Second Time Lucky

Muser1 wrote: »

Amy you need a different driving school! I know exactly how you feel mne used to have me in tears and I dreaded each and every lesson.

My oh is a driving instructor and I would have loved him to be mine! All the girls fall in love with him because he is just so lovely and patient. He knows how to get the best out of each client. You are paying them and they shouldn't make you feel like they do.

Your Oh isn't in the North west by any chance? It's so hard to find patient instructors. I looked online and so many people have impatient, rude instructors who reduce them to a quivering wreck!

Since the bad lesson I've been having stomach pains, which I'm hoping are down to stress and aren't anything more suspicious. There's far too much going on in my life at the moment!

After worrying that I might have serious gastric problems, I'm now 98% sure it was the driving causing the stress, which caused the pain.

Sunday I felt much better, and then I woke up this morning dreading the lesson and in agony. As soon as I got home (and told her I was "having a break from lessons") the pain magically vanished! Phew. If it starts up again, I'll go and see the doctor. I need to be fighting fit this month! IBS runs in my family and because I'm on permanent antibiotics my digestive system takes a beating.

Less than a week now until matching panel, which really isn't helping the anxiety! I'm fairly calm about it though. As calm as I can be. Everything is ready and I've thought about possible questions they may ask.

My Mum has been considering paying a gardener as her arthritis makes mowing the lawn impossible, but I thought that was crazy on her low budget so we went round to mow both lawns yesterday. It was hilarious! There were dozens of tiny frogs having the time of their lives in the long wet grass! My Mum had a fit as she's scared of them (???) but we had an exhausting but great time catching them and putting them in a bucket. There were some interesting moths too. It's funny because when she cleared the back garden I mourned the loss of habitat for all the birds and insects. It turns out not cutting the lawn for a month or two is just as good! We have actively tried to leave a wild bit in our garden and there's virtually nothing in there!

I have loads of stuff to get done this week but really just want a lazy day listening to music and watching youtube clips. Maybe Thursday will be my TCB day.

debtfreeoneday wrote: »

Easier said than done, but try not to worry about panel, am sure you will be fine and then introductions can begin.. so exciting!

They said yes. <---that's what I looked like when I came out of the meeting!

It's nice to finally be able to tell friends and family and to stop worrying so much (not that we're quite there yet, but nearly).

Only a few weeks to wait hopefully and I will be a Mum! How crazy is that?