Day 1368 blood tests and snow!

Ok so I called out the snow this morning with yesterday’s forecast, but it needed up being nothing like the forecast!

Went to bed sooooo early. Was in bed for about 8 and slept right through until 7.10am. I had a lie in as I had the Phlebotomist for blood tests, this morning! (I LOVE that word!)

I opened my eyes about 6ish… no snow, back to sleep, 7.10…. Now snow, back to sleep until 7.50am and still no snow.

I set foot out of the house at 8.30am. It started to snow.

The doctors surgery is a 5 minute drive.

Still snowing.

Walked in the door…. “Julie?!?!” ….. yes…. Straight in to the phlebotomist 😂

First arm no vein.

Second arm no vein.

“Have you drunk any water this morning?” Yes loads… “strange as that should help your veins….”

Finally got a vein in my right hand.

Drew bloods for rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation and something else which I missed.

All in all 5 minutes.

Over her shoulder, outside the window looked very white.

Yup full dusting of snow when I walked out the door and it was still snowing.

I didn’t seem enough to work from home, and really it wasn’t, but that didn’t stop me having a scary drive!

Some roads didn’t even have tracks in the snow. I drove down a hill near our local whisky bond and a truck turned the bend and came towards me. I pulled into the side and tapped the brakes….

Nothing. 😱

My anxiety went through the roof.

Every what if scenario considered.

I just slid on down that hill. Kept it straight thankfully and the truck got past me ok but I had the wobbles after that.

I often think it’s good to have a wee wobble on a first snow driving day as it makes you concentrate more.

By the time I got to work there was nothing.

Criag took this pic for me back home.

So that was me today.

I’m still not feeling great but not sure why. I’ve had a headache for two days. Nothing is shifting it. Seems like a tension headache. I was really emotional last night and kept wanting to cry. I’m tired and foggy headed. it’s not that time of the month and I’m still on the HRt.

I did a food shop after work tonight and tried to buy healthy. I’m thinking I’m having too much sugar in between fasts just now.

I had a veggie stir fry for dinner tonight but I didn’t enjoy it at all… least I made the effort to make it.

I’m gonna get back up and make my salad for lunch tomorrow, load the dishwasher and out some washing away then I’m going to sit down and read until Craig comes home.

Oh I should say that Craig’s Scottish Dog Behaviourist FB page reached 1,000 followers yesterday, which is incredible in his first year out own his own. He’s worked so hard to increase his followers, as have many of you, and for that I am so grateful. His business will go from straight to strength the more social media presence it has. If you haven’t links it yet, here’s the link to the page.

SDB Facebook page

Thanks all!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️