Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 7hWhat a day of positives, it did not rain whilst we were drumming (this is quite remarkable given today’s weather), I managed to pull right out of the Asda junction without waiting AT ALL! And I got a parking space right around the corner without having to drive around town 20 times. 190
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 8hOne of those days, it did reach Barrow but stayed dry for both of our sets so that’s a result. 120
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 12hAm actually drumming in Barrow and in contrast to when I stepped out of my house 30mins ago the weather here is dry! 110
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 13hHave overdone it with the library borrowing, 2 physical books on hold both arrived this week and 2 more on BorrowBox available for download. No prizes for guessing what I’ll be mostly doing this weekend 📚 360
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I had my hood up when I took Gwen to the park earlier. 030
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Physio, reign it right back, light to zero resistance to try and settle it down and get on top of the pain. Haven’t spoken to consultant yet, he may want to go back in but I’ll be asking why this wasn’t fixed when I had the operation 6 months ago. 110
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Physio had my scan results today. Calcific tendinopothy 😭 The physio I’ve put so much effort into, rather than helping my shoulder heal from surgery has been aggravating the tendon. It’s good news in so far as I wasn’t wrong in thinking something still wasn’t right, but fed up just doesn’t cover it 140
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s rainy and miserable and I needed to check it was working before it gets properly cold… That said it was only 4°c when I set off to work this morning. 100
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If it’s meant to be it will be. Does feel a bit like the universe is trying to tell me to stay put. 000
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Miss moneybags I am not but I’ve put the heating on tonight anyway. 110
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Been through a long winded interview process for a job. Didn’t get it but they offered me another position, however it’s pretty much like for like with my current job minus some of the employee benefits. So I’m still staying put. 110
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Review with consultant today, 6 months post surgery and still in pain. Being sent for scans and x-ray to see if everything is as it should be. Or not. 040
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Today I finally saw a hummingbird hawk moth, sadly it was trapped inside the new Yorkshire Trading Company shop. Saw a young lad fall stunt like from his MTB as he misjudged his cornering outside the new Yorkshire Trading Company shop. And a drunk man fell over outside my house. Eventful day. 050
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ve just finished watching this all the way through too, ancestry uk drilled into my brain now! 000
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Home again. I did see the photo’s at the last meeting but was nice to see them displayed. Don’t know anyone well enough to butt in on conversations. Had a glass of wine though and reflected on how lucky I am to live somewhere that I can walk home on a rural footpath in the pitch black without fear. 040
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hopefully. Inner debate now is walk or drive, it’s not far to walk but it’s raining and I’ll need a torch on the way home… 110
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I didn’t make photography meeting last night, so to make sure they don’t think I wasn’t interested after my one attendance I’m going to the opening night of their exhibition tonight. 240
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We had torrential showers yesterday morning followed by a gorgeous afternoon then torrential showers. Typical Cumbria 😂 010
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Rain hammering on the skylight, almost dark. Cosy indoor vibes with my little toadstool lights on the coffee table. 350
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’ll let them work out for themselves that that’s an option for anything urgent/important. It’s more about ‘reminding’ them of the fact that we should have had a phone line installed for 1st September. Not that that’s the fault of the office staff mind. 110
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Email from office staff who know full well that we have no phone line at our end of the site - “so and so needs to speak to you, how can I put a call through to you?“ Me - “You can’t, until they install a phone line for us” Also read as no way are you giving out my mobile for this! 150
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Back to work today. Absolutely nothing has changed (apart from the boundaries I’ve now set for myself). 040
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Approaching the end of the day. Played our socks off today 🥁 090
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A lovely day at the seaside with the best of people today. Taking part in a drum festival in Morecambe. Brilliant day but a long one with hours standing/marching, late home and now suffering for my art. 080
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Everything (including myself) just feels all out of sorts lately. 230
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thanks for your responses, all duly noted. I have compromised and just bought a handheld for the stairs for now. 030
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Everyone, what are your vacuum cleaner recommendations? I have over googled it. I have a corded Dyson that I don’t think is ever going to die but I really need something lighter and easier to use but that can still manage Gwen’s relentless dog hair! 400
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Went over to Shipley today. It was raining when I set off from home but 23°c over there this afternoon! ☀️ 130
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Not really since son and daughter returned, but during the uni years I often had weekends like this. 010
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That was a great play, well worth staying up past 9pm for 😁 150
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Teaching an old dog new tricks, today Gwen and I tried out walking with a hands free lead so that I can use my walking pole on our walks not hikes. Very acceptable first attempt. 030
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New Dawn Fades - about Joy Division/Ian Curtis. I managed luckily to get a ticket via the waiting list. I am useless though, have known about it for months AND my son works at the venue, yet I still left it last minute 🙄 110
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I was on the waiting list for a play tomorrow and have now got a ticket 😁 160
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026No jab. Opted instead to go straight ahead with a referral to orthopaedics in the hope they can do something that will give me a better quality of life longer term. And so the wait begins, again. 160
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Pretty much always have cake on standby nowadays 😊 010
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Corticosteroid jab in my ankle this afternoon. I’m expecting this one to hurt 😣 120
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For as long as I can still bend down to pick them up I don’t think I’ll ever be able to walk past a shiny conker without bringing it home 070
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Found myself unintentionally very co-ordinated for today’s dog walk. 040
Stephanie @stephupnorth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I should get some art, even some prints. I have one cycling one hanging in the bike room but it’s photo heavy in my house. 010