A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

ginnyknit

Had the best New Years eve in years, DGS stayed and slept :T 9pm till 6 am which is very good. Just taken him home to Mummy and daddy. Both my children and their partners stayed in last night so I didn't have to woory about them either - same thing - sick of wasting money, struggling to get a cab and listening to drunken friends going on with themselves. At 27 (DD) and 29 (DS) they would much rather use their money wisely most of the time which makes me very happy.

My Nephew and his wife spent last night in A&E as their 5 year old had an allergic reaction to some medicine and puffed up badly, such a shame they must have been worried sick.

So its onwards and upwards at Ginnyknit towers meals planned for the next few days, cupboards full and crafts planned. OH due for operation Tuesday and I have just uploaded a kindle reader for both of us for free - thank you very much - I love MSE, I wanted a kindle but could not justify the outlay :beer:

LavenderBees

Thanks VJsMum for your wise words on how to help support my friend. I'll bear them in mind. I saw a post of yours a while ago which has always stuck in my mind as it was around the time my cousin killed himself in Oz. There's an awful lot of this, too much of this around.

Will be ringing my friend later. I haven't heard from her at all the last couple of days, however, I know she has a superb family and friends network, so I'm hoping she has got through the last few days relatively intact. And now the hard works starts, methinks.

On a lighter note, I was planning to worm kitten today, so had mixed the powder into some scrumptious treat food. But he's so excited at being allowed outside that he wouldn't eat it. A few minutes later, I realised old boy cat had nicked half of it, so lifted it onto the kitchen bench (OBC doesn't jump up). A couple of minutes after that, I wandered back into the kitchen to find the cat from across the village green gulping down the other half :eek:. So, have wormed 2 cats, but none of them the one that should have been! :rotfl:

My positive plan for today...is -

Clean out the fire and relight it - determined not to put the heating on. It's not quite as mild as it has been, especially with the back door open for kitten to run joyously in and out.

Wrap up yesterday's sale bargains for next Xmas and store on top of the wardrobe out of the way of aforementioned joyous kitten who spent most of last night investigating each carrier bag. I feel so virtuous, have nearly completed all birthday/Xmas/Father's day/Mother's Day, and am really pleased with everything I've got, and the prices I got them at. Just a pressie for dad for Xmas needed, but I have a little time to get that, so no panic :rotfl:

Clean up the leaves and rubbish that have blown into my wee front garden so I can walk to the front gate instead of slosh through it all.

Join Ragz' weight loss challenge - starting properly tomorrow. Have just enjoyed my one and only fry up of the holiday. Delish! But it will have to be a treat from now on. 22lbs needed to lose, I hope!

Ring my friend and see how she's doing.

Then relax and maybe watch a dvd before cooking scrumptious meal from Xmas Day left overs. Last half bottle of wine allowed later...then no more for quite a while. Aiming for 2 months....

I haven't been sleeping well, so really hope I sleep tonight. I find this not sleeping well malarky comes and goes in cycles, so I try not to worry about it.

Tomorrow, I intend to get out and walk - I live in beautiful countryside and have got out of the habit of walking, so need to get back into that habit.

Hope you all have a lovely start to the year. Enjoy your day

xx

Byatt

paidinchickens wrote: »

blinkin prada hills *****........... girl stops me and asks for a fag and because I gave her a roll up starting going on about how she was high up in the RAF and how well she was doing and I should aspire to something lol. Then the **** calls me fat when she was at least a stone or three heavier than me and then calls me a liar for saying i was only under 9 stone plus when I said at least I have had two kids she said oh I bet they don't love you..... DH said I should have knocked her out but at nearly forty I could not be asked to chase the stuck up **** down the road, besides what do you do when their Dad is apologising and saying she has had a tough time lately........... thinking oh she may have been abroad somewhere rough but no, silly *** is only admin in UK grrrrrrrrrrrr may karma bite the b*** in the butt............yeah me for not fighting though but now sat here thinking I should have spread her across the road !!!!!!!!! ******* New years no wonder I stay home.


I am so sorry if this does not make sense but out of 24 years this is the first New years I have been out and I have had a few glasses more than normal.

I am really upset people are so up them selves and so mean when you stop to help.......even in a nicotine emergency.........never again. Horrid person.

PIC xx

Moral of the story GIVE UP SMOKING !!!!!

Wow PIC I started reading this and thought unbelievable :eek: I am speechless.

She sounds like she is very jealous of you and a very unhappy woman underneath and was obviously trying to provoke you. Well done on not punching her though I understand the urge, it never makes you feel better afterwards ( do I sound like someone who fights? No, but I did slap my ex after he paraded his latest lover in front of me), and you are the "better person" which she will know deep down.

Sorry if it spoiled your NYE. :A

mumto2monkeys_2

katep23 wrote: »

Happy New Year everyone My New Year's resolution is to interact more and stop keeping to myself, both on here and in RL so am delurking once and for all!

Hope everyone is feeling well (or not too hungover at least) and has a good start to the new year. I love the freshness of it and saying "that's the first (cup of tea or whatever) of the new year".

