Well, went to the doctor and she has signed me off work for two weeks. I think I am glad, cause I do have a very stressful job. Looking after old people is stressful, you always have to make sure that they are keeping well, and keep a close eye on them. I have had blood samples taken and the first lot all came back normal. Now I just have to wait for the next lot to come back.I have plenty jobs to keep me busy, and maybe I will get them all done. I have to start cleaning out the stables first, as some of my chickens have taken over this building. They don't half make a mess...I have been off work for 4 days now and I have to admit that I do feel a lot better. The pains in my stomach have almost gone and I don't feel sick all the time. Thank goodness
I am happy its friday, but I still have to work at the weekend. Bummer.... Being a homecarer, we have to work 12 days to get 2 days off.. I love my job but sometimes I just wish I was rich enough to stop working.I was thinking, as I sometimes do, about what I would do if I didn't have to work. I could catch up on all the jobs around the croft that I just can't seem to find the time for, I could clean the house, clean my car, mind you that would take a few days I think as my car is such a mess.I could take the dogs for long walks, I could take my horse out to drive in the field or maybe out on the road. I could go shopping and not have to be continually watching the clock. I could visit my friends that I very rarely get to see. I could visit my mum in town, think she would like to have more visitors. I could just sit and read my book, although what would I do when I go to bed.... I could go on-line and take more time looking at things. I could sit in the sun with a cold drink, that is if we get any sun. I could cook some nice meals and invite friends round. I could, well I could do lots of things but I just don't have the time, so I guess I will just have to make do with a cup of coffee and an early night before its back to the grind...................I could win the lottery............. but that's another story................
Well, last year didn't end well for me. 4 days before christmas I had to have my beautiful old Thoroughbred mare, Anneka put to sleep. She had really bad arthritis and it was making her go off her back legs, so when the vet came she said that she wouldn't get any better and the kindest thing to do was have her put down. Having a horse put to sleep is nothing like having a cat or a dog put down as you can't hold them in your arm. Its very stressful having the vet inject the drug into their necks and then waiting for them to fall. But it is the final act of love you can show a horse, and my Anneka did have two very good years before the end. I got her from the ILPH, where she had been for a while. She had been to a few different homes before she came to me and I don't really understand why the other people didn't keep her as she was very loving and no bother to keep. She was 24 yrs old when I got her and she had been used as a brood mare for years. She was a companion for my other horse Brogan who is a Heavy Irish Cob, Piebald in colour and the most gorgeous horse I know. I know he misses her, but he is in a field with two other horses so he is not on his own.
