tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83017690289858747152024-03-14T17:53:10.103+00:00Karen O'Donnell's Bletherings and Haverings from ScotlandDiary of me, my weight loss.... ( HAH! ) exercise ....(YEAH RIGHT!), cooking success's and failures and pretty much what ever else enters my head throughout my life.Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.comBlogger1159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-8677930629789000752023-08-11T15:43:00.001+01:002023-08-11T15:49:02.505+01:00A Bang to remember!<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>A bang to remember!</u></span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUALYO0Ub9cWl00jvuHWXp0F274fKgAm4YSh73P7F06e2wfjr-DnpKlM23VVPcxNZi5czls8nkfMCu2n9ddE4SW8MuKsWGUcZBw0MaUq6u-7d8a-ayiByW3JsvALItefOCUl02cN3MFg3LT-uf1iFQv7akh04moNrQEcQtbmeGEWVPDKIc2R1oXwJPG8/s4032/IMG_2967.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUALYO0Ub9cWl00jvuHWXp0F274fKgAm4YSh73P7F06e2wfjr-DnpKlM23VVPcxNZi5czls8nkfMCu2n9ddE4SW8MuKsWGUcZBw0MaUq6u-7d8a-ayiByW3JsvALItefOCUl02cN3MFg3LT-uf1iFQv7akh04moNrQEcQtbmeGEWVPDKIc2R1oXwJPG8/w150-h200/IMG_2967.HEIC" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tuesday 18th July. Nice enough day weather wise, I decided to go out onto my swing seat in the garden with my coffee. I sat for a bit and the rain started so I stood up, took the swing seat cushion under one arm and my coffee cup and phone in the other and headed inside. A multitasking walk I have done many many times. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have no idea what happened but I felt myself falling and flying to the wall in a strange slow motion then.........</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: normal;"> BANG!</i></div></span></h3><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGye7JgDzNemAfyqUl7OH9zvZJvE4wjUbhbPMvx7AjuctRUjlj90mu0lsJn6ItSEDkt5JapUjYu_vgprrsMKpOdblt6QcoNnIa6G_Ww9Qj-kccmXtCwrnxUql6Hu0KD46BQ-pIJ0qUTiLrNidqMGuedqfSpvAuwVZg8Y_cNA06JoXjqakEOZy--DY2Rg/s4032/IMG_2962.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGye7JgDzNemAfyqUl7OH9zvZJvE4wjUbhbPMvx7AjuctRUjlj90mu0lsJn6ItSEDkt5JapUjYu_vgprrsMKpOdblt6QcoNnIa6G_Ww9Qj-kccmXtCwrnxUql6Hu0KD46BQ-pIJ0qUTiLrNidqMGuedqfSpvAuwVZg8Y_cNA06JoXjqakEOZy--DY2Rg/w240-h320/IMG_2962.HEIC" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Area in the middle, the brownish bits.......that's my head mark and skin!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br />I knew instantly it was not good. The pain in my head was beyond words. I crawled inside to the stairs and shouted on my son Marcus who luckily had a day off and was home. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have never experienced real "shock". This feeling was beyond anything and I have been in my life in a train crash, thrown from horses, head on car crash but this was different. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">rapid heartbeat, shallow breathing, anxiety and the pain in my head was amazing. </span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Marcus called Mike who appeared in seconds it felt like. I had harling from the wall sticking out my head, right hand was grazed in a few places ( must of scaped the wall) and I had banged my left knee.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We attended A&E and was looked over and sent away with a head injury leaflet. It was in A&E I discovered how much hair I had lost as I managed to gather a rather large hair ball!</span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1SGZkNPCkQBTIzQbsy-2zioiqo35duqfjU9yLWaowq1yH1923-_BaDcYmUU1n8qtgUBry4Ca_Q4X8o0FFOiQU3t3JhIwi1OMwTW0uViDqWqCAG3ex6SA84RDHI4CYuA5m6nWdtg_065sIh-McJ4MAjvoR_YKxWnZtgHte6sWggsDU1DUttOW_SEB9bY/s1560/IMG_2953.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1SGZkNPCkQBTIzQbsy-2zioiqo35duqfjU9yLWaowq1yH1923-_BaDcYmUU1n8qtgUBry4Ca_Q4X8o0FFOiQU3t3JhIwi1OMwTW0uViDqWqCAG3ex6SA84RDHI4CYuA5m6nWdtg_065sIh-McJ4MAjvoR_YKxWnZtgHte6sWggsDU1DUttOW_SEB9bY/s320/IMG_2953.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hair loss!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went home via the chemist for some pain killers and a cooling migraine pad for my forehead. I figured I would be sore the next day then be ok! How wrong was I??</span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizil0Amc9pY8cJBMLlPUjIKaajbtjINakk0vGIohqR2Knw5MEGCpl9XckA1RJmkIKlyOxFy-zvTINLx1y4uDh0p3otKicrllgnccQum4yTTv0iYLsPZ5bVNEwLJjOUgvYyEGxez9QqbnIVPIIaHwOJJAIVbvxdJAqsXTfMprFfzRpkHdfTZOHGNM1Ykp4/s3088/IMG_2951.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizil0Amc9pY8cJBMLlPUjIKaajbtjINakk0vGIohqR2Knw5MEGCpl9XckA1RJmkIKlyOxFy-zvTINLx1y4uDh0p3otKicrllgnccQum4yTTv0iYLsPZ5bVNEwLJjOUgvYyEGxez9QqbnIVPIIaHwOJJAIVbvxdJAqsXTfMprFfzRpkHdfTZOHGNM1Ykp4/s320/IMG_2951.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X3hqfQfJJK7xZ1V9pC_Hs7H8osLeNCG4kvr9mC1RguPFUo-XWc_rdihSukn799dScB0E2NcKbF5F1LaDGk4fwE4OvWjCbaeg-l_qm2xXWPZywrHHuAP3C4ZMxS312QFYs6TLweU4XznO4M1tMwITA4YxmL3X1pTYQjRobcnbvKl6xxk3dGB7Hv1NaGA/s2080/IMG_2954.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X3hqfQfJJK7xZ1V9pC_Hs7H8osLeNCG4kvr9mC1RguPFUo-XWc_rdihSukn799dScB0E2NcKbF5F1LaDGk4fwE4OvWjCbaeg-l_qm2xXWPZywrHHuAP3C4ZMxS312QFYs6TLweU4XznO4M1tMwITA4YxmL3X1pTYQjRobcnbvKl6xxk3dGB7Hv1NaGA/s320/IMG_2954.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div>The next day I woke and was obviously stiff and achy but the following day the facial swelling started and the black eyes appeared. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje53NF8eiECYAyhYWa-Zf1-qxBlajQhFc11f3gzbEK8pVS9Vcfbcg-1wvOmb_rnfjyB2PqrmvWsChT6Vw5-TI2JU248_YNaN_05lSbLeqh39g28zjNAZSYLPpIiIPW8G_kL9_7i0QI4I0ySvC3EsqEZhc7EjPzK1vdKmSY4wHEd0iLP-iIINRIpyqn2E/s1126/IMG_2968.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1126" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje53NF8eiECYAyhYWa-Zf1-qxBlajQhFc11f3gzbEK8pVS9Vcfbcg-1wvOmb_rnfjyB2PqrmvWsChT6Vw5-TI2JU248_YNaN_05lSbLeqh39g28zjNAZSYLPpIiIPW8G_kL9_7i0QI4I0ySvC3EsqEZhc7EjPzK1vdKmSY4wHEd0iLP-iIINRIpyqn2E/s320/IMG_2968.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">THIS ONE SCARES THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-0Us39tMc4DsdnbYWxAEfrmIyOK59vi5TPWPAuMDkgqq4Tv0gUlhQ-Vq_V6JZ13BvRc8r_lGm-X5ifoO4k535qqMeL1BlxX0jBn8fH598C5rbMxgNzZxZwUsoPVbBx4yqTf5rWcMToN22t78ffrdssoV72Md30IVx0TAiuMjIGxh3aQRy3ioiIe7SWw/s3088/IMG_2973.