They are a nightmare! I think I suffer with them.
I actually have not been officially diagnosed by the doc - and probably should check this out - but having self medicated for 7 or 8 years in a manner that seems to work, I am reasonably happy.
I know I get headaches that if not caught in time lead to me actually being physically sick. I don't get the "lights" but I do get an "aura" They are definitely stress related as I suffer less when not stressed but they are also hormonally related - you know what I mean !
Anyway - I now have a list of triggers .... 14 of them ...... and I try to be aware of a build up of any of these 14, as it seems to be a mix of any 3 together that can trigger an attack.
Seriously .... that is easier said than done !
There I am, visiting a couple of friends and they offer A COFFEE - simple - I forget to check if it is decaffeinated - add that to ... say ... a late night the night before and then some glorious unexpected sunshine (yes .... tell me about it ...... I am a major sun worshipper ... and one of my triggers is sunshine!) and BANG - I get the blitz !
I do try to monitor myself .... really I do .... but you can see my difficulty.
Needless to say I nearly ended up with a migraine tonight - thankfully I also know the warning signs so I can take a tablet in time to ward it off but, as I stated, with at least 14 triggers and any combination of any 3 it is pretty hard to keep on top of.
I therefore buy several packs of my tablets in a year. So, when I popped to my local pharmacy to pick up some more tablets today, I noticed that on this occasion the pharmacist did not do the usual spiel of:
"have you taken these before"
"are you taking any other medication" and
"don't take any more than x in 24 hours"
I came to the conclusion that she is fed up with asking me and must think she knows me well enough by now !!!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
I am an Indian Summer
As I was walking Harley, on this beautiful sunny day, it occurred to me that I am now entering the "Autumn" phase of my life.
I have, for a long time, looked at life's age stages as being similar to the seasons of a year - as do many others.
For example:
Aged 0-22 (ish) is like the Springtime - new life, growth, development, a freshness and enthusiasm, as we begin to blossom.
Aged 22 - 45 is the Summer period - you blossom, mature, are often full of activity (with young children probably) and yet still with calm, hot, sunny moments to be savoured.
Then you enter the Autumn months, gloriously bold with fabulous colours, probably a little fuller of figure than you would like ..... but compare that with the ripening of the harvest! You are ready for Grand-parenthood where you don't have to be on call 24/7 but can enjoy quality time with grandchildren! Halloween, Fireworks, Duvet Days!
Finally, you head for the Winter years - aged 70+ and still can be full of surprises, like Christmas, New Year or perhaps just that spattering of snow that brings about a youthful playfulness in us all!
So .......... according to my calculations, I am at the beginning of the Autumn phase.
I have decided that I intend to embrace this wholeheartedly. With age comes a certain confidence - I don't have to "compete" any more with those youngsters who are busy building careers, families, lifestyles.
OK ..... that bit about careers ..... right now I don't actually have a career and am building my business again - but I don't HAVE to earn as much ...... it would be nice ...... but not necessary ..... (I am no longer paying a huge amount for school fees!)
I have enough confidence to "be myself".
I have made my great friends for life (and hope to be a good enough friend to keep them). Of course more friends would still be lovely but I am comfortable with those that I have and comfortable in the knowledge that they truly know me.
Like the glorious bold, autumn colours I can be a little bold in my outlook.
Yes ..... I am lucky to have a home, food in my cupboards and grown children of whom I am proud and who are moving on with their lives, so my outlook reflects that. I am not boasting, just "glowing" and looking forward to the breath of fresh air that (I hope) is grand-parenthood.
Yet I am also still aspiring to do more - I am not ready to be "put out to pasture" - I think I can do something with the business. I hope to be able to help my children still as and when they may need it. I intend to complete items from my LIST..........
So, like today ..... I may be in the Autumn phase but will certainly aim to have some sunny, warm days ... that may spring a surprise .... just as an Indian Summer can !
I have, for a long time, looked at life's age stages as being similar to the seasons of a year - as do many others.
For example:
Aged 0-22 (ish) is like the Springtime - new life, growth, development, a freshness and enthusiasm, as we begin to blossom.
