After a marathon of a journey
To finally walkin the door of my house
Oh the relief just to be back in my comfort zone
Honey and Lea gave us a great welcome
And they are in great form
They had a lovely time with their Grandad who minded them while we were away
When the get I get home from holida
I can't relax until my case is in packed
And my laundry and clothes sorted
So that was the first thing I did
I was amazed at the amount of clothes o brought
And didn't wear
But isn't that always the way
The bus journey home yesterday was a bit of a nightmare
About half way home
I began to get a horrible cramp in the bottom of my stomach
At first I thought I was going on to withdrawal
But then I recognised it as needed to go to the bathroom
Thankfully the bus had a five minute stop half way
So I ran to the bathroom
And had a really bad bout of diarrhoea
I mean really bad
The worst I think I've ever had
Then
Horror of all horrors
There was no toilet paper
I searched my bag
And found the closet thing was a sanitary towel
So I had to use that
Mortifying
The bus set off again
And I didn't have any more occurrences
My tummy has been a bit off all my holiday though
I went from being constipated to having severe diarrhoea
Partly because of the food
Which didn't really agree with me
It was hit and miss for me
Some of the food I liked
And some was just horrible
And it's much different to western food
So our systems just aren't used to it
The day we travelled home
I wore the jeans that I had worn travelling to Turkey
And hadn't worn them all holiday
They were noticeably looser
In fact they were falling off me
It makes sense really that I would lose weight
Given I wasn't eating properly
I went to weigh myself at home
But the battery in my scale is gone
But I know I have lost
And it's actually massively triggering
The feeling of an empty stomach
My clothes looser
And generally feeling smaller in myself
I don't think it's any harm though
I'm not deliberately tying to lose weight
And my weight does fluctuate a lot
I won't worry about it
But I will keep an eye on it
As I don't want to go down that road again
I am so very tired today
I walked the dogs this morning
And literally had to drag myself down the road
My body feels so heavy
Like I've been beaten up
I have today to rest
And tomorrow it's back to the doctor
Them I have a driving lesson tomorrow
As I have my driving test in Tuesday
Which I am dreading
And so unprepared for
But I will do it
And see how I get on
Ok
I really need to go sleep now
Do I shall see you on the next post....
Hey rubs welcome home lovely to see all the pics and hearing all about a different country, you almost could smell and taste just by reading about it :-) I've always loved travelling, I think I could see it as a new chance to be different and start afresh, as always I took it to extreme and left my home country 15 years ago, tried one country for 7 years and then found a new one 8 years ago. It all could be a paradise if it wasn't for the fact emotional baggage is like a dog poo, you take it with you wherever you go. Unlike you I've never had the maturity to let go of childhood hurts and have a challenging relationship with my mum, now I'm a mum myself going through a tough time caused by my own bulimia and my husband's depression, and all I want to do is curl up in my mum's lap and cry. But she is a world away and I would only worry her to death if she knew....so I think it is just bloody lovely that your family is sticking together and even holidaying together that's so awesome and precious :-) Take care k xxxx
ReplyDeleteIt's taken. A lot of time and tears to get to this point K
DeleteWe weren't always like this
I can remember holidays when we had blazing rows
And the whole thing was ruined by me fighting with my siblings
But yes
I think we are now at a point where we can behave civilly to each other
I love that you've had the courage to live in another country
I moved across the country too ten years ago to kick start my recovery
But you are right
Where ever you go
There you are
And your problems come with you
I'm sorry to read that you are struggling
I hope you have support and people you can talk to
That is vital
Thank you for sharing some of your story
I wish you health and happiness for the future x
Turkey tummy, eh? Happens to all of us (been there twice, diarrhoea both times). Welcome home, anyway!
ReplyDeleteYes we all got it CP
DeleteIf I never see another kebab again it will be too soon
Thank you
So glad to be home
It's the best thing about going away x
Welcome home, Amiga-! So sorry abt your tummy troubles!! : ( You poor thing
ReplyDeleteMe Rx:
A few days' rest, puppy huggles aplenty, some reg routine [& Irish grub-!] & she'll be right, yeah-? ; )
love you; Jils
Thanks Hun
DeleteIt's so good to be home
Just heading out for my driving lesson now
As I have my driving test tomorrow
So not looking forward to it
But I will try my best
Hope you are well x