This week was a quiet week. Lots of my time was spent fighting off the cold I have, but I got out on Friday and had a few beers at a local bar.
Monday, 16th January.
I woke up feeling a bit better this morning. The Frenadol I am taking for the cold I have seems to be working. I slept very well. I normally sleep around 6 hours, but I slept for 10 hours last night. This morning, I cleaned my kitchen up, worked on my website and pottered around the apartment.
At lunchtime, a friend popped in to pick up the old television set that I had donated to a friend of his. I hope he makes good use of it. The rest of the day is spent working on my website.
Tuesday, 17th January.
I went to get a few groceries this morning at Economy Cash and afterwards met my friend Martin for a coffee at Cafe Parking before moving to a Cafe I haven't been to before, Punto y Coma, for another coffee. After chatting with Martin for a while, it got cold, so I went back to my apartment and put the heating on.
Whilst at home, I was again contacted by the DWP in England and was able to answer their questions. I spent the rest of the day working on my website. I am spending so much time on my website, and at the moment, I'm beginning to spin silk out of my backside.
Wednesday, 18th January.
Today was spent entirely indoors working on my website, staying warm and making a beautiful chicken and vegetable soup. The soup was so thick it was more like a stew. I made enough to have a large serving for my dinner and freeze four others.
I had another call from the DWP today but wasn't able to answer all their questions until I speak to my bank tomorrow.
Thursday, 19th January.
I woke up around 8 am today and had a coffee before going to the bank to speak to my account manager. My appointment was at 10 am. I got there at 9:45 am and was seen at 10:30 am. Somehow, appointment times at banks in Spain don't work the same way as in the rest of the world. After making an appointment and arriving early, I still have to wait to see someone.
I soon had the paperwork I needed sorted out and also managed to sort out insurance coverage for my cruise in February. On my way home, I went to the pharmacy to get some more Frenadol. I asked for some more, and at the same time, I asked for more Sintrom tablets, the tablets used to prevent my blood from coagulating and forming clots in my veins. The lady handed me both and asked if they were both for me. I told her they were, and she walked off to see another pharmacist. When she returned, she told me that I couldn't take both at the same time and had given me an alternative to the Frenadol. Instead of taking the Frenadol drink twice a day, she replaced it with tablets. I have to take two tablets three times a day. It is a good job I have a tablet organiser and dispenser as I would never remember taking all my different tablets at different times each day without it.
When I got home, I made myself a pot of Jasmine green tea with peach, added a teaspoon of honey, and then sat down at my computer to work on my website again.
Friday, 20th January.
I spent the morning working on my website, but by the afternoon, my eyes were becoming sore from too much time spent at the computer this week. I decided to go out for a beer and walked down to La Playa bar. I spent the afternoon and evening in the pub chatting with friends. I had planned to get a Chinese meal on my way home but after a few beers and a few shots of different liquids I just wanted to sleep, and when my friend Shellie dropped me off at home I fell asleep on the sofa watching television. When I woke up at around 3 am, it was too late for food, so I went to bed.
Saturday, 21st January.
When I woke up this morning, I decided to rest my eyes and not work on my computer all day. I spent all day watching various football matches on the television, none of which were very good. This evening, I watched a few episodes of a Jamie Theakston documentary, Forbidden History, before going to bed early.
Sunday, 22nd January.
I woke up around 7 am today and got myself a coffee before sitting at my computer. My eyes were not so sore today, and yesterday's day off from using the computer was worth it.
I did watch some of the Man City game on television today to see Haaland get his hat trick but I was really waiting for the biggest game of Arsenals season so far. I was not disappointed; Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2 in a fantastic game that was nail-biting, and both teams looked good. Eddie Nketiah scored a winner for Arsenal at the last minute of the game and sent the ground into a rapturous celebration, which included me watching from home, under a blanket in my apartment.
I enjoyed the Arsenal game so much that I stayed awake long enough to watch the highlights again on MOTD before going to bed.