Had a second GP appointment today and had tests taken for Whooping Cough. Was given anti-biotics and was told I will get the results from the tests in a couple of days, so in quarantine at home. 😒
Have slept all day and not left the house. I can't believe how tired I feel. I phoned Rob to wish him Happy Birthday and Jill suggested I could have Covid – if it was, that would be the third time, I can't believe its that, but with how tired I feel, who knows?!
I haven't been very well today, so no news from me. A strange sorethroat I've had for a few weeks has now developed into a severe cough and last night I was coughing so much, I was struggling to breathe at one point. I had a GP appointment on Friday, but no sign of chest infection when I was checked over with stethoscope. The doctor did suggest it could be Whooping cough, but I pointed out that I have been immunised for this as a baby and I have the little card my mother kept that states that, but the doctor pointed out that I could still get it. Hopefully its just a 'normal' cough, but I haven't felt right all day, so no DIY done at all and not left the house.
Friday 14th June
Atrocious weather for June, wherever you live! 40mph winds and heavy rain all day long. My plants are getting battered. I drove into Lerwick to get various DIY items I needed, also had a GP appointment and then ended up
popping into Odie's Antique and Collectable Shop, which is always
fascinating to look in and purchased an insanely heavy, life size lamb
statue. It looks brilliant on my front lawn and I have named it Lucy! 😊
After not being able to get hold of my builder Alex since the 27th May, as his phone wasn't working properly, he arrived this morning to finish off the room, which he has insulated, replaced the floor and today put new skirting board on and finished off sanding the filler. There is still more sanding I need to do before I start to paint. Alex also had to remove some of the bottom of the door, now the floor is higher, to allow for the new carpet to fit underneath when its fitted in July. I may have to cancel the carpet fitting though, as the electrician needs to do some work in there beforehand – he was supposed to be here at 9.30am, by 12.30pm I heard nothing, so rang him and he then texted to say he had a family emergency – I hope that whatever has happened, that everyone is ok!
Alex ran out of skirting board (that I had already painted), so he had to go and pick some more up. So now I have to paint rest of skirting board, finish sanding down, fill holes in the skirting boards where they have been attached to the wall and the same with holes in the window frames. Repair a large patch of wallpaper where the storage heater was (that will be huge fun, not), undercoat and paint the room twice, patch up all dirty marks on recently painted ceilings and other two inside walls (that were not insulated) and paint window frames. Then I need three double sockets installed, fit a new four bar light I have purchased. Final stage will be buying and getting fitted a Rointe Belize Radiator, get carpet fitted, order blinds for windows – then put flat packed desks together, buy or get made shelves for back wall and then I can finally move my computer equipment in there and everything else I need to store, such as father's slide and photo collection, mother's nature diaries, the list goes on! Basically this will be an office, storage room and craft room. Weather is going to be rubbish all weekend, so a good time to start this work!
Just found a massive slug crawling on the front stable door mat – how did that get in?!!! 😲😳
Still cold north west winds and not very much like Summer. My sisters said its been the same in Norfolk. Switches to south east tomorrow, so maybe a little warmer! 2 Siskins on my feeders this evening, along with 40+ House Sparrows, Starlings, Collared Dove and Blackbird.
Tuesday 4th June
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