tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post1006425646866807066..comments2023-10-30T08:23:36.678+00:00Comments on Trying My Patients: I Shall Wear PurpleElla Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-36034730140455409422012-07-09T09:36:34.641+01:002012-07-09T09:36:34.641+01:00Brilliant!Brilliant!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-77334851302394832892012-07-09T09:36:05.970+01:002012-07-09T09:36:05.970+01:00Good point! This is true! I have said before our p...Good point! This is true! I have said before our paperwork is marked. If the patient has a diagnosed psychiatric problem there is a list of criteria we have to write down on paperwork to get 100%. Included in that is 'describe patients appearance' which is odd! It doesn't account for eccentrics! Though it also says we must 'assess their thoughts'. Sadly my psychic powers are not all that so I get marked down! I look forward to you being allowed to grow old disgracefully!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-31304671468031245352012-07-09T09:32:21.560+01:002012-07-09T09:32:21.560+01:00Haha! I hope she does!Haha! I hope she does!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-26612927657087204782012-07-09T09:31:52.927+01:002012-07-09T09:31:52.927+01:00Haha! Such characters!Haha! Such characters!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-84592131611297508242012-07-09T09:31:30.648+01:002012-07-09T09:31:30.648+01:00I think it is our duty ti continue embarrassing ou...I think it is our duty ti continue embarrassing our kids for as long as possible! Why change the habit of a lifetime!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-10156899786729656222012-07-09T09:30:37.150+01:002012-07-09T09:30:37.150+01:00Hell yeah!!Hell yeah!!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-62489903935874013082012-07-09T09:30:18.185+01:002012-07-09T09:30:18.185+01:00Please post photos! As the first generation of int...Please post photos! As the first generation of internet friendly pensioners in will be interesting to see what happens!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-35818166306529871152012-07-09T09:29:27.293+01:002012-07-09T09:29:27.293+01:00She said she wanted to grow old disgracefully!She said she wanted to grow old disgracefully!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-38890443307683752642012-07-09T09:28:56.640+01:002012-07-09T09:28:56.640+01:00I'd love to be!I'd love to be!Ella Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379522083602755280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-57356829710421694172012-07-08T20:23:07.307+01:002012-07-08T20:23:07.307+01:00I've sent this to my mum, who loves this poem ...I've sent this to my mum, who loves this poem and has been threatening to live it ever since she first read it, just to let her know I'll never be embarrassed if she decides to dress that way (although she's always been far more stylish than me!) Great blog, as always. <br /><br />@NuggyLlasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-28717744136377719522012-07-08T15:22:44.620+01:002012-07-08T15:22:44.620+01:00Great post. Thanks for sharing this lovely poem.
...Great post. Thanks for sharing this lovely poem. <br /><br />My caveat is that, if you've ever been sectioned, you kinda have less leeway with the wacky behaviour. Things that, in this dear old bird, we all consider to be delightful eccentricities and an expression of independence earned by a lifetime of hard work and conformity are not viewed that way by the world of psychiatry. <br /><br />Check out the mental status exam if you want to see what I mean. Things like hair colour and clothing are specifically noted, and even used as indications of psychiatric disorders. <br /><br />So, bearing in mind the local psychiatric hospital has my number and the local coppers have s.136 up their sleeves, I think I will have to conform for a while longer. I'll have to wear weather-appropriate clothing, have a culturally-appropriate hair colour, keep food in my cupboards and keep my house clean for the psychiatric domicillary visits. And I will have to make sure I don't draw attention to myself in the streets.<br /><br />I am, however, looking forward to the time when there's sufficient distance between me and my section so I can start practising for my purple hair days.@Sectioned_http://twitter.com/sectioned_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-22840552569047517912012-07-08T15:16:11.455+01:002012-07-08T15:16:11.455+01:00LOVE this! When I am an old woman *I* shall wear p...LOVE this! When I am an old woman *I* shall wear purple too! This poem is on my mum's wall and as she gets older she gets closer and closer to becoming the woman I have always imagined when I read the poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-41920264068474056372012-07-08T14:28:32.674+01:002012-07-08T14:28:32.674+01:00I met a fabulous old woman in the opticians the ot...I met a fabulous old woman in the opticians the other day. She pretended to pinch the optician's bottom, told me I had a "beautiful face" and once they'd given her her new glasses she said "right that's me off to wetherspoons to get pissed and show off my sexy specs. Walk behind me so I can fall on you if I fall over will you lovey...?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-10652874654306764382012-07-08T11:53:17.587+01:002012-07-08T11:53:17.587+01:00lololo I love that poem. I've read it before &...lololo I love that poem. I've read it before & agree totally. One of the things we used to say in the call center and in the control room was that we would be so bad when we get old. I plan on ringing 999 & singing down the phone at the operators (I've had many of these calls- some of them were dreadful, some not so bad), I shall insist on seeing lovely bobbies just to have some company, (had these too). They make a welcome change from the normal time wasters who complain that their human rights have been violated cos they're pissed and can't get into a club to get their coat back (had that one too) or one of my personal favorites- on New Years Day- 'the neighbours are hoovering and they've been hoovering for AGES!'...<br /><br />I plan on being an embarrassment to my family & to do wild things. In my family when my uncle hit 60, he took up potholing and cave rescue, my mum took up abseiling and other mad things for charity. God only knows what I'll do, but I'm looking forward to it :-)Witchygrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316867734274701997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-9977487778546775892012-07-08T11:51:15.016+01:002012-07-08T11:51:15.016+01:00I was in London a month ago and saw about 20 ladie...I was in London a month ago and saw about 20 ladies of a certain age all wearing purple, with red hats that didn't go and didn't suit them! Living the dreamSaves Ninenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-84598087592776234102012-07-08T10:17:59.414+01:002012-07-08T10:17:59.414+01:00That is my most favourite poem in the world. And I...That is my most favourite poem in the world. And I will be living by it as if they are RULES.Big Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615101172720853135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-22246963260021110482012-07-08T09:31:07.829+01:002012-07-08T09:31:07.829+01:00I'd not heard of that poem before but what a g...I'd not heard of that poem before but what a great sentiment. Fair play to the old girl, who says you have to grow old gracefully!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489565303994499222.post-21214480564659338422012-07-08T08:24:31.361+01:002012-07-08T08:24:31.361+01:00brilliant, I hope I'm the same at that age,
Jo...brilliant, I hope I'm the same at that age,<br />Joy xxjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288268403388265748noreply@blogger.com