Just Gilly

 I bet you can't work out what our cocktails are called? Delicious!  So I'm in Glasgow with my daughter but it nearly didn't happen. Hubby came home from skiing in France on Sunday with a cold. So he didn't want to give it to me before I left for my wee few days away. This was lucky because on Monday he tested positive. Our daughter was away with him so did she have COVID (she did have this 'cold'). Anyway after much testing (LFT and PCR) we were both consistently negative. But I was living with a self isolator so what should I do. Legally I was negative and could continue to live life as normal (as normal as it gets at the moment). I asked my boss at the care home who is extremely vigilant about COVID. She told me that not only could I legally go to Glasgow but I could morally go. So I did! However if my husband hadn't so gallantly stayed away from me, and slept in the spare bed it could have been a different story. Oh and btw he thinks he has COVID and a ...

  I made candles this week. It was very exciting and I was thrilled! (It's super easy btw, but I was still delighted with myself.) So someone left the what's app group this week and left me very sad. My heart tells me that they think my blog is crap (I know they used to enjoy it) and it left me gutted. I had a proper downer and almost messaged some of my regular readers. I wanted to know has my writing gone down hill, is it crap, should I keep going? My sensible head tells me that I can't please all the people all of the time. That my reader might have left the group for lots of reasons! But I'm a thin skinned delicate thing and easily upset. I remember when 2 close friends left the group at the same time (it was like they conferred before hand "I'll leave if you leave"- and this made it worse) and I was devastated! Anyway I had a stern conversation with myself and decided (drum roll please) that this one person doesn't matter in the whole scheme of th...

  Now where was I?.... 4. I WAS ONCE ALMOST RAPED. This is a bit of an exaggeration. On holiday in Majorca with my very good friend, aged about 18, we were out drinking (obviously). My friend met up with a lad so I left them to it. Back at the hotel (yes, this was the time I sat in reception and told everyone that the lift was broken (it wasn't) and watched everyone go up the stairs. No idea why I did this, just to be mischievous I guess! - I certainly found it hilarious.) A guy asked if I wanted a drink, and he invited me to his room. No sooner was the door shut, him standing with his back against it, and his trousers down!! Whoa! No way, get off. Anyway he apologised and let me out. But it was scary. 5. I'M A CONFIDENT DRIVER I'll happily drive anywhere. Cities, rush hour, overseas, from one end of the country to the other. But what I don't like is not knowing where I'm going. I think this is normal for most people but what's not so normal is worrying where do...

  This week I've decided to share some information/facts/traits that you may or may not know about me. But first some housekeeping - Libby has been to the vets. The vet was delighted with her condition. Her colon has just accommodated her tumour and remains quite clear. However the tumour is now grown to her rib cage and will start pushing the kidneys which may cause issues. Also, as the tumour grows out it's bringing her insides out and the skin there is more delicate and prone to rip. The vet hasn't ruled out another 3 months but thinks 4 weeks is more likely. As we approach her anniversary of diagnosis I'm just grateful for every second. After last week's post my mum messaged, and I quote, 'Of course I still love you' thereby confirming that her youngest is still ugly but still worthy of her mother's love! Hilarious - she's going to be so mad when she reads this!  This week's photo popped up on my phone as it was taken 8 years ago this week. M...