This week my Word of the Week is:
We have had a quiet, calm week and it has been very welcome after the past few weeks. It has been lovely not to have any appointments, visitors and much to do. I am starting to relax without the panicky feeling which has plagued me. I am still on my guard but things are better than they have been.
Stu was having a quiet day at work on Saturday unaware all hell was breaking loose just outside with the riots in Hull. The first he knew about it was half an hour before he finished for the day and the next shift were coming in. I was watching the news as it was happening on Hull Live and of course the live streams on TikTok. The police were everywhere, shops were being looted and fires had been started. Amazingly when Stu came out of work it was all pretty calm, there was rubbish and police everywhere but he managed to get the bus home and it was actually early! Social media is a wonderful thing and I have seen so many people being named from the photos being posted online, those who were looting and causing chaos.
We spent the rest of the weekend catching up on the housework that I hadn't done, we all mucked in and helped so it was done in no time. We had a Gousto box delivered, I caught up with watching 2 weeks worth of wrestling, Neighbours and some of Eastenders. It was nice to get back to some sort of normality.
I have been reluctant to leave the house after things that have happened and the thought of going outside was stressing me out but Stu kept me calm and we made it to my dad's, spent some time with him and my brother and then came home. The world didn't end and everything was good. My dad is amazing and when I am with him he always knows how to calm my worries, he always makes sure I eat too when I don't really feel like it. Stu and Ellie went to a cafe and I didn't want to so my dad took matters into his own hands and took me to his and cooked me a bacon sandwich. I couldn't not eat it, I would have been told off. I am 40 odd years old and still don't like being told off by my dad. lol
I have been struggling to stay calm with some paperwork that I've had to do. It should have been simple, we were told to fill one form in and everything would be dealt with. Nothing is every that simple. Three emails and two phone calls later and we think it is sorted. I am not holding my breath though, I am expecting more forms to fill in. Ugh!
With what has been going on we have had lots of support and some of it came this past week for Ellie. It has been frustrating, they ring Ellie's phone to offer help and she won't speak to them. She struggles to speak on the phone because of her being deaf in one ear and even on speakerphone she finds it challenging so everything it has to go through me or an email to her and even then she has been asking me to help reply to the emails. The people helping us are so nice, they have such a calming, caring tone to their voices. If I am feeling stressed just speaking to them calms me down.
How has your week been? I hope you have had a good one!
I've been watching the news of the riots, glad to hear that Stu was able to get home safely. We had a social media help yesterday when there was an alert about a gas leak in an area we were planning to drive by. Happy to say it was all clear when we passed by.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you have had a better week. Must be nice to catch up on all your regular shows. Stu was lucky to dodge the riots. I bet you were relieved to see him home, especially as you were watching the live feed. Good for your Dad helping you to feel comfortable. I know my teens avoid talking on the phone. They would far rather text or use a voice note, so Ellie is not alone. I think it's a generation thing in part. Hope next week is just as calm for you all.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Stu managed to dodge the riots, we seem to have got away with them here. I did see some posts saying to meet up in the jewellery quatre, but they had peace march there instead. My daughter won't talk on the phone either which means I have to sit with her when she takes a call and when they have finished she says...can you tell my Mum and passes me the phone so they have to repeat themselves. Just because she's older they won't speak to me first. I hope you get everything sorted soon and you feel some real calm so you can all get on with your lives xx
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice that calm was your word of the week after having had so many worries and fear and not calming ones prior. I love a quiet weekend/week at home every now and then.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that things are calmer for you and that the riots had calmed down by the time Stu left work. It's good that you left the house and spent time with your dad too and that he helped make you feel better and made sure you ate too. I'm glad you and Ellie are getting support too. Hope that things continue to stay calm for you all x #WotW
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