flaxseed's Journal, 12 March 2010

This has been my best week for a long time. What has been different about it? I've been totally selfish and concentrated on what I wanted to do. It hasn't sat very easily with my conscience but it has lifted my spirits and given me a new outlook. I've acquired some of Info's discipline and my eating has been good. Its needed to be because for the past couple of weeks its been bad, bad, bad.

I've started volunteering in a Heart Foundation charity shop and I've been for 3 afternoons this week. Its amazing the things people give away - a 5 foot telescope still in its original box and wrapper, 2 olympus cameras, enough china to start a coffee shop and Eeew unwashed underwear. I've absolutely loved it - new people to see and I'm using my talents. OH is not too happy about it and when I asked him why he said 'because you're not here'. What did I say? - tough you have me 4 whole days and 3 mornings, get over it - and he has.

I've booked my train ticket to go down and look after Lucy for 4 days while her Mum and Dad go to Italy for the weekend to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Can't believe I've got a daughter who's been married that long.

Hospital visit for OH's pre op assessment for his bladder op went well and I told them that he couldn't have it done until after 23rd as I would be away and they were fine and said it wouldn't cause a problem. He's been adamant he was going to tell them he wasn't having it done and continued in that vein all the way there. I didn't try to persuade him any differently, just smiled and said mmm. The female doctor smoothed his ruffled feathers and pointed out how silly he would be if he didn't go ahead and all was fine. Another good result - I didn't get frustrated and didn't let him push my buttons.

All I've got to do now is keep it up!

Hope everyone else has had as good a week as me and that the weekend is fantastic