During the recent periods of soreness, I have examined my scalp, nothing to see, no redness etc, so I decided to look up sore scalp on line. There were a couple of scary things such as arteritis, but I think it was too localised for that. Something else which I read I found quite interesting. Apparently. most shampoos, and bath and shower lotions contain something called either sodium lauryl sulphate, or sodium laureth sulphate. This apparently, is a substance used to clean oil from garage floors, and is used to create bubbles. Time to check the bathroom cupboard! Every item I had contained it.
I checked all the labels on my next trip to Sainsbo's, everything there seemed to contain it.
So I went to the local health food shop, and looked at their organic range. No sodium laureth sulphate, but they were a bit pricey. I bought both shampoo, and shower gel, then later found a bath liquid, and something called dead sea salts, for use in the bath. Later still I found a tea tree oil shampoo.
Since using these products I have not had a sore scalp. Coincidence? perhaps, but if I get a sore scalp again, I just might get it checked out by the G P.
We have been minding the children again, it's lovely to watch Nathaniel in creative play, he chats away to himself. Husband managed to find a whole load of wooden track, possibly big jigs, trains, shed, turntable etc in a charity shop. Apparently they have moved the trains to a different room at nursery, as N would play with nothing else. Lydia doesn't give all her attention to toys, but she is always after my glasses, phone, nail scissors, knitting needles, in short anything which she shouldn't have.
It has continued to rain, a lot, but temperatures are so mild that all the crocuses are out, our tiny prunus has blossom, and my first daff came out yesterday. Today it is a lovely sunny day, but still that nip in the air. I should be out in the garden pulling up those wretched Spanish bluebells, but every time I do so, my back seems to get worse. Last week was half term, Daughter was having some time off, so we took off for the South Coast on the Monday to visit Mum in Law. I took 3 main meals with me. I was a bit nervous about sitting in the car for so long, but coped. The services are being refurbished, so I had a M&S wrap, and husband a pasty. The small Costa was open, so we had coffee too, we had to eat sitting in the car. We arrived at the bungalow at around 2.15 pm, and later did our customary tour of the village. There was one notable change, a shop which had been 'pile it high and sell it cheap' is now an estate agents. Talking of which, house prices in our town have escalated to ridiculous levels, and I am told estate agents are asking for sealed bids! A sure recipe for a bubble. There is still a fair bit of building going on, but they are all ridiculous prices, and the size is such that one could not swing the proverbial.
I digress! Mum in law was pleased to say she has a further appointment with the shoulder specialist who did her decompression last year, she wrote to him as she has been in considerable pain, and cannot raise her arm very high. She thinks it is from the tear, but I have a tear in the left shoulder rotator cuff tendon, and don't get pain. I wonder if she perhaps didn't get enough physio, as she said she only had 2 or 3 sessions, but after my first op I was seeing the physio from July to November. Hopefully the consultant will be able to sort out the problem. They tend not to repair tears after the age of about 75, as it doesn't have a high success rate. I dread to think how she would manage in a sling for 6 weeks. The shepherds pie I had hastily made from the left over joint went down very well at dinner, we were not late going to bed, but as usual, I had difficulty sleeping.
Sorry, I haven't written on here for over a week, pressing on, on the Tuesday we took Mum in law into Eastbourne. Husband wasn't going to have lunch with us, but changed his mind, and we went in C&H fabrics again. I had my usual goat's cheese and red onion marmalade tart, the other 2 had jacket potatoes. We had a look upstairs, and I found some gorgeous summery material, so bought a dress length. I really must get sewing. We went to a few more shops, but Mum in Law tires very easily these days. She wanted a few bits from Sainsbury's, including her dairy free ice cream,and so I rang husband and he met us there. Mum in law has now decided she is also allergic to rice, as she had eaten some rice cereal, and started itching again.
Back at the bungalow, I read my book which I had taken with me, It's taken me ages to get through it, The tenant of Wildfell Hall. Then we decided which of the frozen casseroles I had taken was most defrosted. Later, as I read the paper, I discovered that Death in Paradise was on, so we watched that. Mum in Law didn't seem to enjoy it, but we find it quite entertaining, it's sort of Midsomer in the Carribean.
On the Wednesday we went into Bexhill. First though, husband did a small job in the garden, then we dismantled Mum in Law's upright 'sit under' hair dryer, to fit it into the car, then we took it to the dump. Then we found somewhere to park on Bexhill sea front, which was quite expensive. As I was at the machine, I was asked 'have you got any change to spare love', by a man, and said, 'I don't have enough for what I want.' Back at the car we had a pooling of cash, and I managed to buy a ticket. So as we left the car park, I was a bit annoyed to be accosted by the same chap. I said 'Sorry, but I've already told you that I didn't have enough.'
Mum in law and I walked down one of the side streets, as she wanted to buy a card, husband went off for his usual tour of charity shops. We met up for lunch, somewhere we have been before, husband and I had ciabatta, with bacon and a soft cheese, can't remember which, and Mum in Law had a sandwich. I discovered that the ladies room was up 2 flights of stairs, so advised Mum in Law to wait till we left the cafe, as the loos near the station are on the level. Then we walked, as it were, round 2 sides of a square, calling in at the Christian book stall run by the church we go to if we visit at weekend. As I was about to go into a shop in the side street, the same beggar cut straight in front of me, and rather aggressively asked another passer by for any spare change. He was beginning to be a bit of a nuisance. Our need for chocolate satisfied, we had a short stroll across the promenade to see what damage the recent storms and high winds had done. There is a row of houses, which we think are for the elderly, some had storm gates across their gardens,but the main 'damage' seemed to be just piles and piles of shingle thrown up from the beach. We walked back to the car, then drove the scenic route to the bungalow.
Later after eating the other casserole, we managed to rig up my laptop to the TV so that we could watch the previous Sunday's Call the Midwife on iplayer. Mum in Law seemed to enjoy it, but she usually watches the God channel on a Sunday evening when midwife is on, and doesn't have a 'smart' TV, and wouldn't understand the technology involved for iplayer.
On the Thursday we got our packing done, collected up our stuff, and set off for home. It was half term week so there was no nursery, and Daughter was at home with the children. After unloading the car, unpacking, and phoning those who needed to know we were home, we started sorting and tidying in our bedroom, and moving stuff out so that the delivery men could get our new mattress up the stairs on the Friday.
Friday morning, we took the bed apart, husband moved the mattress into the spare room, I vacuumed thoroughly in the space where the bed goes, especially behind the headboard, then the bed base was put back together. We had been told any time between 1 and 9 pm, and they arrived at about 4 pm.
It takes a while to get used to any new mattress, and the first night I didn't sleep too well, but it has been getting better.
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