Where’d the weekend go?

[caddyman]

I am drying off after my shower, so I thought this a good time to catch up.

This weekend doesn't seem to have flown by like last weekend did. In fact, bits of it have taken longer to go by than they should. I have now had two consecutive nights of sleeplessness and although as is customary on these occasions, I have made up some of the deficit during the day, a good night's sleep is on the cards. Indeed, I have just taken a couple of tablets of something called Natrasleep, which I am hoping will help me along. Last night, the regular slamming (or so it seemed) of the blinds against the window and the hum of the fan damn near drove me dotty. I feel somewhat better now, but there is an underlying ache to my shoulders, neck, back and chest that just won't quite go away for any length of time. It does for an hour or so when I have managed to grab a few minutes' sleep, but it comes back with the tiredness.

We went for a walk in the park this afternoon - only about a mile and half, but enough to get some fresh air and the illusion of exercise. That and a reduced food intake, I am hoping, will help.

Saturday morning, ellefurtle and I blitzed the house work: I vacuumed the place from stem to stern, while she did the bathroom. We have finally worked out the whys and wherefores of the dishwasher, so that washing the dishes is barely classifiable as a chore these days, and by having shelves of books everywhere, we have minimised the practical amount of dusting we need to do, though at some point the venetian blinds will need tackling.

After some piddling about with it, I have some sense of where my next bit of writing will take me, so I am hoping to get a few more paragraphs down over the next few days. I'll warn you when they're ready and hide them behind a cut so you need not burden yourself with them if you don't wish to.

Right. I am going to finish my cup of tea and wander around a few web pages while I do so, then go to bed. Hopefully to sleep, not simmer.