No buying toiletries in June challenge!

EssexHebridean

Charlie - try to put getting a response from your Nan out of your head for a bit - remember you've had a while to get used to the idea of getting in touch, but to her this has come as a complete surprie and she is now going through the same process as you were originally of wonder whether she should reply or not.....I know it's difficult though! As for your OH losing his job, just get things in place to save as much as possible between now and then as a "buffer" against it - and obviously both keep looking to see what's out there. If it's going to happen then it will though - no point in worrying about what you can't change!

charlie792

EssexHebridean wrote: »

Charlie - try to put getting a response from your Nan out of your head for a bit - remember you've had a while to get used to the idea of getting in touch, but to her this has come as a complete surprie and she is now going through the same process as you were originally of wonder whether she should reply or not.....I know it's difficult though! As for your OH losing his job, just get things in place to save as much as possible between now and then as a "buffer" against it - and obviously both keep looking to see what's out there. If it's going to happen then it will though - no point in worrying about what you can't change!

Yeah I know thats true about my nan - just its frustrating as I still don't even know if for sure she even lives there - I did put a return address on the envelope so Im hoping if she's not there anymore It might get returned at least that way I know for sure.....


Contacted Virgin about the TV and said they need to send an engineer out, earliest being Friday afternoon so looks like Im without TV for a while. Miss the apprentice tonight

EDIT: Just had a phonecall from Virgin saying its a fault in my area and not my box....hey presto just tried it and the TV came back!

Alanis

Thanks once again guys for all the support and advice, sorry I've been AWOL from here for a while, I cant seem to get MSE to work from my phone for some reason night time is an ongoing issue =s cant see it getting any better anytime soon... Atleast during the day I can keep my mind off it

I had so much I wanted to say to people about posts but my multi quote button only stores one random quote from my list so now I'm trying to remember...

Charlie sounds like you've got a good plan there! Sad to hear about your OH potentially losing his job just as you get one though =s

Sawan I love that colour! Had I any money (and if I thought I'd use it, alas NV is not my fix) I would investigate buying

EH your comment about if he wants a man really made me smile =] and thankyou for all the other bit of advice too!

These are just the ones I remember =s sorry guys


OH update:

I was at the gym yesterday with the OH and 2 of his mates from work, and while I was using some of the weights he comes up to me and says "are you going off me?", so I said the gym wasnt really an appropriate setting to have this conversation, but he was intent... So I let rip...

Told him what he'd done to annoy me, every little thing (I thought I might aswell get it all off my chest in one go)
Told him how sick and tired I was of how our relationship was going
Told him how it's so bad that sometimes I cant even stand being in the same space as him, let alone spending time with him
Told him how he makes me feel constantly, and that if he even thought about telling me I was being "over sensitive" and to "man up", I was going to take the weights I had and shove them into his groin so hard he would be over sensitive for the rest of his life...

He apologised and said he'd make it up to me (I'll believe it when I see it) and that I'd made him feel 2cm tall. I said theres not point trying to guilt trip me, I could apologise, but I wouldnt mean it because he'd hurt me too much. Then when he drove me home we discussed how we both had thoughts about how we might be funadamentally wrong for eachother. It's not the first time he's told me this but I was too "loved up" to understad what he meant. Just one example...
His view is
"Good s*x = Romanticism/being nice",
whereas mine is
"Romanticism/being nice = Good s*x"

It may look the same, but it had disastrous effects if the balance gets disrupted....

So for now we are just seeing how we are going, what will be will be....


My one quote;

asset2004 wrote: »

another UU tonight - Tesco tea tree shampoo, only I cheated and used it on my horse as the tea tree helps with the flies

Needless to say, I dont need to mention my love of horses again =] so this made me smile, lol

On topic;
not much to report, no INs but no UUs either =[

xxx

vivh

A little uu to report, a gwp size of no7 p&p hand cream, wnba i don't think, still expensive even with a £5 voucher.

