Cate's Diary

I have to say, you have had quite the journey. Reading pages of this thread (not all since it is almost 400 pages now!) you've made many friends, set out to conquer goals and continue to be an inspiration to a lot of people here - myself included. Thank you for what you've provided to this community over the years. I wish you all the best and continued success. I will be following your journey.

PS: I quite enjoy the AFL.
 
I'm sorry you had that experience with that horse trainer. Good for you for hitting him down!
I hope your son is able to sort everything out.
 
It's good to hear your son is going to go see someone. I think it will definitely help some, if for no other reason than having someone he can just dump everything on because it's their job to hear it. Also, I think his openly and voluntarily seeking help is a very good sign.

Hope you had a nice weekend.
 
Thanks taboo, LaMa, dude:)blush5:),Mystic & Vee. I think the fact that he realises that he needs help & is seeking it, is a big winner. I'm sure the road ahead will not be easy, but I feel a lot more relieved.

I have had an incredibly busy last couple of days & am fairly exhausted. I worked at the golf club from 7.45am to 9.45pm Monday & from 7.45 to 5 yesterday. When I wasn't serving drinks I was cleaning & tidying behind the bar. I woke up during the night & was unable to get back to sleep for hours. I really felt like I should go play with the women today as it's a sponsor day, but I am too knackered!

Instead we'll be looking after the 2 younger grand-kids as their school has a holiday & our ex-DIL is working & she assumed that the older son could look after them, but his school is in a different area & does not have a holiday.She expected D to take the day off work to have them. We're happy to have them for the day & it does give me a better excuse to stay home.

One thing about doing a good job is that you get asked to do more. That's good & bad! Yesterday one of our nicest members said it would be really good if I would do the bar for their big Farmers Day golf day, next Thursday. Usually 1 or 2 of our Committee members, who are farmers do it. I told him I would consider doing it. Once you do it once, then they expect it again & again. I often find myself in a quandary as I like everything to be just so in the bar, but I can't do it all the time! It is volunteer work, so no pay involved there.

 
I also had a bad night! Mine was due to good news (totally just remembered now!, must go update my last diary entry) and it was just rattling around in my brain not letting me sleep. Took forever to fall asleep then woke up at least a few times.
You sound very very busy!!
 
Telling someone you´ll consider doing stuff gets registered as a "yes" (unless it´s with kids, they´re likely to assume it´s just a way of avoiding a direct "no"). Careful not to overdo it!
 
Oh sweets- too late. I rang & offered my services today & was eagerly accepted. However, I did have an absolutely delightful & restful day today & have recharged my batteries! Love, love, love, our grandkids! :beating: xoxo Cate
 
:D I knew you would... And as long as you have the time to recharge it´s not a problem, just take care of yourself too. Kids are awesome (especially the ones you can give back to their parents after a couple of hours) and I´m pretty sure they´re happy to have such amazing grandparents!
 
They are little cuties! Had a very busy day yesterday, but a good one. I had a dentist appointment in the morning & we did some shopping for the golf club & for us, visited Mum etc. I have been eating well, but have felt too tired & sore to exercise. Mon & Tues took it out of me!

We're going to cut some wood today & I'll keep going as long as I can. It's a cool'ish day (only going to get to about 20oC) so a good one to be outside.
 
I was supposed to go to the dentist like a year ago, and to actually get work done not just a cleaning. But I'm too poor (plus who likes the dentist) so I haven't gone yet haha. Whoops.
You've been very busy. You should soon take a nice break and regain some energy!!
 
I forgot to tell you! Our son, R, saw a counsellor on Friday & was really impressed with how it went. The guy is going to ring me on Tuesday to get another perspective on R. He was asked who knew him best & he came up with a friend & me. He sounded so positive & that made me feel really good. I'm slightly nervous about the call. It would be easier face to face.
The weather has cooled off a bit overnight. It's still low 20's during the day though. I'm glad our Winters do not include snow! Look at you LaMa though! Still thinking of hiking, even with snow :D xo
PS Someone tried logging in as me(5 times-tosser!) & the forum emailed me to let me know. I do love this forum & don't take our mods for granted. They do a great job!
 
Ooh! Autumn has kicked in already & the mornings are CHILLY (10oC?) We went from sleeping with only a sheet 2 weeks ago, to needing more than a cotton blanket in 1 week. Next it will be the doona!

We have a funeral to go to today at 2pm. A group of friends went on a motorbike road trip interstate & one of them was killed, hitting a goat that came onto the road, just around a bend. It took almost an hour for an ambulance to get there as they were in an isolated spot & he died in front of them. He was a very well liked guy from the district. They are a very close-knit group of friends & they will be shattered. The group had broken up into smaller groups & there was 3 in this group. The guy who died had a brother who committed suicide a long time ago & one of these 3 had found him. How tragic that he should then watch this friend die in front of him. He's a lovely guy.

I really need to get myself back into gear with exercise. I am having so much trouble doing so! Like Q says I should just start out again with something I can do daily & build it up until it's a daily habit again. I'm feeling slightly slug-like.

 
I'm really happy for R.

Sorry about your friend.

Just do something silly easy today and make the habit slowly. You got this!
 
I'm glad your son has found a counsellor and seems excited about it!
I'm so sorry about your friend. It's hard to lose someone especially when it's so sudden and unexpected.
Just do something easy! Something that doesn't feel like exercise!
 
That´s so tragic, I´m sorry to hear about your friend Cate. But at the same time I´m really glad your son is getting help. Funny old world.
 
He wasn't a really close friend of ours personally- more a close friends of some of our friends. It is sad, but has not affected me strongly. It is such a relief that R is happy with the counsellor. It's such a big step forward. I still feel like I'm being a lazy bones!
 
I think you deserve the rest. Watch what you eat and otherwise be gentle with yourself for a couple of days.
 
Good to hear about the counselor. I have a little experience with this and the interview is just to help the counselor establish a baseline between what the person says about himself and what others say about him. For the most part they just want to make sure there are no extreme discrepancies which might indicate something way more serious than it sounds like your son's issues are. Whatever you tell the counselor is probably not gonna be that big of deal. What your son tells this person obviously is far more important.

But back to you: with autumn coming, do you have a lot of yard work and things of that nature to help get you back into the swing of things on the exercise front. Also a long walk once a week doesn't do a lot of good but five times a week does help a lot. It's mentally therapeutic I think too.
 
V- you're right. Walking is very therapeutic. I need to get daily walks back into my routine. I played golf today (badly mostly) but had lovely company. I parred some holes & totally stuffed up others (story of my golf really! I am so inconsistent!)

Last night D invited himself for dinner & Snooker. It would have been my brother's 60th birthday, so we toasted him with a Single Malt Scotch whisky in the glasses he gave me for my 21st birthday. For those who don't know, he committed suicide at the age of 25. I did not feel overly sad, but felt it was an occasion for remembrance & also an opportunity to celebrate life.
As our son, D, was about to leave, at 9.30pm, a car appeared in our driveway & it was our other son, R & a friend. It was a total coincidence but, to cut a long story short, we had a big night, with vinyl records, lots of Snooker, lots of laughs, some crazy behaviour & a very late night.

I went off to golf without a hangover ( I did show lots of restraint) & a feeling that it was a fitting way to "celebrate" my brother's life. Whichever way you look at it, a life shortened at 25 years is a tragedy. Life is too good to waste. Lots of love to anyone reading my diary xoxo Cate
 
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