when hubby wouldn't ask for help in putting the roof on the new summerhouse. I was so distraught that he eventually phoned Jeff who had fitt…

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