02.06.06
*Doing happy dance*
My new domain and blog are set up, and I’ll be spending some time sorting my blog out this evening. I need to find out if I can move my posts over, and also want to do a bit of tweaking. Hopefully it will be up and running very soon, and I will post the URL here then. In other news I’m tired and pretty achey. Still OCD-ing like mad, but excited about my new webspace.
Ouch!
I slept ok, but restlessly, and my back is pretty sore this morning. Apart from that I’m still feeling much the same. I’m still trying to think of a domain name so that I can get my new webspace set up as soon as possible. Mum is coming down after lunch and will help me put the Christmas decorations and some other bits away to give me more space in the bottom of my wardrobe. They need to go in the top of the wardrobe, and with balance like mine you don’t stand on things! After that we’re going to the supermarket, and then I’ll have a quiet evening. So that’s my day sorted.
Random ramblings
I enjoyed the ‘Miss Marple’, but I didn’t find it as interesting as the others I’ve seen. Nice Thirties & Fifties clothes and stuff though. I love Thirties & Fifties style – my two favourite decades design-wise. Ideally I’d have a Fifties themed kitchen, and an Art Deco room somewhere, but as Mum says, I need a four-bedroomed house to put all my ideas into practice. There isn’t much scope here. Mind you, since the flat is so small it’s dead handy if I have to rush to the loo! Too much information, I know!
I’m still struggling with that domain name. I’m torn between something ‘clever’, which will probably irritate me after a while, or something boring that will suit whatever I put on the webspace. Boring is probably best, but everything I come up with seems to be taken. Maybe I’ll think of something in the morning. I think my brain is going to sleep now – possibly because I’ve just taken 150mg of amitryptiline!
I’ve been thinking about my plans for the new webspace and I think I’m going to work on finding out as much as I can about the health problems I have and compile all the links and information in a website, including a little bit about my own problems over the last few years. Then there’s my blog, and I’m tempted to do some sort of personal website too. Plus I get a photo log, so that would be a great incentive to start taking photos again.
To be honest, one of the reasons I’m going to get my own webspace again is to give me something to occupy my mind and hopefully drown out the intrusive thoughts. I like fiddling with the techie stuff too, as long as it’s not too techie! I understand computer stuff (well webpages and that) much better than televisions and videos. I still can’t get the subtitles up on the tv I swapped with my Dad. I find it very difficult to hear it properly unless I’m here on my own.
Anyhow, I’m off to bed now. I’m tempted to make myself some toast to counteract all the veggies I’ve eaten today, but I don’t know if I can be bothered. Maybe I’ll just have some for breakfast instead. It’s nice not to have to set two alarms tomorrow. Once I’ve taken my morning meds I can go back to sleep. Lovely!
02.05.06
The one foot tall hamster
I like animals but I’ve never been very keen on anything smaller than a rabbit, although I guinea pigs are growing on me after seeing the Egg adverts. Anyway, I bought myself a new calendar with cute animals on it. A nice little cat for January – lovely. When I turned over to February I had a shock. It’s a hamster! Not only that, but it’s a big calendar and it’s a one foot tall hamster!! I don’t know if I’ll be able to stick it out until March! Next time I’ll check all the pictures before I buy a calendar!
I’m feeling a bit wisht, as we say down here. Mentally things haven’t been great for the last week or so, and I’m also quite achey, & very tired physically, which is a pain as I want to mess about online and I’m too knackered to sit here for long. I’ll probably toddle off and watch the new Agatha Christie ‘Miss Marple’ in a bit, and maybe I’ll get back online later. I’m planning a lie-in tomorrow morning so it won’t matter too much if I’m late to bed.
I’ve decided on my blog host (thanks for the suggestions), and am still trying to come up with a domain name. I just used one of those name spinners and typed in ‘cat’ and ‘chaos’. Two of it’s suggestions were ‘catboweldisorder’ & felineskindisorder’! How nice! Maybe I’ll suddenly be inspired by watching ‘Miss Marple’! I’m frustrated because the domain name is all I need to get everything up and running, but I don’t want to rush and choose something I’ll get fed up with.
Decisions, decisions…
I’ve spent the afternoon slaving over a hot computer – lol! I’ve decided to go with my last blog host Living Dot, as they are virtually the only one I’ve found which doesn’t penalise you if you pay monthly. I prefer to do that because if I suddenly go through a bad patch and want to remove my web presence I don’t lose money on it. Fortunately AOL have decided to give me a big reduction in my dial-up rate which means I can afford paid hosting. I’m currently trying to come up with a domain name I like which isn’t already taken, which is easier said than done.
