{"id":9177,"date":"2023-05-04T21:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T20:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=9177"},"modified":"2023-05-06T00:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T23:39:07","slug":"misc-feeling-shit-feeling-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=9177","title":{"rendered":"MiSC: Feeling Shit & Feeling Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why a thrush? Turdus<\/em>\u2026 naturally!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today was pretty weird. I had a counselling session at 10am. I barely managed to get myself out of bed in time to be there. So of course my counsellor was late. That figures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then whilst mid-session, some work comes in. I\u2019m having to take this kind of drop of the hat stuff, to ensure some<\/em> money comes in. That plays havoc with arrangements. Such as my meds being dropped off \u2018pm\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally I get a call during my delivery route, asking where I am. I\u2019m working. As and when I can. Fortunately my meds can be (and are) left with a kindly neighbour. It\u2019s bit of a faff. But it gets sorted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elephant dung.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back home, and straight into a bit of weeding in the garden. Take several buckets filled with nettles, numerous stings to remember them by, and other green garden waste, to the dump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then an interlude. A farewell to an era, perhaps? A need to be outdoors. Free for a brief spell. A pleasant respite from \u2018purpose\u2019. A beer and a smoke. And then back to reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a (free!) tin bath strapped in the boot, and empty weed buckets, it\u2019s back home for dinner. Teresa\u2019s terrific. Where would I be without her? A lovely pasta meal ready. And she\u2019s pleased about the work and the weeding, and even the tin bath!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An old tin bath.*<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A bit of TV: Fred Dibnah frothing over the golden age of steam, and a bit of 147 snooker action on YouTube. A Guinness and some pud? All good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then from tin baths to hot steaming watery baths. Ah, bliss. But I\u2019ve burnt my neck, driving around delivering with the roof down. The cool drivers\u2019 breeze means I don\u2019t notice sunburn. Better start carrying sun block. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nettle stings, quite vicious at the time, are all gone. Now the pain is sunburn and a headache. Beer and smokes, sun behind the wheel? Ok, so I\u2019m paying with a mother<\/em> of a headache. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ouch!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But all things considered, todays\u2019 pleasure pain balance has at least been not just tolerable, but slightly weighted towards the better end of things. And thank goodness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally, bed. How I love bed at the moment. It\u2019s a soft warm womb-like haven. And to be clean and warm, and a bit woozy from sunshine, booze, dinner and a hot bath? It outweighs sunburn and existential angst. At least for now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Not our<\/em> old tin bath. I\u2019ve seen folk selling these online, for \u00a3100-200+! I\u2019ve half a mind to clean ours up (only a little; patina is good!), and see what we can get for it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today was pretty weird. I had a counselling session at 10am. I barely managed to get myself out of bed in time to be there. So of course my counsellor was late. That figures. Then whilst mid-session, some work comes in. I\u2019m having to take this kind of drop of the hat stuff, to ensure … <\/p>\n

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