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-0Us39tMc4DsdnbYWxAEfrmIyOK59vi5TPWPAuMDkgqq4Tv0gUlhQ-Vq_V6JZ13BvRc8r_lGm-X5ifoO4k535qqMeL1BlxX0jBn8fH598C5rbMxgNzZxZwUsoPVbBx4yqTf5rWcMToN22t78ffrdssoV72Md30IVx0TAiuMjIGxh3aQRy3ioiIe7SWw/s320/IMG_2973.HEIC" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VZqbIgXNJVSkEMEI5o6bUIMk2a_gliVSwKFobWcYDEXenztdpXPjeKCtWFfDNxxNjMdDicGcV-HLRCWe8Ma6lSOQiABtXnz9uBWA-NwBuCxVklgL8reMjzrdvOzpXAEJ8peHetlKYT3FStJSaRKDfeqvlowkhsQQ4IQsVvdS5mOejnjau4tlCduzJ3A/s643/E995C5E3-CAE0-463C-AC5A-2AC503DFFC40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VZqbIgXNJVSkEMEI5o6bUIMk2a_gliVSwKFobWcYDEXenztdpXPjeKCtWFfDNxxNjMdDicGcV-HLRCWe8Ma6lSOQiABtXnz9uBWA-NwBuCxVklgL8reMjzrdvOzpXAEJ8peHetlKYT3FStJSaRKDfeqvlowkhsQQ4IQsVvdS5mOejnjau4tlCduzJ3A/s320/E995C5E3-CAE0-463C-AC5A-2AC503DFFC40.jpg" width="319" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At this point my neck and shoulders were still sore. Not surprisingly after my head forcing my neck to concertina into my shoulders with my full obese weight behind it! I contacted the GP a week after it as I was sure I should of been seeing improvement but every day seemed to be getting worse with the pain and now began light sensitivity. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I returned to have a CT head and neck. I take it nothing dramatic as I have heard nothing! I wouldn't be surprised if my skull was cracked at the impact site but currently 3.5 weeks on so would be almost healed! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have pushed self care and self management to the most i can. I have been visiting my cousins <span style="background-color: white;"> <a aria-label="Holistic Cabin Complementary Therapies By Angela" class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1heor9g xt0b8zv x1s688f xq9mrsl" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063773100935" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Holistic Cabin Complementary Therapies By Angela</a> </span>weekly and have now had 3 massages, 2 of which included cupping and some reflexology. I would say this has helped so so much. Mike kindly set up the Lazy spa which I used daily for a week for an hour at a time and that helped too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22Ud6VN7ixwiEDksPs7LjgHJrHyrYHBqOLiLVUfw8dznJQF0cAbKYcvSqVgWixxh_-XTb3jUMyNX2hP9IIO6HabKr60rwXwAzF_ehjVHR6mQ91oQObu-bt2HBg60NHYUD7Usl4hr_-RF5CciQOXyUwOj1XWlkALiJVtVa05jZc9XAbW3018SPetwBQ74/s4032/IMG_3042.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22Ud6VN7ixwiEDksPs7LjgHJrHyrYHBqOLiLVUfw8dznJQF0cAbKYcvSqVgWixxh_-XTb3jUMyNX2hP9IIO6HabKr60rwXwAzF_ehjVHR6mQ91oQObu-bt2HBg60NHYUD7Usl4hr_-RF5CciQOXyUwOj1XWlkALiJVtVa05jZc9XAbW3018SPetwBQ74/w150-h200/IMG_3042.HEIC" width="150" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I went to the opticians also for a full eye check as the only trouble I have now is the <span style="color: #202124;">Photophobia. This is considered </span><span style="color: #040c28;">one of the most commonly encountered symptoms of concussion and post-concussion syndrome</span><span style="color: #202124;">. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"> It was most painful at the impact site and deep behind the left eye. I was only happy looking down with either a hat and dark glasses on or sitting inside in the dark living room. </span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am trying very hard over the next week to increase my tolerance to light. Monday this week was a set back, I felt great and had hoped to return to work the next week. I entered Asda with no hat or sunglasses on, just my normal specs. I managed the fruit and buy the time I was leaving the vegetables I could feel the pressure on my head building, by the time I finished the meat section I could feel my eye twitching and upon reaching the milk I felt physically sick. Silly me for maybe trying too fast.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> So over the next week I aim to be out daily, in the sun ( hopefully) or shop with simply the hat on or the shades. I aim to build up my light tolerance enough to return to work to do some short shifts for 2 weeks before I am on annual leave for 2 weeks. I am feeling more like myself again now too, I was kidding myself that I could easily pass for Angelina Jolie or some other super famous person in Tesco the other day with the hat pulled down and not looking up! </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTMSj74F4OVrhceW6_kEjyBEktgJQG9yxzJdNw11tqBDd9FNYCo0BCjsUxRzsJzoAtrsl8hmRUeXNWYGfsqc3648aGxRpnJcOU47eW4TFd0B4h1Z9vI34gMl7Qd4h3Bvf8a2EnA_1L7vwQsv0l2MztohK81Tgar3HbwKRvPmM-E1CC9PuZB-63Kgc7fw/s3088/IMG_3065.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTMSj74F4OVrhceW6_kEjyBEktgJQG9yxzJdNw11tqBDd9FNYCo0BCjsUxRzsJzoAtrsl8hmRUeXNWYGfsqc3648aGxRpnJcOU47eW4TFd0B4h1Z9vI34gMl7Qd4h3Bvf8a2EnA_1L7vwQsv0l2MztohK81Tgar3HbwKRvPmM-E1CC9PuZB-63Kgc7fw/s320/IMG_3065.HEIC" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am gutted to be missing my friends Hen Night but I am focusing on being back at work and being there at the wedding. I have ordered a large brimmed hat for the service not just for the eye protection but for covering the bald bit!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Why am I posting this? To reflect in years to come about it. Reflecting on something, as all<span style="background-color: white;"> that 3 years of university nursing degree drummed in to us gives us a tool in this case to move on. For me, creating this post is my way of <span style="color: #040c28;">figuring out how to process and reflect upon what happened, what could of happened and dump it and move on.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18);"><span style="color: #040c28; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Its given me a massive empathy with people who loose their confidence through falls or other life events. I am always normally a very confident person who gives no fucks but the last 3 weeks I seen myself be very vulnerable and scared of even walking out the door at times.