No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries in December

VALM

CookieMonsta wrote: »

Hehe thanks for the sympathy, dolly

I have 2 outs to report.

TA Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic, 50ml - it smells horrid compared to my newer one. I must have had this one for at least 2 years so I'm chucking it out!

UU - L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream, 10ml - this has been living in my handbag and has now been used up! Lovely stuff, WBA and I have 3 or 4 more in my stash!

It's funny but I never used to like the smell of the L'occitane shea butter hand cream very much but now it's grown on me as my friend at work keeps a bottle of the lotion version in her desk (bought by me for her birthday gift) and I have a daily pump of it when she brings it out of her drawer. Tried the lotion version of the Lavender one when I was last instore as well and liked this too.

Becky_2

VALM wrote: »

Can't remember who I was helping look for a dupe for the Boots nail colour but am admitting defeat as I can't find a piccy of it anywhere to start looking. Sorry. xx

That was for me VALM, thanks for trying though.

Becky
xx

Becky_2

Catriona_P wrote: »

I bit the bullet today and told my boss's boss I was very unhappy about being moved from my office and the move has now been put on hold until 'discussions' have been done. My boss now has the hump with me but I do feel a little bit better at standing up for myself. I've never complained about rough treatment in 4 years of working there, so I think I deserve this one.

Catriona P I think you deserve it too, I really hope you can stay in your current office. Perhaps you can mention briefly what is going in your private life and it would make you feel a bit better to at least continue to work in the same office. Fingers crossed for you. Sending you and everone else who need one a big hug.

Becky_2

emsjune78 wrote: »

Its nothing compared to what some people on here are going through but having a rotten time with OH and work at the moment. I don't know whether I'm overreacting so I'll see what everyone thinks if I may - we've been together two years, I have my own place and he lives at home with his Mum and Step-Dad (he is a bit younger than me) - he keeps talking about getting his own place, I don't see the point and the logical progression would be for him to move in with me or for us to buy somewhere else together - that was always the original plan when he had a better paid job (his words) which he's now had since April.....

Emsjune78, hope the situation with OH soon get better. A lot of what Indiepanda said in her post I totally agree with. I once moved into to my ex OH home and it never felt like our home I always thought of it as his home and I didn't repeat the same mistake with my current lovely OH. We found a place to rent together and made it ours. Could you ask him all the questions above and tell him that all you will do is to listen and not to judge. Sending loads of best wishes to you and a big hug

Becky_2

I am just popping in to say that I am now starting to thaw up after 4 days with no central gas heating and no hot water. Feeling shattered and have not been able to sleep much at all. I am just relieved that the whole saga is now over and in the end the system was safe after having been told by British gas that the system was at risk and then subsequently tagged it. Over the last few days I have heard of so many people who have had the same experience as myself by British gas boiler people.

Having read through the last couple of pages of this thread I think this thread has such a lovely and friendly spirit and that it is not just about toiletries. I feel proud to be part of this thread and they way we interact with each other. Sending a big hug to those who need one.

rosemary54

wondercollie wrote: »

Got a horrible bruise from bloodwork on Saturday. They wound up getting it out of my hand! First time in ages I haven't had it done at the hospital where I work and in a community lab. I think my hospital's staff are good at it because they deal with a lot of addicts!.

It's warmed up to zero! But I'm going through moisturizer and body lotion all the time but am not finishing anything!

Got the husband some CDs he's been after for ages and unfortunately he's discovered Amazzzon

Rosemary: how to put this delicatly? Have you thought the husband might be having blood flow difficulties, the staff might be at half mast? Men never want to acknowledge they are getting old and would rather act like total twits than say the man parts are getting old.

sadly no that is not the problem...he is just being B****y minded,we have had problems for years as he is not as interested as I am and without going into details he does not want to do things we used to do and the things he does still do he does n ot want to do as much as ,me!!!!I get upset at being rejected and we end up having a big row and it was after the last one in June he decided we would as he put it this week "have a holiday" from it:mad::mad::mad:after so long and each time I try he says no I am afraid if he does want to again I will lose it and say no!He actually seems to delight in telling me that he does still work(to put it politely)he has offered to "attend" to my needs but after doing that once I felt totally humiliated at lying next to a man who did not want me.It is driving me mad,friends cannot believe he can be so cruel and say it is mental cruelty,he says I have to trust him and be patiant and it will be okay but I am getting more and more annoyed and resentful.it is so sad as at our stage of life when it is just the two of us there should be complete freedom to do things as and when but he only wanted it at weekend mornings so when it didn't happen I would feel cheated somehow at another weekend gone by:(
he would go mad if he knew about this thread but honestly all the lovely ladies here are keeping me sane and I am so grateful.better go now,we are off to a tea dance tomorrow,we do get on very well except for in the bedroom!It is my birthday on friday and told him there is only one thing I want(but not likely to get it:()
night and hugs to all

