Memorygirls - The Matrix Re-inspired

Bitsy_Beans

Meant to ask MG did your dad "sing for his supper" last night?? Were the casually draped tools a success in prompting what you needed to be done?

OliveOyl_2

MG I second that you are an inspiration! (and not fat, I have a picture of you on the back of your book and you look young and fit - neck up though the picture may be.......;))

I don't know whether you've missed me (?) but we've been away as there were many bank holidays here too (Freedom Day ) We went to another African country, we met lovely lovely people. They live without electricity and have a tap in their street as their water supply. The women wash their clothes in the river (I did check, it is still 2011...) and transport is donkeys and ponies. The roads are mostly untarmac'ed and the shops are few, with little choice. One lady (who is now my daughter ) said quite angrily that she didn't like the way her country was portrayed as poor......

And I thought of you MG, and all us followers These people are truly living the simple life. Popeye and I have returned home with a renewed ambition to simplify our lives even more. We're even moving towards vegetarianism..........

Now I'm back, can anyone give me an update of what I've missed?
K4K, I've emailed and await a reply........
And I've read about a wedding

clairewop

Welcome back OO

Wow lots of chat going on here, I hope your feeling much brighter now MG, sorry you were feeling down, I'm another person you inspired to get house sorted and look into turning a hobby into a fully fledged business, your an inspiration, and a fab mum

Well both boys are sorting a bit more of their rooms ds2 is having a helping hand from my mum so I'm cooking lamb chops roast potatoes, carrots, broccli, cauliflower, peas and minted gravy as a thankyou.

Memory_Girl

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Meant to ask MG did your dad "sing for his supper" last night?? Were the casually draped tools a success in prompting what you needed to be done?

I now have fully screwed together square foot beds - just need to stuff them full of soil - but that can wait

................... took him 50 minutes :cool:.

Bless you all for your comments this afternoon - what a wimpy girlie I am - but I guess you are all right, when you are in pain everything seems so much worse.

Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible:D

One good thing happened today - looked after the phones at local chartity furniture place whilst mate ran around the corner to vote - as a thank you she gave me a maslin pan - FOR FREE!!! that had come in over the weekend.

DS1 better grow some good stuff in the garden now - cos I am ready to jam, jelly chutney and sauce :rotfl:

MG

PS More good news, base rate held at 0.5% - so fingers crossed I get my students in before the rates rise too far again.

redsquirrel80

MG - everyone's said it already, but don't be hard on yourself. You've done amazing things - look at all the people you've inspired on here!

Crickett - fingers crossed you can get what you want out of the maternity cover. Go for it!

EH - I'd like a picture of a squirrel. Or failing that, any other fluffy animal you can find

Craftyscholar

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

(((((MG))))))) poor lass. I was all excited reading the first bit of your post! YES! They understand, YES they are still willing to work with you, YES they want YOU to mentor THEM (wow!), YES they want to create a book out of it (what, about you?? What you've taught them?? Hope you're getting royalties )

What a positive bunch of things :j :j :j

And then I got to the bit where you're all sad... Poor you! You're having a bit of a rotten week with your back, but gosh, don't go being jealous of all those students, for all you know, they're all jealous of you! Of course they don't look like they've got a care in the world - they're walking down a street with their mates on a sunny day. You don't see many folks sobbing in the street - and I bet you don't see you doing it that often, whatever you feel like. Sorrow and grumpiness are generally more private than that

Everyone's right, you're doing fabulously well (even though it must seem like an uphill struggle sometimes )

I can't better that as comment on your post MG
Not sure I would want to be the age of those students again.
Then I thought - I wonder if some woman passing by saw DS2 running to hug you and went on her way envying you.

susan946

Dorastar wrote: »

then got the big bad meeting with the big big bosses about our school and my big bad balls up!

Neither the boss or chair of governors get on with the 2 big bad lady bosses we are going to face, I am not officially invited but am going anyway and I think the whole thing is going to be very uncomfortable to say the least. Lots of positive vibes needed please - worst case scenario is they want to close or amalgamate us which would kill the local community and also potentially see me out of a job (too many chiefs etc).

Hope the meeting wasn't too horrendous, Dorastar.

Sue

susan946

Clairewop and Kittikins - I hope the Universe hears your need for the boiler and the handrail. When you hear about folks wanting this and that luxury item I would like to think there is a hierarchy and these essentials of life would come first. I guess I probably live in cloud-cuckoo-land, though.

MG - there is no should or shouldn't about where anyone is at any stage of their life. My view (for what it's worth) is that each of us is where we are meant to be. Had you had an easier, more straightforward journey to this point you probably wouldn't have developed the survival skills you have; you wouldn't have inspired all of us on here and I'm sure others you come into contact with in the real world; you wouldn't be the girl you are today. Do not look at the present and regret what might have been. Celebrate your journey and respect who you are today.

Sue

EssexHebridean

Wow! I'd better head into London early - I've got a busy afternoon! Thanks girlies! xx

clairewop

Had 2 quotes for boiler now, 1st quote was £2,300 second quote was £1,900, coming down lol.

Ds2 bedroom is starting to look fab, his one cupboard has clothes folded tidy lol instead of chucked in.