Thank you for all your lovely comments, messages and prayers. Wow what a week! I feel much better today, the old sparkles coming back. I can talk again now without sounding like I have marbles in my mouth.
I was talking to my Mum on Saturday morning on Facetime and she said my face and neck looked swollen. I told her I had trouble swallowing so she told me to phone the NHS direct line and ask for advice because it was hurting to drink. They told me to go to the emergency doctor’s clinic and made me an appointment. The GP said there was an abscess and she wanted to get it lanced so booked me in to the infirmary. All of my friends were in Edinburgh at the Marie Currie Concert so I booked myself a taxi. About 5pm they found they couldn’t lance the abscess and wanted to keep me in overnight. My friends; Rob packed me a case and Jess, Beth, George and Davidona arrived after the concert but they’d only let two of them visit which was for the best. I thought I was going to be out on Sunday but they decided to keep me in hospital another day to do some blood tests as a precaution.
I met a lovely nurse called Elizabeth, she was fabulous and very caring and she told the doctor I’d been a good girl all day Monday so that I could leave. On Monday afternoon my friends George and Emma came to collect me, thank you. I have some marvellous friends in Glasgow and the lovely Pittcock family that came to check on me without asking, Olga I hope you washed your hands after plaiting my hair that was very daring 😉 thank you all. Jess and George kept my Mum informed and visited me as regularly as visiting hours allowed, even though Jess is a singer and I’d told her not to.
One piece of good news was that my younger brother passed his driving theory test first time at the weekend. Friends of our family looked after my brother and got him from and to college and my Mum and Dad came up to Glasgow early on Tuesday morning to bring me home on the Wednesday when I was a bit better for traveling. Mum took one look at me and promptly sent me to bed, after telling me off about my messy bedroom! I woke up three hours later to the sound of the vacuum and a steam mop! I had a big drink of water and pulled the quilt back over my head. I woke up again to the smell of one of my favourite meals cooking, beef stroganoff with new potatoes and vegetables.
On Wednesday I had a lovely surprise, for Christmas my parents had ordered me a glitter sparkle wall makeover to be fitted on the day I normally have no lectures. It is the best present ever!
Ta Dah!
I’m home in Cheshire now feeling much better today. I’ve been making lots of plans. I’ve got some new French songs to learn and I’m going to work on a new composition whilst I feel like this because I’ve never felt so poorly and drained ever and I best capture my emotions (not about being ill that’s over with) in verse.
Glad you’re feeling better.
So am I, this is not fun.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Welcome back, hope you have a wonderful time 🙂
Thanks Gaurab, I’m resting but there’s only so much lying around doing nothing I can take! 😉
So happy you’re feeling better, Charlotte. Have fun!
Thanks Deanie I’m on strict instructions from my parents I got told off for humming in the car on the way home lol.
Best wishes
Charlotte
I’m glad to hear that you’re feeling much better, Heather!
Thank you 😉 I’ve been napping as I’m still really tired but I feel so much better than I did last weekend.
Best wishes
Charlotte
So glad you are feeling better. Love the photo, you are just such an Amazingly Beautiful and Talented Lady. Take care and have a Lovely weekend Mike xxx <3
Thank you, how lovely 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
You are very welcome, It is a total pleasure listening to you and your music. Long may you continue to bring joy to all of us. Best wishes Mike x
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So pleased to hear you’re feeling better. Try to take it easy until you’re completely well – as a veteran of throat infections/ tonsillitis I know how easy it is for it to come back if you try to do too much too soon.
That’s what my Mum says. I promise I’ll take it easy ;). Thanks for your lovely messages.
All the best
Charlotte
Glad you’re feeling better. Please take it easy until you’re completely well. I love your sparkle wall!
Thanks Alisa, the photo doesn’t do it justice it’s like a mermaids tail colour.
My parents picked me up to remove temptation, mind you I can’t sing at the moment even if I wanted to. I had to cancel a fabulous opportunity my friend Ross offered me to sing with an orchestra on Sunday 15th I handed it over to one of my best friends :/ and I’ve missed two Les Sirenes choir performances of material we’d worked on this year!
Best wishes
Charlotte
It’s nice to read you again !!!!!smilles and kiss Charlotte !
It’s good to be back Pascal and have a bit of energy back. I’ve found my Mulan DVD to watch later and Legally Blonde one of my favourites 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
Hahaha, yes I know, it’ very funny…..Do you know “Hotel Transylvania “? 😉
No I don’t know that film is it funny?
This is an animated film. A young vampire who live with her Dad away from humans. In its 18 years, the family arrives monster and a human who is lost, it is very cute, funny and beautiful film about acceptance of difference.
