Here we are at Wednesday again, although I did miss last weeks weekly round up post. It has been a very stressful few weeks, with so much going on. There is so much to talk about in my weekly Ramblings Of A StressedMum – 02/10/2024.
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Blogtober
You may have seen my post yesterday for my first Blogtober challenge of 2024. Blogtober is where you are challenged to write and publish a post every day through out October. I have taken part in this for a few years, some years not completing. The past few years I have managed to complete the challenge.
This year we have prompts to follow, we can either follow the prompts, or go off topic, which I have done today. I hope you enjoy my daily Blogtober posts. You can find yesterdays post here.
Health
Both myself and C are no better, she is back in college but still suffering her dizziness. She had her chest scan a couple of weeks ago. We now both have blood tests booked for this Friday to hopefully show something that can help us both.
I am still in lots of pain, and hoping my blood tests may shed some light on what is going on.
My Dad
He finally came out of hospital on Monday. As I was away last weekend I last saw him on Thursday. My Mum went on Friday with a friend and found that there was Covid on the ward. I rang yesterday, to be told Covid was still there. When we visited we had to wear masks, aprons and gloves and the Covid was in his bay. The person with Covid was not wearing anything protective. Luckily Dad was able to be discharged and come home.
What I Am Loving
One thing I always have close to hand throughout the year is lip balms. I have them in my handbag, by my bed and in my lounge. I do tend to suffer with dry lips. Blistex is a brand I know and love, which is why I was happy to review their 2 latest additions.
Blistex Agave Rescue is a revolutionary lip balm that taps into the extraordinary properties of the agave plant, a super succulent known for its ability to thrive in harsh environments. This innovative formula delivers –
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- Revitalising effects from plum and peach extracts
- A burst of hydration for a refreshing experience
The unique combination of agave with juicy fruit extracts provides a revitalising, hydrating experience that softens and enhances the appearance of lips.
Blistex Jojoba Rescue brings the power of the jojoba plant, which flourishes in arid climates, to lip care routines. This nourishing balm offers –
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- Added benefits from natural kiwi extract
- Antioxidant protection with Vitamins C & E
The carefully crafted blend of ingredients in Jojoba Rescue works together to provide an intensely hydrating and nourishing experience for lips, even in the driest conditions.
Both are available to buy at Amazon, Tesco and Asda for £2.99
Christmas
I am still working hard on my Christmas Gift Guides and know you will love the gift ideas in this years guides. They will be going live this month, so you will have time to look and find some great gift ideas for all members of your family and friends.
Giveaways
As you will know by now I like to say thank you for being loyal. I enjoy reading all your comments and hope you enjoy my posts. As a thank you I have another little giveaway from me to you.
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I like the run up to the Christmas period and Halloween.
I like getting back into a normal routine after the hectic Summer and school holiday period.
I enjoy wrapping up and going on country walks and hikes.
There’s so much I love about autumn but especially cosy nights and long walks through the fallen leaves
I like the cooler weather as I’m not a fan of the heat over the Summer.
not having to cut the grass so often!
I love the changing colours of nsture
i like the colder weather and crunchy leaves
i like the crisp mornings
I love going for walks in the nearby woods, crunching through the colourful leaves and watching the squirrels x
I love the long. cosy nights in front of the fire.
I love the rich colours of the leaves, and the wonderful smell of Autumn
i love the cosy evening under a warm blanket
I love the colourful leaves but once they fall it gets miserable out there! I’d much rather it was spring.
I love Mother Nature’s changing colours, beautiful leaves and late flowering chrysanthemums
I love a cosy day inside with a film and hot chocolate with autumn weather outside
Autumn is my favourite season, and for me the best part is going for woodland walks in the fresh air
Love the Autumn colours and going for a walk or run through the leaves – and coming home to a hot chocolate
I love walking my dog Jack in the pretty Somerset countryside.
I love the changing colours of nature, the warm golden and red colours contrast beautifully, providing a treat for the eyes.
I love the mild Autumn days. Perfect for walking and enjoying the colours.
Tbh really not a lot. Any day that has a blue sky
I love to watch the colours change!
I love the colours of Autumn, and also the sound of the leaves as they crunch.
I hope life gets smoother for you.
I love the changing colours of the leaves and Halloween
I love walking in the park as the colours change – especially if we are lucky enough to get a sunny, frosty morning.
Not a big fan of autumn, but I do like the autumn colours.
I like that it’s not to hot or to cold and it’s perfect weather for lovely jumpers
It is definitely the perfect weather for jumpers
seeing the beautiful colours on the trees
I love about seeing the leaves come off the trees and the cool night watching movie and keeping warm in bed.
