up AND about
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
December 28, 2018 5:28pm CST
Good Saturday morning to all, from this side of the planet, how are you? Hope we are all up and about.
"Up and about" is one phrase we learned in college, specifically during our sophomore year in the college of nursing. It is a collective term which means "able to function, getting better, and in good health". Most often, it is included in our nurse's notes when we assess a patient under our care.
So, with 2018 leaving and 2019 coming in a few more days, I hope to be up and about.
I hope you all are too. That is why whatever discomforts we have now, I hope they will be gone as new year comes on Tuesday.
Are you up and about now?
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
29 Dec 18
wow, it is a very beautiful rose flower, you are lucky to have a very beautiful flower
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
yes. the plants here are all handled by my siblings. i do not have the green thumb, you know.
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
29 Dec 18
@ridingbet Are they selling plants like that there
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 well, these plants are sold ina particular place here in my city. i think they are cultured.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
really? maybe you are feeling something in your body, maybe an ache?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
@YrNemo oh i get it. especially now that it is cold here, i also just want to sit with a blanket and watch TV.
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@YrNemo (20254)
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29 Dec 18
@ridingbet Just too lazy to move 
. Did you watch Howl's Moving Castle, the famous 2004 Japanese animated film? Howl was melting at one time when he was so sad (in my case, I am feeling lazy ).
. Did you watch Howl's Moving Castle, the famous 2004 Japanese animated film? Howl was melting at one time when he was so sad (in my case, I am feeling lazy ).1 person likes this
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
@ridingbet Yes, I am. I just need to be on a diet and do some exercises. I started to teach Koreans and need to trim down.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jan 19
@Shavkat huh? why? did your online Korean students feed you with cakes and pastries? hahaha! joke!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
and you feel good and healthy now, kabsat?
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
30 Dec 18
@ridingbet I am taking those holiday days in a very relaxed mode.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
sometimes, we have to sit and relax our bodies and minds as well.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
by ''out'', do you mean out of the house? the ''up and about'' is actually a nurse's term for patients who are out of bed, walking, and feeling well while still inside the hospital ward.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jan 19
@aureliah okay. i understand now. but being 'out' of the house would mean the person is already well and able to do activities of daily living
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
30 Dec 18
@ridingbet Mmm okay. Out, I mean outside the house
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
oh wow. that cold? if i was in Kuwait and the temperature is that low, i should switch on the heater.
if only we have heater here, i might also put it on, but i wear my sweater so it is just fine
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