Aged 22 - 45 is the Summer period - you blossom, mature, are often full of activity (with young children probably) and yet still with calm, hot, sunny moments to be savoured.
Then you enter the Autumn months, gloriously bold with fabulous colours, probably a little fuller of figure than you would like ..... but compare that with the ripening of the harvest! You are ready for Grand-parenthood where you don't have to be on call 24/7 but can enjoy quality time with grandchildren! Halloween, Fireworks, Duvet Days!
Finally, you head for the Winter years - aged 70+ and still can be full of surprises, like Christmas, New Year or perhaps just that spattering of snow that brings about a youthful playfulness in us all!
So .......... according to my calculations, I am at the beginning of the Autumn phase.
I have decided that I intend to embrace this wholeheartedly. With age comes a certain confidence - I don't have to "compete" any more with those youngsters who are busy building careers, families, lifestyles.
OK ..... that bit about careers ..... right now I don't actually have a career and am building my business again - but I don't HAVE to earn as much ...... it would be nice ...... but not necessary ..... (I am no longer paying a huge amount for school fees!)
I have enough confidence to "be myself".
I have made my great friends for life (and hope to be a good enough friend to keep them). Of course more friends would still be lovely but I am comfortable with those that I have and comfortable in the knowledge that they truly know me.
Like the glorious bold, autumn colours I can be a little bold in my outlook.
Yes ..... I am lucky to have a home, food in my cupboards and grown children of whom I am proud and who are moving on with their lives, so my outlook reflects that. I am not boasting, just "glowing" and looking forward to the breath of fresh air that (I hope) is grand-parenthood.
Yet I am also still aspiring to do more - I am not ready to be "put out to pasture" - I think I can do something with the business. I hope to be able to help my children still as and when they may need it. I intend to complete items from my LIST..........
So, like today ..... I may be in the Autumn phase but will certainly aim to have some sunny, warm days ... that may spring a surprise .... just as an Indian Summer can !
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Turn it UP !!
OK ..... so this is an extra one...... Relating to my exciting afternoon at Gina's house!
I was on my way to Gina's for a coffee, when we got a phone call from her fiancé who mentioned that a neighbour had complained about the music he was playing and that it was too loud.
This was at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon - he was working on his car - it was a sunny afternoon and many other people would probably also have been enjoying the sunshine with the radio on !
Anyway - we turned up - pulled onto the drive and I opened my car door. I noted that the music was (to me) quite reasonable ....... and then we noticed the Police car as it pulled up behind us.
I ask you .... seriously ..... WTF !!!!
Have they nothing more serious to do on a Saturday afternoon ???
Is it just an easy target ???
Does it mean less paperwork if they deal with a MINOR complaint?
Were they bored??
All sorts of questions came into my head.
As it transpired the complaint was from one neighbour JUST ONE, and not even the one who lived directly next door to them.
Now, I am all for consideration for neighbours and Gina ..... of all 3 of my children ....... is and, always has been, the one who tells everyone at 11pm to "turn the music down" but ..... perlease ..... this was a SATURDAY AFTERNOON ....... not an evening ... not early morning ... not late at night ... not a party ... just a car radio that, as I pulled up, I would not have considered loud.
Instead of calming the situation down (as I understood the Police are supposed to do) they actually inflamed it, coming in all guns blazing - talking in a very patronising manner to Jamie and yes .......... I was listening (and commenting under my breath!) !
At the point where the policeman mentioned giving Jamie "a ticket" it was questioned that surely to reach the point of giving said ticket, the environmental health team should come and check noise levels ....... they backed down a little ....... and then - (this is the bit where I lose it) stated they had "checked with the neighbours, who agreed that there was a BIT of noise"
THE POLICE ARE LIARS ........ I WAS THERE ...... where is the evidence !
They checked with about 3 neighbours - one of whom approached us after the Police had gone and said :
"just want to let you know our family and the family next door to us, did not report you - we actually told them we never hear anything from you ----- I thought they were going to tell me that it was my husband's subs that were too loud. We reckon we know who did though ... and she has complained about (someone else) before " QUOTE.
