Trials and Tribulations Of A Single Mum

yes I know its nearing the end of january but I have not had time to sit down since before xmas! It all started xmas eve - I didnt feel right but put it down to being my first xmas on my own with my little boy and in a new house so carried on as normal. Xmas morning we got up and did the whole @Father Christmas' has been thing before heading to my dads for the day. By dinnertime I was feeling worse but managed to eat xmas dinner (well you have to come hell or high water!) but by 4pm I decided I had to go home else I wouldnt get there.
The next 4 days passed in a blur of sleep, medicine and sleep! By day 4 I managed to get to a doctors who diagnosed a chest infection, a week later when I had finished the antibiotics I ended up going back to the GP who then diagnosed pneumonia!! Thankfully the new medicines he gave me worked and I was soon feeling better....Good Job too - next my son was ill!
He had been back at school for a week - I collected him on the friday and one look at him and I could see something wasnt right. Took him home and he slept from the moment he got in through to sunday morning with no eating and me forcing fluids down him whenever he awoke...by monday his asthma was bad so I took him to the GP who sent us to the local Childrens Hospital where they admitted him. Chets Xrays, Nebulisers and Steroids (which he had an allergic reaction tto just to make him feel a bit better!) followed and he too was diagnosed with pneumonia. Sheer coincidence because apparently you cant 'catch it' or 'pass it on'...
My little man also has a severe nut allergy for which we have epi-pens to hand at all time, I advised the hospital of this and they put it on his notes etc but when it came to food I was advised to provide our own as we knew it was safe!!! To be fair he didnt eat an awful lot and hospital food is not great at the best of times but he wasnt even offered an alternative as they couldnt guarantee no cross contamination during the catering process!!Boy we were glad to get home!
Anyway we have been home a week now and he is fine - to look at him now you wouldnt think he was so ill a week ago! Kids are just so resilient its amazing!
And so the New Year Begins!!

I am hanging my head in shame...Well either that or its the headache from the bottle of wine I so thoroughly enjoyed last night! I keep saying I am going to start blogging more regularly but so far it hasnt happened but I do have a legitimate excuse - I promise! My poor computer was poorly so it had to go in for repair, it came home worked for a bit though I kept thinking something wasnt right, nothing I could put my finger on but it seemed slow and certain things that I had run before would crash etc. Anyway it gave up the ghost and so I had to save up the pennies and go buy a new one...and of course I lost all my favourites and so until a friend emailed me the URL for my own blog I couldnt even get on here! Yes Im blonde I admit it!!
Anyway just wanted to touch base and say Hi to everyone (though I wonder if anyone actually reads this - time will tell! Ive been playing and added a visitor countor to the bottom! Will put something a bit more newsy together tonight when my son is in bed and not driving me insane!

My friend asked me earlier today who would be my three ideal dinner guests and what would I serve for starter, main and dessert!? Simple I thought - Robbie Williams (directly opposite me so Icould stare all night into those eyes!), Hitler (because there are so many questions I would want to ask him) and Eddie Izzard for the sheer comedy factor...but the more I thought about it the harder it became. The three listed above would be my first thought but who would you invite? There are so many more Icould list that I cant honestly answer the question with just three, as for food who would care about food with Robbie there, my mouth is watering at the thought lol!
So come on, who would be your three ideal guests and what would you cook for them???

Well I was just starting to settle into my 'new life' down here, got a job (only part time but its better than nothing and there are great prospects, but more about that another time!), my son was settling into school, just beginning to plod along nicely and Wham! My poor little man now has chickenpox so everything is on hold right now!

Since they started appearing on Friday we have spent much of the time indoors and away from everyone that we moved here to be near! My brothers both have really young kids and don't want them to get it yet which I understand, my Dad has had shingles and has no inclination to get it again so its been just us! The worse thing is that because he is on medication daily it has slowed down how quickly the spots develop so at the moment they are still appearing and not even a hint of a scab yet so looks like we will continue as we are for a while yet.......