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Am getting back to <u>my</u> normal self one day at a time..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrjxNg5dP-fhmdekvwcWWcaSaPGHAjQSs2sax4GjqNe65N0ALKVeqRJm_PkG9W5Ksur4lK-p94wiinf253CxFcfHuASQxzpQP0Op7-OhZkrbutMlPoi8fR5SRmGBgc3hbO1Xxj0l_Xxj_uZ8K92y7fgVE_-NJJ8T9kIXeXVDTms6fbdR_cforg33sqas/s800/no-fucks-given-meme-800x500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrjxNg5dP-fhmdekvwcWWcaSaPGHAjQSs2sax4GjqNe65N0ALKVeqRJm_PkG9W5Ksur4lK-p94wiinf253CxFcfHuASQxzpQP0Op7-OhZkrbutMlPoi8fR5SRmGBgc3hbO1Xxj0l_Xxj_uZ8K92y7fgVE_-NJJ8T9kIXeXVDTms6fbdR_cforg33sqas/s320/no-fucks-given-meme-800x500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-22524815512060191892023-01-21T16:39:00.005+00:002023-01-21T16:45:35.152+00:002023 Lets do this!<p> <span style="color: #444444;">Well, its been a long time since I wrote on here and so much has happened! Allow me to update!</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Following on from the last Blog what's happened..........</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></p><p><u><b><span style="color: #444444;">HEALTH</span></b></u></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Mammogram was abnormal so had to attend hospital for more detailed ones OUCH it hurts!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKxE0PwWkZP_vDIV29TObnccfAs8QNifZ9n8g8_rB-tT1d2mKljjO5OAhxInDIaSaSlT7S0HYRPjdVd6QJ6k6NNaCj4LHowX6YKEsmDNSnyMS4k10l0MOSeLxGrU7twY6nt82Jm1usk-H_3LefxNbb3EPBODTj7bruhbJE2a6T4BbVmOnzQrS6WIt/s2170/IMG_9613.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2170" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKxE0PwWkZP_vDIV29TObnccfAs8QNifZ9n8g8_rB-tT1d2mKljjO5OAhxInDIaSaSlT7S0HYRPjdVd6QJ6k6NNaCj4LHowX6YKEsmDNSnyMS4k10l0MOSeLxGrU7twY6nt82Jm1usk-H_3LefxNbb3EPBODTj7bruhbJE2a6T4BbVmOnzQrS6WIt/s320/IMG_9613.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">There was a scar they could see that they figured was scar tissue from old? or a burst cyst? Anyways all clear and return in 3 years as routine.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Started on HRT. Seems alot better, not as painful on the joints and most of my symptoms have gone, What were they? This is what I sent to the GP and BANG HRT given.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span style="color: #444444;">Menopausal?</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>hot flushes mostly at night. I have taken sage one a day for years which I feel helps. </span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>Always tired- exhausted more the word. </span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>Tender breasts </span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>palpitations (less than before b12 replacement)</span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>Frequent headaches</span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>Horrific muscle aches and joint pains. This is the worst symptom</span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>changed body shape and weight gain</span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>itchy dry skin at times but I do lather on creams</span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>Zero sex drive</span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>vaginal dryness at times</span></li><li style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 18px;"></span>recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) </span></li></ul><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"> So far so good after 6 months apart from.........</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">After being stable for years on my thyroid medications my recent blood showed I needed an increase. I imagine this is down to the HRT/menopause and the hormones so thats just been upped this month.</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><u>DIET</u></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">As always I live my life on a diet being the obese person I am. I had great success with the Fast 800 and I have ( just today) committed to returning to it by subscribing to a group Fast mama that I have enjoyed being part of before.</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">I find the low carb, higher fat protein style diet suits me but I do need a weekly carb to save me going way off plan! </span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><b>I commit to losing my 4 stone this year and this time keeping it off, I want to get active and climb hills before I am too old to do so! I want to look and feel better in my body and I am doing this purely for me and my health! </b></span></div><p><u><b><span style="color: #444444;">PETS</span></b></u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zPAMkhtr2IfxkB326C9m9yVQdngSe-Szmk4ZEZNeYO64P4F-6l8-HwB3cc6SFER27yZN6hN5BqYldQsnc8lL3Xqu7r23ExdZSGXX3ltggiX4W2B9WJxkGL0fTpvprE2crvvGfNA5swMQ90PXsO1RPettEEQid9EBkkO4rVdLyGOVgmORd5-cpgIw/s4032/IMG_1833.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zPAMkhtr2IfxkB326C9m9yVQdngSe-Szmk4ZEZNeYO64P4F-6l8-HwB3cc6SFER27yZN6hN5BqYldQsnc8lL3Xqu7r23ExdZSGXX3ltggiX4W2B9WJxkGL0fTpvprE2crvvGfNA5swMQ90PXsO1RPettEEQid9EBkkO4rVdLyGOVgmORd5-cpgIw/s320/IMG_1833.HEIC" width="240" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Sadly we lost both our old cats in the last year so we have a few months with none. Now we have 3! Loki, Neo and Mika! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGgmdqAvtgjTOR-lOPo6mavckXR2vs2YGZpsbfLyJhMo5iy56SPmkJXw4rL_V9SyBKsw6Pk3wsKTU5yCEPcwH50m563uoBfSN9KoodcWUvATyC3ktoDNxqir15g-8Cfye95jIZpq9aNgMHh9QaVlxThuml8EoMDt6AV7UNMlNuSfpdTWLt0weZFV_/s3531/IMG_1844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="3531" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGgmdqAvtgjTOR-lOPo6mavckXR2vs2YGZpsbfLyJhMo5iy56SPmkJXw4rL_V9SyBKsw6Pk3wsKTU5yCEPcwH50m563uoBfSN9KoodcWUvATyC3ktoDNxqir15g-8Cfye95jIZpq9aNgMHh9QaVlxThuml8EoMDt6AV7UNMlNuSfpdTWLt0weZFV_/s320/IMG_1844.