Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Blood Pressure

now where shall I start. Today I had an appointment to have my blood pressure checked, it runs a bit high but then living with my lot its not suprising!
The day started well, up at 6:30, shower, wash hair, have breakfast, read the paper, make lunches ...all ok so far but then.......agh!
Dog was sick, not a major problem you may think but as I have told you we are in temporary accomodation. what I didn't tell you was that I have an off white carpet....so there I was on hands and knees scrubbing carpet and trying to get rid of beautifully yellow coloured bile. yuk! There's more....husband came in demanding how long had my front headlight not been working on my car.....now is that my responsibility ? I just drive it!
so its now nearing 7:30 and i thought that I could nip to the garage to see if they could change the bulb ( hubby not capable). Well I was greeted by 7 members of staff , great I thought, all who could but wouldn't as they weren't "technicians"...come back later. Don't they realise that I have other things to do? So 7:40 now , so I could go back home and face the wrath of the super grump or go to my sisters for a coffee, doesn't take much guessing which I chose. Got to sisters house, not up...so got her out of bed to make me a coffee, she's sweet like that. Had a nice calming chat and left at 8:30 for my doctors appointment at 8:45, not a problem I thought usuallu takes 5mins. WRONG... the road is closed in a local village and so all the traffic is coming through the town , so after trying three different ways I abandonned the car and ran....it is now 8:55. Now as my friends know I am not fit, fit to sit, fit to drop but definately not fit to run! So as I arrive at the doctors puffing and panting it is obvious to me and everybody else that my blood pressure is likey to be raised....and guess what...it was.
So after another 15 mins got taken again...still high and now I may have to see the doc for different medication. ITs not my fault I'm stressed out!!!!!!
But did my morning end there oh no.....took the car back to the garage who arranged for bulb to be changed. 3/4hr later after sitting in reception listening to some male twit using his mobile acting as if it was his office and sharing some secrecies, my car was fixed ( little does the twit know that I wrote down his name and his bosses name and the name of the person he was talking about and have googled them ...an email is winging its way to his boss as I speak). So off to work then?...no off my house to have a word with the builders and my neighbour. Yesterday my neighbour and I received a mail shot from a london company who were after work. They have totally upset my neighbour , she is 87, and after speaking to the builders, completely unecessarily.I am so cross, the lengths people go to to make a few bucks...I will be writing to them.
So off to work now....petrol light comes on, should be ok till later so won't worry about that, get to work and I don't have my identity card to get in ( shall I go home?) Anyway get in , here now, and wondering what else today will bring...............