We obviously knew who the complainant was, as she had approached Jamie, and yes - this neighbour had guessed correctly.
The Police did not even visit Gina and Jamie's immediate neighbour who has never had an issue with noise etc. and later admitted he was gob-smacked that a complaint had been made!
So ok ....... perhaps the kids pissed off this one woman BUT WHY OH WHY did the Police:
a) Waste precious time when they keep stating they are pushed for resources yet they can send a car with 2 officers out ..... because someone makes a complaint about noise at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon?
b) Go in all guns blazing and make an instant judgement against Jamie?
c) LIE ???????
Like I have said before - I could write a book about our encounters with the boys in blue and you know what ...... sadly ..... my opinion of them does not get any better !
I was on my way to Gina's for a coffee, when we got a phone call from her fiancé who mentioned that a neighbour had complained about the music he was playing and that it was too loud.
This was at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon - he was working on his car - it was a sunny afternoon and many other people would probably also have been enjoying the sunshine with the radio on !
Anyway - we turned up - pulled onto the drive and I opened my car door. I noted that the music was (to me) quite reasonable ....... and then we noticed the Police car as it pulled up behind us.
I ask you .... seriously ..... WTF !!!!
Have they nothing more serious to do on a Saturday afternoon ???
Is it just an easy target ???
Does it mean less paperwork if they deal with a MINOR complaint?
Were they bored??
All sorts of questions came into my head.
As it transpired the complaint was from one neighbour JUST ONE, and not even the one who lived directly next door to them.
Now, I am all for consideration for neighbours and Gina ..... of all 3 of my children ....... is and, always has been, the one who tells everyone at 11pm to "turn the music down" but ..... perlease ..... this was a SATURDAY AFTERNOON ....... not an evening ... not early morning ... not late at night ... not a party ... just a car radio that, as I pulled up, I would not have considered loud.
Instead of calming the situation down (as I understood the Police are supposed to do) they actually inflamed it, coming in all guns blazing - talking in a very patronising manner to Jamie and yes .......... I was listening (and commenting under my breath!) !
At the point where the policeman mentioned giving Jamie "a ticket" it was questioned that surely to reach the point of giving said ticket, the environmental health team should come and check noise levels ....... they backed down a little ....... and then - (this is the bit where I lose it) stated they had "checked with the neighbours, who agreed that there was a BIT of noise"
THE POLICE ARE LIARS ........ I WAS THERE ...... where is the evidence !
They checked with about 3 neighbours - one of whom approached us after the Police had gone and said :
"just want to let you know our family and the family next door to us, did not report you - we actually told them we never hear anything from you ----- I thought they were going to tell me that it was my husband's subs that were too loud. We reckon we know who did though ... and she has complained about (someone else) before " QUOTE.
We obviously knew who the complainant was, as she had approached Jamie, and yes - this neighbour had guessed correctly.
The Police did not even visit Gina and Jamie's immediate neighbour who has never had an issue with noise etc. and later admitted he was gob-smacked that a complaint had been made!
So ok ....... perhaps the kids pissed off this one woman BUT WHY OH WHY did the Police:
a) Waste precious time when they keep stating they are pushed for resources yet they can send a car with 2 officers out ..... because someone makes a complaint about noise at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon?
b) Go in all guns blazing and make an instant judgement against Jamie?
c) LIE ???????
- They can't manage to attend when Dan has been mugged - in fact a POLICE CAR was passing AS he was being mugged - fact
- They can't prosecute a mugger (on another occasion) when Dan identified the lad (who is now being charged with a firearm offence) -fact
- They can't attend when Jamie's car windows were smashed and damaged with a hammer (the car was a write off) - fact
- They can't attend when Jamie etc. were being chased in a road rage incident for over an hour (until I told the Police that it was OK and the kids were coming home and my Hubby was outside with a pickaxe in each hand - didn't even give my address, and funnily enough they then turned up in 10 minutes!) - fact
Like I have said before - I could write a book about our encounters with the boys in blue and you know what ...... sadly ..... my opinion of them does not get any better !
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