Got the InStyle mag today with the BS gift card, £2 in Tesco, wouldn't pay full price as it just isn't worth nearly £4. Will be having some in's from that later too.

charlie792

Had a very NPI and almost bought a load of shampoo! Don't even need any - realised I didn't even have enough in my wallet so I walked away

Alanis wrote: »

Charlie sounds like you've got a good plan there! Sad to hear about your OH potentially losing his job just as you get one though =s

OH update:


He apologised and said he'd make it up to me (I'll believe it when I see it) and that I'd made him feel 2cm tall. I said theres not point trying to guilt trip me, I could apologise, but I wouldnt mean it because he'd hurt me too much. Then when he drove me home we discussed how we both had thoughts about how we might be funadamentally wrong for eachother. It's not the first time he's told me this but I was too "loved up" to understad what he meant. Just one example...
His view is
"Good s*x = Romanticism/being nice",
whereas mine is
"Romanticism/being nice = Good s*x"

Its SO typical on the job front. In an ideal world to make everyone's life easier we said we just need him to find a new job ASAP and then he can walk out of his other job anyway. He joked we'll both end up now getting jobs opposite ends of the country - although to be fair that's not very funny


I have to say Alanis your OH sounds a bit like my ex, whenever I stood up for myself he used to try and guilt trip me all the time telling me what a terrible person I was etc etc.
For example, One evening he didnt want to see me (too busy playing xbox with friends), I went to a party, He later phoned me demanding I went home, that I was 'forbidden' from being at this party. I had a very close male friend who was a bit drunk told me my BF was a **** and then he kissed me. The next day I told BF because I didnt want him to find out from other people who would probably twist it etc. It was ALL my fault though because I betrayed him by going to a party without him, and that Id planned the whole thing with this other guy. He could never trust me again blah blah blah.

And I would most certainly agree with your last bit. When I started going out with OH my ex was incredibly bitter about it and updated his myspace page (as was all the rage back then) that he was 'newly single' and that his last relationship was 'just s*x and arguments'. Nice after almost 3 years and thats how he had classed us....

Leaving him was the best thing I ever did :rotfl: hes a noob. I could litterally rant for hours *thinks where to even begin*

Fiasco55

Just trying to catch up on all the posts I have missed....there was so many so I am sorry to miss anything out

((((Alanis)))) Sorry to hear what you have been going through but I am glad you threatened your OH with the weights

Charlie - It sounds like you have so much happening to you as well. As for the job - if it is the right one you make that extra effort and adjustments to get there. Maybe this is not the right one.

There seems to be loads of freebies floating around at the moment - I can't keep up.

I have had a lot on the go as well. My uncle died, my back has been casuing me a lot of pain and a female friend of mine got assulted at the weekend. She was taken to hospital but her nose is broke and her face is really swollen. It just looks so painful but she is dealing so well with it.

I have been staying over at my mum's the last few days and have some UU's.

UU - Blanx Whiteing Toothpaste -WBA and already have another one out from my stash.
Sanex deodorant - WBA if on offer. Now onto a Sure one.
Fake Bake Body Polish - WNBA as it was expensive and I can get cheaper ones that do the same job. I have replaced that with EM Fresh and Smooth Body Scrub.

lynseydee

sarah*a wrote: »

One UU today:

S&G Righteous Butter Mini: WIBA? Yep

One IN: Just 'won' on ebay:

S&G Clean Mary 75ml: another costing less than £2 inc delivery :T

OH got his Boots mailout today - 2 x 250 point WYS £25 and a double points voucher valid for 2 uses. Will be interesting to see if I get one and if it's the same Lets see which of us they value more :rotfl:

I got this today which surprised me as I don't usually get them. Mine had exactly the same coupons except I bet your OH didn't get one for points for sanitary towels :rotfl:

Alanis

charlie792 wrote: »

Had a very NPI and almost bought a load of shampoo! Don't even need any - realised I didn't even have enough in my wallet so I walked away



Its SO typical on the job front. In an ideal world to make everyone's life easier we said we just need him to find a new job ASAP and then he can walk out of his other job anyway. He joked we'll both end up now getting jobs opposite ends of the country - although to be fair that's not very funny


