Cate's Diary

Got wood today, did lots of gardening, still aching heaps, but I think it is just a part of my life. What ingredients have you never heard of Mystic? Maybe it's because we are so close to Asia (Australasia) but Asian-style food is so much a part of our cuisine. There are so many "foods" I see in WLF that I have absolutely no idea what they are. It's weird that we live on the same planet, yet seem to eat such different food. I often have to Google foods that I have never even heard of.

Today was a glorious day. If this is Autumn I am OK with it!
 
I was curious so I took a look at the curry recipe.....I've never heard of pandan leaves or fenugreek seeds. Everything else was familiar.
 
LaMaria said:
:) It would be tragic if everybody on this wonderful planet ate the same food... Yay for variety!
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Very true LaMa!

Oaks- They were not at all familiar to me growing up, that's for sure. Not a lot of people have these spices on hand, but once you start cooking Sri Lankan curries from scratch, with the individual spices, it's hard to go back to using a curry powder. We're very fortunate to have a whole-food store where you bag up your own stuff, or take your own containers & can just get a little bit of each spice. This chicken curry is absolutely scrumptious!
 
Could it be that after only 4 days of taking a new supplement that my pain has diminished? I was told I probably wouldn't feel the results for about 2 weeks. Absence of pain is a funny one. I'm sure that I feel physically better already. It's CoQ10 I think (without getting up off my comfy chair & checking)The idea is to take it while I'm still taking the statins & then go onto a different one if I get off them. Seeing the doc on Friday.

I'm off to golf today & playing in the women's foursomes, with R, the newbie. I really like her & hopefully we'll have fun & maybe do well. My other favourite from golf, S, has just undergone breast cancer surgery. She is currently back in England with her husband. They can't get Australian citizenship, which sucks, so have to go backwards & forwards between England & here every 6 months. She had a mammogram not long after going back recently. I hope she'll be OK. I don't have their phone number in England as I keep in touch on FB. I'll play well for her! She's also a Catherine Tait(English comedienne) fan & last trip bought me one of her notebooks. One of her lines is "Do I look bovvered?" & "I can do that" even when things seem ridiculously impossible. I often think "I can do that" when I'm trying to putt a really long putt. She sent me a message the other day telling me that her surgeon's name is Katherine Tait. How ironic is that?

Anyhow I had better get moving. Playing in the championships today....."do I look bovvered? I can do that!"


 
Have fun playing today (my mom never wished us luck when we were off to play sports, she just said to make sure to have fun while doing so) and all the best to your friend in England.
 
Hi Jen, LaMa & Mystic & thank you. I had so much fun today. I don't think I have ever laughed so much playing golf! My putting was abysmal, absolutely awful & I had a ball. My partner is fun. Her golf is raw & she got me into places I have never been before(like my husband) but it was as much fun as you can have, while still being legal! I could try to explain the humour, but it was a case of having to be there. Talk about belly laughs. I had to cross my legs at one stage!

I really noticed an absence of pain. REALLY NOTICED! :D
 
cate said:
Could it be that after only 4 days of taking a new supplement that my pain has diminished? I was told I probably wouldn't feel the results for about 2 weeks. Absence of pain is a funny one. I'm sure that I feel physically better already. It's CoQ10 I think (without getting up off my comfy chair & checking)The idea is to take it while I'm still taking the statins & then go onto a different one if I get off them. Seeing the doc on Friday.

I'm off to golf today & playing in the women's foursomes, with R, the newbie. I really like her & hopefully we'll have fun & maybe do well. My other favourite from golf, S, has just undergone breast cancer surgery. She is currently back in England with her husband. They can't get Australian citizenship, which sucks, so have to go backwards & forwards between England & here every 6 months. She had a mammogram not long after going back recently. I hope she'll be OK. I don't have their phone number in England as I keep in touch on FB. I'll play well for her! She's also a Catherine Tait(English comedienne) fan & last trip bought me one of her notebooks. One of her lines is "Do I look bovvered?" & "I can do that" even when things seem ridiculously impossible. I often think "I can do that" when I'm trying to putt a really long putt. She sent me a message the other day telling me that her surgeon's name is Katherine Tait. How ironic is that?

Anyhow I had better get moving. Playing in the championships today....."do I look bovvered? I can do that!"
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Pah! You're a Katherine Tait fan :) :) She's great.

Glad to hear that your aches are diminishing and you've a chance to play some golf today.

