Trials and Tribulations Of A Single Mum

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........