I’m going to check this film out over Christmas 😉
You’ll have to give me your address in private message ……
Hi Pascal, my brother had the film in his collection and i watched it today. It was very funny, I could imagine that my Dad would be just like the “Count” if Mum did not keep him in line 🙂
Glad to hear you’re healing!!!!
I’m normally over colds and things in a day or two at the most his has been a new experience!
Best wishes
Charlotte
This is great news .Welcome back and enjoy Christmas days!
Hi Evelen, thanks for your lovely messages, glad to be back 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
So happy you are on the mend! Rest that beautiful voice of yours. I know how hard it must be not to sing. I have two musicians at home here and there’s been no singing because they too have been sick. I haven’t been blogging because of so much going on here. But I am glad I popped on to see your post! Feel better dear and sending you a long distance hug and get well vibes! ✽ ✾ ✿ ❀ ❁ ❃ ❋
Hugs to you to Koko, I must practise my piano next week, a fabulous piano teacher told me recently it’s a good thing I sing so good because my piano isn’t a backup lol
Best wishes to you and your family this Christmas
Charlotte
Glad that’s all done! Try to get some rest while enjoying the holidays.
Be well and safe!
Thanks Cheryl me too! I got all the off-cuts from the wallpaper. I can feel an art project coming on for next week 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
Get well and God bless your
Thank you, I’m sure all of these positive wishes will help they have given me a smile and a boost 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
More shocking news – I can’t believe so many people I know are in Hospital!
I wish you with all of my Seaonal Wishes that you recover quickly!
And I think you ‘selfie’ with the monkey is a good one!
I’ve never been in hospital before. I’m sorry to hear you have people close to you in hospital it’s not good. I sent the pics to my parents to reassure them and get a bit of sympathy for the butterfly drip lol. It’s the drama queen in me ;). I’ve got bruises in my hands and arms that’s always good for a bit of sympathy too – lol.
Best wishes
Charlotte
glad you are feeling a lot better charlotte i have had your nan carol and john down she always comes this time of the year for her xmas drink poor grandad has to have a cup of tea hope you and the fam have a nice christmas xxx
Hi Barbara, I’ve sent Nan regular texts and pics. I’m looking forward to Christmas, Matt’s up from London for a week so we’re all back together from next Friday 😉
Best wishes to you and your family 😉
Charlotte
I’m loving your wall and wishing you well on your road. Great to hear you are feeling much better and hoping the days will be kind to you. x
It really cheered me up yesterday they did that small wall in the lounge and a deep pink one in my bedroom it’s fabulous.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Thank you so much for all your messages I saw your message on Saturday I just wasn’t up to responding then.
Best wishes
Charlotte
If you have someone who glitters your walls when you feel poorly, you have a lighthouse in your life!
How lovely thank you. My parents know there’s only so many white walls I can stand and I made such a mess rolling glitter glue paint on the walls they said it was a present I could enjoy for at least the next three years. I’m going to make a collage out of all the scraps too.
Best wishes lovely to hear from you
Charlotte
When my daughter was 5 (30 years ago) I bought her a small bottle of glitter and glue…………then another, and a larger bottle, then a five pound bag….then every color of glitter ever made. everything sparkled, some things still do. Now my grand daughter is five. I bought her a small bottle of glitter and glue………………….
Did you ever get her a bedazzler, a hot glue gun that sticks gems/crystals on everything. I had to be rationed because I went a bit crazy with mine lol.
yes, several of my favorite studio items have their own jewelry. Then glitter stickers, glow in the dark stars. I don’t think there is one corner of the house that doesn’t give a glimpses of glitter and jewels and joyful memories. It is fun to see others have glitter eye-zed their world.
I’m so jealous you can come to mine and bring your whole kit the more rhinestones the better lol.
Glad to see you back on your feet, I had an attack of severe tonsillitis decades ago and never want to repeat it. Your wall looks great and you look like a Christmas pixie in front of it! Take your time getting better as you don’t want a repeat performance, lol!
Exactly, that is what is keeping me good. I’ve lounged around all day.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Best wishes for your good health and a Merry Chrismas
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you 😉
All the best
Charlotte
Take it from someone that performed for many years, get your rest and you’ll come back even stronger. Use the time to read, write and enjoy the Holidays! It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!!
Thanks for the reassuring words Jeffrey, it’s a shame the GP couldn’t fit me in for a visit on the Thursday morning when I called because it might not have got such a grip on me because I wasn’t too bad on Wednesday.
