That is really great Pam :).

When I was working I rearranged my office to suit me (with nice chairs for visitors of course) ;).

Pam,

Good to hear from you.

Two days in and you have the weekend to recover. You are already moving the furniture and making it "your space"...

Hopefully the politics have subsided.

Please keep us updated.

Gerry

2 weeks in and all is well, I’m incredibly tired, but I suppose that is to be expected. I find it hard to get to the gym to get these darn rehab exercises done, will be forcing myself out the door this morning...

I should have my first Invisalign tray within the fortnight. She thinks I should be able to see real results by the end of March and likely be done within 14 weeks. Fingers xd that’s true, it will cost less!

Pam, that all sounds really positive to me :).

Pam,
Feeling incredibly tired is very understandable. Do you have to be in the office every day or can you work occasionally from home? Also, how are the pain issues?

Hope all works out with the Invisalign tray. Being able to see results by the end of March and done in a few months will be great.
Results, plus costing less is of course a real plus.....

Gerry

So so tired, pain in my upper back and too tired to do my rehab exercises, but needs must. Come home & all I want to do is sleep, sadly it alludes me as I watch the clock tick over.

The work is fine, I enjoy it, I love to do what I do, I just can’t. Reality is a b1tch. Hope my back muscles get stronger over the next few weeks.

Pam,
It appears you are mentally capable; but unfortunately working full time in your condition is exhausting. Obviously being overtired you are having a problem sleeping.

As difficult as it must be, the exercises/rehab needed are so important.

Pray all will soon pull together.:hug:

Gerry

I have been out for lunches and dinners more in this past fortnight than I have in the last 2 years (excluding the anniversary week). It goes with the job, I had forgotten how much going out was associated with it :eek:

Today I’m in a lot of pain, my back is aching from sitting on an uncomfortable pub outdoor dining chair & having to lean in to hear my girlfriends talk last night. I drove & had a small glass of prosecco, but wow, the pressure on me to not drive so I can drink next time... not only my family, but it seems my friends all believe I gave up alcohol for DB. It was my choice. An odd glass of wine here & there is enough for me, I have no desire to “get drunk or tipsy” yet here they are making plans for me to sleep over, or take Uber’s next time. Very sweet & kind of them but I know the headache & pain I will suffer the next day. Too much drink has never been my friend, I get up & dance & move around like I have no health issues. The next day I pay for it. I can’t help but wonder if I must be a very boring sober companion. Anyway, to appease them I just agreed, nodded and smiled away. By 8.30 I had my first “I want to go home thought” with the drinking comments starting to annoy me. I stayed until 11 & was home by 11.30. Don’t get me wrong I had a good time & to see my friends was lovely. Next time I won’t be sitting, I’ll stand! Oh & I will still be driving & not drinking lol.

We signed to put our 2nd home on the market yesterday morning, photos will be taken mid week & it will be officially advertised by next weekend. I had a little cry after we signed. The house & area all remind me of dad & my childhood, yesterday likely being the last time I will go down there. It’s still a lovely beachside town, yachts, cafes, dolphins. Leaving town I had a huge lump in my throat & felt hollow.

So I imagine the drive down south & back including going out last night have combined to deliver the back pain I have... but it was all worth it in the long run. The house needs to be sold, and I must keep up & make the effort to see my friends. They are very good to me :)

All that sitting on a bar stool....Ouch!!!!! You may have to opt out every now and again. What are you taking to help with pain issues?

It appears you are getting along well with the job and are able to keep up with the work requirements in spite of you medical/pain issues.

Was the house you put on the market your childhood home?


Gerry

The house went on the market on Wednesday and we signed papers accepting an offer yesterday. $7k less than what we wanted. $7k in the big scheme of things is not the end of the world. Settlement in 21 days. Accepting the first offer, many will say why, you could have got more. Maybe, but with the tenant moving out on the 24th, I will have had to go down and clean, get a gardener in to tidy up, replace the carpets and curtains and also do some paint touch ups. Plus pay the mortgage without the weekly rental income to assist until another suitable offer comes in. The average time houses on the market for the suburb is 73 days. I think we made the right call.

So all being well the house will be finalised by April 6th and we will be mortgage free. As sad as I am to see the final tie to where Mum & dad lived gone, I am relieved to no longer have the burden. DB said yesterday we hadn’t seen the house since she moved in October 2012. That’s correct & in that time I’ve done everything by phone or email and carried the stress of hoping she wasn’t trashing the place because I was to ill to go down and do inspections. So yes, I definitely think we made the right call.