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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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Evening Ray
Oh crikey, I'd have panicked that the vacuum could have scorched the brand new carpet! I wonder why they keep burning out on you? Odd
With the washing I do similar and we don't have a tumble dryer so I arrange everything on the clothes horse as meticulously as possible so no unnecessary creases. It sounds a pain but I've done it this way for so long it's not. Outdoor drying does an even better job, then straight onto hangers and put away.
I never actually minded ironing but not doing it is better.
Oops - TLC time. I hope a burning smell isn't lingering in the room, Ray xxx
Good evening to all you lovely people. Duff TVs and combusting vacuums? Tech's gone mad.
Worryingly, accessing you lot via a notification got a Content Not Available, Under Review Try Later.
Cone on, who said what?
How are we all doing? Me? I am getting a medal, a parade, and a bit in the paper. Why? For 'showing restraint under provoking circumstances in which should I have wrought retribution everyone would have forgiven and possibly joined in!'
Of course Stressy!
Anyway, Gill H wondered if we won at bingo. Nope! I was also a twit. During the final game, I dropped my three page ticket on the floor. Picked it up and marked a few numbers before realising I was on wrong page. Turned over, marked a few, STILL wrong After house was called I double checked and wouldn't have won anyway fuuuu!
Cheers
Grrrr! Why does my uncorrected post appear after the corrected one?
Edit. Of course it doesn't now!
Anyway if you walk on past club where we play bingo you come to the beach. Walk back to metro and this is near the station

It's 19th century and locals campaigned to have it restored as it had had a missing sail for years. Now it actually works for demonstrations.
Cheers
Evening Shimmer
I've just come back to life after nodding off in a horrible position and now my neck kills
This is my first post since around 3 hours ago and BANG! Straight into typing a few words, post disappears, have to come out and then root for it again! It seems to happen mainly when I reply to your excellent self. A conspiracy? It must be.
To the windmill pic I say Yay! I love them and hankered to live in one since She Devil.
What's Stressy been up to, Shims? xxx
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