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7lC0lD040HVadGXWylqI8NLPpk6hO3t6BuUl0RJB7VXcOTg4vZnNX33ZTJrwlwS-QfKMvwCWkuSq2iswWStYn5BMpR_c7sDFM_dAHlPEfRKLTOoTXeroTWFRxjBxOlDvZkaXlDsCwgYQ2e8srPH5DqGd3ou_KWM2HNr29-Ug-2-0UX9Zz1He8MJf/s4032/IMG_1707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7lC0lD040HVadGXWylqI8NLPpk6hO3t6BuUl0RJB7VXcOTg4vZnNX33ZTJrwlwS-QfKMvwCWkuSq2iswWStYn5BMpR_c7sDFM_dAHlPEfRKLTOoTXeroTWFRxjBxOlDvZkaXlDsCwgYQ2e8srPH5DqGd3ou_KWM2HNr29-Ug-2-0UX9Zz1He8MJf/s320/IMG_1707.JPG" width="240" /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8Th9u6fFkew0cKcyVo5NX3b9BVPDXqLJ16xV4kjYePzTsUk2dbFdJ9H04kUsWeKT7nib65z2OXTQPy0fH-HgzFw-IQW3Rj8GhRVCFm3JpLMRrTAPPrnvDG39D7Gxvg4IufIECzH1Py5nBdYQKUh3nzJrCGGQNlYetf0o2loxexOAwJUvAjfrTOHY/s3229/IMG_1727.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="3229" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8Th9u6fFkew0cKcyVo5NX3b9BVPDXqLJ16xV4kjYePzTsUk2dbFdJ9H04kUsWeKT7nib65z2OXTQPy0fH-HgzFw-IQW3Rj8GhRVCFm3JpLMRrTAPPrnvDG39D7Gxvg4IufIECzH1Py5nBdYQKUh3nzJrCGGQNlYetf0o2loxexOAwJUvAjfrTOHY/s320/IMG_1727.HEIC" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><span style="color: #444444;">Malf is still here and happy</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Sam, our daughters rabbit is here too </span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Still have 3 fish and a shrimp but once they go there will be no more fish.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscaehErS4fwKBbrs2IAICYAYpHj9dywtvYKJFtGQZvlFNaNpwtVd_aHfgV081V5_h-xuNRlYd8y4JZY6VCDToE39heUE89UqGsQqySfhkc7VmZLWWxx-zOJZIcwdVt3LQUAl1DPyYTUQDtMIX7ZgprBboR8el_uzPuxQ5a1xxeuJwX5yru1tbUIAL/s1801/FB1CFC3C-D884-45EE-A85A-ADECC1A4415F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscaehErS4fwKBbrs2IAICYAYpHj9dywtvYKJFtGQZvlFNaNpwtVd_aHfgV081V5_h-xuNRlYd8y4JZY6VCDToE39heUE89UqGsQqySfhkc7VmZLWWxx-zOJZIcwdVt3LQUAl1DPyYTUQDtMIX7ZgprBboR8el_uzPuxQ5a1xxeuJwX5yru1tbUIAL/s320/FB1CFC3C-D884-45EE-A85A-ADECC1A4415F.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #444444;">JOB</span></u></b></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Changed job again. Though I absolutely loved my job in the GP practice a promotional role came up in the ward where I worked before. I did think long and hard about it and basically I moved for money. Up a band means I will get a better pension on retiring and can make a lot more money now for holidays etc!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBIbEbfNpucVmMhvcrX1mLEaY5juSNn0T4-TenecR_YdmXelPJAYoRrWfkA2fxOCtmjK8Fwd8NgBwZKFD7THNFG7cXoiaqIgwZpdjKj4GSJ_43biKuQTzuXjBxr93k59Rb4gm5NHwAXGyWMUn7YfCUp1Uqs7zRR25ss1GhRAU_QuF6wpbTz-cnWa6/s762/IMG_1671.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="762" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBIbEbfNpucVmMhvcrX1mLEaY5juSNn0T4-TenecR_YdmXelPJAYoRrWfkA2fxOCtmjK8Fwd8NgBwZKFD7THNFG7cXoiaqIgwZpdjKj4GSJ_43biKuQTzuXjBxr93k59Rb4gm5NHwAXGyWMUn7YfCUp1Uqs7zRR25ss1GhRAU_QuF6wpbTz-cnWa6/s320/IMG_1671.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">I also am loving the job far more than I thought I would, I am enjoying learning the management role.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #444444;">LIFE</span></u></b></p><p><span style="color: #444444;">Hoping to climb hills and go abroad this year then see what happens.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-57682191787854195812021-11-28T12:24:00.005+00:002023-01-21T16:48:58.572+00:00Week ending 28/11/21 Health and High winds!<p> Weekly update Blogs</p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">So my new intention is to keep my blog updated with weekly updates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">After Kelly needed to read a blog and see what my thyroid symptoms were way back in 2010, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">it made me realise I miss Blogging. So to start I plan a weekly update on what's happened in my </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">week/ fortnight/ Month. ( whenever I blog)</span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-cea3dbb0-7fff-77d0-8981-d9a2b5b933f8" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">For this past while I was struggling with menopausal symptoms. I never went to the gp as I </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">decided long ago that I wanted to try and get through the menopause without HRT. I am in </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">no way against HRT and if I need it, I will take it BUT I wanted to see what the carry on was</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> so I did some research.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">This past while, the sweats and night sweats have gotten mental. I feel like I am in the</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Karate Kid but instead of wax on wax off its cover on cover off! I have always been a good</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">sleeper but even though I have felt more and more exhausted, never refreshed, my get up</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> and go got up and ran away with my vavavoom!. I already take Sage daily as I read years</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> ago that it helps, I still take it even though I am sweating, my reasoning being how bad </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">would I be without it? Lots of sources online big up the B vitamins so I had ordered some.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I had a lightbulb moment a few weeks ago at work when a patient was in, aged the same</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"> as mine, and she was in for lots of blood as her symptoms were the same/similar to mine.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"> So I decided to maybe write down all mine and send them as an econsult to the Doctor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"> Here is what I discussed..</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Was I menopausal? I have no idea because of the coil, sweats and night sweats are mental. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Palpitations were really bad but I have come off most caffeine. Lack of interest in sex.