The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

PRINCESSX87

Hiya all.

Welcome to all the newbies, TBH, I’m rubbish at remembering names! *waves*

So, Saturday we went shopping and managed to stick as near to our budgets as much as we could, £2 over in A!di * £6 over in !celands. But, it’s a massive improvement. I also felt incredibly embarrassed because half way through our shopping trip trigged a panic attack. I felt so ashamed, Partly because I had OH with me & because I never felt it coming.

After all that, We headed to MIL & FIL for a cuppa and for me to calm down. Just as we arrived we has a call from OH grandfather, He has collapsed at the town centre. OH then had to leave me to go with his dad to collect him. We believe its all this stress with OH brother that has caused this. But, We must come to terms with it because it’s a long journey ahead.

I see baby ruby yesterday evening. She at nine weeks old has a tooth cut through. Poor madam is in agony so lots of sleepless nights for DB & SIL. As well as ruby.

Today’s chores are:

Getting all clothes washed, dried & ironed and then I can arrange the winter wardrobes.
Make Sunday lunch
Make apple crumble & custard with the free apples we was given
And relax.

Thanks again for the continued support all. Once again, Nice to have some newbies x

kezlou

Haha you just can't escape rv !!!:rotfl:

Princess sent you a pm chick

sorry I havent been on, had a mixture od being really busy with volunteering. sorting and having meetings with various people and officials. Lets just say the school social worker has realised I'm not a, total pushover and that I'm a lot more professional than she is.
The witches of eastwick are running out of steam I think, people are realising they are nasty pieces of work. Especially when they started picking on a 13yr old child who told one of they children stated swearing d and hitting another child who was sat reading a book. I found this out yesterday when another parent who I met for, the first time yesterday and has no idea about the trouble thats gone on between me and, them.

poor was, so upset, her children have a mixture of things and, this was the first.time she ever took them to a specialised play session. As soon as she described them and said the names of the children who started I knew it was, them.

kezlou

Can't get over how nasty people are.

Been busy already this morning handwashed the bedding, uniforms, work clothes. I hate not having a washing machine.

My depression us getting worse, so really need to see gp and get a referal to seea psychaatrist.

sorry about my spelling using my phone x

fuddle

Heading on down the M74 and realised I've nothing defrosted for tea!

Going to have jacket potato, cheese and beans but ill need to use the oven. Still, this experience has etched in my mind I need to have potatoes in as well as cheese and (always!) beans for evenings after travel.

Each and every one of us are dealing with issues on a daily basis. Stay focused, stay positive and seek for solutions as best as we can. There's things in life we can't help or can't control but we can help ourselves. A determined mind is a mind in control. Seek what you want to be determined for and strive to reach it regardless of how long it will take or what stands in your way.

Reach a goal, no matter how small they are and succeed in your own life, in your own time and within your own terms.

fuddle

Does any one have any experience of M C Beaton books, more so Agatha Raisin series? I'm asking because FIL has suggested I read a few. You may know of my nervous disposition and not wanting to read anything that upsets me too much but in tired of superficial novels now and would like something with a little suspense and humour.

FIL is a book dealer so I should take his word for it but he reads Steven King and in terrified that his mild is not in my genre as being mild.

Think I can cope with a bit Agatha Raisin?

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Afternoon Toughies, we've had such a lovely weekend with DD2 and her Hubby staying here, they've just left to visit a couple of her schoolfriends en route to home. Baby Lentil is becoming more visible and DD is still having problems convincing herself that maternity clothes are the right way to go, so gets tight waistbands and uncomfortable sitting too long. They are so in love with each other it's beautiful to see them together. She said she hadn't thought actually getting married would make a difference to thier relationship but couldn't believe how much more they love each other for doing so, awwwwwwwwww!!!!! Anyway we've sent them on thier way with as much garden produce as we could cram into the boot and bunches of asters from the garden for her and her two schoolfriends, she's going chutney making with some green tomatoes, like her mummy does!

Lots of problems and unhappys amongst us reading back a few pages so an all round Hug and Love to all of you who have problems, bad news to cope with, depression, being lonely, being scared, just feeling out of sorts, and those of you facing big upheavals and changes in your lives and facing the increasingly difficult task of keeping bodies and souls together on a decreasing amount of income, many hugs, all my love, the strength you need to just keep plodding on and the courage you need to succeed, all of this and that unseen but very real support from all of us Toughies because we all care for and about each other, no matter who, keep on keeping on my friends and we'll be there with you every step of the way, Lyn xxx.

Popperwell

Fuddle, I used to listen to Agatha Raisin on R4 where they were dramatised and starred Penelope Keith. Think Murder She Wrote I suppose. Accidentally seems to be where a mystery/murder happens and gets in the way of the local police. Not gruesome...

I stayed home...rested overnight but have been zonked out most of today(going to blame the jabs)which are sore this time unlike other years.

So slept through a lot of what I usually listen to on Sunday mornings/lunchtimes but now just easy music as I used to share with Mum...

Must wake up for my bingo club later...if I could win the £1 sticky thirteen game I'd be back in pocket:pusual prize is £30.

mardatha

Kezlou pet you've got us lot. Whether you want us or not!
Fuddle, I found them too tame and boring, but you really don't want to know what I like reading lol

sevenup01

Thank you everyone. The hugs help a lot and it is nice to know i am not the only one in the same boat - although i wish none of were in it at all!
I have woken up with a headache this morning so i am going to veg out and do nothing.

kezlou

I know i just feel bad, its seem all i have to say is whinging or complaining about stress etc Thanks Mar x


Didn't help yesterday that i really lost it yesterday and screamed at my OH for making us late. there was a free music event on yesterday that myself and the children wanted to go to. The train literally take 5 minutes to get into town and for £4.90 return for us all, its a bargain. The bus is more than twice the price and takes 30 minutes with traffic. DS2 was having a bad day so the train would have been easier and simpler for us all. Ended up missing the train and i was in absolute agony. We then missed all the buses because he was peeing about yet again, s i was just so angry with with and proceeded to shout at him. Normally i wouldn't have done, but once i started i couldn't stop I never took it out on the kids though and they were fuming with him as well. In the end we missed all the bands we wanted to see, went for a cheap lunch, bought ginger cinder toffee and went to the warhammer shop instead.
A few days before his family started up with all the carp they normally do, our boys were upset yet again because they didn't include they mammy in the family photo. I tried to calm them down for ds2 was particularity upset. DS1 was saying how come nana takes the babies to the beach but shes never taken us. I just said oh well now she's retired she has more time. When you were younger she was always working, total lie but i had to say something.

Feeling a bit better, the suns shining so the uniforms are dry
Have tons of fruit in now so were sorted.
Just chilling out, had more pain killers, so hopefully soon the pain will magically disappear.

The school volunteering is up and running, conference is coming up faster than ever! :eek: so its totally manic.

Finances are carp yet again. So not happy with that, but then its nothing new.

Just think things piling on top of me and I'm struggling with everything. Mentally i'm still scarred over everything thats happened, saw counsellor on thursday and we did this review. On the chart i've dropped ridiculously low, on the general scale of things i'm just emotionally exhausted.