It must be difficult for your English friends to have to keep flying to England every six months. I hope the Australian government let them stay eventually :)
 
Hi jubilee, carrie, Mystic, Oaks & LaMa :grouphug: It really was such a fun day & I am in much less pain. I try, really try, to only mention the good parts of my day, because how we feel does come through in our diaries & I know I am an emotional sponge when others are down. I spoke to G yesterday & told him of yet another incident with one of the women on Wednesday & told him what I plan on saying if she is as rude to me again. He agreed that it is probably time. I'm glad he agreed as he is usually my voice of moderation & reason. I do not have to put up with rude shit. I didn't let it ruin my day, but must admit to having trouble sleeping that night because of it. This woman is so rude to others as well, but I'm not going to be her victim.

We had a really good day yesterday, getting wood & pottering around the house doing odd jobs. Slept well last night!

I must go & have a look at V's video as we'll be away all week-end at the 8-ball try-outs & my computer plan gets renewed on Monday. My plan sucks, but I am stuck with it for now. I have been using the computer less this month & moving more as I'm not counting cals at the moment. We will be seeing both our sons all week-end :beating: I feel anxious whenever I think of R. My heart starts pounding & I sometimes get palpitations. I hope he's a little better. He SO needs to try medication. I'm proud of him for taking steps towards treatment & hope he takes the next step soon. We have had enough talks that I don't fear for his life (as much) but I want him to be happy again.

We plan on having a bit of a tidy up at the golf club today, after our doc's visit. I have a small list for the doc, including going off statins for me & maybe G cutting down his BP meds as his BP is now quite low. I think we both reacted to the stress of R being so depressed. Stress is a killer!

OK time to read everyone's diaries xoxo Cate
 
I hope you give that lady a piece of your mind! I absolutely can't take people being rude to me! And you shouldn't have too! Have fun at the try outs and seeing your sons! Hope they are both well.
 
Hi Mystic & thanks. It was a really good week-end! R at the start of the w/e was really low but gradually picked up & was much better. We had quite a few heart-to-hearts & were side by side almost all w/e. He came home with us Sat night & had a good sleep which would also help. I really want him to take the next step & go see a psych & try medication. I offered to go visit & take him myself. He knows he needs to. He is dwelling on things & is in a mental fog. I actually saw him smile a few times & realised how gorgeous he looked & how rare it is to see him smile these days & that is very sad. I said to him that it is time to get his happy back & he agreed.

At the start he was so down & said that he couldn't afford to go away & his heart wasn't in it at all, but I convinced him that he would feel much better if he really played like he wanted it. I told him anything could happen in the next 5 months & to give it his best shot. He played 8-ball better & better as the w/e went on & ended up qualifying 3rd in the State. His brother also is right up there & only needs to play as well in the next round, which he will. My husband did not play as well as he can & was disappointed. He puts a lot of pressure on himself & gets nervous.

It looks like both our sons will be in the State team & G has another crack at making the Masters team. I decided that we should all go anyway & when we got home I booked us & our car on the ship. Our cabin will have room for both our sons if they want to travel with us. I used to work for the shipping company & made sure our cabin, although booked for us alone, actually has 2 sets of bunks & 2 people can be added to our booking. We will have a family road trip! The 8-ball titles are being held up near where I was brought up & I am planning doing a few detours, including one on the way via my old home town. I might suggest to my brother that he visits us so he can see "the boys" play 8-ball.

R is back doing the same job in the club he worked at when he first left home 14 years ago & moved to Hobart. I can really understand that it would feel like a backward step & the work environment does not suit him. It involves gambling & has horse races constantly on. I know this would drive him bananas, as it would me. He needs a job where he feels like he is doing something worthwhile & can feel fulfilled. It is very hard to find a new job without people knowing you are looking for one. He thinks he needs something really different, but does not know what. He also wishes he lived closer to us & his brother. I said I can envisage a day where he sells his house & buys something up this way & he said he thinks so too. He has many friends up here too. I think he needs to get out of the fog that his brain is in so that he can be more in touch with what he likes and loves & be able to start moving forward. I'll ring him later today. The job is working from 5pm until close every night. That would suck! We're coming into Winter and he does not have a drivers license or a car & no longer has his bike. Not good!

I have a day at home today & G has gone to work. I am feeling good, but lazy. I forgot we have a golf club meeting tonight & was reminded this morning :( Bugger!
I bought myself a new putter on Sat & can't wait to use it on Wednesday. It's a ripper!
OK time to get off my backside & get moving.......cheers, xoxo Cate
 
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