Hi all,
Today was a special day, when mom was alive, we had planned to go for a special shopping trip to Clarks village in Street, it means catching 2 buses to get there, we had planned it, then COVID hit, & between the lockdowns & mom getting ill, we never got there 
. Well today I decided was the day, I went, & I made it all by myself, 
. I had a good day, I did my shopping 
, had a sausage roll at Gregg’s, then caught the bus back to Wells, & walked round there too. I have mixed emotions, I’m happy, & quite proud of myself for managing to do this alone for the first time, it’s a real confidence boost, but at the same time there’s a tinge of sadness because mom didn’t live long enough to make the trip with me 
.
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I really enjoyed reading how you got on. I wish I had courage to do some of these sort of things like I used to.
Going on two buses and doing all that as well.
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That sounds like a lovely day. I thinka lot of nice things are twinged with sadness when we lose someone
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Well done for getting out and doing stuff on your own!
I’m sure your mum was in your thoughts most of the day and i reckon she’d be proud of what you achieved x
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I found my bus pass after scouring all my coat pockets.
Then was too late to catch the bus in time.
I had to pay £3.30 for car parking.
That would pay for something else would rather do. Yesterday weather was gorgeous. Wish had been on holiday and had got myself organised. How silly. Sat in the garden in the afternoon. At least my flowers looked nice.
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I’ve gone from being the most organised person in the world to a chaotic mess…
I’ve misplaced and lost so much stuff recently that I feel like N is playing tricks on me to keep me on my toes…
We’ll get there, somehow!
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Hi @S_Diva
I know the feeling, I always used to be so organised, but from the moment mom got ill, I’ve been stumbling from one thing to the next. I’ve had to write myself reminders, memos, & notes, to remind me to do or get things. I think it’s understandable after losing a loved one that things feel this way though, so be kind to yourself.
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@Pandaprincess
At one point I had about 8 ‘to do’ lists on the go plus calendars and diaries- everything went on a list.
I think it became counterproductive… seeing them all, and the constant reminders pinging on my phone were overwhelming.
I’ve stopped now, only urgent stuff with a time-limit finds it’s way to the list, everything else can wait.
I’m still not the neatly ordered, organised person I was but I’m not going to beat myself up about it so much and if I forget something, what the heck… the worst has already happened! x
I am not much better I only discovered by accident yesterday that I was supposed to be in an online yoga course. I had forgotten. Good job I got a telephone reminder.
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