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> I had started sage and bought vit B's</span></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">My friend gave me a stick to try! Meant to say if you are in the menopause </span></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TRFiQ49rpyk/YaN2VazGjQI/AAAAAAAAUes/-jtQl46Mc_UcPuPT5oHO3PuRhwR7OCYdgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9436.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TRFiQ49rpyk/YaN2VazGjQI/AAAAAAAAUes/-jtQl46Mc_UcPuPT5oHO3PuRhwR7OCYdgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9436.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NU7oZ9g_h5Y/YaN2VdhBlhI/AAAAAAAAUes/IUKRW5SO2GALkIca2EGyLUwBhlaiR7ZhwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9438.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NU7oZ9g_h5Y/YaN2VdhBlhI/AAAAAAAAUes/IUKRW5SO2GALkIca2EGyLUwBhlaiR7ZhwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9438.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BUT could I be Diabetic? that can be linked to sweating and I know I often take hypos and can </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">function with a BM of 2.3mmols! I have a BMI that makes me obese and my dad is a diet</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> controlled Diabetic!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">OR could it be my iron levels? Years ago I went folate deficient and had to take a 3 month </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">course of medications. I have been tired and do get short of breath but that could be linked</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> to menopause and being overweight!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Anyways I bit the bullet, sent in the econsult and that day I got a reply for a phone call</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> appointment for the gp. I explained all the above to her and she agreed to a full blood screen.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> That was done this week. 2 days later a text from the GP to call them! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">B12 level is low so a 3 month course of medication! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">So I have since done some more research and I am cranking up to better menopause supplements. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">See if they help and if they don't I will happily take HRT.</span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-bba9d922-7fff-d807-20d3-2a8fa5efc078" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Also along with that I have decided to increase my meat and milk intake, I had been going mostly</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> vegetarian with Mike for ease of making 1 supper but my own health has to come first for me </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">so I will add in 4 meat meals for me and still have a few vegetarian ones.</span></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Met my friend's new puppy this week, a super cute wee Patterdale Terrier called Angus.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7pKzYY7D8qc/YaN2VZZ35oI/AAAAAAAAUes/FeXfC8O8B6EBzy1jbbzsuqt-6ghr0sYXgCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/2E651168-EA16-4F2E-A5E6-27BBAD584D52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7pKzYY7D8qc/YaN2VZZ35oI/AAAAAAAAUes/FeXfC8O8B6EBzy1jbbzsuqt-6ghr0sYXgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/2E651168-EA16-4F2E-A5E6-27BBAD584D52.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>Bought a new Tourniquet for work as the one my daughter got me to start my job had almost given up on the elastic front but I liked it so much I bought the same one!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLmuQgwEfZU/YaN2VfTtyTI/AAAAAAAAUes/p0rUtAFV4Bokgqcv7JOPnDZhwnCuJmipwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9473.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLmuQgwEfZU/YaN2VfTtyTI/AAAAAAAAUes/p0rUtAFV4Bokgqcv7JOPnDZhwnCuJmipwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9473.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-7d8ce970-7fff-9097-9be8-f0ad2249e886" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">ALSO got my first mammogram this week! I had it in my mind it was going to be horrifically</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> painful but it wasn't bad at all. Results in a few weeks.</span></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Storm Arwen hit on Friday and it was crazy weather. Came home to find a part of the </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">conservatory roof had blown in! Luckily in and not out and away from that would have been awful. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Mike, Marcus and I managed to get it sorted up and then Saturday saw me have to do a massive </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">deep clean of the room as the wind and rain had made a major mess.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KkHkuFUFERs/YaN2VW_BFYI/AAAAAAAAUes/UsRyf1m47t4KV_VChUbiFQlPRd7Z-eBJgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9479.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KkHkuFUFERs/YaN2VW_BFYI/AAAAAAAAUes/UsRyf1m47t4KV_VChUbiFQlPRd7Z-eBJgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9479.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmOMsKZHSno/YaN2Vd9KTMI/AAAAAAAAUes/ZToif3TagikDo68yiUdexEJQMSaQNelpQCPcBGAsYHg/s960/IMG_9474.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lmOMsKZHSno/YaN2Vd9KTMI/AAAAAAAAUes/ZToif3TagikDo68yiUdexEJQMSaQNelpQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9474.JPG" width="148" /></a></div>Quite an eventful week for a blog post ! <p></p>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-72469852785148888742021-11-15T07:29:00.008+00:002021-11-15T07:37:00.020+00:00Re-focus and re-start<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3tQ8KaKSsw/YZINK9fGl_I/AAAAAAAAUXM/FCxdHSr8ljksRH9D5d_j6shUrkqA_bRQACLcBGAsYHQ/s1795/CB289E56-5843-41D6-8B23-7A8D142AB2FE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3tQ8KaKSsw/YZINK9fGl_I/AAAAAAAAUXM/FCxdHSr8ljksRH9D5d_j6shUrkqA_bRQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/CB289E56-5843-41D6-8B23-7A8D142AB2FE.