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RE: Dancing to a different drummer - 9/6/2008 10:11:24 PM
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I spoke to one of the psychologists last week. When I was initially referred I had an appointment to discuss and assess my needs from a psychologist and then placed on the waiting list. The psychologist that I spoke with last week was the one I saw initially. She said that she would like to see me to continue therapy with me, if I was happy with that. I was! There is still a wait and I'm not sure quite how long that will be. She's due to increase her hours and is waiting for the paperwork to go through and they are in the process of replacing the psychologist I was seeing who left. She has said that I can phone her if I need want to speak with her about anything and if I feel my mental health is deteriorating to get in touch ~ which is something my doctor and social worker will also do to.
I also saw my doctor. After speaking with my psychiatrist, I chickened out of reducing my meds, not sure if I was totally stable. My doctor was very encouraging and we discussed the pros and cons and I've started to reduce the first medication. I will be seeing my doctor in a couple of weeks so she will be able to assess how things are going for me. I also have another blood test for the end of this month to check my thyroid function again.
I spoke with my sister today. She was quite upset about a situation one of her daughters is in. My mother has mentioned her (my mother's) side, my sister's another and it's difficult to know which one of them is telling the truth. Even if I was there, I doubt I'd get the real story from either of them. The situation my niece is in is not good, but it's not something that I feel able to discuss here. Hopefully my niece will realise the situation she is in and get out of it.
I've been making jam and pickles this week. Not quite sure why, just felt in the mood to make some! I've quite enjoyed it, but think my house is a bit confused as to what it should smell like ~ jam or pickle! I've been in touch with someone I'm at school with and we were talking about jams, so I am thinking of sending her a jar that she expressed interest in, depending on how much it will cost. I don't think it's that expensive to mail. I haven't mentioned sending it to her, just in case it is. I made pineapple and chilli pickle today and need to leave it for at least 8 weeks for the flavours to develop. Right now, it tastes pretty good though! 
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RE: Dancing to a different drummer - 10/10/2008 6:26:37 PM
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Seems like a long time since I last posted anything and I thought I'd better do so before I forgot I had a blog! 
I saw my social worker this week and spoke with her about things that she had said and the way she said them. She took it quite well and apologised and I think we sorted a few things out. She needs to update my care plan the next time she sees me and there will be more opportunity to discuss things then, if necessary.
My father and stepmother are coming down tomorrow. We're going to the theatre. My stepmother did a spur of the moment idea about it and I didn't check into it. Having done so, I don't really like the sound of it.
Had a blood test last week and the lab didn't send the results through. Spoke with my doctor about it earlier in the week, then saw her on Thursday and she ended up phoning for them. My thyroid is still out, so my meds have gone up again. I've told her I was aiming to beat the highest strength she'd prescribed for anyone (she told me what it was!).
The weather is getting colder, but is still bright and sunny a lot. I still have tomatoes and strawberries growing and ripening! Not much else though.
I spoke with a lady at the WI last week and asked her what I needed to do to start selling jams and such. She gave me the forms today. I need some further info from her before I decide finally and I need to do a very simple course, which I can do online. Just need the money for that, but it's not too expensive.
Spoke with my mother last week. She started fussing at the fact her brother, my uncle never phoned her, and so didn't care about her. I pointed out that she very rarely phoned me and when she did, it was generally in response to my having sent her something.
Not sure what else I have to say... I need to go get some shut eye though!
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RE: Dancing to a different drummer - 11/4/2008 7:16:47 AM
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Another quick update.
Believe it or not, my (from today) beloved (NOT) former phone company used their automated service to call me yesterday am to inform me that they were going to charge me late payment fees ~ and yes, they're still wanting the full amount, not the correct amount! I spoke to someone yesterday (yet again) and told them that the reason I was switching service was because of their attitude and lack of customer service and I had no intention of paying the late fees.
My computer is still deader than a dodo and I'm actually thinking of scraping some money together for a new one, instead of getting the old one (it's 7 years old now) repaired. I had a quick look at new ones today and there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between repairs and replacement. It's something for me to think about though ~ and while money is tight right now, it'll ease up considerably in the next month.
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RE: Dancing to a different drummer - 11/13/2008 5:48:03 AM
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Well I took the plunge and have ordered a new computer and sorted out an internet supplier. Will still take a couple of weeks to sort out properly but I'm getting there.
Still doing war with my former telephone company. I have written a formal letter of complaint now to them, and will await their response. My new telephone company has been very helpful so far!
I have been having some problems with my thumb over the past few months and whenever I made a doctors appointment, something more pressing to discuss came up, so I didn't mention it to her. However, finally a few weeks ago, I had the apppointment and she checked it and sent me off for an xray. I saw her this week and it seems I have athritis. I said that I'd begun to feel the same problems in my other thumb and had problems with my neck and shoulder too. She thinks that they're all connected and has prescribed a med that's been shown to have really good results ~ just look like horse pills! Will be a while before we know if it's effective or not.
Not much else to say that I can think of...
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RE: Dancing to a different drummer - 12/3/2008 5:35:42 PM
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I can't help but feel that I've neglected my blog recently. There doesn't seem to be a lot to say right now, but I'm consicious of having not posted for a while.
Something to say though... after receiving the letter from my last phone service company, I decided to write to the Chairman about the situation. I outlined the problems that I'd had and expressed my feelings towards their service. Within a week I received a phone call from someone who worked in the chairman's office. He started off by apologising and admitted their customer services had gone from bad to worse. No arguement from me on that one! He went on to say that he was removing the late payment charges and would send me a credit note to confirm this. He also said that he intended to do as I had suggested and waive the entire bill, given the problems that I'd had.
I asked for confirmation in writing. I had to laugh when the letter arrived because it said that they were sorry about the 'poor customer I had received'.
So far, my new phone service hasn't given me any problems.
The weather has turned cold here and snow is predicted for most of the UK. The area I live in generally misses a lot of it, but we'll get a frost and ice probably.
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RE: Dancing to a different drummer - 12/22/2008 12:12:32 PM
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My grandmother died a few years ago and I was given an old photo of her and my grandfather (who died when I was small). The photo was a big one and had lots of background in it, so I scanned it and altered it and then printed it out a bunch of times. I also scanned a photo of my father and 2 of his sisters (one died earlier this year) and printed those out. All went to various members of my family. I thought I'd posted them last week, but when I was sorting some stuff out, I found the envelopes! They went in the post today. Not sure if they'll get there in time for Christmas, but they will shortly afterwards.
I decided to open another bank account to enable me to sort my finances out. I applied with one bank some weeks ago and hand't heard anything so called them today ~ to discover that they haven't any details on their system (despite having sent me something). I went into another bank today and saw someone and sorted everything out very quickly. I have my bank account and sort code and everything else will follow in the next couple of weeks. The bank I went to today was actually the first bank I opened an account with, many years ago.
I have a crazy cat laying on a storage unit staring at me. I woke up very early this morning and so fed her pretty early ~ and I suspect she's hoping for her supper early now. Poor kitty. I have a beautiful photo of her sitting on one of my window sills ~ and I printed that out when I was printing the family photos. I've put that in a frame. Despite printing it out on the wrong side of the paper, it looks good. One day I may get round to printing it out again.
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for me. Then she asked how I was (despite the fact she was running late with her appointments anyway) and gave me time to talk through a few things and make some decisions about what to do ~ including putting my meds up again for a while to see how things go. 
Needless to say, this was the final straw and I've switched phone companies. I'm also switching my ISP and am hoping that the money I save will go a long way towards paying for the computer repairs. 