Done

I got to the hospital at 6.45, was in theatre at around 8.45 and was discharged at 9.45. Not bad for a day's work!

It was a very interesting experience. Lots of drops to dilate the pupil, something fancy to disable the eye and the procedure itself was painless. Some gentle sedative which didn't put me to sleep but calmed me down. 

As the anaesthetic has worn off my eye is a bit itchy but panadol takes care of that.

I keep the shield on until I see the surgeon in the morning and then just wear it at night to protect the eye. 

I have spent the day listening to podcasts as trying to use one eye is challenging. I am touch typing here so hopefully it makes sense!

In other news, as I was sitting in recovery having my cuppa tea and a sandwich the agent rang. Finance has been approved. We can go unconditional.

A good day all round.

And no, I am not trying to emulate the great orange one - they washed my face with betadine.
 

Normal service will be resumed shortly

Again, I know, and I apologise. 

I am exhausted to the point of finding words hard. 

I am quietly shitting myself over Wednesday's cataract op. It scares me more than any other op I've had including a knee replacement. 

Good news ... Three has a new rental and is over the moon. A much better house for them all and now Amy can look for another job.

I may pop in over the next few days or not but I will be fine.

Sunday.

Last night was great fun. The neighbours are considerably younger than us and his son and daughter came along as well (one is in high school and one at uni). The dogs were made a fuss of. Max didn't disappear and indeed, tolerated a stroke or two. Pizzas were eaten and wine was drunk. It was a really lovely evening. Typical. Just as we are about to leave the area we make the sort of friends we could do this with on a regular basis!

Another few boxes and I think I will have packed as much up as I can for now. 

Himself has just about got the garage sorted. Another couple of tip runs should see it through. 

And then we sit and twiddle our thumbs waiting for the move!

Three and his lot popped over yesterday. Sally was looking at the for sale board out the front. It has photos of the back garden, the kitchen, the formal lounge and the top room which has the bar. She said "here is the back yard, here is the kitchen, here is a living space and here is the winery".

My kind of kid.

Scam

Yesterday I learned the joys of scammers on marketplace. I usually give stuff away but had some stools that were virtually new.

This is just one example ...

 I did sell them to a lovely lady from Australia! And the dresser went today.

Our hard rubbish goes out this weekend and the scavengers are out in force.

We have the neighbours over for pizza shortly so will love and leave you.

Boxes

We came across this whilst going through papers from, well, 2013 and before! After mum died I contacted Bupa to cancel her health insurance policy and this was the letter we received!

The boxes in the ceiling space and under the house. Oh my god!! I had no idea SOMEONE had brought so much shit with us. I thought my craft stuff was bad. Anyway, the ceiling is now empty (and I have told him in no uncertain terms the only thing going in the new house ceiling is insulation). CDs, DVDs, books, paperwork, computer stuff (how many external hard drives does one person need?) and the list goes on.

Himself will contact one of those shred onsite companies to get rid of documentation that could be sensitive. The op shop will get the DVDs and CDs. 

I cleared out the dresser which is being picked up tomorrow. I put the bar stools on market place at $150. They are worth over $300 and are as new. Two nibbles so far but I think I will have to drop the price.

The bathroom cabinet is now empty and I have tubs of stuff to take down when I go with the Mermaid. 

I really hope the buyers' finance is approved. We are bit screwed if it isn't!

Murphy was groomed today. Himself went to pick him up and rang me to say he could hear him whimpering!! Murphy is a sook. The groomer said he loved his bath but didn't really like the hair dryer. I know he doesn't like being brushed. Jinx has her turn tomorrow. 

Phones

Does anyone else think they (and everyone else) spend too much time on their phone? 

Remember when you could leave the house without worrying that someone might ring you?

When you could go out to dinner or catch up with friends and not worry about missing a text or an email?

When people didn't get pissed off because you weren't available 24/7?

When you could engage 100% with someone without them being distracted by a ping?

When you could walk down the street and not worry about being bumped into by someone oblivious to their surroundings?

Today I used my phone to put the big dresser on market place and someone is coming to get it on Saturday so I am currently packing up all the contents.

Phones do have their use but I do wonder if we could, perhaps, use them a little less.

Nearly there.

Today I got the quote from the anaesthetist. All up I will be out of pocket around $1550 for both cataract surgeries. $1000 for the surgeon, $300 for the sleepy bloke and $250 excess on our health insurance. Not bad, eh?

I planted the lettuce, carrots and peas for the new owners. Well, the little boy, really. Pretty sure we saw the wife do a drive by earlier. I am sure they will do that regularly until they move in. We did.

I packed up all my summer clothes and some of my winter stuff. I have another load to take to the op shop. Stuff I like but never wear. Not worn in 6 years? To the op shop! 

I popped into the local hairdresser to see if she could tidy me up. I looked around at who was in the salon, looked at the hairdresser and decided I will try elsewhere. I don't need much done but I also don't want to look like those women in the salon!

Yes, I am struggling for something to talk about right now. I am still a bit zonked with all that is going on. 

I feel as if I am just about to reach the summit of a very steep, rocky mountain and then I can launch myself off and roll all the way down the sweet, grassy slope on the other side.

There will be other challenges once we have moved but we won't have the "must dos" hanging over our heads.

It doesn't help that my anxiety is creeping up. I know why but it doesn't help the feeling.