I enjoyed my shopping this morning and got a couple of bargains. A pair of Winnie the Pooh trainer liner socks for £1, and a container with a cracked lid which I’m using as a pen pot on my desk, and that was also £1. Apart from that I just bought a few groceries. I didn’t stay out all that long. I’m quite tired physically and my balance is crap and I was also getting some foot drop this morning. Anyhow, Son 1 will be here soon so I need to vacate the computer chair!
Retail therapy I think!
There’s no need for me to complain about the scaffolding blocking out the sunshine from the flat, because there isn’t any sunshine! I’m not complaining too much because at least it’s dry. I’m just getting some laundry done and then I’m off for my retail therapy session. I’m still trying to decide on a blog host so when I get back I’ll be surfing around some more possibles. Son 1 will be down around teatime and Mum will collect him after church.
There’s a new Miss Marple on this evening, so I’ll definitely watch and/or record that. I already have a Morse, a Marple & a Lewis stacked up in my bedroom that I haven’t got around to watching yet. I’m very ashamed to say that I haven’t read a book for the year yet, which is very unlike me. I think it’s a combination of feeling low and finding it difficult to concentrate, and the fact that my vision isn’t as good as it could be. Well, time to sort some laundry, then head for the shops. TTFN!
Height, chocolate & domain names
I had a nice visit from Son 1. He’s seeming a lot better apart from a nasty cough. I think he’s grown about a foot in the past week! In fact I think every time I look away, by the time I look back he’s grown a bit more! I did that thing where you measure them on their second(?) birthday, and then double it, to find out how tall they will be, and he was 3′1”, so I reckon he’ll be 6′2” at least. His Dad and Grandad are both 6′ tall, but one of his Great Grandads was 6′4”. I remember being asked when he was in the Special Care Baby Unit if there was anyone really tall in the family.
I’m up late because I fell asleep watching tv earlier so I’ve got my second wind, if you’ll pardon the expression! I’m ashamed to say that I’ve had a chocolate binge this evening, the first for longer than I can remember. I’m putting it down to being on a very low dose of anti-depressant. The type I take are specifically good for OCD, and I was once told that the one I’m going back on gets used for bulimics, so my theory makes some sense. It doesn’t seem fair though that when I get onto the full dose it will reduce my appetite, but also make me gain weight, or at least stop me using it.
I’m trying to think of a domain name for my new website and blog. It’s really difficult to come up with something that is suitable and still available. I also don’t want anything blog specific because I have plans for a website or two as well as a new blog. And I don’t want anything which ties me to a particular colour, animal or whatever for the blog layout. My favourite so far is myopicmusings.com. Any ideas? Also can anyone recommend a host which is WordPress friendly?
02.04.06
A nice day
I did a bit of pottering online this morning, then had an amble around town with my Mum. Son 1 will be down in a little while. In the meantime I need to organise something for my tea. I’ll probably spent the evening watching television in bed, but I might get back online and carry on looking for a web host if I’m feeling a bit more energetic.
Just Saturday stuff
I slept ok, but the last two mornings I’ve woken up with my feet hanging off the end of the bed. I can be quite a restless sleeper, but that’s a new one for me. I’m feeling ok, much the same really. My Dad just called in, and I’m meeting Mum to go shopping later. Son 1 will be down earlier than usual today as my parents have visitors this evening and he needs to be there for that.
I’ve been looking for reasonably priced website/blog hosting. I would go back to the last company I was with, but they specialize in Movable Type, and I really want someone who is more focused on WordPress. Using this free blog has made me realise how much I like using WordPress, but as it’s free it’s pretty limiting, especially when it comes to tweaking templates etc., and blog hosting isn’t really that expensive.
02.03.06
Random ramblings
I had a bit of a browse around the Open University website, but to be honest I’m not up to taking on something that taxing, although I like the idea. I suppose I have to accept that despite having A levels and a decent IQ, all these (prescription!) drugs I’m taking are dulling my mind a bit. After all, I’m taking several of them in order to change the way my brain works.
I’ve decided that it’s time I made a will. I’m not planning on popping my clogs any time soon, but I’ll be 41 this year. I’ve been talking about making one for ages and I really think I should, as if anything happened to me I wouldn’t want my family to have extra hassle. It shouldn’t be complicated as I don’t have a house or anything. I’m wondering whether I could do it myself, or whether I need to see a solicitor. I think the last I heard was that it would cost me about £50 to do it through a solicitor. Has anyone ever done a DIY one?
I ended up having a tin of beans for my tea. Good job I live alone! I couldn’t be bothered to make anything else, though I did throw some grated cheese in. I suppose there are worse meals nutritionally. It doesn’t seem to matter what I eat anyway. I still feel like crap and stay the same weight. So much for pineapple being a natural anti-inflammatory – I’ve literally drunk gallons of it and I’m still just as achey.
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