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- The State of Play Today October 6, 2020
- The gift that just keeps taking September 15, 2020
- Something about bins and the people who put them out… August 17, 2020
- The woes of weight August 10, 2020
- Moving down in the world July 20, 2020
Category Archives: Husband in a Hurry
Stolen choices
I don’t want this to be a depressing blog, in fact I have rediscovered a lot in this current situation. I have more time as I cannot fill my life with minutiae. I have found that I am able to … Continue reading
Posted in Daughters, Husband in a Hurry, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Applause, Birds, Books, COVID19, Crosswords, Cycling, Easter eggs, Exercise, family, grandchildren, groceries, Hugs, Key workers, Lockdown, Maintenance, Neighbours, NHS, Old films, Parents, Shopping, Solitaire, Spring, Tony & Guy, Traffic, Waitrose, walking, writing
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Why, on Monday morning, am I seething?
The reason I am seething on Monday morning (a good word: seething) is that I sometimes feel as if my life is ebbing away waiting… What am I waiting for, exactly? Is it George Clooney? That’s a possibility, he’s certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Husband in a Hurry, Life, Life with MS, Uncategorized
Tagged Cologne, Deodorant, Emotions, football, George Clooney, Kitchen, Laminate List, Language, PA, Publisher, Seething, Shaving, Ships, Shower, Stairlift, Time, Tracking Hoist, Transport, Vocabulary, Waiting, Words, Work
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Sue’s Suite; Nick, I’ve found another builder.
This is an update on my new suite. I know that my new accommodation won’t be done overnight, it will take a few months, not weeks and I don’t think I will be in there until the end of April … Continue reading
Posted in Daughters, Husband in a Hurry, Uncategorized
Tagged Bricks, Chocolate, Chocolate biscuits, Conversion, Electrician, Gin, grandchildren, McVities, PJ Rushbridge Building Contractors, Planning, Porcelain tiles, Profile Beds, Prosecco, PW Norris Building, Son-in-law, Southend-On-Sea, Windows
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Things that I miss – Part Two, or things I gave up too soon.
Ms has taken it’s toll on me. Not necessarily all bad, but there are things that I can’t do now that I gave up too soon and conceded to MS. The first thing is obvious, walking. I have two daughters … Continue reading
Posted in Daughters, Husband in a Hurry, Life, Life with MS, my history, Uncategorized
Tagged Counselling Diploma, Driving, English Literature A'Leve, Hampshire, Hedge End, Milford Person Hoist, Moving House, Psychodynamics, Sainsburys, Sociology, Sussex Downs College, Sussex University, walking, wheelchairs, Wilden School, Working
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I’ve got the builders in…
I just love it when ‘Husband in a Hurry’ goes to work and leaves me to handle it, the builders! I’m sure he didn’t mean to arrange this all on the same day, but that’s how it’s worked out. To … Continue reading
Posted in Husband in a Hurry, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Double Glazing, Grocery Delivery, Gutters, Ken Bruce, New Doors, Pop Master, Radio 2, Roof Cleaning, Soffits and Fascias, Waitrose
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MS Brain
You know me, and if you don’t, you need to read more of my blog. For those of you who haven’t read enough yet, I’ve had MS for 40ish years and its done what it has done so far. Bits … Continue reading
Posted in Husband in a Hurry, Life, Life with MS, Uncategorized
Tagged Douglas Adams, family, Friends, Gardening, Memory, MS Brain, Recognition, Short term memory loss
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What shall I take on Holiday?
In the halcyon days before MS all I needed to pack for a holiday was my passport, ticket and money. OK, I’m older now, not wiser but the luggage has got heavier and the allowance is lighter. BMS (before MS) … Continue reading
Posted in Husband in a Hurry, Life, Life with MS, Uncategorized
Tagged anal irrigation system, catheter, clothing, cruise, holiday, medical, Nurofen, packing, paracetamol, Peristeen
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Don’t fence me in….at least on sunny, dry days.
There are some things I’m quite good at: socialising, shopping and eating out. It’s always good to have somebody with you, but sometimes it’s fun to go it alone. I know a table for one isn’t the best, however, at … Continue reading
Posted in Husband in a Hurry, Life, Life with MS, Uncategorized
Tagged disability, home, hording, outside, Real life, wheelchair
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