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-baAb3aJ4Nrg/YZINLVJyuDI/AAAAAAAAUXQ/q64acN2IBJkQ6N-pYaRzMWIBxqAQLfDqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s912/DCFAF4AD-8188-44BB-8850-9FF81751678E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="912" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-baAb3aJ4Nrg/YZINLVJyuDI/AAAAAAAAUXQ/q64acN2IBJkQ6N-pYaRzMWIBxqAQLfDqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DCFAF4AD-8188-44BB-8850-9FF81751678E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Hello! It’s been a while eh??</span></div><p></p><p>I miss blogging. I realised that last week when I pointed my daughter to it as she wanted info on how I felt when my thyroid went. I pointed her to my blog and voilà! I had written an in-depth post on it detailing more than I could remember. Very handy. </p><p>Well let’s have a wee recap</p><p>I wanted to be fit at 50 —— FAIL</p><p>I wanted to be slim for 50——-FAIL</p><p>I wanted to Vlog more——— FAIL! Etc etc</p><p><br /></p><p>Let’s have some excuses shall we?</p><p>Hmm let me get back to you with some once I find any!</p><p><br /></p><p>What have I done?</p><p>I have changed job so that’s taken a bit to get into. I went from being an acute ward nurse working shifts to being in a doctors practice working Monday - Friday. It’s been ace and I am loving it. I had focused on learning the role and didn’t let the usual dieting get in the way. </p><p>I had a lovely holiday to Southampton to visit my daughter and son in law. Highlights were visiting monkey world and the titanic museum! I love anything titanic I admit. ( my daughter was born on the 14th April. Same day the titanic hit the iceberg though I good few years later I must add. </p><p>I had another fabulous time going to London with my mother to celebrate my 50th birthday. It was so good. My mother in law booked us to go up The Shard for a cocktail. That and the river cruise to Greenwich was my highlights. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-crnqowWG2SY/YZINvYTGI1I/AAAAAAAAUY4/VeR_i_rDFFQx5BPHSS6glbOSQefx7sFYACPcBGAsYHg/s3088/IMG_9116.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-crnqowWG2SY/YZINvYTGI1I/AAAAAAAAUY4/VeR_i_rDFFQx5BPHSS6glbOSQefx7sFYACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9116.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I turned 50. I had a week long celebration! Visiting London. My daughter coming home for the week. An Apple Watch. A spa! Lots of cocktails and meals out. It was fabulous </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujuIO7cPNJw/YZIN22llevI/AAAAAAAAUY8/AOFpfXABHmk8ZYRsZzepjI7mQNB2KoG3ACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_9254.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujuIO7cPNJw/YZIN22llevI/AAAAAAAAUY8/AOFpfXABHmk8ZYRsZzepjI7mQNB2KoG3ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_9254.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Yesterday we had to say goodbye to one of our pets. Always so sad when that happens. This one was the pet we have had for the longest so far. 17.5 year old cat. Stunning male cat called Monty. RIP He won’t be the oldest ever as his auntie who we have is 18.5 and still going! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lpo19oANEnQ/YZINd22WvWI/AAAAAAAAUX4/NcOSkdDKecAKWimaMNqrQb91mYgDa7rwACPcBGAsYHg/s1795/FB50334C-BBFA-4FC1-9F74-9D6A3CBA06AB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lpo19oANEnQ/YZINd22WvWI/AAAAAAAAUX4/NcOSkdDKecAKWimaMNqrQb91mYgDa7rwACPcBGAsYHg/s320/FB50334C-BBFA-4FC1-9F74-9D6A3CBA06AB.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>So what’s the plan?</p><p>I have over the year dabbled with other diets. </p><p>I returned to Slimming world for 1 week. </p><p>I signed out to try Noom twice</p><p>Neither worked for me. They would of if I put the effort in I am sure. </p><p> I know deep down that the Fast800, 5/2 Diet, Keto, intermittent fasting works for me. </p><p>I know that Christmas and all that seasonal excuses are coming but I want to make a bit of a difference to myself before that so….</p><p>Aiming 16-18hr fast daily</p><p>Monday -Friday less than 1200 calories a day</p><p>Aiming Mediterranean style/ keto diet on that 5 days</p><p>I will plan a weekly blog to keep myself updated and Instagram my meals. Doing this 2 things does and will keep me accountable. </p><p>Anyway lovely to be back. Let’s hope I keep posting!</p>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-54088652449793103232020-12-23T22:55:00.002+00:002020-12-23T23:00:26.446+00:00JOIN ME IN 2021- my 2021 plans for weight loss using Fasting, Fast800, c...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24xrRNh5-R0/X-PMBabNSpI/AAAAAAAAQ4E/RCFEYx3xVOgx1eoEw3ad4ZtNhApc1xVAwCPcBGAsYHg/s1363/IMG_7328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="1196" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24xrRNh5-R0/X-PMBabNSpI/AAAAAAAAQ4E/RCFEYx3xVOgx1eoEw3ad4ZtNhApc1xVAwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_7328.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/J1NissPRsSo" width="480"></iframe>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-14494164052696729612020-12-23T22:54:00.002+00:002020-12-23T23:01:02.687+00:00MY FAST800 EATING- how I am going to lose 2 stone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V9538yWgfYc/X-PMKoXmQjI/AAAAAAAAQ4I/ZgISUaMBA5Qut15rzDnSepW3WulJCn2SQCPcBGAsYHg/s1800/IMG_7338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V9538yWgfYc/X-PMKoXmQjI/AAAAAAAAQ4I/ZgISUaMBA5Qut15rzDnSepW3WulJCn2SQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_7338.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/sdiZyH_KMVo" width="480"></iframe>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-43942038052931604022020-12-23T22:21:00.002+00:002020-12-23T23:01:53.528+00:00GOALS 2020 &2021- A review of my 2020 goals and my new 2021 goals.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QXSy1_fpiSI/X-PMWmhQyLI/AAAAAAAAQ4M/4c0uGGg-NT0oJjeu3QLRetOH1-QjYUsuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1551/IMG_7369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QXSy1_fpiSI/X-PMWmhQyLI/AAAAAAAAQ4M/4c0uGGg-NT0oJjeu3QLRetOH1-QjYUsuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_7369.