I have recently been so tired, i thought it was me getting old but I’m not that old. I even blamed it on a hangover, but I didn’t drink that much. One of my carers told me a theory that made a lot of sense. The seasons are changing, & us, as animals, are preparing for winter.
They’re prepared for the lack of food winter brings, & how cold the weather can get. There’s even a drop in metabolisms.
So us, as humans, in the autumnal stage which we’re in now, are getting ready to hibernate.
I used to be super skinny, but I was in a coma for about 10 months and was pretty sedentary (learning how to walk again) and gained a bit of weight.
I have some clothes from my past life which I’m very reluctant to throw away. We have a special relationship with each garment. For some garments we like because we did a certain thing whilst wearing, or we like certain aspects of the design.
I kept this brilliant pair of jeans which were personalised with my name embroidered on the side seam. I love them & they’re irreplaceable, but they’re too small for me.
What I did is spoke to my friend who’s a tailor. They’re being tailored to a bigger size , so they’ll fit me.
Maybe there’s a business in this; people wanting clothes that they already have, but making them a bigger size.
Being a wearable technology designer, I try to find a digital way to make your clothes. It does also help the attraction of “reusing” what you already have. An environmental aspect to this plan.
So tomorrow is the big day… I’m very aware that time is very fluid & I have a lot of internal readers/friends, but tomorrow is my BIRTHDAY!
I’ve been both dreading it & anticipating it; another year older. I’m NOT looking forward to that! But I guess my new mantra should be “another year older, another year wiser/better”.
I’ve said how I’m dreading my birthday, now for the good bite;
I’m looking forward to the celebration that my family & friends will have, & of course, the presidents. I am celebrating with a lunch out with my family. As for the presents, I already know what they are, so that kind of defeats the point. I have a smart TV from my mum (it’s good getting it while I’m here, I can get my careers to help set it up)
& I from my dad, I’m getting some new furniture. The TV has already been delivered (not allowed to start using till the big day) & the furniture is going to be here on the 12th.
I’ve also got 2 bottles of Prosecco given to me by another resident (the Prosecco I’ll share with the other residents in a birthday party on the 10th) & a book from one of my dearest friends
All I have to say to end this post is; it’s tough being this popular.
One thing I do remember vividly is doing this; getting a hold of my friend’s (several friends) mobiles & changing my contact details from Leuty Parker to (first at name) “Leuty” (surname) “Is The Best”
It sums up how cheesy I was / am.
I said I’d do a blog post about it, so here it is.
So a keloid scar is when a wound heals & it leaves a scar known as a keloid scar, which is more think & is lumpy than the wound.
I have a keloid scar on my left ear, which not only intrigues me, it’s going to be removed on the twenty second. Although I think I may be in store for another one
I listened to the News Quiz earlier today & it’s really enjoyable, but brought back some bad memories. I used to know & date someone who worked for radio 4 so revisiting the station held some interesting memories.
(The News Quiz is on radio 4)
I always used to really enjoy the News Quiz. It does keep me up to date on the news & it amuses me. I want this to be a future weekly thing; logging all the facts I get from the News Quiz, & blogging about it. That way I can make my readers who may be brain injury survivors, or just news enthusiasts interested in my blog.
I, personally, come from a decent-affiliated family. My sister & my mother are dentists, so I have very well kept teeth. Today I saw my favourite dentist, who is outside my family.
The reason why I saw him was because I had a couple of crowns fitted in. I don’t complain, the thing about dentists is that they are kind of like rats, you don’t know why you don’t like them, you just do.
So most people think that dentists inflict pain, they’re afraid of that. Well other than the fact there are several dentists in my family, I have a very high pain threshold (due to the diabetes) so I’m not afraid of a bit of pain.
I am very lucky because I’m in the rare situation where I’m actually friends with my dentist, & I know he reads this blog(or I hope, at least) & he is the best there is. & I’m not just saying that in case he’s reading, he did a brilliant job on my teeth, & that has made me a very happy lady.
One of the worst things about this brain injury is to be told this is not the first time you have had this conversation.
It literally means “already seen” in french. So I’m in a state of Déjà vu constantly. It’s so annoying to be told that you have already said something before. & who are you meant to believe? Your past self, or your present self?
I’m stuck in the middle of not discovering the stuff about the old… or the original Leuty. & it is very confusing. Because I know I’m her, but I’m in the process of creating a new Leuty. I’m pretty sure that makes no sense at all. Reading it back to myself has left me in doubt that anyone could understand what I’m talking about. Well I’m wanting to become an advocate for brain injury victims, so maybe others going through brain injuries, will read this & understand.
Now, never has the phrase “first you must walk, then you run” been more pertinent. Well, watch out cause now I’m learning how to walk.
Now I am re-learning how to walk, I get to know the actual psychology & philosophy of it. It seems like the original Leuty had a penchant for philosophy. I seem to always question why things are the way that they are.
There’s a lot of walking related puns; one step at a time, step by step etc. But when you’re learning, it becomes your main focus. So here’s another pun & I learned it is particularly important when you’re re-learning to walk, but “the devil’s in the details.
I did something quite interesting recently, I went to an art class. The old Leuty was technically sublime (not trying to brag). & now it’s like I’m learning the technical attributes again. I drew a picture for my friend & talked to him on the phone after he received it, & he said that creatively I still have the gift. For me all the effort is in the technical aspect though.
