Monday, 18 May 2009

Scared, fed up and pissed off!!!

<--- This could be my housemate!!! He's just had 5 days off in which he did nothing for the benefit of the household apart from taking the dogs out on Saturday morning for 20 minutes whilst I was shopping, oh yes, and his dishes last Thursday evening whilst I was out. Apart from that he kept leaving his crumbs all over the kitchen, more than once a day, washed his hands about 10 times a day leaving the sink and bathroom covered in water, and generally dropping his stuff where he walked. And of course, with him being in the house all day, there is a lot more dust and dirt. I am soooo fed up with it and pissed off with him. Not once did he offer to cook or clean up after. I can't live in such dirt, so I clean it, and if I ever say anything, he just grins inanely and walks off. Ok, so I don't pay rent, but I pay all the electricity, half the gas, half the telephone/TV/broadband bill, I pay ALL the food and household goods and do generally all the cooking and cleaning as he works. Somehow I don't think that I should be paying rent!!! Unfortunately I can't tell him to get out, as the deposit for the house is in his name. I would never be able to find that sort of money. I have been so wound up the last few days, that it worsened the breathing marlarky and induced various panic attacks. I could kill him at the moment ... seriously. Oh yes, and it's every weekend the same, he comes home on a Friday eve and says he is ill. Which of course relieves him from all house duties ... including mowing the lawn, changing light bulbs, any repairs that might be needed. I am a one-woman-show in that respect. I can now even fix the lawn mower! It's a bit like living with the teenager from hell. Today he has shuffeled off back to work and the whole place is in such a state, because I haven't been too well myself, that I don't know where to start with the cleaning/tidying and find it very difficult to find the energy to even think about it. It depresses me ...

Went to the spirometry this morning, but had to fight that the nurse even did it. I got called into the treatment room and when she heard me wheeze, she said: "Sorry love, can't do it when you're that chesty." So I flew off the handle a bit, telling her that if I wasn't this chesty and had suspected COPD, we probably wouldn't need to do this. She must have seen that I was not joking and did the bloody test. Telling me off in between for not blowing long enough ... but hey, I just couldn't. She wouldn't let on anything about the results, which I suppose is normal, but I am seeing the doctor at 4pm today. So hopefully all will be revealed then. All I could glance from the scrap of paper the machine spat out was: "Estimated lung age: 74", so that was a bit of a shock. She scolded me for smoking and I told her, that I had put my name down for the no-smoking clinic over 3 weeks ago, but had not heard from them. She checked up and informed me, that my name wasn't down on the list. Thank you, Mrs Receptionist, for doing your job properly ... Grrrrrrrrrrrr! Anyway, I have now an appointment to see the no-smoking nurse on Thursday afternoon. Success!!! I will also get the doc today to write me prescriptions for the nicorette inhalator and patches. Mentally I am a non-smoker already, physically I will be in a few days. I need/want to do this! Soon!

22 comments:

  1. When you get your health situation under control, it may be time to start looking for a new place to live.

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  2. You can do it (quit smoking), Fishy! I know you can. Sorry your weekend was crap. So was mine. I am splitting up with my husband after 15 years together. I am going to view an apartment tonight and will likely be moving out the end of this month. The apartment is a half of a house, and the owner has no problem with my animals. Yay!

    The split has been a long time coming. It was a mutual decision, and there were no other parties involved. I know it's for the best in the end, but right now I have the low-level SADS.

    Love you. Maybe our weeks will be better than our weekends. Here's hoping!

    SB

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  3. Good for you for even taking the first step in stopping smoking. Brave move. I will pray for strength and stamina for you.

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  4. welll at least he washes his hands...lol

    congrats on quitting!

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  5. Sorry you had trouble with the nurse. Glad you got the test done. Great you're getting patches. I loved the patches. I would wake up not needing a smoke. Oh so nice. Maybe you could do more stitching to keep your hands busy. I made these cool cross point Christmas ornaments when I quit. Haven't done any since then.

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  6. Fish, I hope that you take care of yourself. I would ditch the roomie when possible. Sounds like a walking resentment builder.

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  14. I heard the one you spray up your nose like liquid coke is strongest, though it can burn the old throat...

    I gave up smoking years ago using nicotine gum. It really worked and I did 6 entire months without a cig, including new years eve.

    There's also stuff called Zyban/buproprion you can get off your gp. It's a pill you can take on TOP of NRT. It makes fags taste of burning tyres...

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  15. Micky,
    Fuck off. You're a damn nutter.

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  16. Where are you Fishy? I miss your posts. Is everything okay?

    Love,

    SB

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  17. Helppppppppp my blog's been invaded ^^

    SB and everybody else who has been wondering, I am still around, just had nothing to say for a few days. Will post something later on today or early tomorrow though.

    Thanks for caring
    Love
    xxxx

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  18. Good luck with quitting smoking! I hope you can do it!!! and you def need a new roomie!

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  19. Fishy - You can delete any comments - just log in as you - the blog author - and click on the little trash/rubbish can next to the ones you want to delete.
    Take control of your blog woman! It will make you a stronger person.

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  20. hmmm managed to delete most of mikey's comments, but it won't do the one *shrugs*

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  21. I used to have a highly annoying housemate (why did I nearly put "Evil Spirit" there ..?

    Anyway this deadbeat person (though quite charming in some other ways) was a terminal alcoholic and used to pass out nightly on the couch with his back to a blaring television.

    Anyway the local joke shop were doing a special offer on itching powder so I bought 10 packets and boy! ~ did I have some fun spooning it down his teeshirt with longhandled cookery implements every night. He also had a thong underwear left lying in our airing cupboard for days on and and I put it in that ...

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