It's days like these

You know when you have a period in your life that is totally grey or even black. When nothing you do, say or even think is ever right, or when pain plagues your every breath. Well as you can guess I have been living in that since early September, not even my birthday was a highlight. But suddenly out of now where something or things can happen to lift you right out of these moods.Well today has been one of those days.

It didn't start that well, being woken up by husband yelling blue murder for two hours at the benefits agency who still haven't sorted their clerical error which has left us with out his money for the last two weeks. He was constantly waking me up yelling questions and then relaying them. I wouldn't mind but when I wake I have to have a coffee and my medication or I end up in agonising pain for a large part of the day. Did he issue me the required coffee. Did he heck! So by the time he finally went out as the temp agency had actually decided for once they had work for him, I was in a foul temper and screaming in pain. The concept of actually being able to hobble to the kitchen was a distant memory as I was contorted in such pain, mum reversed out the room and straight into the kitchen to find the coffee.

Once fuelled with coffee and tablets I finally morphed back to a normal human being, still sore from the delay of medication but no where near as bad. Then the post man arrived and the attack of the horgi commenced. Oreo still dislikes the man as much as the postman dislikes Oreo so we have to shove Oreo and his partner in crime in my room before we open the door. So I am surrounded by dogs going loopy whilst mum took delivery of the contents of our postal delivery. Then mum attempted to come back into my room excitedly only to find the dogs in their excitement had smashed into my sticks successfully locking me in and mum out. After doing an impression of an overweight slug I finally moved said sticks and she came in bearing a box for me. both she and I knew I hadn't been on one of my shopping splurges so we were anxious to see what this was. As I battled into the wrapping she got called away to sort out a war of the tabbies. What she was subjected to was squealing of legendary level, in the box was a pair of Kandee shoes from a very generous friend as a belated birthday present. Despite the pain from the morning I tried them on, they fitted like a dream, and to every ones surprise I could walk in the easier than walking bare foot. I managed it to the stairs minus sticks and was standing there as mum came down stairs. Her face said it all and even with my sticks the pain was eased from my back. To me the day couldn't get better I was and am over joyed and to a degree over whelmed by the kindness of this gift.

Whilst trying to contact said friend to pass on my thanks and appreciation for such a great gift, I took little notice to the endless tweets coming onto my phone. I am a cyber junkie so my phone is constantly buzzing to remind me on the messages are there. Finally once shoes were back in box and I remembered to text another friend happy birthday did I check my messages. I have read one direct message and quickly switched over to the PC to confirm what I thought I had read. I had actually won a twitter competition. I enter so many competitions just to kill boredom that I had to back track to work out which competition it was. Then an email enlightened me I had won a months worth of a certain product from the nescafe range. As a self admitted caffeine junkie that was a perfect prize as well as a very useful one, as it means when left home alone I can be left with a mug, spoon and a few of these sticks that contain the coffee. sugar and whitener in one.

So by lunch time I was and still am a very happy bunny, suddenly the pain of the day seemed more than bearable. I am not saying everything has gone my way and I am still snarling at the cost of hiring a mobility scooter at the NEC, which works out at £15 for a day. But I can't let in dampen my day, in fact it didn't even anger me that much, although I do still claim its a money making scheme on the less able. Despite that I am still bouncing as much as is physically possible and very happy. It isn't the financial value of these items as much as the thoughtfulness as one and the fact I can actually win in the other. Like I said I use competitions to kill boredom and winning is a big bonus.

This happening today has been especially good as it now puts me in a very positive frame of mind, I am now in the right state of mind for Top Gear Live on Saturday and the thought of scan results on Monday can be forgotten till Sunday night now. Days like these put every thing else in a happier light.