Welcome pain pals and apologies for the lack of interaction this last week. Just prior to last week’s Monday Magic I managed to remove my humerus from its glenoid cavity…..or rather my shoulder had dislocated, yes I know…..again! Honestly my right shoulder is out more than in these days, but this last week has been particularly bad causing a few sleepless nights, much knocking back of morphine and generally feeling pretty low. It really is unusual for me to want to do nothing – to not even be able to use my computer…..
Then I woke up Sunday morning with a beautiful eyeliner applied perfectly to one eyelid in a fetching shade of rose red. You could not draw such a perfect line, although the lovely girl offered to try to match it on the opposite eye. By the time my GP saw it this morning it had changed shade to a purple edged with yellow which now looks more like eyeshadow over the whole lid. She says it is an infection in the lid, but I still think hubby had something to do with it after I poked him for snoring!! (Joke!) However he has banned me from opening certain drawers as that is how the latest “joint parting of the ways” came about, and it is still falling out of socket every time I move. Good excuse not to cook or clean though!

The week hasn’t been all bad for yours truly, as I had tickets to see the sixties inspired West End show “Rip It Up” with my mum. I was worried as I was still feeling pretty rough, but with plenty of cushions for the car journey and then in my wheelchair when we got there, I survived. I feel very fortunate to be able to secure both a wheelchair space and a free seat for my carer – in this case mum had a much more comfortable stand alone arm chair – situated in this theatre in the back row of the dress circle. The show stars former Strictly Come Dancing stars : Harry Judd of McFly, Jay McGuiness of The Wanted, Aston Merrygold of JLS and Olympic gymnast Louis Smith MBE. These boys sing, dance, drum and flip their way through the show. The rest of the cast are such talented singers and dancers – Jill Marie Cooper’s voice blew me away – and there are some surprise turns on screen from sixties icons!

Enough…I’m making up for my lack of typing this past week. I have a selection of very varied posts for you from a cheeky look at middle names to several health posts to concert and book reviews to an interesting smoothie with a twist for my spoonie pals. So grab a drink, sit back and enjoy!
http://scaleitsimple.com/2019/03/11/the-7-stages-of-a-taking-a-vacation/
http://catherineinthecity.com/2019/03/10/drink-your-greens/
https://hotmessmemoir.com/2019/03/10/happy-middle-name-pride-day/
https://thecuriousfrugal.com/my-attempt-at-the-complaint-free-challenge-month-1-update/
https://ohmrstucker.com/perfect-oatmeal-cookies-with-dried-apricots/
https://rachaelstray.com/george-ezra/
https://dgkayewriter.com/sunday-book-review-20-learned-patients-olga-nunez-miret/
http://www.bbhwithms.com/ms-cannabis-recipe-for-my-medicated-smoothie/
https://dinosaursdonkeysandms.com/rainy-raspberry-relapses/
Please spread some joy and comment, like and share these posts.
Have a great week,
Claire x
Eep! You poor thing! I hope you start to feel better soon!
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Thank you Josy – getting there slowly!
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Rip It Up looks good! You know you can dictate your posts on your phone to save the typing if you use the WordPress app? 🎙
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Thank you so much for including my review of George Ezra I’m with fabulous company. Rip it Up sounds like a fantastic show – very entertaining! So sorry to hear about your shoulder issues ouch! I hope this week is much better for you and more pain free!!
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You are welcome Rachael – I had fully intended to come back and comment on your post but life got in the way this week. I am very jealous though – the concert sounded great!! C x
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Take care of yourself x
love the choices this week too – I missed a few of these before
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Thanks Orla x
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Oh Claire, I’m so sorry, you’ve had such an awful time with your shoulder. Definitely an excuse for no cooking or cleaning, or lifting. You can still poke hubby when he snores though, I think that’s allowed 😉 Is your eye sore? I imagine they’ve given you some kind of antibiotics or a cream for it if it’s an infection. I hope it clears up soon, though I’m sure a one red eyeliner-ed eye looks very fetching!
It’s wonderful you’ve managed to get out with your mum to see the show (I’d never even heard of Rip It Up before) and that being so rough didn’t stop you. Would have been such a shame to miss out when you had the tickets, and who can say no to a bunch of men in suits on stage 😉
Thanks as always for the linky round-up, you always manage to include at least a couple I’d not come across before.
Caz xxxx
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Thank you as ever for your kind words, Caz – hope you are feeling a bit better now?! Yes I have been using eye ointment – it is pretty much clear now.
Enjoy the posts, C x
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PS. Can’t get this linky to work – https://dgkayewriter.com/sunday-book-review-20-learned-patients-olga-nunez-miret/
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Strange – will have a look
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