I need to learn some French in the holidays, so lots of listening and translating that should keep me occupied.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Hi, lovely to read your post and to know that you are out of hospital and are back home now. Hope you have a good rest meanwhile and recover well. Have a blessed Christmas with your family, Charlotte.
Thank you that’s lovely ;). I must admit I’m a bit worried I’m going to miss out on Christmas shopping, then again there’s always the sales.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Your favourite food is beef stroganoff? It’s mine too! xD Though I preffer to eat it with rice instead of potatoes. 🙂 But I’m sure your way is yummy too. 🙂 I’m glad you’re feeling better. Still sending positive energy your way. 🙂
Hi Cecilia, I like it with rice too but I love the new small Charlotte potatoes (yeh that’s what they’re called). Thanks for your get well messages.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Ah. I have to try that some time! 🙂
All the best!
Cecilia
I love your reindeer hoodie!
Isn’t it fab, my friend brought as an early Christmas present, they loved my reindeer video so much 😉 it’s fleecy and warm too.
Best wishes
Charlotte
glad you’re feeling better! Hugs, L
Hi Lizzi, I thought I’d replied to your message earlier it mustn’t have gone through? Thank you for all your helpful advice, hugs to you too, guess I should book Christmas concerts in the Southern Hemisphere lol.
Best wishes
Charlotte
You are adorable Charlotte. The fact that you look like my granddaughter is beside the point. Congratulations on getting your sparkle back. Dianne
Hi Dianne that’s lovely that I look like your granddaughter does she like sparkle too?
Best wishes
Charlotte
Great!!!!
Hi John, I read your good wishes, I just didn’t feel up to responding until today ;). Thank you
Best wishes
Charlotte
Yeah, You don’t need to respond. Just glad you are doing better.
I’m enjoying myself, just watched a gardening program about topiary, Mum might find some of her small conifers getting a spiral trim if I feel better at the end of next week lol.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Glad you are feeling better. Please listen to your mom and rest, we wouldn’t want your sparkle to fizzle. Hope you have a dazzling day. 😀
Hi Colleen, I was fizzling I must admit I don’t like feeling helpless. It’s great to be home and not to have to think about cooking, cleaning or anything really 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
So glad you’re on the mend Charlotte. Take care of yourself, and have a lovely Christmas.
I will take care thank you, my older brother is off work from next Wednesday so now he knows I’m home he says he going to try to come earlier so that’s fab.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Love your sparkle! Praying for full & quick recovery.
Hi Joe, thank you I will do everything I can to be fit and ready for the new term in January 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
Glad you’re on the road to Wellville 🙂
Cheers Jim, I had a proper chuckle reading about your first day at University, you would have won that comp. You should have seen how much stuff I took to my first lodgings we hadn’t realised I was eight flight of stairs up with no lift.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thanks Joe, Dads just bought me up some jelly and ice cream I think this recovery is going to take a while after all :0 he he
Best wishes
Charlotte
Happy to hear you are feeling better, Charlotte. Your Mom was very sweet posting your blog for you while you were in the hospital. Best wishes for continuing good health!
xo
Hi Janice, my parents knew you’d all be wondering where I’d disappeared to. It’s good to be back 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
She lives!!!
Welcome back Missy H 🙂
Btw, cool bit of blogging in your absence (not abscess) by Mummy H
Take care kiddo 🙂
UNCLE SPIKE
Hi Uncle Spike, it’s good to be back in the land of the living.
Cousin Spike would love Mum’s new neighbours Christmas decorations I took a photo last night they are so fab, my Mums still recovering that someone could get so many lights in such a small space 😉 lol. You can tell I’ve not been at home there’s not one bauble up yet!
Thanks for your lovely messages 😉
Charlotte
We have nothing here of course, but at New Year we have a couple of lights up too. Kiddo saw lights on the Simpsons and wondered what it was, lol
By the way… I left a msg on your website a while back, did you see it?
Hi Uncle Spike, I will send you a picture of our neighbours house, it is like Santa’s Groto “Gang Nam Style” But it is so me LOL. I must check out the e-mail page on my site as I have not seen a message from you. My e-mail address is enquiries@charlotte-hoather.com if you ever need it.
On the topic of “Bowling Balls” my Mum and Dad used to play Ten Pin Bowling and I was only allowed to polish their bowling balls.as they were too heavy for me to use.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Thanks kid – sent you an email to that address…
Thank god…m vry glad to hear this..
Hv a nice day.. be happy nd healthy..takecare..:-*:-)
Hi Joshi, I am taking care thanks for your good wishes, in fact I’m going to sign out for tonight before my Mum confiscates my iPad 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
Hahaha..:-D good good…and take rest properly..ohk..gudnyt..smile..:-)
AHHHHHH I want a sparkle wall! Glad to see you are on the mend.
