How lovely to wake to see the sun trying to peep through the clouds. Grey days are hard work! We are already nearly half way through November - where is the time going? Christmas will be here all too soon.

I am struggling to drink enough! Having switched off the messages to my brain to drink when I am thirsty I am finding it very hard to switch them on again. I don't drink when I am thirsty - in fact I tell myself not to drink then. You would think it would be easy to turn those messages on again but no! When I couldn't drink I used to imagine being able to drink whenever I liked!

It is so lovely to have the week stretching in front of me. I have lots of lovely things planned, lunches with friends, coffee out a couple of times. Kit maybe coming on Thursday which will be great as I haven't seen her for ages and I am really looking forward to seeing her Africa photos. I also have 3 or maybe 4 hospital visits to fit in. A blood test on Wednesday, the new kidney clinic on Thursday, Rheumatology on Friday and maybe a visit to the breast care nurse about my arm. Hopefully one week soon I won't have any hospital visits - you never know!

We have booked our first holiday for next year - yippee! I can't quite believe that we will be able to go away - we shall see.

Today church - remembering and roast dinner - yum.