IfOnly_1971
@befree71.bsky.social
Life revolving around disability, MS, coffee, volunteering and home. All rather dull really.
Woke up early with best laid plans but now feel crap, must have picked up a bug or something. At least the hedgehogs are happy.
January 10, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Woke up early with best laid plans but now feel crap, must have picked up a bug or something. At least the hedgehogs are happy.
I understand the need for weather warnings, but the current weather is also known as winter!
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I understand the need for weather warnings, but the current weather is also known as winter!
Motability no longer offer an extension of the 3 year lease. Sons will be pleased, car shopping for a suitable vehicle in the next few months.
January 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Motability no longer offer an extension of the 3 year lease. Sons will be pleased, car shopping for a suitable vehicle in the next few months.
I’ve lost over 2st since June. Side effect, I’m bloody freezing!!!!
January 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I’ve lost over 2st since June. Side effect, I’m bloody freezing!!!!
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Creating my to-do list for Monday but it appears to be starting tomorrow. No Sunday sleep in for me. I’m trying to get into a better sleep routine, which means waking at 05.50am every morning.
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Creating my to-do list for Monday but it appears to be starting tomorrow. No Sunday sleep in for me. I’m trying to get into a better sleep routine, which means waking at 05.50am every morning.
Joys of the Christmas season and bin days. It should be waste but the council website says recycling. Waste bin is full! Wait to see what the neighbours do, otherwise both bins go out when dark!
December 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Joys of the Christmas season and bin days. It should be waste but the council website says recycling. Waste bin is full! Wait to see what the neighbours do, otherwise both bins go out when dark!
My eldest is away for 2 weeks, I’m looking after his house guinea pig. She’s a very happy one and has started sleeping outside of it’s lodge, inside the vast cage. Wish she wouldn’t. Keep checking if she’s breathing.
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My eldest is away for 2 weeks, I’m looking after his house guinea pig. She’s a very happy one and has started sleeping outside of it’s lodge, inside the vast cage. Wish she wouldn’t. Keep checking if she’s breathing.
A quiet Christmas on the way. Rather looking forward to it. I don’t have contact with my mother and aunt. They’re sisters and don’t talk to each other either, apples and trees come to mind. Their children have chosen their sides too.
I’m not after a fluffy relationship, merely mutual respect.
I’m not after a fluffy relationship, merely mutual respect.
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A quiet Christmas on the way. Rather looking forward to it. I don’t have contact with my mother and aunt. They’re sisters and don’t talk to each other either, apples and trees come to mind. Their children have chosen their sides too.
I’m not after a fluffy relationship, merely mutual respect.
I’m not after a fluffy relationship, merely mutual respect.
The cold weather is doing a number on my MS, more so than normal. Numerous possibilities come to mind. Getting older and weight loss over the last 6 months are just 2.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The cold weather is doing a number on my MS, more so than normal. Numerous possibilities come to mind. Getting older and weight loss over the last 6 months are just 2.
Car went for it’s service this morning. Collection time was between 8am and noon. Got up and ready just in case. 7.53am ffs! Hope they weren’t expecting sociable too!
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Car went for it’s service this morning. Collection time was between 8am and noon. Got up and ready just in case. 7.53am ffs! Hope they weren’t expecting sociable too!
Disposing of a vinyl MDF wrapped bath panel at the local centre. They charge for DIY waste. With a permit I can visit with one item a week for free. Went through the hassle online and at the entrance.
Asked where exactly to dump it. Told in general waste. What’s the point……
Asked where exactly to dump it. Told in general waste. What’s the point……
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Disposing of a vinyl MDF wrapped bath panel at the local centre. They charge for DIY waste. With a permit I can visit with one item a week for free. Went through the hassle online and at the entrance.
Asked where exactly to dump it. Told in general waste. What’s the point……
Asked where exactly to dump it. Told in general waste. What’s the point……
When you realise it’s only Tuesday……..
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
When you realise it’s only Tuesday……..
RIP Dame Patricia Routledge
An except taken from an interview published last month
“I am writing this to tell you something simple: Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter – if you let yourself bloom again.”
Cont…
An except taken from an interview published last month
“I am writing this to tell you something simple: Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter – if you let yourself bloom again.”
Cont…
October 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
RIP Dame Patricia Routledge
An except taken from an interview published last month
“I am writing this to tell you something simple: Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter – if you let yourself bloom again.”
Cont…
An except taken from an interview published last month
“I am writing this to tell you something simple: Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter – if you let yourself bloom again.”
Cont…
Keith, the spider evaded capture last night upstairs but ended up in the laundry trug in the kitchen. Rehomed outside! Adult son was no help and screamed, running up the stairs.
September 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Keith, the spider evaded capture last night upstairs but ended up in the laundry trug in the kitchen. Rehomed outside! Adult son was no help and screamed, running up the stairs.
Stuck in Sainsbury’s click and collect, behind the worlds slowest packer!!!
September 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Stuck in Sainsbury’s click and collect, behind the worlds slowest packer!!!
Sneezing fit whilst drinking tea. Tea sloshed down me. Yet more laundry!
September 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sneezing fit whilst drinking tea. Tea sloshed down me. Yet more laundry!
Discovered I’m no longer eligible for the Covid vaccine, even though I have MS and asthma. Going to be a fun winter…….
September 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Discovered I’m no longer eligible for the Covid vaccine, even though I have MS and asthma. Going to be a fun winter…….
3 in the household received the test emergency alert. One son received it twice. Told him they knew him well, he rarely listens the first time lol
September 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
3 in the household received the test emergency alert. One son received it twice. Told him they knew him well, he rarely listens the first time lol
Neighbour is away without their car. Last night their car alarm was persistently going off. Hopefully the battery is flat!
No reason for it though externally.
No reason for it though externally.
August 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Neighbour is away without their car. Last night their car alarm was persistently going off. Hopefully the battery is flat!
No reason for it though externally.
No reason for it though externally.
Hard physio session completed. Legs went to jelly! Laid on my stomach and the physio was lapping the leg I needed to move. Great idea but I can’t feel it!!
July 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Hard physio session completed. Legs went to jelly! Laid on my stomach and the physio was lapping the leg I needed to move. Great idea but I can’t feel it!!
Just watching 911 with the background music of Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train. News flash on my phone to say he’s passed way! Freaky. #RIPOzzyOsbourne
July 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Just watching 911 with the background music of Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train. News flash on my phone to say he’s passed way! Freaky. #RIPOzzyOsbourne
Saw neuro consultant today. I think the message got back to him that he was being a dick last year. MRI showed no changes.
July 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Saw neuro consultant today. I think the message got back to him that he was being a dick last year. MRI showed no changes.
Attended an MS exercise class then straight to physio this morning. Quick nap this afternoon but still knackered and in so much pain. They’re sadists!
July 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Attended an MS exercise class then straight to physio this morning. Quick nap this afternoon but still knackered and in so much pain. They’re sadists!
Way too hot to function! So much to do!
July 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Way too hot to function! So much to do!