Hello- I'm Joy and I used to Knit ;-)

Aknita · Hello- I'm Joy and I used to Knit ;-)

Hello everyone Very Happy

Let me introduce myself. My name is Joy and in another life I used to knit! Goodness knows when Shocked

I have no idea where this week has gone! I started my new job on Tuesday ( more of that in a minute ) and the week has whizzed by. Yesterday morning I was hanging my washing out in the dark before I left for work Shocked

and goodness knows when I will get it ironed. I haven't quite come to grips yet though with having a whole weekend off which is a novelty in itself Laughing

I absolutely love my new job, although my new routine is taking a little getting used to. I leave home at 7:30 4 mornings a week, if I do that I avoid the nightmare that is the Worcester southern relief road ( which knocks the M6 into a cocked hat I can tell you Wink

) and it's been gone 6:30 on three evenings before I have got home. I am sleeping better, waking feeling refreshed, and just feel lighter somehow iykwim.

Mum is STILL in hospital. I really won't bore all of you with the ongoing saga that has been Social Services but sadly now it is evident that even with a full care package mum simply wouldn't be safe to be left alone overnight and will need 24 hour care. It's early days, and i have no idea where to start, but I am hoping to move her to care locally.

I haven't knitted a stich for what seems like weeks. I am sure I will soon settle into a routine, but there seems to be a lot to do at the moment. I am so much happier and settled though, it may have taken a long time and there may have been disappointments along the way, but finally I am doing what I love best.

lillybee

That is really good to hear Joy. The main thing is feeling happy and better, everything else will settle. It is early days and you will get in the swing of it, sounds like long hours though but I can see what you mean re traffic. Hope you get things sorted out for your mum, it will help once you know she is okay.

janice

Glad the new job is going well Very Happy

Sorry to hear about your mum, it can't be easy, I know how it was with my FIL, and he had someone at home. I'm sure it won't be long before you will be wowing us with you shawls and socks again Very Happy

craftylady

Hello and welcome to our little home Joy. Can I ask, do you have a sister who looks and sounds incredibly like you?

Seriously, I'm glad your job's working out and you will take time to get usedto it but that will come. Sorry to hear about your Mum but agian you will conquer that problem too. Take Care and when time allows, pick up those pointy sticks. Smile

cazzie

Hello and welcome back Very Happy

Glad new routine/work is good - sorry about your Mum.

Good to see you here though.

pictish

So glad your new job/routine is better for you!!

Auntie Noo

As long as you're happy Joy - that's the main thing! So pleased the job is working out.

ClaireUK

Good to here from you : ) I'm glad your new job is happier for you. Sending hugs and love XXX

Nevisknitter

Glad to hear that you are enjoying your new job, enjoy your weekend off.

Wildpurl

Glad the new job is proving enjoyable - it is difficult to find time for knitting when you are working long days - but I manage it somehow and I am sure you will too! Enjoy your weekends Smile

Glynis

I'm so pleased to hear how well the job is going, you deserve to enjoy it, you've waited a long while for the right place to come up. As Carol said, you will soon find a new knitting routine that fits around work hours.

I am sorry that your mum will no longer be able to cope at home on her own, but once you have got her settled into a place that she will be happy you will have some peace of mind. It is no fun always having to have that worry in the back of your mind.
Take care
X

Jobo

Glad you are enjoying your job Joy Very Happy

I hope things settle down for your Mum as well Very Happy

franney

Hi Joy, so nice to have you here, i think i've met your sister too! Wink

I'm so pleased for you that you're happy in your new job, it must be so nice after all this time!!
I am sorry to hear about your Mum though but i do agree with what everyone else has said, she'll settle into her new home wherever it is xx

sandrab

I'm really pleased that your new job is working out so well. You will get used to the different hours, and I'm sure you will pick up those needles very soon. (Must admit I haven't knitted anything for ages - need some inspiration!).

I hope the situation with your mum gets sorted out soon.

malteser

Hello and welcome.

I'm glad you are enjoying your new job, you will find time for knitting once you get into a routine.

Hope your mum gets settled soon.

Aknita

Thank you everyone for the lovely welcome - I'll let my sister know you were asking about her Laughing

Seriously, it's been quite a week, but in a brilliant sort of way. And thanks to yesterday I now have a clean house and all my washing and ironing is up to date, so I won't be playing catch up all week.

Today I am going to see mum. I see a change every time I see her now which is terribly sad. I will be speaking to her social worker tomorrow, and my brother and I have a meeting with her ( SW ) next Monday ( my brother is away next week ) My brother and I don't speak to each other directly any more, we seem incapable of behaving like adults at present and leave answerphone messages for each other. ( He phones when he knows I am at work, if he IS in in the evening when I ring he doesn't pick up - sad, isn't it Sad

)

Tomorrow I am having a day off where I plan some ME time. I have to go for a blood test in the morning, an occie health requirement for measles antigen - I had measles as a child, but there's no real way of "proving" it. After that I plan some TV time and some knitting. I have 2 episodes of Casualty and 3 of Holby on the Sky + to catch up with for starters. I also have holiday photos to show you too, so will try to upload them later today. I am hoping this week will settle into more of a routine, which I am sure it will.

The most important thing in all of this is that I absolutely love what I am doing - love it Very Happy

You would not believe how much better I feel for being settled into a regular pattern of sleep.

KnittingLadybird

Hey there, you're sounding like a new woman Very Happy

I'm sooo pleased the job is everything you hoped and now you can kick back on a Sunday and chill.
Although, i'm sorry about your Mum and all that side of the equation but as as already been your Mum will settle in soon enough. Have a fab Sunday {{{{hugs}}}}} nice to have you back Very Happy

Fi

Good to hear the job is going okay Joy.

Good luck with getting your mum sorted.

When looked for care for my nan, we were advised to look for one that didn't smell iyswim.

GrannySmith

I am sure we have meet on another forum Wink

I just want to give you a very big hug Very Happy

I have been thinking of you so much lately that my brain hurts Confused

Would I have passed throught your village on the way to the Malvern Autumn Show? The weekend you went on holiday Sad

but I did come home from the show, on the coach with 2 (real) ducks Laughing

Aknita

Jacky, I don't live in a village as such. Malvern is made up of lots of communities, there is Malvern Link, Great Malvern, Little Malvern, Malvern Wells, North Malvern, West Malvern ( where they are all a little odd Wink

) and Barnards Green. I live in the Link, so depending which way you went to the show you may or may not have done.

Did you enjoy the show? I have lived here for some 23 years, yet have never been to any show of any sort there apart from when the children sang in a choir for the Archbishop of Canterbury there several years ago.

Alice

I'm so glad your new job is what you wanted and that you're enjoying it so much:). And once you've found the right place for your mum you'll be able to relax again knowing she's settled.