When it's bad, it's quite bad

 Most of the time husband is quite lucid - well, to me anyway because I understand him after all these years, although he does sometimes attract puzzled looks from others who are bemused by something he's said.  Occasionally though there's a day when he's not - yesterday was one of them.  He was chattering away most of the day, as he always does (he's almost never quiet), but several times I had to say "What?  Say that again, in a different way".  Or I just looked at him and thought "what on earth is he talking about?".  It was one of those days when it was almost as if he was talking a foreign language.  I know he was tired, as was I, more so than usual - a reaction from our flu jabs I think - so perhaps that's why he was much more confusing than normal.  Whatever the reason, it was certainly a difficult day.  

It wasn't just his speech either.  I was crippled with back pain yesterday, it was really bad, much worse than usual.  Once the dinner was cooked, I asked husband if he'd mind serving it up, he readily agreed.  10 minutes later, I got up and went into the kitchen to see how he was getting on - all he'd done was make the gravy (just gravy granules, so simply a matter of pouring boiling water on them).  He was just moving dishes around without any clear idea of what to put on the plates first, it was as if he couldn't work out what to do next.  So I took over.  A bit worrying, actually.  He seems alright this morning though....so far - well, other than the fact that he came downstairs in just his boxers and a t-shirt (his sleeping attire) and complained that he was cold.  "Well, put your dressing gown on" I told him...."Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that!". 😒

The temperature has certainly dropped quite dramatically, both overnight and during the day, we'll be putting the heating on very soon I expect, although we don't feel in need of it right now (husband's put his dressing gown on and now says he feels fine).

My fortnightly shopping, instead of going when we've run out of something, is now working out very well.  I'm making sure I get enough supplies to last us at least a fortnight, so it's rare for me to run out of anything, and if it happens, I can just make do until we go again.  It's definitely saving us money, which means more can go into the savings accounts.

The back is still painful, I sat down a lot yesterday as it was just too painful to move really, but today I'm going to try being on my feet and moving about as much as possible, along with some gentle stretches.  It'll get better soon, it always does.