This week started slowly as I was still getting over a cold. I also saw a doctor about my tinnitus. The week finished with me receiving the documents for my upcoming holiday.
Monday, 30th January.
I woke up feeling horrible today. I had some porridge and a coffee, then wolfed down my cocktail of tablets. I did go to the local Dia supermarket to get some coffee capsules for my Nespresso machine, but apart from that, I did absolutely nothing today.
I coughed and sputtered my way through the day, trying to keep warm as much as possible, taking tablets when they were due and eating hot soup when I was hungry.
Tuesday, 31st January.
I woke up feeling a bit better today but still did nothing but keep warm indoors all morning. At 4:30 pm, I got on my disability scooter and went to the doctor's clinic to see a specialist about my tinnitus.
When I saw the doctor, he removed a large amount of wax from my ears before giving me a hearing test. The results showed that I had trouble hearing two octaves in one ear and one octave in the other ear. He told me that I needed to take further tests and gave me a form to take to my insurance agent to get the costs authorised.
When I got home, I sat watching the television to watch the final hours of the transfer window. Arsenal buys the midfielder Jorginho from Chelsea and releases two other players to go out on loan. Hopefully, our signings will add some depth to the squad and help Arsenal win the Premier League this season.
Wednesday, 1st February.
I woke up at about 7 am and got myself a coffee before going to do some work on my website. I had to go and see my health insurance agent this morning to get some tests authorised. I also had to ensure they didn't arrange the tests whilst I was away on holiday.
As I am near the cafe my friend Mike goes to in the mornings, I pop in to say hello and have a coffee with a group of people that he meets. We chatted for a while, and after Mike had left, I went to see my insurance agent, Sofia. She took copies of the paperwork that the Doctor had given me and said she would try to get the appointment authorised and the appointment made before I went on holiday. She also got a copy of my new, updated COVID certificate for me. For some reason, I could never manage to do it, while she managed to get it for me on the first attempt.
When I left the insurance office, I popped in to see Martin and Kate. They were at home, but I was feeling the cold a lot and did not want to stay out too long, so I headed home after saying hello. I am soon at home, wrapped up warm with the heating on. Today is supposed to be the coldest day of the year so far.
Thursday, 2nd February.
I woke at around 7 am, got myself a coffee and some porridge and worked on my website for a while before going out for some groceries. I went to Consum around 11:30 am to get some crumpets. They work out expensive in Spain but are ideal when I don't want to cook much.
After getting my shopping, I continued to see Martin for a chat, and we had a beer or two whilst we discussed a round-the-world cruise I plan to do before I die. It would be the ideal thing to do to allow me to cross lots of things off of my bucket list. The biggest problem is the cost and the huge single supplement that a lot of holiday providers charge for single travellers. I will continue to investigate it and continue to dream about making the trip.
After leaving Martin, I stopped off at Rocco's bar on the way home for a couple of beers. I had a chat with Rashid, but there were very few people about, so I headed home. After I got home, I put away the groceries I bought, then messaged my friend Shellie to see if her pub was open and head off out again. When I got to La Playa bar, I saw Carrie from the San Juan bar. She told me that she had just sold her bar, and I wished her luck in whatever she did in the future. There are a lot of bars for sale in Los Alcazares at the moment, including La Playa bar. The floods, COVID and downturn in visitors haven't helped, and I wish all local business owners the very best for this coming year.
I also see my friends Bob and Connie and have a quick chat with them before they leave. Bob agrees to come round with some garden sheers to trim my hair before I go on holiday later this month. Shellie seems very happy behind the bar today, and it transpires that she has asked Jim to marry her, and he has said yes, congratulations to you both. When the bar closed at around 9 pm, Shellie and Jim dropped me off at home, and I sat on my sofa to watch television before going to bed.
Friday, 3rd February.
I woke around 8 am today, get myself a coffee and sat at my computer to work for a while. My leg aches a bit this morning and is slightly swollen. I decided that to be safe, I would order a new set of compression stockings to wear whilst I am on holiday. The extra walking I will be doing is likely to make my leg swell up so they will help.
I log onto Amazon to order the compression stocking and order some Oohlong ginger tea leaves at the same time. They will be delivered tomorrow so I will have to stay home and wait for the delivery. This won't be a problem really as I normally do my washing on a Saturday anyway.
The rest of the day is spent watching films on television and keeping my leg raised to help the swelling.
Saturday, 4th February.
I slept well last night, and I woke up at around 8 am today. I got myself a coffee before sitting at my computer to check my messages and update my website.
I stripped the bed linen from my bed and put it in my washing machine before I sat down in front of the television to watch today's sport. Arsenal played Everton in the early football game, and Wales played Ireland in the opening game of the Six Nations Championship this afternoon. With my tea leaves and compression stockings arriving today, it will be a very busy day in front of the television.
The Arsenal vs Everton football match was a good game if you weren't an Arsenal fan. Unfortunately, Everton completely outperformed Arsenal, beating them 0-1. Well played, Everton. I didn't watch the Wales vs Ireland rugby game. I had turned over after watching the football but the game was already out of touch for Wales so I watched a film instead.
My compression socks and new tea leaves arrived this afternoon, and I stayed indoors in the warm watching films all night.
Sunday, 5th February.
I slept well last night and woke up at around 8 am today. I got myself a coffee and checked my email. I had lots of junk mail which I quickly filed in the bin before reading an email from MSC informing me that I could already check-in for my cruise later in the month and sending me my tickets and other paperwork.
I spent some time working on my website this morning. Unfortunately, a lot of the internal links need adjusting because of the new navigation, and I have to start adjusting them all. I worked on my website until around 1 pm before I realised the day was half gone and stopped for something to eat. I had a jacket potato for dinner. I cooked it for 8 minutes in my microwave and finished off for 10 minutes in my air fryer, before filling it with a mixture of blue cream cheese and grated cheddar cheese. It was lovely, air fryers really do make beautiful jacket potatoes.
This evening, I flipped between police car chase programs and the Tottenham vs Manchester City football match. Tottenham beat City 1-0 and helped Arsenal out by making sure that they keep a five-point lead over them in the Premier League whilst still having a game in hand. Thank you, Spurs.