Football season back in full swing and the countdown to Christmas is on
Football season back in full swing
i love woodland walks crunching through the colourful leaves
i love just wrapping myself up in a blanket and reading a book with a candle lit and a nice hot chocolate
I do love my candles
I love the guilt-free hygge, staying inside with a blanket, good, TV and a takeaway!
Sounds perfect to me
I love taking my little boy for walks and seeing the world through his eyes.
Films and a hot chocolate
I love the darker evenings and cosying up; before we get to the depths of winter and it all gets a bit miserable!
It is noticeably darker now both in the mornings and evenings
I love the snug and cosey evenings
I love the changing colours of the leaves, it so beautiful
It is a pretty time of the year
My favourite thing about autumn is the beautiful colours of the leaves on the trees.
Mine as well
Cosy evenings in with a film on TV and a nice hot chocolate
Sounds perfect to me
I work in a nursery, autumn is a time of leaf printing and colourful collages, we wrap the children up warm and have hot chocolate out in the garden.
Sounds like great fun and I bet the kids love it
Autumn is the time of year I really enjoy my daily walks. No two days are the same and the changing colours on trees and hedgerows are wonderful. Then of course I always look forward to Autumn evenings which I tend to spend snuggled up with a book, a brew and a biscuit …….or three! As I usually walk at least 3 miles I allow myself a treat or two.
You have definitely earnt a brew and a few biscuits to warm up
Hope you and your family are all feeling better soon.
My favourite thing about autumn is finding and photographing interesting fungi.
It is my daughter who is now causing concerns but we will get there eventually. There is some interesting fungi about
i love getting cosy under a blanket with a hot chocolate
Sounds perfect to me
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I like the different coloured leaves when going for a walk in the countryside
My favourite things in autumn
I love pulling on a jumper, especially as i have a couple of new ones.
I love jumpers as well
The change in the air, everything seems to be crisper
It does especially when the rain stays away
I love the cooler weather and getting to see all the autumnal leaves
I do like the cooler weather and my boots are back out
I love walking in the outdoors, particuarly inthe Autumn, when the colours are so amazing in nature
It is a beautiful time of the year
My favourite thing about autumn is watching the leaves on the trees change to colour to reddish-brown.
I also like watching the squirrels in the park scamping away the fallen leaves.
We have a squirrel in our garden and I spend a lot of time watching him running around and playing
Candles on around the house, new seasons of tv to enjoy, cosy evenings and a general sense of calm, how nice is autumn yet still able to enjoy some walks without being totally freezing.
These are all my favourite things am loving my candles
Love taking walks on crisp morning taking on the all deep colours
always a lovely time to get out in the fresh air
I love my beanie hat and at last I can wear it again, ha ha! Love to go on Autumn walks and see the trees looking beautiful in their shades of orange and red.
It is great when you can get out your favourite things for the cooler weather
I love the crunchy leaves and the cold morning walks
So do I
I am not doing Blogtober this year – too much on as a family to be honest! I am glad your dad is out of the hospital, it sounded like a scary time for your family.
I did think about not doing Blogtober, but decided I needed something constant as we have a lot going on
my favourite thing about autumn is sitting by a cosy log burner
Sounds perfect to me
My favourite thing about Autumn is knowing the cosy evenings are coming and I can fire up my woodburner on (love my woodburner!)
It is the little things that mean the most
i love the autumn colours!
So do I so pretty
Autumn is my favourite season! I love the leaves changing colour and crisp wlckuntey walks 🍁
It is a pretty season with all the changing colours
I love the changing colours of the season and the sounds of leaves crunching underfoot when walking in the woods.
That is my favourite part of Autumn as well
Thanks for sharing the update on C and you dad. The Blistex Jpjoba sounds amazing for the colder season.
Both myself and C had our blood tests today, her ECG was a little concerning so have a drs appointment booked for next Wednesday. My Dad seems to be doing ok.
Autumnal gold and green wrap me in their warmth. Beautiful weather for outdoor fun😊
I love getting outdoors at the moment with the cooler weather and sun shining
I love the changing colours of the trees and the crisp mornings
I love the change of colour in the seasons
I am very happy to hear that your Dad is home from hospital. I hope you and your daughter get some answers after you have had blood tests, it is no fun feeling dizzy or being in constant pain!
Thank you, I am so happy he is home but can you get him to look after himself. He has just taken the dog for a walk, sorted out rubbish is coughing away and now gone shopping. I am worried he will end up back there again. I am hoping the blood tests show something so we can sort us both out
love a walk in the morning – really lifts my mood for the day
There is always something about a walk in the morning
Great giveaway – thanks for the chance!
I love the cooler nights for a much better nights sleep!
I am also loving having my winter duvet out again
I like the colours in autumn, they’re pretty.
