Day 1268 Breast Screening appointment and OUT OF THE OFFICE is on!! 🏝️☀️👙🏊🏼‍♀️🌊

My out of the office was all set up and ready to go and 4pm. Truth be told I typed it all up on Monday, ticking off another thing on my to do list. The out of office voicemail is also on…. Wonder how many months it will take me to switch that back off?!?! Let’s not think of that just yet 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

I got a very teeny, tiny long lie this morning . Ok… so I was still awake but I stayed in bed a bit longer. I had my first over 50’s breast screening appointment at 9.06am in Morrisons car park in Johnstone.

I’ve had a few before (under 50 obvs!), as I’ve found lumps in the past, which have always been cysts. This was the first call just because of my age.

It’s actually very clever…. Reception is just inside the door at the top of the stairs, there are 3 cubicles… you are allocated one, you take your underwear off and put your top back on and sit and wait till you’re called.

You leave your underwear and jacket in the cubicle and take your bag into the screening room.

For all you men out there who have no idea… breast screening is where you stand top half naked and they whap a boob onto a plate and squeeze it with another plate until it’s as flat as it can be. 😧

You have to do each one front on and each one side on while your arms are up in the air and your hugging the machine. That’s FOUR boob pancakes…… It is fairly uncomfortable and a wee bit sore. After having had a few, I know not to panic but it really is the strangest thing. There surely must be an easier way to do it but hey….

It’s done and results in 3 weeks. We are very lucky to get this free in Scotland.

So back in Bertie Beetle and flying back to work. Did I mention I love driving again?!? It’s soooo much better.

I was already completely in control at work and ready to finish up, so today was about tidying up all the loose ends.

I feel like I’ve ticked all the boxes and crossed off all the lists but I’m sure there will be something major that I’ve forgotten. 😆

Here’s my last view of Tartan Campers until Monday 9th October!! That sounds like ages away, doesn’t it.

It was actually a lovely morning, a nice sky and very calm. The calm before todays Storm Agnes hits. Our ivy is starting to turn and is looking lovely.

The storm had already hit by the time I left Tartan. It had rained for hours!! To be fair, so far, I’m not sure why it has a name as it doesn’t seem that bad. It must be worse somewhere else.

I’ve finished packing and just have the last minute stuff to do tomorrow.

Tonight Craigie and I are having a quiet night with all the candles on. We were going to go out for dinner but we’ve both been out all day, so decided to stay in. It’s so autumnal today that the candles are lovely.

Tomorrow Gayle and I head to Bodrum in Turkey. Our flight’s not until 4pm so there’s still time to get organised.

My ramblings might not always be daily or on time… I’ll see how it goes. Stay tuned to my Fb page as there will most likely be photos!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️