Awake and up all night

Anyone else sweltering on their bedroom. Need to get a fan

Evening Uki. I'm downstairs with the fan still going.

Upstairs is like an oven but OH seems ok with it. The problem here is that from midday to evening the sun's trained on the front of our house so that gets the room and both bedrooms. We could do with a giant wall building at the end of the garden.

That's not gonna happen sweetheart. I hope you manage a decent sleep hon xxx

Do a rain dance Gill.I need one of those machines in Kate Bush's video for 'Cloudbusting:.

Yeah, that would be great! I would do a rain dance but I'm so lethargic I've had trouble heaving myself about all day. Now that TLC is done I'm not budging from the sofa till I have to.

I suppose we'll all have to collectively wish for rain but there's only us two that really wants it hon.

That's plan A and B screwed up. Back to the drawing board xxx

Hot news (wince!) I don't do heat or sun or humidity and I know a real proper rain dance. Budge up and watch ...

So... Going to walk in a circle,  look up skywards, face turned up, chin towards right shoulder, both hands towards right, raised above head, right hand slightly higher, fingers closed (you all taking this seriously?)

Stepping forward on right foot, jab hands upwards and slightly to the right, twice, opening and closing your fingers. You are going to walk clockwise so hands are on the inside of your circle and you have just gestured to the sky. 

Step onto your left foot and look left towards the ground on the outside of your circle bringing your hands down diagonally and shoot your fingers out twice to the outside ground.

See you are gesturing the rain from above to come down, so in the sky the emphasis is in closing your fingers and yes, towards the ground emphasize opening them. Now repeat stepping onto right foot, step fingers fingers, left foot step fingers fingers...

See now you all know ...or have nodded off, either way, job done 

Btw you can register with your water supplier as a vulnerable customer, see their website, and may be exempt from restrictions.

Take care, going to try and sleep and wake less creaky than this morn.

Btw frozen grapes fabulous.

Fill a hot water bottle and freeze it.

Bottle of frozen water in front of fan

All fabulous tips there Shims, but I'll pass on the rain dance shenanigans, ta very much pet. I'd get dizzy doing the hokey cokey, due to my vertigo, so I might need to employ next door's 4 year old to do the honours. Erm, maybe not as he doesn't talk very well, so all those instructions would fly over his head to the back of beyond. Uki might be a better candidate to crack on with the rain dance and it was his idea in the first place.

I'm going to follow your lead and try for some shuteye now. Night Shimmy shake shake and dream of cool nights and frosty mornings. I can't wait for the reality xxx

Morning all

It's still hot!

We're leaving Mum & Dad for a few days and heading off to Bolton le Sands, near Morecambe. Whether it'll be any cooler, who knows.

I hope someone can do the rain dance but time it for when we get back to M&Ds please

H 

Flippin heck - before you all start doing the rain dance (I only know one dance  - it's called "The Quaker" - once round and out for your oats! ) - Here's a link to our advice on keeping cool!

 Feeling the heat? Here are some tips to help you stay cool 

Have a great weekend 'ye all.

Kind regards - Brian.

Good morning thank you the heat and chemo not ideal but we are warriors arent we. Poor nurses they are angels mind arent they. Hope your doing ok and im hoping the temperstures cool down soon. I am praying its working will have ct scan on 20th august last chemo 28th july thank god. 

Yes night time showers are better im thinking of putting socks in fridge later and popping them on when i get in bed. Wiing to try anything at the moment. 

Take care and stay safe xxx

Hi there Amanda.

Your socks tip is great for those of us still wearing them. OH does, even in bed, but I've not worn them for several weeks now and like going barefoot - it cuts back slightly on the washing.

You are indeed a warrior my lovely, and we're all praying the chemo is working well for you. Not long to go till your last session and that will be a massive relief for you and your hubby.

We did our shopping earlier but it's taken a good while to cool down and come round - definitely no cooking today so sarnies will have to do. And the odd Cornetto or three!

You take good care sweetheart, and relax as much as Archie will allow. Yorkshire cwtchs for our lovely Welsh Blodyn xxx