I love the autumn colours as well
I hope C starts feeling better and the dizziness goes away soon! Good luck with the daily posting, I know amidst a busy life it can be hard to stay creative every day.
C has been through so much and this is just not helping, hopefully we will get some answers
So sorry to hear you and your daughter are still unwell-I hope you get some answers soon. I’m glad to hear your dad is out of hospital now. I hope he’s ok and recovers well. Our hospital has been closed to visiting due to covid again too. During Autumn I love woodland walks but also getting cosy with candles, blankets, hot chocolate and a good book. xxx
Hopefully the blood tests will show something and help us both. It is a relief my dad is out of hospital especially with covid on the ward and him having infections in his lung. He is now thinking he is back to normal again and I am worrying he will have a relapse. I am loving the hot chocolates and warm throws
I love to crunch the first frosts of autumn and enjoy the colour of nature changing
So do I
I love putting together a gift guide each year, mine is almost ready to publish too.
I do love gift guides, and love when everyone publishes them as there is always something I find as a gift for someone
I have ME so can totally relate to being in pain and weak and dizzy. I hope you get some answers. I’m really struggling at the moment with only about one hour of usable time a day but I’m so grateful that it’s cooled off – heat sends my heart rate sky high. I also love a good storm and listening to the rain.
I am so sorry you suffer with ME as well, I am worrying that C is heading for a crash she really is struggling at the moment. The heat sends her heart rate sky high as well
I love to go conker picking with my grandchildren.
I have not done that since my kids were little
walking the dog in the morning, he loves the cool weather
My dog gets walked every morning as well
I love walking in the woods looking at the colours of the leaves and finding hidden fungi
We are lucky to have woods around us and often take our dog for a walk there
cosy nights in and lots more stuff on television
Perfect evenings in
Kicking up piles of crunchy fallen leaves!
I have always loved doing this
I love the changing colours of the leaves, and also getting all the snuggly throws back out for the colder evenings!
Me too, definitely two of my favourite things about Autumn
I love getting in and wrapping up warm. Everything feels that bit more cosy!
So do I, shutting the curtains and lighting my candles and getting cosy is my ideal of a perfect night
cosy nights in,toffee apples and autumn crafts
I love the cooler weather as I don’t do well in the heat. We’ve gotten all the jumpers and fluffy blankets out ready for autumn!
My jumpers are out as are my much loved boots
The golden colour of the fallen leaves and seeing the grandchildren kicking them just like I used to do when I was there age!
Cosying up
I like the autumn colours. The leaves turning on the trees.
I love the beautiful Autumn colours 🍂
I am so happy your dad is feeling better, and he’s out of the hospital; this is amazing news. I hope he continues to get better and better until he fully recovers.
Thank you, now it is trying to make sure he doesn’t do too much but it is a huge difference to how he was as he couldn’t do anything
We have 3 family birthdays in October, so reason to celebrate!
I like to go walking in the woods, to see how the plants have changed
This ongoing health thing for you and your daughter is terrible! I’ve been struggling with long COVID for 8 months, so I understand what that can do to your spirits.
My daughter has ME which is apparently similar to Long Covid, she has been ill for 9 years with it sadly. I totally understand how this is affecting you and how much impact it takes on your daily life
I’m so glad your dad was able to come home! I’m looking forward to your Christmas guides, as well, but I’m MOST looking forward to hearing that you and your daughter are in better health, soon!
Thank you, hopefully the blood tests will show something, although I do have a Neurology appointment in January. I do love when Christmas guides start to come out
snuggly nights in, making soups and crumbles and planning next year’s holiday..
I love it when the sun shines on the autumn leaves, showing off the colours.
I hope you get some answers with blood tests soon. My eldest was found to be highly deficient in B12 and after injections and regular pills it’s made such a difference. My youngest daughter has just been discovered to have tachycardia and now we are waiting test results to find out why. Good luck with the rest of the challenge, I’ve just reached for my lip balm, lol
B12 injections really do help, my daughter has them which luckily we can now do at home ourselves. I hope you do not have to wait too long for the results for your daughter. I always have a lip balm to hand
The falling leaves and playing concors in the garden.
I love to go on walks in the countryside and kicking through the fallen leaves.
I love spiced pumpkin lattes
Getting cosy as the nights get darker earlier is my best thing about Autumn.
I love the changing colours on the trees and the cooler temperatures, autumn is my favourite season.
Love all the changing colours and not having to cut the grass as often!
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness (To Autumn by John Keats)
I will be dipping into, and enjoying, your daily posts this October.
Sorry to read that you and C are both still unwell but bravo to both of you for carrying on, anyway. Fingers crossed that your bloods show up something that might help identify causes and solutions.
I hope you enjoy my daily posts, it is a very tiring challenge but one I have enjoyed over the years. I am hoping we both get some answers to our blood tests