New, New Thirfty Gifty for Christmas and All Ocassions 2011..Santas Challenge...

elysia2003

Thanks so much HC. I can crochet the basic stitches but I have to get my mum to start me off. I may give it a try again.

How's everyone? Not had much timeto keep up lately. I promise, I'll try harder.

I have valentines sorted, and every birthday, mothers, fathers day card etc until November thanks to the funky pigeon deal. I ordered my OH a red letter day experience with a free £15 voucher, so that's towards his birthday. Mothers day, and Easter presents done. Nephews Birthday presents bought, I just need something for OH's main pressie and then I'm finished present buying until Fathers Day. I don't have a birthday until October then, and even that's bought. I have so many presents already it's untrue.

Thanks so much to all you ladies, for keeping me organised.

happycrafter_2

The videos are really good she shows you and talks you through it, then she does it again in slow motion with out any talking. I never thought I would be making my first granny square and its so fast!

just downloaded the Sunroom cellular blanket off LH to do next once I have knitted 8 hearts and a cuddle mug ready for Monday!

Must stay focused and not look at my other projects I am itching to do!!

OH bought me the lets make cards mag as it has loads of card making bits and pieces, i keep seeing things I want to make....

kelda_shelton

Sorry I'm so rude Claire... I should have said earlier..... lb is excellent when not being at WW and not following a programme of any sort.

For me when I don;t take note I don't realise the calories I'm eating.

mum2one

esmer wrote: »

off topic

Im off to see my solicitor at 4pm, to see what I need to do for the court case on the 24th. My stomach is churning and that is to see my solicitor, hell knows what i am going to be like on the court date Why do ex's have to be such W******!!!!

Nothing personal to the 99% of men that are geunine, but the idiots out there, just get away with blue murder.

I'm sure everything work out, the main thing is keep calm, (I know easier said than done), we're just waiting for court home visits, yet he didn't even bother doing a telephone interview with the carfass officer, didn't turn up for the directions hearing, yet the judge givess him the benefit of the doubt.
(apologies for the rant, I'm always here if u need anything xx)

mum2one

junior_j wrote: »

Hiya

I have been given two already , one is in the medicine unit at work , all parents were given a letter today saying not to pack their kids anything with nuts in like peanut butter ect and to check cereal bar for nuts... My manager is also going to ask the local area health nurse to teach the rest of our staff epi pen training too.

Can u please tell me how you feel when a reaction is coming on , how you know weather to call an ambulance ect because when I had the first reaction I just felt a bit "rough" and my skin felt on fire but I didn;t realize my face/eyes/neck had all swelled my colleagues made me look in mirror and i was shocked. x

In a way it sounds weird - I've had 6 now, but some been mild and stopped with allergy tablets

I go through
Arms go bright red and really hot, it feels like someone could fry an egg on there.
Then I get breathless, like I'm about to have an asthma attack (the 3 mild ones stopped at that stage)

Major ones
Symtoms carried on-
Bright red in my face and neck, you can literally follow the colour going
I get pins and needles in my lips
My teeth / gum feel like I'm drunks they go numb
Toungue feel that getting harder to move (swelling by then)
Really struggle to get a breath in.

For me - if I've gone past mild and any other symptons - I jab away, as I've already had an allery tablet, then call 999 say had an apahylisis shock, - the adrelin in the epi pen - not as strong as a doctor would give you, but it gives you a head start.

But for me the day after, I'm like a zombie - literally sleep.

From your description it sounds like you just went into major attack.

If yours if nuts, you need to check every label, ask at restaurants, I remember when I was expecting Miss Hoodie, we'd gone to a W pub to get something - and remember the Sunday lunch hadn't got a nut free zone - when I was with it, no peanuts, no soft cheese, etc, - he said that some places put nuts in with their brussel sprouts.

Have you had any allergy testing - may be more than nuts.

Sounds like your manager is being really pro-active, which is half the battle, the 1st one I had no idea what it was, - all hell broke lose, but I've them from granery bread, mint tac tacs, korma, seaseme seeds, wine - so I'm in trial and error stage.

Plz take care xx

esmer

mum2one wrote: »

Nothing personal to the 99% of men that are geunine, but the idiots out there, just get away with blue murder.

I'm sure everything work out, the main thing is keep calm, (I know easier said than done), we're just waiting for court home visits, yet he didn't even bother doing a telephone interview with the carfass officer, didn't turn up for the directions hearing, yet the judge givess him the benefit of the doubt.
(apologies for the rant, I'm always here if u need anything xx)

Thanks x

Court on 24th, hope we can just agree to it all then. I have let him see her today, I say let but I never stopped it. See how it goes.

susan42

happycrafter - thanks for the video, i`m goint to have a go, so that should come in handy, whats a Sunroom cellular blanket off LH , it sounds lovely i dont know why....

esmer and mum2one - fingers crossed with exs, mind you, i think blokes do it because other people encourage them and soon get bored

that epi pen sounds horrendous, take care both of you

happycrafter_2

it looks a very simple blanket Sunroom is the name of the person/blog it is off, and LH is loving hands which is a group of people that knit for charity (see a thread called knit your sqaure part 4 i think in old style section).

http://goodtimesithinkso.blogspot.com/2009/10/loving-hands-cellular-baby-blanket.html

link to the pattern and site HTH, cant wait to get started on it but I need to finish off:

3/8 knitted red hearts
1 lacy cuddle mug
1 body warmer
1 granny square
2 good luck with new job cards
2 birthday cards
1 valentines card

cdsmiler

kelda_shelton wrote: »

Sorry I'm so rude Claire... I should have said earlier..... lb is excellent when not being at WW and not following a programme of any sort.

For me when I don;t take note I don't realise the calories I'm eating.

Oh don't be daft, you're not being rude! lol I think the fact I've not put much on is because I've been (trying!) to go to Zumba once a week. Because I have NOT been watching what I've been eating!!! lol

Thanks susan.

I hope any of you with evil Ex problems are doing ok. It's not as bad as you lot, but en ex I was with for 5 years (not married) left me in MAJOR financial problems, so I can sympathise.

Anyway, long day in work today for me, so I'll probably be on and off all day! Have a good day all.

Clare x

KiWi13

Hi everyone have been a bit absent recently - between being really busy and work and had a few blips at the start of the year. My aunt died and her house needed cleared etc so that was tough on everyone and I just haven't been in the right frame of mind for a while.
BUT.....
I'm back and going to try and catch up on the 50 odd pages i've missed to get me in the right direction again.

Hope everyone is doing well that 2011 is proving not to be too bad and hello to any newbies - will try and catch up fast so I can see what I've missed.

KiwI
x