Hi Kate. I'm trying to be more sociable too. Happy New Year.

mumto2monkeys_2

fuddle wrote: »

There's nothing wrong with being old before your years. Even pre-OS and MSE ways, in my early twenties I was the butt of the joke amongst my peers because I was buying Gardeners World magazine and going to Good Food shows. I think it's always been in me... the older style of living, the more grounded approach to life - the only difference back then was I must have the correct equipment to go with it, a marketers dream I was! Now, thrifty ways is much more me, mainly because I have to but also because it's actually fun beating the capitalistic view of must have this and that in order to do the job.

I too spent my youth in Bars with so called mates and never felt very comfortable. It wasn't until I met DH that the façade was allowed to slip and I started to do what I like i.e. gardening, baking, crocheting, wearing aprons and dresses that weren't up my backside *shudder. Having DH gave me the confidence to get rid of the stereotype. Hitting 30 also meant I could relax and act my 'age'.

I can't ever imagine going back to that way of life. I've lost so many friends because of my 'boring ways' but, aside from down days, I don't give two hoots. I am happy with my choice of life really. Sat here withtights, dress, cardi, slippers and apron. I may look like my grandma to them but to my family I look like mum, and I wear it well (breathe in fuddle! )

It sounds like you are absolutely living life your way, which shows huge strength of character. It's very hard not to bend to peer pressure, especially when you are in your twenties. Well done!

fuddle

I just think I'm stubborn mumto2monkeys. I wouldn't approach any of them, just walk away, which is kind of what I did. It got to the point where they didn't bother with me and I didn't bother with them. No big fall out just a friendship based on clothes buying, drinking, ogling and flirting and girly holidays. It just got to the point where I would decline too often and we drifted apart.

he problem comes when there's not people like yourself to build up friendships and that's the part where I get upset and a bit lonely. To be fair my sister, 3 years younger, is now slowly following my footsteps. She likes to cross stitch and has redone her kitchen into a country feel, all gingham etc. She's now at the point where I was where her 'friends' mock her for not drinking on a night out or not wanting to go nightclubbing. I suppose some of us move on in life sooner than others.

Problem!! My pudding dish won't fit in my slow cooker so I have to have the hob on for nearly 2 hours! Devastated, going to have to invest in a bigger SC or puddings will cost an arm and a leg and soup night will be more expensive than a fish pie!

Also, just before I go make leftover chicken sandwiches, my mum has been on the phone. She has said that she knows she's allowed 1 glass of wine a night but won't because if there's a bottle there she'll have to drink it. That's a major admission there I think. I don't know what is going happen, whether this is the end of it but I'm positive for the future for her. I hope she can get her self respect back and then in turn my respect for her as a mum back.

taurusgb

First time I've been on the thread since a couple of days before Christmas and haven't had chance to read and catch up so I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

I did make it home on Christmas Eve but was still very poorly and not really taking part in anything until a couple of days ago as the complication of a blocked intestine really put the lid on things. Still I'm home now and making a bit of progress every day :j. Lots still to face as tests on my spleen have confirmed that I have None Hodgkins Lymphoma, but it's a new year and I am determined I will be doing a lot of things I've been storing up to do "one day" just as soon as I'm able to get about a bit more.

On an OS front, my lovely DH and my wonderful children have cooked, cleaned, and shopped wonderfully well. I'm SO proud of them!

Happy New Year Everyone :T

Kimsmum

taurusgb wrote: »

First time I've been on the thread since a couple of days before Christmas and haven't had chance to read and catch up so I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

I did make it home on Christmas Eve but was still very poorly and not really taking part in anything until a couple of days ago as the complication of a blocked intestine really put the lid on things. Still I'm home now and making a bit of progress every day :j. Lots still to face as tests on my spleen have confirmed that I have None Hodgkins Lymphoma, but it's a new year and I am determined I will be doing a lot of things I've been storing up to do "one day" just as soon as I'm able to get about a bit more.

On an OS front, my lovely DH and my wonderful children have cooked, cleaned, and shopped wonderfully well. I'm SO proud of them!

Happy New Year Everyone :T

So nice to see you posting again, I am glad your home and resting.

I wish you good health and best wishes for the New Year:beer:

kidcat

Welcome home taurus.

mumto2monkeys_2

taurusgb wrote: »

First time I've been on the thread since a couple of days before Christmas and haven't had chance to read and catch up so I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

I did make it home on Christmas Eve but was still very poorly and not really taking part in anything until a couple of days ago as the complication of a blocked intestine really put the lid on things. Still I'm home now and making a bit of progress every day :j. Lots still to face as tests on my spleen have confirmed that I have None Hodgkins Lymphoma, but it's a new year and I am determined I will be doing a lot of things I've been storing up to do "one day" just as soon as I'm able to get about a bit more.

On an OS front, my lovely DH and my wonderful children have cooked, cleaned, and shopped wonderfully well. I'm SO proud of them!

Happy New Year Everyone :T

Hi taurus. What's the treatment for non-hodgkins? Daughter has leukaemia and we're just nearing the first year anniversary of her diagnosis. We still have eighteen months to go as long as it stays away. She's on chemo. I'm pleased you're at home - it beats being stuck in hospital at this time of year. I'm thankful we've managed to avoid it for the last couple of weeks. Even though she's on maintenance stage of chemo, we still seem to be in and out of hospital all the time with infections. I think they get sick of the sight of us :rotfl:.