Yet another wake up call from the beast, I wouldn’t mind so much if i could go back to sleep after the attack has happened but its almost impossible. I’ve tried everything to get back to sleep but no joy!You would think that as it drains your energy so much and yo9u feel so weak after getting the big attacks you would be able to drift straight back off to sleep but the shadow or pressure feeling on the side of the head just stops you from dropping off as its always there. If you make the mistake of laying on your left side (the side of the attacks) in bed then you are woken very quickly by yet another attack building. Why they seem to build if i lay on that side i don’t know but it is something i will have to ask the specialist in a couple of weeks time. So far every time i have rolled over in my sleep and ended up sleeping on my left side i have been woken by a massive attack.
Rain, rain and more rain is the forecast for the next week so it looks like its going to be a spell indoors. Now after the last lot of weather we have just had with the snow and freezing conditions i seem to have spent most of my time indoors staring at four walls waiting for the weather to improve and now that it has i am still stuck indoors. I have spent most of my time spring cleaning and sorting out the flat, throwing away anything i think is old or i don’t need or use anymore and tidying each room one by one. I have washed every peace of clothing i have including my summer clothes ready for the brief British summer and thrown away anything that no longer fits me or looks a bit worst for wear. All that's left to do now is to paint the walls and wall paper where i want paper to be. I actually decided to decorate the flat this year and planned on doing it in March, just towards the end of the month as we are off on holidays in April and it would be nice to come back to a freshly decorated flat not having to worry about the dirt and dust.
The trouble with decorating and wall papering the flat is the physical side of things. I am no longer able to paint like i used to or reach tall walls or paint ceilings as it seems to put strain on my shoulders and neck and after about five minuets of painting i end up in agony. If i then continue and ignore the pain i will then end up getting a big attack all brought on by just simply trying to paint my walls with a roller. It’s not fair i feel like an old man, not able to do the smallest of tasks that, when i was younger, i would take for granted and now that i get these attacks i am finding myself worrying about doing a small job. The only thing i can think of is to get someone in to do it for me and help out where i can. This is a good idea except for one little point! It could become very expensive having to call people in every time you want to paint your flat, refresh a wall or clean the ceiling, then there is the cost of the materials all the time. Ok i agree you have to purchase the paints anyway and the basic materials such as brushes and rollers but these can be cleaned and used again. It has always been mu experience when you get someone else in to do the job they never seem to clean the tools they used and they end up getting thrown away so you have to replace them all over again.
With all his time on my hands i have spent time organizing my fishing tackle waiting eagerly for the weather to change that little bit more so i can get out on the bank fishing again. I must have the most organised tackle box ever but at least its all ready so as soon as we get a break in the weather i am up and gone fishing with out delay. I have also been spending time on the computer making sure i have done all the graphic work and web design work for my web site as keeping it up to date and looking good is important so that readers come back time and again to read the adventures we get up to when out fishing and now with new products to test for the company Total Outdoors it has become more important i keep on top of things. I missed the first fishing competition of the year that was being held by the Llanrumney Angling Club at Cefyn Mably Lakes in Sunday but from what i hear i am actually glad i did miss out as they don’t seem to have had such a successful outing as they thought they would have.
