Nina's Blog - Monday 2nd February 2026

Monday 2nd February 2026, 11:09

Today's must do task is to repair a tear in a duvet cover. But before I do that I'll get the bread machine started.

I've done a tiny bit of exercise so far too:
- press ups: 4
- squats: 20
- sit ups: 6
- squat thrusts: 6

Edit 16:37: just did five more press ups. Doesn't seem to be getting any easier, perhaps i need to do it for more than a couple of days :-)

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22Michelle · 70-79, T

I can't criticise uour exercising as mine is not going well. Somehoe aqquired bursitis in my left elbow back in early December and it's still a problem and painful. The flu type bug that laid me low over Hogmanay has kept me out of the gym. And just to cheer me up I've had a very, very painful flare up of my Gout. It's improved, but still limping, Ibuprofen and loads of lemon juice has helped. The loads of lemon juice means I'm doing a lot of limping to the bathroom to relief the bladder pressure!. Fingers crossed ghings improve.

Nb I'llnot bore you on my cataract examination and , hopefully, soon operation. And there's also the daughter's wedding at the start of April.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@22Michelle Ouch! You seem to have been hit with a whole raft of things all at once. I confess I don't even know what bursitis is and how does lemon juice help with gout?

Good luck with the cataracts, the very idea of someone operating on my eyes makes me feel quite queasy!

22Michelle · 70-79, T

@ninalanyon Bursitis is swelling in the elbow. Lemon juice does seem to help, but a lot of it is just drinking loads of juice and water to flush out the Uric Acid.
As for the cataract I'm not looking forward to it, but right eye is getting to be a real problem. And yes since mid November I seem to be hitting just about every bug, injury, household problem that can happen.