As we have reached Thursday again, and it is nearly the weekend. It must mean one thing – it is time for my weekly round up post in my Diary of a menopausal Mum series. This is where I share what has been happening in the StressedMum house hold over the past week, you can find last weeks post here. Read on for my Diary Of A Menopausal Mum – 20/01/2021.
How has your week been?
Table of Contents
Health
I am no further forward with my ongoing health issues, and still waiting for a referral to a dermatologist.
I had to ring our GP again regarding C and her abdominal pains. It is affecting her sleeping, going to her course and eating. She had yesterday off and was able to do her course work from her bed. The GP was useless and when he said oh she used to have Fibromyalgia and ME, I did loose it a little bit, and had to correct him and say she still has both of the conditions. This is the same Dr a few years ago, who I had to explain what the conditions were.
He spoke to C, and then said about 30% of women have these pains and never find out what is wrong. We took the decision to make an appointment with her ME Consultant who is great and see if he can come up with any ideas, sadly as he is so good we can not get to see him until May.
Work
For those who know WordPress, you will know that a long time ago, they changed their system to a new blocks system. For those like me, who did not like the change, there was a plugin you could use to keep to the classic format.
On Tuesday a blogging friend realised that she may have to change to the new layout. So we agreed to try it together. Yesterday I started working on my Valentines Gift Guide, not the easiest first attempt and after a lot of trial and error, I managed to work out how to use it. It is not that bad and wish I had changed over sooner.
What I Have Been Loving This Week
I was recently asked if I would like to try Peperami Chorizo, from the same family as the snack Peperami. We have always been a fan of Peperami as they are great for snacks or adding to packed lunches. I am a huge fan of Chorizo, so I just had to say yes to trying it.
With just 99 calories per portion and made with 100% pork. The new Chorizo variety is the essential snack to pack for those looking for a healthier option to kick-start the new year.
The Chorizo 5 Pack (RRP: £2.30) is available from Tesco
Giveaways
Don’t forget to head over to my Giveaway page where I have two giveaways currently running.
Sorry to hear about your daughter!
Thank you, sadly nothing we can as current nhs guides is wait until they burst if it is appendix
Sorry to hear of your struggle with your daughter. So worrying always fighting for them!
Thank you, I still think it is her appendix and just have to keep an eye on her
I am glad you have been managing to get to grips with blocks! I really do hope that you will get some answers for your health issues soon!
It was Sarah who gave me the push, I have had one issue so far which is not too bad. I am hoping so as well, although it is C’s health worrying me and feel a trip to A&E coming
I hate the new WordPress blocks system. Drives me bonkers! It takes me a lot longer to write posts now. I used a plugin to keep editing the old way for a while but it’s stopped working so now I don’t have a choice.
The classic editor still worked for me, but took the leap and so far not too bad, although it has caused me an issue with links which is driving me mad
One of my work colleagues suffers from Fibromyalgia, she’s only early 20’s and is constantly in pain. I feel for your daughter. She does manage to control it with some kind of medication. I hope you both get answers soon.
C has ME and Fibromyalgia and has suffered for 7 years now, we have tried all sorts of medication, but she really hates it. We use a lot of supplememts that help
Sounds like you’ve had an eventful week, hope C feels much better and the Peperami Chorizo sounds like a tasty snack which I can’t wait to try
The Peperami Chorizo is a great snack to have in, sadly C is getting worse and I can feel a trip to A&E on the cards.
I’m shocked that nothing has been done to help treat C’s abdominal pains. It must be quite difficult for her to get on with things having to push through the pain each day. I hope you find someone that can help soon x
Believe me I had made this fact known, on top of her Me and Fibro she has this as well. It is getting worse she walks around clutching that side and to try to sleep is in a ball either on her front or side.
Your Doctor sounds like my old doctor,i changed mine,after my old doctor,dismissed my mental health issues,hope things get sorted for you and C soon x
The trouble is our GP surgery the Drs have their own areas, this one is fine for general things. I am hoping her ME Consultant can give some ideas from a different side as know that ME can cause issues.
I’ve still not used the new WordPress but I really need to just give it a go! I can’t believe the doctor you called about C was so useless x
It takes longer to do a post as still getting used to it, and then there is deleting extra boxes I seem to click, am sure it will be so much easier once used to it. Honestly it is a nightmare, I am still convinced it is appendix, she is working from home today and walking around holding her stomach. I was on my ME group the other day and someone mentioned a medicine to help with stomach problems, so ordered some and it arrived this morning so will be giving that a go just in case.
I wasn’t sure about the changes to WordPress either. However, now I am used to the new system I actually prefer it and find it easier to use.
I think it is just getting used to it, give me a few weeks and I will be loving it
I can’t beleive you didn’t like the blocks WP change. It’s so much easier now to edit and move things around. Like anything new it has a learning curve, but once you’ve given it a shot it’s way better!
I know, but to me the old classic was simple, but with the blocks there was suddenly so much more on the page. Seem to be getting on ok at the moment
I also hate change and as much as I know moving to wordpress would be better than blogger, im comfortable with how blogger works, so I hope you get to grips with the new version on WP x
It is not as bad as I thought it would be and am managing to work with it, although the older systems does seem a lot easier