Yeah, so I've finally stopped calling everyone a motherfucker - it barely lasted five days so why Stripes is complaining, I don't know!! However, the Wakanda hangover remains. I would still book tickets to Wakanda in a hot minute (I'm pretty sure I could help Killmonger deal with his feelings of loss while he recovered from that spear wound). It's probably a good thing I don't go out very often as calling people Coloniser, throwing wigs at them and expecting a proper Wakandan salute when you meet them is beyond the expectations of our little section of Birmingham!
So what's occurring? Well, I'm on day 24/5 of Exante. I did have a planned evening off for our concert night - hot salty fries anyone? - but right back on it the next day. I haven't seen any consistent weight loss - in the first week, the scales said I had lost 3 lbs; second week 2lbs. As you can imagine, having given up food entirely, I was less than pleased with these puny results. It doesn't help that my scales are a hunk of junk and rarely give the same results twice in a row. I promised myself I'd do it for a month and then decide what next, so that's what I'm doing. I actually like the shakes and porridge - some of the bars are revolting and mac and cheese taste like paste. But I can do this. I was meant to be following it with a friend, but she doesn't have as much to lose as me and when her first week's results were a pile of crap, she kinda jumped ship! So, me, myself and I and a facebook group that I've found. Plus numerous youtube videos including Life of Ollie.
Unfortunately, I'm not feeling well today. It looks like I've got a mini infection of my helix piercing i.e. a HUGE lump behind my ear that stabs me like the sword of a thousand spartans if I move my head without thinking. This comes with a side order of nausea, hot and cold fever, temperatures which make me feel like a furnace even whilst shivering - you get the picture. I tried to use this as justification for another day off diet plan - surely MacDonalds would make me feel better? But Stripes is onto me and my shenanigans so what I got was steroid ointment and orders to drink more fluids.
Thirty Seconds to Mars was freaking amazing. There were so many other disabled people there- we passed at least four other wheelchairs, plus people using crutches and walking sticks. It made me feel like I stood out a little less, which is saying something as the last time I tried to dye my crewcut blonde, it came out a delightful shade of lavender! Our seats were good and to be honest, I can't remember the last time I just sang my heart out without worrying about being out of tune, with thousands of other people joining in. I felt so free that even the pain in my knees from sitting still for so long didn't bother me much.
And of course, Stripes. She's my best mate and she doesn't always believe me when I tell her how special she is. But she moved the car on her own because she knew I couldn't walk back to it, move it and still have any real energy left. She just did it - and bloody perfectly too. She parked better than I do!! I'm mega proud of her, but she just thinks I have to be cos I'm her mother. Pft, shows what she knows
Easter holidays, which means Little Monster, She has been trying really hard lately but that seems to be wearing off. Just in time for her to go and spend a week with her Dad. She doesn't want to go - especially as it falls over her birthday - but she DOES want to go because he's her dad, and she wants him to have a chance to get to know her after being away for five years. So hopefully, he won't disappoint her. And it means Stripes and I get a week to ourselves! Until she's actually on the coach, I won't believe it, but we could be getting a WHOLE WEEK to ourselves!!!
In the meantime, the April thing is face make up - i.e. foundation, concealer and contour. None of us have ever used make up really before but Lil Monster has expressed interest. For her birthday, we've bought her some make up palettes, and for our April thing, I've just ordered a load of foundation, etc for us all to play with.
Not as easy as it sounds as I haven't been able to get to any shops to test foundation colours for matching my skin tone. None of the local superdrugs are particularly wheelchair friendly - whether it be a lack of parking or a lack of space within the store. Add to that, apparently this make up flies off the shelves because it is affordable but good! So we've ordered a variety of shades and will see how it turns out.
So, that's a little catch up with me. I've fallen in love with the Strictly Come Dancing game on tablet, which has rapidly become a bit of an obsession. This does mean I have semi stopped playing Songpop, Words with Friends and Sims Freeplay. And now, Sims Mobile, which I am less than impressed with but stay playing because I want to see what happens when my sims die!
Maybe you'll hear more from me over the next fortnight. Although, Shadowhunters season 3 has started so I wouldn't count on it - Malec isn't going to support itself you know!
Wakanda Forever!
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