On a more positive note, I spent my birthday with my family for the first time in about 8 years! It was great, we had a bonfire party with lots of food, fireworks oh and alcohol - only a little of course because as we all know fireworks and alcohol dont mix - it makes them soggy and they wont light

Well today I went for a physio appt, the problem being that I have got something called plantar fasciitis - basically in laymans terms the muscle that supports the arch in my foot has collapsed. I just got up one morning and couldnt even put my foot on the floor - no swelling or redness or anything - anyway I left it a couple of days thinking I had just pulled a muscle and that it would correct itself. How wrong could I be!? Eventually I went to the doctors who gave me some stroong anti-inflamatries which have done no good whatsoever and then 2 months later I have been seen, which goven how longyou can wait for an outpatients appointment I really cant complain about. Anyway I now have a painful knee, calf and hip because I have spent two months walking on the outside of my foot! I know have to stretch the muscles with some exercises and go back next week but she thinks I will need surgery as apparently this normally corrects itself within a couple of weeks and the fact it hasnt means its probably not going to. On the plus side, this is something thats common amongst athletes so I must be mega fit right!!! Oh if only you knew me!! Nothing could be further from the truth!

Ok, I am not going to apologise as it is becoming too regular to be acceptable! Needless to say I'll just berate myself for not having updated for so long.

Well I suppose I should start with an update really - so here goes...

The whole giving up smoking thing is soooo hard, everytime I think I'm doing so well I cave. I am using patches and am fine all day but its the cigarette before bed thats getting me every time. So far the longest I have gone without is 9 days and then I light up have that fag, get angry and then wake up determined to start again. Apparently this is quite normal or so Im told by my GP, oh well I will do it through sheer determination!

Everybody here has been ill with this sickness bug thats doing the rounds down here and its nasty believe me...bad enough for adults but when you have a 6 year old who doesnt know if he needs to be sat on the toilet or have his head over a bowl its beyond nasty, its just sick -literally! Its so virulant that every one I know this end of the country has had it and they have even had to close some hospital wards down because of it...so at the risk of sounding anti-social if you have it - STAY AWAY!!

In addition to this daily life continues as ever. I am actively looking for a job as I now have the added support of my family here and I want to be able to talk to adults on a similar intellectual level to myself. I have an interview next week for a job that would be ideal so fingers crossed.

Right the housework beckons, but so does the sofa, a cup of coffee and a chocolate bar hmmmmm........

Well its taken me longer than I had hoped but to be honest Ive been trying to work out what to blog about! I seem to have done a lot but not have much to speak about if that makes any sense at all! As you know I have now relocated and am close to my family which is great, my little boy has adapted so well bless him, and he continues to amaze me everyday! I am so lucky to be blessed with such a gorgeous son... He has now started a new school which is about 5 times the size of the little village school he attended before (and consequently happens to be my old school!) and after a few nerve racking days he now loves it. My flat is now starting to look more like a home - complete with mess and toys everywhere! Oh and Ive now given up smoking...twice in the last 3 weeks! On my first attempt I got to day 4 gave up giving up for a few days but Im now on day 6, so far so good....Now I just have to not give in but its soooo hard sometimes....
And so there you go, not much to tell you but I havent had time to stop for ages, where does all the time go???

Hi
Just wanted to apologise for not having written for ages - Im out today but will sit down this evening and do an update on the mundane happenings of my life - just incase any one is interested!

Hope everyone is well...

Well guys - sorry Ive not been about for a bit - I have now moved and as you know it takes a while to sort everything out. Anyway it felt like my right arm had been cut off with having no internet! I know, I know there are libraries and internet cafes you can use but it just isnt the same is it - I mean I want to be able to sit curled up on my sofa with a glass of wine and chill at the end of the day...Anyway sorry this is short and sweet but I have so much to catch up on! I will be back sooner rather than later-promise!

Wow! I cant believe I have left it so long, I apologise and which I had a decent reason to give but I dont so I'll just say sorry and leave it at that! Which reminds me - I may not have told you before now but I am one of the most sorry people you will ever know - I feel I should say sorry for making you endure this!

Unfortunately, I'm sorry for everything, including taking a moment to tell you what I'm thinking right now. My average conversation tends to go something like this, "Oops, sorry." - "Why are you sorry, I'm sorry." - "But I. . ." you get the idea. Those of you who know me will no doubt agree! I can imagine how it must sound from the outside but I really don't notice when I'm doing it. Seems pretty silly while typing it out but I know that's what I say. Hope I didn't waste your time, if I did. . . I'm sorry.

Its a habit I am really trying to break and am sure some of it is down to recent experiences, though what I dont understand is that if somebody says sorry to me it makes me feel bad - like I've done something to upset them or not helped them enough etc so why do I do it? After all I dont want to make my friends feel bad!?