Spanish omelette and salad; plum and cherry crumble and ice cream

I’ve belatedly realised what the main problem is with caring for mum. It’s that I can’t win.

Mum woke me up twice in the early hours of the morning, and has since complained (or implied a complaint) that I slept too much / too deeply last night. This morning, when I was up getting ready for a meeting with the physio, mum complained I was up and doing things too early.

For the past few days, mum has been complaining of constipation. Today that was resolved, and she complained about that, too. When she wasn’t complaining about that, it was her head; when both eased off, it was the soreness that caused complaint.

The doctors aren’t doing anything to help, but they’re also prescribing too many tablets. Which make her feel sick when she takes them, apparently, but if I don’t offer them I’m refusing to help her.

As I said: I can’t win.

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While mum was languishing in bed this morning, the OT and physio came to visit. They gave me some exercises to do, including one that’s specifically designed to help me get up after a fall. Later, mum saw the sheet of paper with those exercises described, and laughed.

“How ridiculous! Who needs that much guidance on how to stand up?”

“Someone with a disability?” I suggested, a touch icily. Mum apologised: apparently she forgets I have problems of my own. Probably because I talk about other things. (Sorry, being a bit catty there, but not, I think entirely undeservedly so.)

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For dinner I made another version of my cheat’s Spanish omelette, using frozen roast potatoes. (Defrosted first, obviously.) I quite enjoyed sitting over the pan, watching the egg slowly solidify until the omelette was fully cooked. I didn’t think it was my best effort, but I still apparently ate it too fast, where usually I take too long to finish my meals. 🙄

For dessert we had plum and morello cherry crumble, from Tesco. If I’m honest I ordered it mostly because a typo on the website made it a “cheery” crumble, and I figured I need more cheer in my life. I don’t know if I got it, but I got fruit and sugar and ice cream, which will do as a substitute for now.