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/TkD1xjTr9ZI" width="480"></iframe>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-16389614008329734122020-12-06T21:36:00.003+00:002020-12-06T21:36:46.755+00:00The Blog will be back in 2021!<p> Well Look what I found! My Blog. </p><p>To be honest I knew it was not lost but I had no interest in it. In 2020 I set myself a goal to take a pic a day and post it on my personal Instagram .<a href="https://www.instagram.com/karen_o_donnell/?hl=en">My Personal Instagram</a> I have managed that and I am delighted with it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tG4xZ4JvSzY/X81Nzyf9LxI/AAAAAAAAQl8/E2gy_ttUvvgVGDtepeymuw9jX_YYEHCiACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_6831.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tG4xZ4JvSzY/X81Nzyf9LxI/AAAAAAAAQl8/E2gy_ttUvvgVGDtepeymuw9jX_YYEHCiACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_6831.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> I also have my diet/health Instagram which I also do as and when the urge takes me. This one follows my Diet, 5;2, Fasting, fast 800, Intermittent fasting and exercise ( when I am on it) Its not all just diet, I often post non diet food too! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karens_weight_loss_saga/?hl=en">Karens weight loss saga</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ocL8Akaxo/X81NUZxYPDI/AAAAAAAAQl0/We2fwvDj0KI6L4oWJoqC8xb5zc_7ObWsgCPcBGAsYHg/s1334/IMG_6066.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ocL8Akaxo/X81NUZxYPDI/AAAAAAAAQl0/We2fwvDj0KI6L4oWJoqC8xb5zc_7ObWsgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_6066.PNG" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p>I did for a while have a widget that allowed my Instagram posts to directly upload onto my blog but that was kinda lazy and it stopped mid march time.</p><p><br /></p><p>SO..............</p><p><br /></p><p>Here we are, I tried at some point last year to move my blog but that failed as I liked Blogger and how it runs but it was not being updated. I ain't that sure at the moment what will happen with it but it seems now that Google ( who own it) were taking a bit more interest.</p><p>Anyways, my plan for 2021 is to get into Vlogging more. I do love you tube, I watch it more than tv if I am honest. Mike and I bought a gopro8 in 2020 and loved filming walks and we intend to do that again this year.</p><p> I have my own YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtoKQEamC8hpHW28UsULVvg?view_as=subscriber">My You Tube</a> and then Mike and I share one we use to do all our walking ones. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tGZvX-jrG6VxV1bpOO8Qw">Our walking youtube</a> It would be fab if you would like and subscribe both 👍</p><p><br /></p><p>I will not stop posting on Instagram as I love it but just wont have the hassle of trying to post a daily picture. Instead I will have to make a weekly Vlog which I am kinda excited for. </p><p><br /></p><p>So in 2021 I am hoping to once again post here so Blogging and Vlogging for me! <br /></p>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-50278213300600513862020-12-06T20:36:00.008+00:002020-12-06T21:43:33.356+00:00Hair Grow Out Video 3<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is Vlog 3 on growing out my short pixie, what I use product wise and how I look after naturally grey hair.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wvsyHymkfoA" width="320" youtube-src-id="wvsyHymkfoA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://youtu.be/wvsyHymkfoA">You Tube Link</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-5847873133793273502020-03-27T13:48:00.001+00:002020-03-27T13:48:14.759+00:00Day 87 of my pic a day challenge. Well as I was getting ready for nightshift last night I knew I was not feeling great. Took my temperature and 38.5. In for 7 days and poor mike and Marcus for 14. Feel ok-ish. Upper chest feels “odd” on an out breath. Kinda tight pressure. Bit of a dry annoying cough at times. Achy all over but feels more like a head cold or hay fever. Best to keep my colleagues safe however. Hopefully get self tested next week once it starts.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90887064_1388602767979051_7002807245464983957_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=C8XqfGN0MaUAX92_7h1&oh=40e781e956c860b03030e6759197634a&oe=5EA85817' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-71675736200999917772020-03-26T12:18:00.001+00:002020-03-26T12:18:23.888+00:00Day 86 of my pic a day challenge. Lockdown for covid19. Seems the ladybirds are out in force. All 8 I found around my patio and pots. They must be on their daily exercise<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90886555_134075248161248_2468743789971619665_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=Qkmi0G22CnEAX_-shcP&oh=549f68e3f9e88de28a5d7e9da3b3cca0&oe=5EA72BCB' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-50035901615649282772020-03-25T19:58:00.001+00:002020-03-25T19:58:22.312+00:00So true..... but made me giggle none the less<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90704126_2269742169994471_2382266790921487652_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=dZyCXzSySdsAX99zET0&oh=32e3192465f2acf379b11c393cac3039&oe=5EA4B745' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-67978649419444528702020-03-25T14:58:00.001+00:002020-03-25T14:58:07.889+00:00Day 85 of my pic a day challenge. Malf is loving lock down. Always up beside someone. Today he was insistent I would hold his paw. This went on for 30 minutes.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90307559_1094611824208317_4816279749566331060_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=KoQQqpA9CToAX-ZIY6y&oh=8eaba0bcbe88a57082dcc5677af40941&oe=5EA484EB' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-60482209178875977292020-03-24T14:58:00.001+00:002020-03-24T14:58:32.050+00:00Day 84 of my pic a day challenge. Omg handy timing for the release of Disney+. Every movie I love from the parent trap, cool runnings, sound of music to avengers and Star Wars now at my fingertips. Lockdown just got easier.