Gradual Improvement

By -
It has been a week of gradual improvement. It started wet and has finished with a glorious sunny weekend. It also started with Nicky being signed off from work with high blood pressure, but when she went back to see the nurse on Wednesday it had come down so she was back to work on Thursday. She has run out of sick leave so took the time off as annual leave, so on Tuesday we went to one of the Icebreaker outlet stores at the airport. Nicky wanted to buy me an orange top (for my birthday) which I had taken a liking to in the Queens Street store. We left with a slightly different orange top, and a pair of shorts and a top for Nicky (the top is in storage for her birthday). Her two days at work were very busy so she was looking forward to the weekend. Just to add a bit more fun to the week, when she popped into the library on Wednesday to tell them she would be back at work on Thursday, while she was standing talking, someone put a box down behind her which she then fell over, straining a muscle in her back. As a result, the massage table has been put to use again.

I have had a couple of Mac jobs this week, and also got a job with the Election Commission for this years election. When I saw the Returning Office that I worked for last time in the supermarket a little while ago, she said applications would be opening soon, so I applied for the Operations Manger post. I had my interview on Wednesday, and was told I had got the job on Thursday. It is 12 week contract for work before and after the election, organising the necessaries in my local electorate. I will also need to do a training course in Wellington - where I have never been before. On Friday night I went to a beer tasting evening which was good, especially the beers brewed by the chap who was taking us through the various offerings which he had brought.

Nicky had a long wait at the Doctors yesterday morning to get some more antibiotics, so we had a very late breakfast. She then made some onion soup before we popped over to Mt Eden to see Ros and Alastair and their mum Jean, who had a stroke last week. R & A came back with us to have the soup for lunch, and the weather was so good we ate on the Rattigan. I have also finally sold Claire and Ryan’s washing machine on TradeMe, and the buyer came to pick it up on Saturday afternoon.

Today was Mother’s Day here, and Claire had sent Nicky a lovely card and a selection of fantastic cheeses. Nicky went off to church and I went off to Karekare for a walk. Nicky was busy making desserts for the upcoming Alpha course at church when I got back (along with scones for us), and had laid the table for lunch on the Rattigan. After lunch she went over to Stella’s for Scrabble. The drama series Broadchurch has started on the TV this evening, and I can see why it got such good reviews in the UK.

Take care,

Rick

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Challenging week

By -
Image
 It has been a challenging week. At the beginning of the week Nicky was still getting worse, so she arranged an appointment with the GP on Tuesday afternoon. The GP confirmed that Nicky had bronchitis and sinusitis, but that her chest sounded clear. With the infection being viral, there was no medication that could be prescribed, but some additional painkillers were in order to manage the symptoms and assist with the pain caused by congestion, coughing and vomiting. As the week progressed Nicky started to improve slowly. The periods of incessant coughing and coughing induced vomiting started to subside yesterday. She was able get a little more sleep and keep a little more food down. The washing machine has been very busy with regular changes of PJ’s, dressing gowns and bedding. Some of the laundry has been dried outside but the winter weather has deteriorated over the last couple of days. While Nicky has been unwell she has cancelled all her commitments. I have been running errands...
Read more

Tea and Tissues

By -
Image
 We have had a quiet week at home, doing jigsaws and listening to Harry Potter. Nicky seemed to be getting better at the beginning of the week but it was short lived. As the week has drawn to a close she has actually started getting brighter and felt like doing some things round the house. Nicky got dressed for the first time this week on Friday to go to the hospital for a blood test, and we did a little shopping on the way home. Yesterday she made a couple of lemon cakes and delivered one to Eleanor for her birthday. Nicky found the few minutes walk there and back exhausting. Meanwhile, I gradually got worse through the week until Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday I ploughed through a whole box of 240 tissues, and most of a packet of throat lozenges. Paracetamol helped with the general aches and temperature fluctuations. This weekend is the first time I have done my morning exercises in over a week, and I even managed a short amble this morning in the lovely (almost spiring-like) ...
Read more

Easter

By -
Image
 Steve continued his convalescing with us at the beginning of the week, and continued to improve each day. He decided to start the journey home on Tuesday by driving to Te Kuiti. As Monday was going to be his last evening with us he provided another take-away dinner from the Spice Guru, which we enjoyed as much as the previous one. Steve and I were a little early collecting it, so while we were waiting I was having a look at the buildings at the bottom end of Victoria Avenue and spotted this: I think Whanganui rivals Napier for the quality of its Art Deco architecture. Before Steve left on Tuesday morning, he and Nicky went to the Splash Centre to have a wallow in the thermal pool. This had been recommended by Nicky’s physio when she had seen her on Monday. Nicky had a short swim too and they both enjoyed their time. We were very pleased that Steve felt sufficiently recovered to start his journey home, as it was not good seeing him in as much pain, as when he first arrived. It was ...
Read more