I have to say Alanis your OH sounds a bit like my ex, whenever I stood up for myself he used to try and guilt trip me all the time telling me what a terrible person I was etc etc.
For example, One evening he didnt want to see me (too busy playing xbox with friends), I went to a party, He later phoned me demanding I went home, that I was 'forbidden' from being at this party. I had a very close male friend who was a bit drunk told me my BF was a **** and then he kissed me. The next day I told BF because I didnt want him to find out from other people who would probably twist it etc. It was ALL my fault though because I betrayed him by going to a party without him, and that Id planned the whole thing with this other guy. He could never trust me again blah blah blah.

And I would most certainly agree with your last bit. When I started going out with OH my ex was incredibly bitter about it and updated his myspace page (as was all the rage back then) that he was 'newly single' and that his last relationship was 'just s*x and arguments'. Nice after almost 3 years and thats how he had classed us....

Leaving him was the best thing I ever did :rotfl: hes a noob. I could litterally rant for hours *thinks where to even begin*

It's also typical about you fnding that job and then seeing 2 more closer ones! wait forever for something (usually buses) and 3 come along at once!

:eek:
Oh. My. Word.....
This is like re-living my uni drinks night!!
I neglected to mention that this friend of mine that advised me to dump my OH also really leant in for a kiss (several times!)... And he is actually quite hot and REALLY nice and smart!! It took aaaalllllllllll my self restraint to pull away **sigh** lol. He spent most of the night with his arm around me or holding my hand which was nice, able to relax and feel like a person again, lol.

I quite often dont see my OH because a new game has come out that he wants to play etc.

I think the real test is going to be when he gets into his new really erratic shift work and I get a job too **fingers crossed**... If I start seeing him less than I do now (about 36 hrs a week inc 12 hrs sleeping time...) I'm going to have to end it I think... I cant deal with that, it wouldnt be a relationship, it's just s*x....


xxx

SJP

Hi all....

You,ve been really chatty, taken me ages to catch up..... Sorry been AWOL, but with work, Immy being ill etc, i haven't seemed to have a minute!

Hope i dont miss anyone...

Sarah - Belated birthday wishes, hope you had a fab day?

Charlie - I second its easier to get a job when you already have one and as EH says dont waste time worrying about what you cant change.... Hope you hear something from Nan soon, she's prolly still in shock....

Alanis - (((hugs))) Sorry you had to see what you did - As for OH, it takes a brave person to admit that a relationship isn't working and to walk away, its scary (i did it many moons ago) and although it hurt at the time, it was the best thing I ever did.... Hope you can do the right thing for you - and as the others say, feel free to rant on here....

No UU's for me, i put a order in at BS, got two gift sets (teacher gifts when kids break up) and a travel bottle set, as my gym ones are dropping to bits...

Looking at the Supermodel, does this resemble Nails Inc Cadogan Square??

Liking the look of the Laura Geller mineral foundation (infact extremely tempted) I'm blonde and tend to have rosy complexion, so dont do blushes, do you think the balance and brighten would suit me?

And finally - can you still buy nail polish thinner? I've a couple of bottles that seem a bit cloggy, but reluctant to throw them away...:p

Currently my nails are wearing Orly Plum Noir - its lovely

Kaz2904

Just had a thought, I'll have an out tomorrow! The Elle fake tanning gift set which I got for my friends birthday in the 75% off sale. When I got this originally, I thought I'd have to get something else too but as I got a book and a little Baileys (mothers day reduced!) set from her for my birthday, I'm not worried. We've both spent about the same amount. Money's tight for everyone and I'm pleased to be able to start scaling back on things like this now. Our DH's will still go out and spend a silly amount of money on each others presents because they don't think in advance despite us telling them. This year DH got a medium sized Animal t-shirt. DH is 6'4" and about 16stone. Snug in an XL . I haven't quite managed to steal it from him yet but will take it and put it in the gift box to be given to his friend for Christmas. He must like it as he bought it and he'll never remember buying it!