A new year = New Problems!

Well, there is so much that has happened and is still happening that I haven't had a chance to blog at all! I have all my Christmas/New Year stuff to share with you and will try to catch up soon.

As you can see from the title there are a few new problems for me on the health front. I went to the doctors to get a repeat prescription for the Pill and because I had only just registered there I had to see the nurse and have blood pressure/weight/height etc etc tests done before I could get it. Well to make a long story short I have high blood pressure! So its been back to the nurse for blood tests and blood pressure readings, then I was informed that they want to carry out a 24 hour cuff to see if I am suffering from white coat syndrome or high blood pressure. I have to do that on the 17th. My boss has a home testing blood pressure machine that he has lent to me that I have been using to monitor my pressure with and im pretty sure its high!.

She advised me that I need to reduce my caffeine and salt intake and try to reduce my stress levels too. I need to exercise more and start dieting. Well I don't add salt to my food and I only have coffee very occasionally if im tired and I don't drink tea. I know I need to lose weight and exercise more (that's my New Years resolution) but its not going to happen overnight. I'm worried about the results and how we are going to deal with it moving forward as I think stress is a major factor and short of quitting my job there is no way to get it under control.

So because of the above im not allowed to carry on with the Pill I was taking so I have been given alternatives that I can use. I have made my decision on what im going to do and have an appointment at the Clinic on the 25th and am also a little worried about that.

And to top it all off I am volunteering at the Panto for front of house again this week and am not getting home till very late, combine that with the inability to sleep for nearly a week, not going to knitting group since before Christmas and not seeing Ollie since Sunday(and I wont see him till Saturday night - 6 whole days) im a very very very unhappy bunny at the moment.

Im sorry to vent and share all my crappyness but a girl has to get it off her chest somewhere!