Friday 3 October 2014

I've missed a week ...

... but I've been busy.  Last week was not overly busy, although it should have been.  I made a start on the kitchen deep clean, declutter and update, such as it will be for now.  First day saw a bin bag full of rubbish and 2 bags for the charity shop and that was after just one cupboard and 2 drawers - oops!  I had my exercise class and OH had his infusion which didn't happen last week.  Not a good reaction this time, not that he ever has a good reaction but this was the worst one since the very first.  I don't like seeing him suffer in the way he does following these infusions but I guess the alternative is 100 times worse.

Anyway, last part of the week saw me on my hands and knees in the kitchen with part one of kitchen cupboard upgrade ... should have done a proper before but I'd already emptied the mess and taken the upper half shelf out but the cupboard went from this ....
To this .....
Then this ...

In the meantime OH had his infusion and boy, has he suffered again this time.  It's been over a week since it was done and he's only just starting to feel 'normal' again.  He had it a week ago Wednesday and we spent that night awake, with him throwing up most of the night.  Since then he's felt nauseous, tired and been in excruciating pain - more than normal.  He's tried fighting it and he's managed it better than the last time it affected him really badly - the very first one.  He has one more, that we know of, to go.  What happens after the October one I guess we'll find out.  He sees the oncologist again the week before his October one.

He did take himself off to his gun club this Wednesday, although he came back feeling really bad.  Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea but he's trying to get, and keep, his life back on track rather than sit waiting for appointments to come round as he'd started to.  

While he was out I made an onslaught on a 2nd kitchen cupboard I wanted to change the insides of - a blind corner cupboard.  It's always had a carousel in it.  We've always hated it!  It's been a total waste of space but a shelf isn't really an option in a large corner cupboard.  I found, what is called, a blind corner optimiser.  Not cheap but it would bring virtually the whole cupboard into use - and useful use - so it was ordered.  I thought fitting it was going to be a challenge.  It turned into a bigger challenge than I thought - oops!

I made a start ...
I'd ordered for a 1000mm cupboard as that's what the cupboard is.  Trouble is, I hadn't realised that there was an obstruction in the cupboard.  A powerpoint for the boiler.  I knew it was there, just forgot, and the optimiser wouldn't fit going by the instructions.  It fit but didn't work.  The back baskets couldn't be got out of the cupboard so it rather defeated the object.  Quick phone call to the manufacturer/supplier and they agreed to swap the large back baskets for smaller ones so I could adapt the fitting to suit our situation.  Long story short,  I got it working properly, just not fitted as per instructions.  I could fit the larger back baskets on the opposite side but it seemed that there was a safety reason why they shouldn't be as instructions made it clear they should be fitted to go into the 'blind' bit of the cupboard.  Another phone call and no, no reason in particular so didn't need to exchange them after all.  We've now got a useful, and more spacious corner fitment that I wish had been available years ago.  It did take some working out but I got there *grin*



Tuesday was eldest granddaughter's 18th birthday.  She loved her card and her reaction was better than I had expected.  She was also very happy with her present, of which part is sitting on her Dad's drive and the rest is sitting in my bank account waiting for her to pass her driving test. I've saved since her birth 18 years ago and adhoc bits have been added to the account over the years. Odd birthday cheques and by my Mum and Dad, both now gone but she's got the deposit slips to show their contribution.  I saved every deposit slip and interest statement that's been issued over the years to present to her.

A wax pot, apparently, but it was very nice :)

Once she's passed her driving test she can go mobile and start her beauty therapy business.  She's a qualified, Level 2 beauty therapist, studying for her level 3 ... of which I shall be taking advantage of when she's let loose on the public.  I've 'suffered' facials, manicure and pedicures - in the name of education, of course. I'll have to suffer aromatherapy massage, head massage and all the electrical treatments ... except, perhaps, electrolysis as needles are involved *scary* ... but somebody has to do it *grin*

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2 comments:

Cally said...

I am very impressed with the corner cupboard shelves. They look really good. x

Clair Matthews said...

wow what a wonderful thing to do for Chloe!! she's very lucky to have a nan like you xxx