I first saw this type of sparkle wall in the ladies toilet of a pub/restaurant called The Swan with Two Necks it is silver sparkle! I dragged my Mum and my Nan in there to take a look what a waste far too nice for the loo. When it was on I looked around the room and thought a different sparkle colour on each of the four walls would look fabulous LOL!
Best wishes
Charlotte
So glad you’re getting better!
Thank you 😉 I can’t wait to put this behind me.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Good to hear this Charlotte! Enjoy your holidays!
Regards
Jim
Thanks Jim, I’m looking forward to the Christmas holidays and getting back to University.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Well. Young lady. Don’t ever scare us like that again.
Now make sure that the next time you ask for a horse for Christmas, that Santa knows you’re not spelling it, “hoarse”. Better yet. Just ask for a pony.
He He I have to check spell all the time. Thanks Al, I hope I don’t!
Best wishes
Charlotte
Glad that you’re feeling better.
Thank you for your get well wishes, thank goodness it’s the weekend.
Best wishes
Charlotte
I am glad to see you back here!
I’m glad to be back 😉 thanks for keeping in touch with me.
All the best
Charlotte
Sparkle on, my friend!
Cheers Lorrie, if my brother comes on Wednesday he’s a fabulous baker, he recently won his round of the Bake Off at work with a “Jaffa Cake” cake we’ll have to try out your Christmas cookie recipe.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Thank you for sharing, Charlotte! What do you wish for Christmas? Thor
Oh that’s easy Thor I just hope I’m healthy again and that none of my family and friends catch this off me 😉
Best wishes
Charlotte
May both your wishes come true!
Hurting when you drink/eat/swallow is the pits. Glad you’re feeling better.
Thank you 😉 it’s the headache too but I’m glad they’ve gone less.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Happy to hear you are feeling better. You are a lucky girl to have some great friends, especially being far from family. I know your mum must have been worried sick.
Hi Noony, I got seen quite quickly when I first went to the emergency doctor so I thought it would be the same when I got to the hospital so I told a couple of my friends I’d be fine coping on my own because it’s really boring for people just sitting around, however four hours later with a banging headache I was wishing I hadn’t been saying “I’ll be fine, don’t worry” 😉 I figured I’d just get the abscess popped and get back home. Then I thought I’d be in one night at the most! LOL
Mum still is worried, trying to work out if I’ve been looking after myself! I’ve had about five lectures about eating more green vegetables, cleaning my flat more, gargling and on and on ;).
Best wishes
Charlotte
So pleased that you’re home and on the mend, there’s no place like home when you’re not feeling well. Equally, it’s always good to taste Mum’s home cooking.
Take care, get plenty of rest and we’ll speak soon.
Lots of love,
Dennis and Helen xxx
Hi you two 🙂 Dad’s the big chef and Mum’s the casserole queen, she’s given me some great recipes for just sticking in the slow cooker or oven and leaving to cook by itself; shame I don’t take after Dad’s side of the family most of the men are chefs 😉 I think we’re having chicken, broccoli and mash with a white wine sauce tonight (they have to leave out the mushrooms for me).
I am resting don’t have much energy for anything else.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Yay for feeling better!
Thanks Lauren, I can’t wait to be able to sing again. It is so difficult to be quiet LOL.
Best wishes
Charlotte
I understand completely. Which French songs are you learning? J’aime Faure!
Faure’s requiem to start with 😉 I’ve not done much French song so it’s a challenge.
I LOVE the picture!
Keep up the high spirits and take care 🙂 🙂
God Bless ya 🙂
Thanks Swati, I am feeling more like my self today, I love the sparkles in my flat they always make me smile 🙂
oh they could make anyone smile..the view is just so so pretty 🙂
Keep looking at the walls and keep smiling always 😀
So glad to see you’re on the mend! 🙂
Thanks Heather, my Mum is spoiling me a little at home and the rest is helping get my strength back. So it won’t be long till I am back to normal 🙂
Best wishes
Charlotte
So glad to hear you’re recovering. That virus must be traveling the globe. 🙁
Hi Linda, if it is making the rounds I do hope that it dies out quickly as it was a particularly nasty little bug. I am usually quite resilient but this one really took hold of me quite quickly. But I am definitely on the mend and enjoying some family time 🙂
Have a great weekend
Charlotte
Now that’s more like it! I’m sure the monkey did the trick. Love the wall, and pick up that room!
My lucky monkeys been put in the washing machine with all my hospital clothes and he’s smelling lovely now 😉
I’m thrilled with my wall.
Best wishes
Charlotte