OS daily thread Tues 5th April

candygirl

Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Monday 4th April. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the fence hasn’t just been painted first!) and join us for an Old Style natter. The more the merrier!

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Yep your eyes aren't deceiving you, it is me, sleepless and stressed out of my head:(:(
OS wise God knows today, just feeling the need to "talk" to someone:o:o
Be back later:A

mioliere

Good morning. Oh, Candygirl - I hope you manage to de-stress and catch up on your sleep. There's nothing worse than waking up feeling like that. I hope the rest of the day is better for you. I have the saying in your sig hanging up on my office wall - but I don't often apply it to the way I think!

Here, weather-wise it's shaping up to be a good day but whether I'll have the time to enjoy it is another matter. Life just seems to get busier and busier.

OS-wise meals today will be porridge for breakfast, cheese toasties for lunch and a lovely hand-raised pork pie from our local pig farm, which I will do with potatoes and salad, so quite and easy-food day.

I have to see the doctor at 4.45 this afternoon to renew my prescription for inhalers. Until our health care is sorted out, I will have to pay the doctor in full, and also full price for the inhalers, but I should be able to claim it back when our new health cards come through. I shall be glad when it's all sorted because we can't come back to the UK until we have our French equivalent of the EHIC to cover us for emergencies. The new baby is four weeks old tomorrow and, although seeing her on Skype is wonderful, I just want to cuddle her and the other grandchidren for real!

Well, I'm off to put the kettle on again.

I hope you all have a good day and that the weather is good, too.

KathyXX

esmf73

Candygirl. we're all here - whats wrong?

Morning everyone. What a wild start to the day. Glad I didn't put up my mini greenhouse yesterday! It is really blowing a gale. Had lovely tea last night (quick left over stirfry from the pork on Sunday), and made three nice meatloaves. Will be rescuing the bananas today as they've gone over - so Banana and walnut cake for the after school starving hordes!

Tea tonight will be some lamb that I picked up reduced in Mr T. Have pile of ironing and washing to be done and hoovering to get through too. Have a wonderful day everyone - don't get blown away.

JulieGeorgiana

Morning all x

((hugs)) candy... hope you feel better soon x

Thank you for all those who said nice things about my weight loss yesterday, whoever asked how I did it... I hate to say but the first 3 stone was sensible eating and exercise for a year, then it was slowing down how fast I ate and eating in moderation and more exercise which lost me another 3 stone.... I gained after my second miscarriage, and found I had a condition which made me go on a special diet where I lost 2 stone more.

no magic formula, just stopped being obsessive about food moved more (with my knees the only exercise I can do is walking).... it all took 2.5 years to do.... which means it will stay off as it was low and steady x HTH

today I have the school run (2.5 mile walk), beds to strip, bedding to wash, working from home this morning, have to sew the afternoon, before walking the school run again.

hope you all have a great day x

Hardup_Hester

Morning all
Hubby's been dropped at the station with his pack up, DW loaded, washing on the line even though it's rain forecast. I'm off to the place of joy called work.
have a good day everyone.
Hugs Hester

tigerfeet2006

Morning my lovelies

Brood to be breakfasted, showered, dressed, pack lunches made, then off to school. Have a Dr.'s appointment ref. DC2 this morning at 8.40, then an appointment in town, then DC3 to nursery. Home for lunch and then I need to get the mountain of clothes away but I really want to go to bed.

Dinner tonight will be vegatable korma I think.

miecherox

Candygirl Morning hope you feel better later
JulieG What an amazing weight loss :T

Well it's blowing a gale here today, got a few bits to do as well as the usual OS stuff. Going to have a sort through where I can and get some more car boot stuff together. I'm going to make some cider and I need to make bread. Am going to have a go at making some yogurt too so will let you know how it goes.
The usual washing needs doing and the housework so in between all the admin things I really am going to be busy today!

Oh well!

HAve a great day all and thoughts where needed:D

M x

bargainbird

Morning

CG - Hugs to you xxx

Orrid outside wet and windy the walk to school should be fun :cool:.

The caveman is still in bed, we shall see what today brings.

Tea tonight not sure yet, lazy day today me thinks

Have good ones xx

redruby

Morning, Rushes in late,

:bdaycake:Happy Birthday to uolypool, great day xxx


Candy, hope you are ok xx

Bargainbird, I feel your pain, mine retreated to his cave last week, slept for nearly 24 hours, best nights sleep I have had for ages :rotfl:

Will pop back later, have good days all xx

beemuzed

Good morning All.
Candygirl -sorry to hear you're feeling like this - hope things improve somewhat soon.
Yesterday saw me do my very first church school inspection - I can't tell you how nervous I was! Anyway, I had a really lovely day so maybe this'll be something I really can do!
DS was diagnosed with diabetes last week, which does help to explain why he's been feeling so dreadful in recent months - clearly not just the depression, but other causes too. I think it may take a while to get him properly stabilized but he already feels 100% better. He and DGD will be here for the school holidays. And yesterday we heard that DGD has got into their first choice primary school! We had thought she should - the really big thing was getting into the nursery school last year, but there was no absolute guarantee. I don't know, time was when it was just secondary school that was a "fingers crossed" time - now it's like it even for 4 year-olds!
When I first got up today it was dry, so washing is just on the final spin - and it's pouring down outside! mind, we really need lots of rain here, the ground is so dry. We had a couple of rainy days last week, but not nearly enough to make any difference.
Not sure what we'll be eating tonight - maybe there's enough beef left for cottage pie. Lunch will be homemade soup, cheese and biscuits.
Well I'm about to take some tea up to DH. Hope you all have a good day today. Do take care of yourselves, whatever you're up to.

candygirl

Right i'm still ere, feeling a lot better after a good cry and a hot cross bun for brekky:oOH says I need to stop over thinking things, but I wish it was that easy:cool:
Anyway OS wise am doing a pastryless quiche later for tea, bottoming the bathroom and the usual washing and TDing cos the weather is poop again:D:D
Happy Bday UOLYPOOL:D:D
BB mine will be sent back to his cave if he carries on snoring like a pig every night:mad::mad:
(((huggles))) to all in need today:A:A