'supporting each other through really tough times'

Cheapskate

Hi fuddle, sorry to hear that - you seem to have been doing well without, but like you told me, if you need them, you need them. Not sure if I feel more positive yet, but think I'm slightly less panicked about stuff, which is good in itself. Probably going away and not being at work is doing as much as AD, but got to go back to work next week, so will see how I feel then! Chin up, hen, talk to me if you like x

Life is still tough here, but it's a new year and there's a bit more light at the end of the day and at the end of the tunnel!

A xo

elizabunny

Just creeping in to wish everyone a really Happy New Year! We have been so busy over Christmas and I had to put my laptop away:eek::eek: As there wasn't really time or room for it. Probably a good thing because I spend far too much time surfing. DH went back to work today and I planned a good tidy up, but Xmas Decs are up until Saturday so I decided against it -can't do it properly:o I washed the kitchen floor and it had dried nicely, but half an hour later I went back into the kitchen to find our house bunny up to his b*m in water -the washing machine had sprung a leak, so another mop for a double clean, I had to phone a friend then, another excuse to sit down:) By then it was lunchtime, we're still clearing Xmas bits up so I made a beef sandwich and was going to have some homemade cheese straws, but I dropped the tin and broke them all:o So I decided I must be more tired than I thought I was and sat back down and fell asleep. I have just eaten a handful of marshmallows and am contemplating how much longer I can sit here before DH comes home for dinner.
What an unproductive day, when I could have gone for a nice walk in the rain with the dog or joined a swimming class (which I have considered) or started the two day 'fast' diet that I heard about on tele this morning, which I also considered but quickly realised it would be a complete and utter impossibility for me at the moment, given the amount of Xmas goodies still kicking around:o
With a bit of luck DH will come in and make me a cuppa because he will feel sorry that I had to clean up the kitchen floor twice:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Have a nice day everyone!

elisamoose

fuddle wrote: »

Just wondering pooky whether I would be better off volunteering for shelter or CAB. DH thinks, and I happen to agree really, that I'm too flakey to go it alone and that it would have a detrimental effect on my mental health.

I've applied to my new council about childminding although I have to ask permission from new LL and it will mean Alfie staying in a garden kennel while a child is in my care.

Truth is I'm lost with what I want to do with my life. I would like to retrain but in what? I would like a job but in what? Any job would mean a car but the flip is I can't afford a car without a job. I'm thoroughly mixed up and just don't know what to do.

I'm totally bored, watching daytime TV while crocheting. I've walked the dog, taken the kids to the park, done my bit housework and now there's nothing. This is my life and I want more.

How does a women earn money when she has children and no transport?

Well I thought I remembered you saying you had worked in a school?
I re trained for this 12 years ago when I had young children. I am still there even now my children are adults. The hours are the best you will get to fit in with kids ( I spent very little on after school care). The money is not great but with very little child carevexpense it makes a big difference. I don't drive so use the bus - work 9miles away from home. My job is a learning mentor in a primary school.Can be stressful but very rewarding!

kidcat

fuddle I think elisamoose is probably right, you would be better off trying for a job in the school your children will attend, that way you would have no childcare costs and have only the walk to and from, once back in work you would then be able to save for a car, decide what you fancy doing and then set a plan up.

Sometimes choice is a bad thing, it can be seriously debilitating, better to have just one or two options as it all becomes clearer. In your case you need to look at what you can currently do and where you can get to without a car. That should limit your options enough for now.

I have ventured out shopping, all the shops were ridiculously busy, OH helped friend out of ditch but by doing it they have damaged friends wifes car and she is not a happy bunny. OH says he did mention he wouldnt do it but friend whould not hear of it. I pointed out that in similar circumstances he wouldnt have had the opportunity to do it as I would have already dealt with it!:)

Molly41

mardatha wrote: »

I need to lose a stone. I don't want to get on the scales in case they find its more than that after all the xmas cake I don't eat much but I don't move much either. It's raining AGAIN so that's yet another day of sitting here in this chair floating round the net/being bored. I've cleaned out all cupboards for new year and there's nothing to do.
whinewhinewhine:(

Me too - I eat like a sparrow but am very inactive. I have a stone to lose too and am really setting to with it this year!

Shropshirelass

Toughies, trying to catch up on last few days messages, do I detect a serious note of discouragement? :eek::eek::eek:

May be a collective shortage of sleep, (non-alcoholic) fluids, Vit D, potassium, post-holiday grumps. I dont quite know what, but we need something to buck us all up here? Think I need a seed catalogue to study.

I'm thinking of trying glucosamine, as been very achy in last few days, think its since the wind direction changed to west.

Uniscots97

Hello All, how is everyone? Trying to use up leftovers. Difficult as OH is trying hamper my efforts and saying he's not hungry one minute then wants a take away!!!! Its frustrating.

Possession

My DH used to be like that Unixgirl. Very frustrating isn't it?!
Also on a leftovers kick here, well not so much leftovers as just using up too much stuff. Am making bread and rolls this afternoon which seems to have pleased the children no end, and grabbed some cut up plums from the freezer which I've just quickly stewed in the microwave.

ginnyknit

I lead such an exciting life. 3 am Oh shouts me - 'My glasses have broken!' :mad: understatement of the year, they had fallen in half :mad: Spent half an hour trying to glue them back together with some rather dubious epoxy resin, which of course was in the shed :mad: crawls off to bed..again.. and this morning lo and behold....still broken, these damn house elves are rubbish, thought they would have been fixed, put back together and polished for me.

Anyway off to Mr T this morning and begged a lot, they managed to find a redundant pair of frames in the back, refitted his lenses and sent us off. Thank goodness, he was driving me insane trying to read things with half a pair of glasses held against his eye. We go back on Tuesday as his voucher is actually due so he can have a new pair and keep these as back-up.

We then followed our actual plan and went off to Stockport parked up and I took my trusty trolley 'Trevor' to M&S to spend my vouchers on food, unfortunately the world must have ended and I didnt know as the shelves were bare, I mean really, lots of empty shelves. I even lost my trolley coin trying to put it in the slot, it flirted away to god knows where. We decided after that our new mantra would be ' I am not at home to Mr Stress' went for a romantic lunch in Ti'amos well sandwich and coffee but it was very romantic sitting in the window of an old fashioned italian cafe watching the rain on the building society opposite :rotfl: All I spent was £5 on wool for an order - Hubby paid for lunch.

Uniscots97

Right told him I was heating up the leftover new year steak pie, he didn't want that so he had cheese on toast. Cooked veg all used (OH decided to have the brussel sprouts as he loves them). My landline handset is still only a 1/3 charged. I think I need a new phone. Can't do tarot without a charged phone.