my belief in 'Trust' has been strained...
but not lost , finding that True Friends are there when you need them.

A bloke's September 2006 online journal

Aware of The Future. I keep on Rocking.
More info is available by clicking any red/green 'highlighted' words, which then links to deeper stuff.

Friday 1st September
The hands limited stuff and nothing much happened.

Saturday 2nd September
Pottered about but didn't get much done
before resting in front of the TV and was content at an IQ of 110ish,
despite not putting on my glasses.

Sunday 3rd September
Put on the Marigolds and managed to wash & pack the glass collection
while realising that Tuesday was the Real-Deal for my Future
before Tony A popped in for our 'Final' Sunday can and chat, here.

Monday 4th September
Mother, Aunty Dot and Ian M sent Birthday Greetings cards
but it was just another day preparing for change and I was happy
that I could switch off, with my Chapter duties in the evening
with a bonus visit to the Woody in extra time later
before a few moments alone after.

Tuesday 5th September
Out of the five promised helpers,
I was chuffed that two turned up to help me,
and while Scotty and I went to pick up the van, donated by Addhire,
Ian did his bit with boxes and after we'd dropped of my stuff in Chester
we declining a meal in the Frog and accepted that are age precluded another run.
Many thanks to Sharron when she allowed me another day's use of the van
which allowed me to enjoy sharing a pint with Scotty again in the Woody later.

Wednesday 6th September
Ian M and Scotty turned up again and we transferred another load of stuff
but, as the painter was still painting, I decided to spend a last night in the Ex-Family home
and set up the left behind TV, after a last visit to Bargain Booze, next door,
and enjoyed another superb episode of Sleeper Cell
before a surprisingly good sleep in a sleeping bag on floorboards

Thursday 7th September
Ian arrived, just before Aunty Dot, and felt bad leaving her alone in the kitchen,
as Ian and I took a carload of stuff but was saddened to get a parking ticket
for stopping my car in the same place as the much bigger van had been stopped at,
during the previous two days, but was able to look the Bobby in the eyes
as I listened to his reasonings but remain dismayed at the lack of his understandings.

I was grateful that the Manager of the Bull & Stirrup, across the road,
accepted my predicament and allowed me to park in his car park during the next unload,
and when Ian and I arrived back to my ex-home, I was amazed
at what Aunty Dot had done, that Sylvia nor I could have achieved,
before Ian departed and I showed off my new home to Aunty Dot later.

After Aunty Dot left to get the bus home, in her mature 80's,
she phoned to say that she had got a contact to look at clearing the sale-able detritus
tomorrow, so drove back to the past and enjoyed sleeping on a couple of sleeping bags
after another super evening in the Woody with Scotty, Phil & Brian P and Ian N
as I prepared for a life changing experience.

Friday 8th September
Kevin arrived and viewed the left over stuff
before Mum and Cousin Simon arrived to take me and a few more bits of stuff to Chester
and I was pleased to see Aunty Dot and Aunty Bet arrive at the same time
and was really pleased that the three sisters left together
as I prepared for my first night in my new Home.

Saturday 9th September
Cousin Pete popped in, in the evening, and I was pleased at his understanding of my interpretation of my space and I enjoyed tweaking stuff, after his kind comments,
before concentrating on a dial-up Internet connection, and enjoyed a toast alone later
as I received Sarah's Birthday greetings, as I enjoyed a Majestic Armagnac.

Let out a lot of recent thoughts, as I regained Internet connection
albeit dial-up again but will soon be back on Broadband
and will get back to logical 5 stuff soon when emotion stops controlling me.

Sunday 10th September
Found the box with my smelly lotion in and my body gratefully accepted the need for Exorex
as the psoriasis has got rather bad, as I've ignored it during the upheaval,
and, after clearing space in the kitchen, I wandered into Chester briefly
to buy a bit of food and I enjoyed preparing a spag\bol later,
accompanied by a very nice Shiraz\Cabernet.

Monday 11th September
Took a break from boxes and went out and met some of my new neighbours in the Square
and Tony 7 was most helpful in providing names to faces and doors, and ordered BT Broadband,
before Colin C, from my Chapter, popped in with some produce from his free-range hens
before I resorted to the local Kebab House again, 3rd time now, tried the Fish'nChips,
after the Kebab and Burger nights and got a tasty 'regular's' waiting treat
and explored a Pinotage for the first time as I contemplated on how nice it feels to be here.

Tuesday 12th September
Went to the old house, on the bus, and Mother & Aunty Dot arrived later to help
clear up the last bits from the past before Cousin Pete arrived to transport stuff
to my new Home and I reflected later on the emptiness of the past.

Wednesday 13th September
Concentrated on the skin and didn't get much done as I just relaxed.

Thursday 14th September
The new bed arrived and I walked into the City Centre and treated myself to some new pillows
before treating the skin to more ointment, which seems to be easing nicely now
and then managed to start attacking the bags and boxes in the bedroom.

Friday 15th September
Sarah's friend Nick popped in and dropped off a packet Sarah's memories from her travels
before I went into the City Centre to choose an Audio CD to buy, as my now sound, but got
a phone call as I browsed from Mark (still my Son-in-Law), as his Grandma lives in the Square,
and I returned Home and after chatting for a bit, his Mum and Little Sister popped in,
before I relaxed alone in the evening, coated in my ointments which are helping.

Saturday 16th September
Reorganised the sound system again and was pleased to get my old B&W DM5's into the system
before I took a break when Colin C picked me up to take me to his house
to help him get his Daughter Susie's laptop ready, in support of her Sunday University start,
and I enjoyed sharing a few NLP learnings, as Mum Sheila prepares for the change
before I returned refreshed and got my living room sorted, happy that it reflected Me.

Sunday 17th September
Worked on the Kitchen and the skin.

Monday 18th September
Moved into the bedroom and made some space
sufficient to nip into the City centre to buy some curtains
and fired up the washing machine for the first time.

Tuesday 19th September
Moved stuff around again and made a bit more space
despite the body's discomfort.

Wednesday 20th September
Paranormal John and Helen popped in
before an appointment with the Solicitors over the by-laws of my new home
and found myself a Doctor's Practice.

Thursday 21st September
Broadband arrived but didn't get chance to play before Paranormal John dropped in
and gave me a lift to the old house and dropped a car load of stuff at my new home
before returning to wait for the meter reading man before Ian M and I ran another car load
of stuff to Chester, before Ian cooked a smashing meal at his house, before I discovered
that I only had half a car-key and will have to find the spare (in one of the boxes)
before we walked to the pub where Ian N and Marion kindly gave me a lift home later.

Friday 22nd September
Roger J popped in in the morning before a surprise phone call from Sarah, in London,
asking if she and Lee could crash here overnight, which led to a little panic
as I cleared boxes & bags out of the living room but by the time they arrived, about 10.30 pm, there was space for them to lay on the futon, and the room looked homely
as we chatted long into the night and caught up on the last 16 week's experiences.

Saturday 23rd September
After a combined foray into the supermarket, Sarah & Lee went to their old home
and collected some things before we relaxed into the early hours again, chatting,
as I opened a 27 year old bottle of home-made Carrot Wine to toast our new futures.

Sunday 24th September
Sarah & Lee left in the afternoon, to stay with her Mother, more space,
before Scotty popped in for a coffee break, and carrot wine, before he cycled back
and then I hit the painful skin with smelly stuff, as I deleted 8000 e-mails.

Time to take some time off
and work out who I am
knowing that I'm lucky to have arrived here.

I'll be back....