Zombie's Journey into 2017: One day at a time

[IamtheZombie]

Previous thread is HERE

Happy New Year Phalanx and, indeed, all of Mumsnet!!

We've had the wedding. We've had Christmas. Or, as I refer to it: THE MOST AMAZING CHRISTMAS EVER.

Now it's onward one day at a time.

There will be planning of the wake so it's going to be THE MOST AMAZING PARTY THREAD EVER.

If you've not joined us yet, please do so now.

So pleased the cleaner is nice!

Hope you have a comfortable afternoon Zombie.

That's great news about the helpful OT and the lovely cleaner.

Sorry you've been in pain today Zombie - good news about the bed & cleaner though.

I'm frightfully relaxed after my pamper session today. All the knots have been worked out of my shoulders.

Phoned work about my return to work next week. Boss has green lit working from home to start with - she's having a sit down with HR on Monday to iron out a proper phased return in line with the Occ Health recommendations. I'll know more Monday / Tuesday.

Wool ordered to massacre some squares for the Hugs. Petrol & plum. I think I'll do a few practice squares with leftover bits of wool I've got in to get back in the swing.

Zombie I told you she would love you (as everyone does)

My granny has one since her dementia started, she enjoys the company aswell as the household help and they are really close.

Hope you make a new friend too

Sorry about the discomfort, tomorrow is a new (hopefully diamond) day.

In other news after being out of work 4 years due to mental health issues and DD's health problems I have a job interview Monday.

I'm extra nervous but with DD2 starting school September and my MH being stable since February (more impressive then it sounds) I'm ready for a challenge.

Baths

I had a friend with a very aggressive tumour and her hair fell out during treatment. When it regrew, her formerly straight mouse brown hair had disappeared and she became a curly redhead! (Naturally.)

Tell Bathslad that anything might happen. I reckon purple would be a long shot but Hey...........

So happy about the cleaner and bed! And the comfort items like the tray and trolley. There are so many gizmos out there to help people with limitations, so if you find a difficulty in any of your ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) just speak up, there's probably a gizmo out there. When I shattered my ankle and was 'no weight bearing' for 3 months I ended up with a walker with a basket, a phone 'necklace' thingy, a dropped item picker-upper, and a few other odds and ends.

Sorry to hear about your pain. I hope you're feeling comfy now the painkillers are doing their stuff.

Will you have a lovely view outside from the new bed? Lots going on or a tree that'll leaf up in spring?

fab news about the cleaner - I'm slinging gin to you

Raising an early schooner of sherry to the cleaner news Zombie. May the new bed be cosy and comfy.

Just ordered my wool too ikl! I've ordered 5 balls cos I couldn't decide , they colours are so lovely. I will only be able to do plain ones so I might do a little embroidery on them, maybe tiny zombie pics lol 😂 🌺🌸🌺🌸

Great news about the bed and the cleaner! Sorry that you've been in pain today though.

Can someone turn this into a clicky link please?

BathsLad's hat Sleeps:

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/11892133/octopus-hat-crochet-beautiful-lagoon?ref=shop_home_active_3

Try again:

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/118972133/octopus-hat-crochet-beautiful-lagoon?ref=shop_home_active_3

UnbornMortificado

Well done. Both on your recovery from mental ill health and getting a job interview. 11 months is a long time in mental health, my admiration for you knows no bounds. (DD2 has PTSD and GAD and struggles some days). I've no doubt you'll be brilliant in the interview and even better at the job.

Zombie, I'm so happy you're getting sorted with a bed and a cleaner. I hope you get your pain meds sorted.

Phew! What a relief about the cleaner, I was getting my spear polished for a set to if she wasn't up to scratch.

You must ask her if she's a MNer
If she isn't, she should be.

Thanks again Unborn

Everything crossed for you on Monday Unborn

Bloody well done you, overcoming all those challenges at once.

Zombie Yay the cleaner and new bed to come, et al. This we, The Phalanx, are pleased about. Boo the pain! This, we The... etc. etc., aren't pleased about in the slightest. Very glad it's passed and hoping it doesn't come back.

Unborn Very well done lass! Everything crossed it goes as you want it to.

Congratulations for winning the Christmas name change competition. Couldn't happen to a nicer Zombie.

Ooh, hadn't seen that Rose , do you get a prize Zomb?

cozie well he went from blond ringlets to poker straight dark brown when he was little, so anything's possible!

Z yay for the bed and the cleaner, hope you're pain free now.

Oh yes congratulations Z! It was a great Christmas name, that I couldn't help singing, and whenever I heard Deck the Halls I had to sing "...with limbs of Zombie, tra la la la la la la la la"

So happy that the cleaner is fab. You want someone you feel comfortable pottering about with your stuff. I had one who jabbed her finger at me and shamed me over how many out of date spices I had in my pantry.

saffron Blimey she'd have a field day here. I'd have jabbed her back.

Well I'd have been v polite and fired her. Then spent a whole day wishing I had jabbed her in the eye.