Awake and up all night

Great advice Gill. xx

My daughter has informed me that some rooms need to be redecorated. I have  meekly agreed. She is keen to make a start soon. When in my youth (late teens), we lived in Germany for 3 years as dad was in the RAF. The married quarters had a multi room cellar which could be accessed by stairs from the garden or another flight of stairs in the house. I bought a moped in nearby Roermond for use commuting to school 3 miles away. Every night I nonchalantly carried it down into the cellar, then up the stairs again in the morning. I still have the moped although I can't ride it. How I managed to lift it amazes me now. I have to brace myself to lift a kettle!  Moving furniture to enable access for decorating is now well beyond my  feeble capabilities. I'm not safe on stepladders either. Both are ideal excuses for putting off decorating. I'll at least be able to make tea or coffee for my daughter when she starts, maybe even stir the paint as well.  Ray x  

I am loving the banter.  xx

Hey Julie, your earlier post inspired me to Google Dexy's Midnight Runners, and not only are you correct about the band's name but it also provided a very interesting read.

This place is great for learning new things, so thanks for that lovely. No worries about posting in the wee hours as I'm sure the night owls here will be around. Here's a badge as part of your welcome pack  enjoy xxx

Kez, in case you missed out, here's your badge  Wear it with pride sweetie xxx

Thanks Gill, I do love a badge!!

Ray, when your lass has helped with your decorating, please could she pop round and do mine too, as vertigo has put paid to my wobbling around on ladders?

You can come too and be the tea boy xxx

Julie2468 said:

I think what I'm taking is a derivative of a drug that inspired the name of Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Dexamethasone, that's what I was given when having chemo and I can't say I noticed any difference; it must have been all my partying in the 80s made me immune

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Lol! I did feel a bit spaced out for half an hour or so but it's gone off now. I too was partying in the 80s so maybe that's the key! ;)

So I’ve just got in from work and I’m now planning my wind down process ready for a nights sleep. 
heated blanket, hot water bottle, milky drink, new book and clean sheets. 
having been awake since 1.00am i actually feel surprisingly fine, running on adrenaline I think. 
so hopefully I won’t be chatting on here again tonight at 1.00 am

and I very much hope you brilliant people get a good nights sleep as well xxx