London_baby

Another UU: BS White Musk smooth Satin Body Lotion, WIB? Only offer, lovely powdery smell which is calming after a night shower.

indiepanda

Still no more UU to report - had a nice little spurt at the start of the month which now means I'm using things which have a way to go. The S&G shower gel feels like it should be finished.... but alas not!

Work Christmas party tonight so must remember to take a make up bag to work with me so I don't go shopping to buy make up to avoid looking like death.

I managed my first decent night's sleep last night since me and my OH split, definitely feeling better for it. I was yawning my head off at work yesterday and left early as I'd got a headache. Fortunately the people at work are really understanding.

One of our partners rang me on the way in having heard my news (I'd asked one of the others to let people know as I find it hard telling people) and said if I find myself alone at Christmas / New Year and wanting to get out and be distracted I'd be welcome to come round to hers and watch DVDs with the kids.

And then another friend left a cute postcard on my desk with a lovely message on the back, two friends took me out for lunch and another for coffee.

Love and hugs to all those going through hard times.

Becky2 - glad to hear you have heat again, sounds like BG are being overly cautious.

Rosemary54, so hard to know what to say. I had a male friend who went through the same with his wife and he almost ended up having an affair because he was so tired of feeling rejected. Do you think it's really a case of not wanting you or just not wanting sex at all? I don't know if it would be any less hurtful to think of it as being the latter, slightly less personal. Either way it's still incredibly frustrating though and I do understand why your friends see it as mental cruelty.

rosemary54

indiepanda wrote: »

Still no more UU to report - had a nice little spurt at the start of the month which now means I'm using things which have a way to go. The S&G shower gel feels like it should be finished.... but alas not!

Work Christmas party tonight so must remember to take a make up bag to work with me so I don't go shopping to buy make up to avoid looking like death.

I managed my first decent night's sleep last night since me and my OH split, definitely feeling better for it. I was yawning my head off at work yesterday and left early as I'd got a headache. Fortunately the people at work are really understanding.

One of our partners rang me on the way in having heard my news (I'd asked one of the others to let people know as I find it hard telling people) and said if I find myself alone at Christmas / New Year and wanting to get out and be distracted I'd be welcome to come round to hers and watch DVDs with the kids.

And then another friend left a cute postcard on my desk with a lovely message on the back, two friends took me out for lunch and another for coffee.

Love and hugs to all those going through hard times.

Becky2 - glad to hear you have heat again, sounds like BG are being overly cautious.

Rosemary54, so hard to know what to say. I had a male friend who went through the same with his wife and he almost ended up having an affair because he was so tired of feeling rejected. Do you think it's really a case of not wanting you or just not wanting sex at all? I don't know if it would be any less hurtful to think of it as being the latter, slightly less personal. Either way it's still incredibly frustrating though and I do understand why your friends see it as mental cruelty.

he says it is because I have been so demanding(wanting sex maybe once a week and doing things we have done in the past being demanding in his eyes!!!!)and that I am driving him away.he does want to cuddle me a lot when he comes to bed and in the morning but nothing else.there have been times esp on holiday when he has wanted lots (even when i was ill after being seasick and I just did it to please him and was too ill to eat that night!!!!)he also says people change and I should accept it.the thing that hurts most is that he does not kiss me any more.I am not sex mad and reallly it is about the emotional side as to be brutally honest I can do the physical side myself only less messy and with better results!!!!!
I am losing sleep over this and cannot see what the future is as am sure if we do staert again nothing will have changed:(
have a good day everyone,we are off to the dance at 12(tea dance)thinking of buying an East dress to cheer myself up...was £225 now £135:eek::eek::eek:crazy as its a ball gown which I won't wear much anyway:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

dolly84

Indiepanda - your work colleagues sound lovely.

Have a uu courtesy of DH

50ml Molton Brown Suma Ginseng shower gel. He has replaced it with another of the same.

Thanks for the discouraging messages re the Naked pallette. Mmm we'll see.