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crazy dad, crazyson and both crazy daughters get vitamin B12 shots. it is hereditary in a family,

I have heard.
 
crazyheart said:
crazy dad, crazyson and both crazy daughters get vitamin B12 shots. it is hereditary in a family,

I have heard.
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I don't actually have pernicious anemia, I'm just not absorbing the B12 well enough, although my body is still capable of it. My values have been a bit all over the place from when I first started taking supplements. Annoyed with some of my previous doctors as this has been checked numerous times and I found out it was gradually dropping, but I was just always told it was within a 'good' range by my other GPs until it got below normal now with this one.
 
I am off to Cape Breton tomorrow. Original plan was to go with junior and his girl friend, but she broke her foot 5 weeks ago and it still shows no sign of healing. She has been out and about on it all the time" because it doesn't hurt" and any recommendations to take it more easy are in vain. I suggested she go on the net to find out if any of the museums and places we were planning to go had free wheelchairs, so she could rest for part of it, but there was no way she would sit in a wheelchair. She also wasn't considering waiting for us in a cafe while we go on a little walk and suggestions that they both do something on their own while I go on a hike did not go over well either. So finally, they said they would just stay home- and this seems to be a good solution, since they couldn't come up with any alternatives.
Having had two aweful experiences with family visitors and vacationing together that turned into total stress, I am relieved I thought of talking about this before we left. My colleague was on vacation for two weeks and I badly need some relaxation.
I haven't traveled by myself for 6 days before, but I am hoping the freedom will outweigh the loneliness.
 
Oh, I don't think I've mentioned here I have a job now. Casual employment, mostly from home. Technical start date is Monday but I won't actually go in until later that week when everyone who needs to tell me stuff will be in the city. Glad to see this is happening, it's been in the works for a few months now.
 
Thanks! Looking forward to this after being off work/school for so long. I think it's the most ideal job for me at this point, I'll have a few days turn around time to send out a few reports so the timing is super flexible. I've talked about tutoring for a while but I would hate to cancel on someone last minute so there was a concern I'd be forcing myself to meet with students when I should be resting.
 
Sounds like a great opportunity ChemGal! Ease into it - be gentle with yourself & your expectations. I know that even being off for a year of mat leave, people take a while to get their productivity back up :-)
 
Good for you Mrs. Anteater! I've also done some solo travelling - I enjoyed all the things Bette mentioned. Kept a diary on the road usually, since there was nobody accompanying me to physically share my thoughts and observations with. But then again, I also usually keep a diary when I'm travelling with others too, come to think of it! Helps me remember stuff years later :-) And I tell my kids they'll be able to read them to me when I'm aged & in a nursing home!
 
This magical thingie called an alert drew me to this thread..........

Re travelling alone. Some folks are suited to it -others not.

It's been marvellous for me. I have a natural curiosity about people and places, and, as life is a finite thing, I want to experience as much as I can.
Also, I'm not shy and find it easy to talk to folks. Interestingly, it's amazing what folks will reveal to strangers - I have had some memorable conversations over the years. (As some of you here know!)
But, if you are uncomfortable spending time with yourself, find it difficult to approach folks, and need a partner with you - my guess is that you would find it a lonely and an unhappy experience.

The key, as the philosophers say, is "know thyself".........
 
Mrs.anteater - there are advantages to travelling alone; for an independent person like yourself they may out way having companions. Planning and changing your mind are much easier when you don't have to consider someone else's schedule. For instance, if I'd been by myself on my recent trip to NS I'm quite sure that I wouldn't have spent time at MicMac Mall, but would have managed a visit with you, and a cup of tea with a friend near Peggy's Cove.
And travelling together with family and friends can result in too much togetherness. Five days in a car, four nights sharing a motel room, with Seelergirl and Grandson was enough for us. I'm quite sure that could have gotten along, even for a longer period, with any one of them but to hear a 80+ year-old arguing with a 13 year-old over what program to watch on a motel TV had me concentrating on my Seduka book, and Seelergirl's nose in her novel. Not complaining - we had a great time, but too much of a good thing isn't good.
 
Seeler said:
Mrs.anteater - there are advantages to travelling alone; for an independent person like yourself they may out way having companions. Planning and changing your mind are much easier when you don't have to consider someone else's schedule. For instance, if I'd been by myself on my recent trip to NS I'm quite sure that I wouldn't have spent time at MicMac Mall, but would have managed a visit with you, and a cup of tea with a friend near Peggy's Cove.
And travelling together with family and friends can result in too much togetherness. Five days in a car, four nights sharing a motel room, with Seelergirl and Grandson was enough for us. I'm quite sure that could have gotten along, even for a longer period, with any one of them but to hear a 80+ year-old arguing with a 13 year-old over what program to watch on a motel TV had me concentrating on my Seduka book, and Seelergirl's nose in her novel. Not complaining - we had a great time, but too much of a good thing isn't good.
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Yes, Seeler, that's why I had a talk with the young ones on Wednesday night, after I got a bad feeling, bringing up some memories from my worst vacation spend with my sister and her husband which ended in a total break between us. I remembered that its better to talk about expectations ahead of time. And as it turned out, it was better for them to stay home.
My best friend said once, three days is the maximum you can do with family after that it turns sour. At least, in closed quarters, I believe that might be true.
 
Carolla said:
Good for you Mrs. Anteater! I've also done some solo travelling - I enjoyed all the things Bette mentioned. Kept a diary on the road usually, since there was nobody accompanying me to physically share my thoughts and observations with. But then again, I also usually keep a diary when I'm travelling with others too, come to think of it! Helps me remember stuff years later :) And I tell my kids they'll be able to read them to me when I'm aged & in a nursing home!
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Carolla,I did bring a journal (the last time I wrote in it was December 2016) - but you are right about the memory part-I better use it:sneaky:
 
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