4 more sleeps!

Well - only 4 more sleeps till Kefalonia ... YAY!

Feeling a bit down today ... scales showing a 3lb gain. It's my belief that this is fluid retention because I've had to give in to the arthritis in my thumb joints. It's been bugging me for some time but recently has been making my life a misery, and that's not being overly dramatic!

So I've been referred for steroid injections but in the meantime am on regular NSAIDs (Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in case you don't know) one side effect of which can be fluid retention. While I have been 'picking' a little bit it certainly hasn't been enough to put 3lbs on so I'm assuming it's a side effect. And that's fine except I hope my packed clothes will still fit me!

It doesn't feel good to be starting off the holiday with a gain but there's nothing I can do about it except ensure that it ISN'T anything to do with being 'naughty' - which I will do for sure! (Official weigh in monday!)

Sad to hear that one of the planes that helps put out fires on Kef crashed in the village we'll be staying in. Understandably everyone there is in sombre mood. It crashed right next to an accommodation block and could have been a whole lot worse. The pilot lost his life sadly. Having been to the same place every September for about 5 years now we really feel as though we know it and feel for the people there.

I don't know how I'm going to be ready for this holiday I feel as though there's still so much to do .... I have to finish the packing and weigh the cases to make sure we're well within the new 15kg limit and sort it out if we're not ... though if I take any less I'll be walking round with no knickers on! I've got to sort out the house - darling daughter is staying while we're away to mind the dog. I've got to do a month's worth of tablets for my mother - renewal WOULD fall this weekend! I've got washing to do. We're supposed to be going to the Mathew Street Festival on Sunday and the Wirral Food Festival on Monday. I want to see my middle child & his family before we go. I haven't seen them for 4 weeks because they've been on holiday. All this and I STILL need to harvest crops, plough and tidy the fields, water the flowers, see to the animals and help out & send gifts to all my neighbours on FarmVille & Farm Town !!!!

A woman's work .........

See ya soon xx