I have never been this happy and excited in my whole life! Mr. R. and I are getting a house together, a big house with three double bedrooms and a garden. I am so SO excited.
We have also been talking about getting some kittens to live with us and maybe (if I am not too old) we may grow a little person. There has even been talk of rings and ceremonies. I am so excited I can hardly control myself!!
I have just visited my GP to discuss how the hand over to the new GP will work and I have stocked up on medication just in-case my records take sometime to go through and/or the new practice has a waiting list. I mentioned we may try for a baby which has been worrying me (although I want to do it!) and she even said as I have been well for a long time I can consider reducing the sertraline right down from 200mg a day to just 50mg a day. I'm not doing it just yet but was told to discuss it with my new GP.
Everything is perfect at the moment, I can't believe how lucky I am.
Monday, October 08, 2012
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Sleeping Patterns
One reason I have been thinking about which may be why I am a little down is my sleep patterns. Does anyone know anything about sleeping too much. Also what about diet and exercise can that help?
I go to bed each night between 9:30pm and 10:00pm and wake up around 8:00am to 8:30am. I get at least 10.5 hours sleep each night. That would be manageable and not a long way outside the normal range apart from I rarely stir in the night and I have a lot of trouble getting up in the mornings. I spend most of the working day yawning and can't wait to get back home for a nap. If I go and lay on my bed I can be asleep in less than 5 minutes.
It is really hard to cope with as I do little more than work and sleep monday to friday leaving the weekend full of household chores. Mr R would like to go out more in the week but I just can't manage it, it leads to me oversleeping for work. Once I get behind on the housework and laundry I start feeling low, I eat junk and want to sleep more. It all gets into a viscous downward spiral which I desperately need to break!
Oh where to start. I think I'll go for a short walk before bed as the evenings are lighter and I want to try staying up a little later tonight to see if I am any better tomorrow.
I go to bed each night between 9:30pm and 10:00pm and wake up around 8:00am to 8:30am. I get at least 10.5 hours sleep each night. That would be manageable and not a long way outside the normal range apart from I rarely stir in the night and I have a lot of trouble getting up in the mornings. I spend most of the working day yawning and can't wait to get back home for a nap. If I go and lay on my bed I can be asleep in less than 5 minutes.
It is really hard to cope with as I do little more than work and sleep monday to friday leaving the weekend full of household chores. Mr R would like to go out more in the week but I just can't manage it, it leads to me oversleeping for work. Once I get behind on the housework and laundry I start feeling low, I eat junk and want to sleep more. It all gets into a viscous downward spiral which I desperately need to break!
Oh where to start. I think I'll go for a short walk before bed as the evenings are lighter and I want to try staying up a little later tonight to see if I am any better tomorrow.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Short Days
I am beginning to have had enough of the short days now. I feel ready to do a little more work and hate being stuck at home when I am feeling well. I refuse to work longer hours when they are not paying me to do so. I just need some hobbies to make time at home without Mr R more interesting.
I think I will start preparing for a Christmassy Christmas. Still I feel quite excluded from the world as I am not allowed to work proper hours.
I think I will start preparing for a Christmassy Christmas. Still I feel quite excluded from the world as I am not allowed to work proper hours.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tough Times.
Things are difficult at the moment. As the seasons changed my mood deteriated. People started to notice that I was not my usual self. After a water leak in my flat I had a mini break down. I couldn't cope with everything.
I took a few days off work and then went to the doctors. The doctor asked me lots of questions and then recommended reduced working hours for two weeks. This was great. I was not expecting anything from my GP. the reduced hours worked a treat. I was happy again. I was getting more work done and had energy left over to cook and do household things in the evening. This was a real lifeline.
My manager and director wished me well and had no problems with this. However Human Resources are another matter. they started giving me a hard time and did not want to pay me and they wanted to write to my GP and kept warning me I would not be paid. My management were brilliant and fought my case and I will be paid for those two weeks.
I returned to the doctors after the two weeks feeling ready to return to work full time and expecting that to be her advice. After talking to her for a while she recommended taking a further two weeks with reduced hours. I was called into my managers office yesterday and she told me I will not be paid for the hours I do not work. By contract I am entitled to 20 days paid leave and this adds up to less than 6 days over 4 weeks and they will not pay me. They have in the contract that sick pay is at the managers discretion and my manager supports paying me but Human Resources overruled him.
Anyway. Very stressed now!!
To finish things off my Nan died at 3am this morning. We were not particularly close. She was in hospital and I went to see her a few weeks ago. She seemed relatively well and convinced she would only be in for a few days. I was going to take Mr R to meet her in the next few weeks and take her Christmas present with me.
R.I.P Nanny.
I took a few days off work and then went to the doctors. The doctor asked me lots of questions and then recommended reduced working hours for two weeks. This was great. I was not expecting anything from my GP. the reduced hours worked a treat. I was happy again. I was getting more work done and had energy left over to cook and do household things in the evening. This was a real lifeline.
My manager and director wished me well and had no problems with this. However Human Resources are another matter. they started giving me a hard time and did not want to pay me and they wanted to write to my GP and kept warning me I would not be paid. My management were brilliant and fought my case and I will be paid for those two weeks.
I returned to the doctors after the two weeks feeling ready to return to work full time and expecting that to be her advice. After talking to her for a while she recommended taking a further two weeks with reduced hours. I was called into my managers office yesterday and she told me I will not be paid for the hours I do not work. By contract I am entitled to 20 days paid leave and this adds up to less than 6 days over 4 weeks and they will not pay me. They have in the contract that sick pay is at the managers discretion and my manager supports paying me but Human Resources overruled him.
Anyway. Very stressed now!!
To finish things off my Nan died at 3am this morning. We were not particularly close. She was in hospital and I went to see her a few weeks ago. She seemed relatively well and convinced she would only be in for a few days. I was going to take Mr R to meet her in the next few weeks and take her Christmas present with me.
R.I.P Nanny.
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