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  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    Been bellringing.The only place where people tell me they are half my age.

    Spent a tenner yesterday on cheap non leaking wellies.

    This morning will be devoted to being ready for the week ahead.
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,995 Forumite
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    The only place where people tell me they are half my age.

    I was asked if I wanted my eyebrows trimmed at the barber yesterday :o For me, that's the ultimate sign of old age (I remember 10 year old me thinking this). Apparently I'm now resigned to life as a 30-year old codger.
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    At least it wasnt nose or ears!!
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    I meant twice my age...two great grandmothers amongst them.
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Alchemilla wrote: »
    At least it wasnt nose or ears!!
    My thoughts entirely :rotfl:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    Gotta love teaching.
    My timetable changed three times today while i was teaching it.
    In the end i resolved to just teach the students who appeared in my room.
  • edinburgher
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    Alchemilla wrote: »
    Gotta love teaching.
    My timetable changed three times today while i was teaching it.
    In the end i resolved to just teach the students who appeared in my room.

    Tee hee - visions of a stop motion animation of Alchemilla teaching as bits of the furniture disappear! There goes the Bunsen burner... wait, wasn't she holding a beaker? And now there's no bench :rotfl:
  • Alchemilla
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    Hee hee.
    This was as well as seeing the gp, picking up a loan car and takng ponyplops out.
    Needed a propeller yesterday.
  • Alchemilla
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    Car still not fixed. They rang today and my heart was in my mouth about the bill.
    No money spent today. Ebay has gone slow.
    Today i am grateful for
    * a fire
    * antibiotics (wasp sting infected my arm from elbow to wrist)
    * DH
    * My bed (sleeping for England at the moment)
    * Sobriety!!
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,274 Forumite
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    Got the car back finally. £837.
    Been out poopicking in the drizzle which is strangely therapeutic.
    Today i am grateful for
    * turned out starter wasnt broken as well
    * my children
    * two of last years y10s coming to tell me they miss me
    * mr w deliveries
    *the easy end of the week.
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