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90440773_691470311392586_7985644105973810497_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=bfZ5sd4q8yMAX8cfBKu&oh=e95d67dc0db12028985d8058598185b3&oe=5EA31480' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-88383119977078817402020-03-23T15:28:00.001+00:002020-03-23T15:28:14.246+00:00Day 83 of my pic a day challenge. After my 3 day shifts on the front line I got my shopping from the local farm shop and the local butcher. Between them I got all I required. Milk cheese bread eggs potatoes fruit veg mince sausages beef olives and burgers. No hassle, no stock buying. All delightful. I had considered going to one of the NHS shopping things but no need. Shopping done and all local<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90234671_106546504194727_6187573670036668780_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=Djp3UFIoQXoAX_js6-V&oh=5959a320ab764c1838ecb7e5d6484158&oe=5EA36E33' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-29295307992412683842020-03-22T18:04:00.001+00:002020-03-22T18:04:09.836+00:00Day 82 of my pic a day challenge. Mike delivered my painting of Kilimanjaro with blossom in the foreground to my ma cause I was working this mother’s days.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/90832809_497045524515690_212834897509454730_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=velhQIJbGvEAX883KpP&oh=1d3639f1ebdefb8eb07aa642683b6fa7&oe=5E9F736F' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-84108698002686639372020-03-21T20:34:00.001+00:002020-03-21T20:34:27.888+00:00Day 81 of my pic a day challenge. Frosty early start to my dayshift 2 of 3.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/90509600_1106729383015209_4692150741129048586_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=MA8X_s8aqRAAX9Aoi7A&oh=2c78f55b4101166139406fa14fbbf63e&oe=5E9F79FF' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-27359288580519007162020-03-20T21:04:00.001+00:002020-03-20T21:04:30.012+00:00Day 80 of my pic a day challenge. Snapped this pic today on the old stair case of the old bit of the hospital now only used by staff mostly. Never noticed the wood before and it caught my eye today.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/90179919_658756754946564_723198423272368367_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=NmmGjJu6tt8AX8K4aeL&oh=4f3e222ca1436e37f70f41e5348776d0&oe=5E9E35C4' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-84460457498104794822020-03-19T16:46:00.001+00:002020-03-19T16:46:07.179+00:00Day 79 of my pic a day challenge. Last day off before returning to the front line. Lovely walk with the ever happy and unworried Malf about CV19.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90089189_2549640225306700_3852670645375863150_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=0UqOdne80Q8AX-ee5Ds&oh=6e11556ad1fe93d582978a0d1f82bc78&oe=5E9DCFB8' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-18902123744219133882020-03-18T17:16:00.001+00:002020-03-18T17:16:04.126+00:00Day 78 of my pic a day challenge. Soup maker out today with a hearty warming lentil and bacon soup. Baking continued with a chocolate cake chocolate icing.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90089943_108508740639737_5987592536307616718_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=Xaf2PYFl-IUAX_Xnrjd&oh=e0f299dcd05d618225415f46a95b1387&oe=5E9E513A' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-76554248453816948982020-03-16T19:25:00.001+00:002020-03-16T19:25:07.387+00:00Day 76 of my pic a day challenge. After this evenings news things feel more sinister. Just like the scull looming over my lovely wee daffodils, something wicked this way comes..... p.s. the scull always lives in a pot on the patio. Had done for years lol. Just seemed very apt this evening<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/89853085_159683515107039_7649167913997116792_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=lGWLLvd7f6EAX8yV9dU&oh=7aef99feb6609c761f89d17df5dcff0e&oe=5E9F7F8F' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-67631321762613828562020-03-15T19:25:00.003+00:002020-03-15T19:25:24.094+00:00Very proud of this amazing Yorkshire pudding I made tonight. Not slimming at all but sometimes you just need it<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/90089634_230251604816699_7417065679560761697_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=WeCQTEFdgvQAX9-cuU-&oh=19e87ade7c558ff3d53c01a1d11cafb9&oe=5E9E2D53' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-74274180390446416152020-03-15T19:25:00.001+00:002020-03-15T19:25:23.083+00:00Saw this on someone’s feed and had to steal it. So very true<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/90020827_828548750982126_6927858387559877455_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=LA9zE-VRNcUAX9R9poJ&oh=21472949182b964ddc35d290a731adaf&oe=5EA0C88D' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-81539164692259970542020-03-15T14:25:00.001+00:002020-03-15T14:25:08.593+00:00Day 75 of my pic a day challenge. Wet dog after a wet walk in the rain and a very wet burn stick chasing session. The wet dog smell is strong from Mr Malf<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/89473677_207260680488230_9151352264795274816_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=liqUcUZTfFQAX_JgLCT&oh=0ee69f01a022e51b4bf5c4f9196b7f44&oe=5E9A6141' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Karen O;Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14421003753123049528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301769028985874715.post-53468282285053509952020-03-14T13:55:00.001+00:002020-03-14T13:55:06.862+00:00Day 74 of my pic a day challenge. While the sun is shining this morning Mike made a start of trying to sort the grass after winter and I watched from the inside of a cozy conservatory while ironing.<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/89814984_243026533527204_3044677007043307502_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=L55CpniLFasAX9TzH5M&oh=5302015e8555b2dfa1258d81975b67f3&oe=5E9F951E' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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