Saturday 22 May 2021

Week 20 - One Daily Positive, shipping and a big cat on the loose

I've had a few people ask me recently if my health issues are related to the menopause. The answer is no, although I'm probably going through it regardless. I've actually had my periods stopped to validate the iron deficiency and 2 years ago I was diagnosed with a small bleed in my small intestine caused by an intolerance to wheat.

All my medical appointments are blood test led, as in it's not me going back and forth to the Doctors, it's them calling me back and forth, a high white blood cell count led to me having a bone marrow biopsy, where several unexplained results were identified which they are still trying to work out. In the meantime, the iron infusions cause my electrolytes to malfunction and caused numbness and itching and bone pains, which are a recent, known side effect of the infusions.

We've moved out the villa this week and into an apartment in the Marina, near the beach. It's been a very stressful week, but I'm totally switched off now, despite ending the week with a migraine, but that's heat and physical work related.

We were planning to fly to the UK on June 2nd and hotel quarantine for 11 days as legally required to and we won't be allowed to fly unless we can produce proof of hotel booking, however the earliest we can now get a direct flight is June 15th, hopefully the UAE will be off the red list and we can just isolate at home instead.

Oh and we've also been keeping an eye out for an escaped black panther/jaguar in the local community this week.

135 Saturday Out for breakfast with friends, a food shop and home to watch the FA Cup Final. Found this growing in the garden, taking the form of the fence, it's a squash of some kind.


136 Sunday Started the process of closing bank accounts so we can obtain a clearance certificate prior to flying home. Headed out to old Dubai for some shopping, it does entertain me.


137 Monday Shipping company confirmed they are coming to pack on Wednesday. most of the day spent on the sofa watching movies. Saw Jaws 2, scared me all over again lol.

I've found good homes for all the plants.


138 Tuesday Super busy sorting the house ready for moving. Had to do the insurance quote which is itemising everything packed and putting a price on it for replacement value in the UK.


139 Wednesday Packers arrived, once they knew what was being packed and what was staying I took myself off for a coffee and to read my book, they'd gone by 3pm and I went out in the evening to meet a friend for coffee at a local mall.


140 Thursday All the furniture was loaded in the container. There's a lot of stuff we're not taking back with us which I started to shift outside with help from the removal men.


141 Friday Spent the day cleaning the villa and having the garden and all the waste removed, slight hiccup with the company doing the work who said they would finish tomorrow then demanded paying up front and accusing me of cheating them. All resolved now, but typical behaviour and all too common I'm afraid. 

View from JBR towards the end of the Marina from our current home.


On the blog this week:

Post Comment Love - The shipping has been shipped


Construction Photography - The Atlantis Hotel



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18 comments:

  1. Sounds like all the packing and move stuff is under control. I can't believe people would buy those type of items you've shared! But they obviously do or they wouldn't make them

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    1. it is ridiculous the stuff you can buy here

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  2. I bet your help issues haven't been helped with all the stress you have had going on it the moment with the move back to the UK.
    hahaha! Keta Spade did make me chuckle.
    Itemising all of your belongings sounds like a really big job but it sounds like the packing all went well x

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    1. just waiting now for the container to arrive and then check everything off again

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  3. Sorry to hear that you’ve had a stressful week and hope you can get some answers with your ongoing health issues soon. Hope that everything goes more smoothly with the shipping container this time around and glad you got the issue resolved with the company accusing you of cheating them. The items you photographed in the shops made me smile. #project365

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    1. fingers crossed the shipping container arrives on time

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  4. Hope the stress is abating a bit now and that red list status changes soon for you #365

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    1. stress almost gone, red list status sadly didn't change

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  5. It's all go now isn't it! Hope the red list changes.

    Love the view from your new apartment

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  6. A bit of immature giggling about the shopping spots! Good luck getting a smooth return to the UK, hope the plans are working out so far. #project365

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  7. That sounds like my kind of packing, I hate moving and especially the packing up. I hope coming home all goes smoothly

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    1. well, we're back, not sure it's been that smooth, but it's happened

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  8. Hope that things change in time for you, although who knows! I bet you are glad the bits are finally packed away now. I hope the flat in the marina allows you to relax a little before coming home. I had no idea it was so stressful moving from abroad.

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  9. Honestly I wouldn't know where to start. It sounds like such a stressful time. I hope you are improving health-wise #365

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