OUT FOR MOVIE AND LUNCH

Today I'm meeting my dear friend Sue T.  It's her birthday, so we are going to the movies (here in Cambridge), then having lunch in town.

Sue T is the same age as me, and we get on so well! I met her through the Fat Bottomed Girls walking group.

I got some medical results back from the hospital last night.  Seems I have mild Osteoarthritis in my Right Hip.  Oh well... THAT explains why I wake up every day with a sore lower back.

And why, as the day progresses, it feels better.

Best thing?  Walking helps it!  So... I think I'll keep walking.  *smiles*

I shall do some more research on it, so I know what's best to do/how to slow it's progression.  It can't be 'cured', but it can be managed eh. 

AND YES, I know losing weight will certainly help... so TICK, that's on the list.  *smiles*

Jacqui and Joel are leaving our humble abode today.  Joel has a race today, then they are heading home to Tauranga.  It's been very nice having them here for the week I must say.  Someone else to yak with!

Joel has had a very busy week, so I'm sure he will be thankful to get home and just relax.  At least Jacqui has been able to continue working, even though it was 'from home'.  

I've got an FBG walk on tonight, just doing the first half of this one as I did the 2nd half the other night.  I think Griffin is coming on it too.

Right, I'm off to do some housework and potter around the house till I go out.

ONWARD...

10 am: And it's so far been an excellent morning.
I read up a bit on Osteoarthritis late last night, and one thing I read I could try immediately was to sleep with a pillow between my knees.  This helps keep the alignment correct through your hips.

And guess what?  For the first time in YEARS I woke up with NO LOWER BACK PAIN!  Like, NONE!!!

Doing the happy dance.

Jacqui and Joel have left, washing is on (thanks Jacqui) and I'm almost ready to head out for my girlfriend's birthday movie/lunch.

I am a typical girl.. in that I have already changed my mind about the sewing room move around.  I'm still going to do it, just not quite as I thought.

This is now my plan, and it involves less moving around of bedrooms, and no knocking down of walls (Stew will be ever so relieved!) ...

ABOVE:  
- Griffin gets to stay in his room.  This will please him no end.

- Brylee moves to the front bedroom, and that's cool as she's tidy as, so it won't look horrid from the front door/lounge area... unlike when Griffin was in there for a while!

-  I will have two separate rooms, one for actually sewing in, and one for all the fabrics and layout table, where I can do all my cutting and so on.  

Brylee did kindly point out that I'd done this configuration before... but what she forgot was that we had Keera then, and Keera had to share her 'room' with all the fabric, and there was less room for my stuff.

Now this way, I will have plenty of room.  I'm super excited to get this project underway.  But firstly, I want to strip out the existing sewing room, patch up pin holes, screw holes and re-paint the room, so it's like nice and new for Brylee.

One day in the future that front bedroom  will be 'the spare bedroom'.

OOoooo I'm rather excited!

I know, I'm a sad git again.

2.20 pm:  Home again.

The movie:

Sue T enjoyed the movie.  I found 'parts' of it amusing, but on a whole?

The story line was ho hum. The 'music' was diabolical.  And yeah, didn't like it much at all.  Too slow, not enough 'meat' to the story, poor all round.

Luckily the company was lovely.
Sue and I had Sushi for lunch, which was YUM.

And now that I'm home, ALL ALONE!  I think I'll do some sewing.  Or make a start on moving shit?  Who knows.  Will depend on how I feel, cos right now, I have a headache.

TRACY:  It will appeal to some I'm sure... just wasn't my type of movie. 

8 pm:  just home from our FBG walk, which went ahead even though it had been raining prior, and was in danger of being cancelled.  So glad we walked, Griffin came and it's really nice to spend some time with him outside the home.  AND I did the entire walk, not just half.  Pretty pleased with that.

I'm going to have some dinner now (Beef nachos), then relax for a while before bed.

 ugly... but cute!