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

mardatha

Can I just send a whole galaxy of bright yellow smiley vibes out to all Toughies struggling today However bad each day is, there is always hope and always another dawn .. xxx
I cannot be assed. I am seriously LAZY. I should do soap/knitting/housework/soup. Somebody tell me what to do lol
...orrrr ....on the other hand... I could just sit here and float around the internet...

Mrs_Chip

Chill, Mar, just chill - tomorrow is another day! Earrings are on their way .

candlelight_2013

Just have a chill day Mar, it will still be here tomorrow.

Candlelight

Possession

Come and clean my house Mar, it will make you feel loads better, honestly! I even have sweeties.

mardatha

OMG sweeties???? WHAT KIND? and HOW MANY?? :EasterBun:EasterBun
Looking forward very much to the earrings mrs C.. I will wear them to Possession's house when I start my cleaning job
I'm sure I said this to you lot last week as well. I need to get meself motivated...

candlelight_2013

Don't mention sweeties to me. Doctor has doubled my diabetes medication and there is no way I dare even suck a mint!!.

Life can be very cruel at times!!

Candlelight

fuddle

Well that's it. No going back now. My house is up for rental again and the sign will be up tomorrow. I'm going to do the viewings for them and we could be out as early as 8th November! :eek: MIL's and storage if that happens but ideally I would like it to so we don't need to pay the rent on the 15th.

I've boxes everywhere DH asked the LL what paint they use and has managed to get some at trade prices. A few touch up is all that is needed and now we only have to do that as opposed to paint the whole wall. DH is putting in a favour and getting an industrial carpet cleaner gratis, all we need to pay for is the cleaning solution.

We have 3 flats in mind. We're looking closely this evening with DH sorting tomorrow as I am suffering badly with anxiety. It's this whole issue that really has me upset and frantic and I'll be no good until I have secured a home down there.

All systems go and very fast. :eek:

Possession

Wow, good luck Fuddle. These things are often better sorted fast anyway, then we can stop mithering about them!
Mar I have pear drops, humbugs and rhubarb and custards but if my house will actually be clean I'll even get you jelly babies! Or perhaps we could manufacture some kind of sweet out of hay, as there seems to be a lot of that floating around here.
Just had to drive to DS's school as he's broken his glasses and can't see anything. Good job we kept his old ones as spares. Not sure if they fix them on the NHS or not, have never had to do it yet.

lobbyludd

Love risotto, made a leftover chicken and pea one a week ago for me and da, only had emmental cheese in that was 4 years past sell-by date! but was very scrummy and we didn't die .

gailey_2

Afternoon guys.

having a lethargic tired day as last few nights both younger kids been waking in night demanding milk.
They spend half night in my bed.

Really not had energy do much.

tidying up after kids in circles gets boring after 5th time fixing throws and cushions on sofa.

Hubby decided he was making pizza at lunchtime..
he made 2 hes making 2 later and freezing 2 dough balls.

double checked freezer have 12 days meals planned.

hubby went lilds got milk, coffee and sugar.
we just buying essentials or reductions only.
have 6 loaves bread in freezer and bread rolls.
lots frozen veg.

down to last carton passatta should have brought more.
have dried pasta mixes, noodles and savoury rice as desperation mix.

tonight making turkey faittas wth reduced wraps as had wraps and turkey fillets in freezer ad got sachet faitta mix in co-op for 50p so will replicate this meal again next week too, then use the 3rd turkey breast pack to make curry and rice as have jar in cupboard.

I have chicken casserole packet ix for the reduced chicken thighs and some reduced babt potatoes might do tommorow.

1 tin tuna and tuna pasta bake mix 30p tesco-so that,s good standby meal when freezers out of meat.

nearly out oe chips so may sevre the last reduced pack breaded fish with reduced baby potatoes and mixed value frozen veg.

Need to use up some carrots planning carrot and coriander soup as ca always pick up more cheap carrots to make carrot and bean burgers later in the month,.

I love rissottto too done chicken and bacon from leftover roast as boil carcass then use litlle bits chicken then add bacon or value smoke salmon is nice too.

My fave is bianco wth white wine and paramasan cheese.

I often wonder whey cant e buy big bags rissotto they always come tiny bags and its never cheap?

as would like to buy some paella rice and pudding rice too but thats not cheap.

Need to try kids with bulgar wheat and couscous again.

Husbands gone do school run and see his mum.

Eldest has brownies tonight.

2 littlies not slept so hoping they go early tonight as need early night myself.

Do feel sorry for usa-although uk news hardly reporting it ust more conference and usual spiel about hardworking people and hardworking families got me quite cross this morning.

Have odd question and maybe its just me going slowly mad.

But anyone else feel like sometimes they on the edge of life at times?

Its not an envy thing really just feel possibly down to me im avoiding people.

But walked past few houses people I know live there.
Their houses are huge, nice cars.
active social lives.

just sometimes I feel like im observing others living their lives without fully living mine.I know its sounds daft.

But on rare occasions I do speak to people playground, kids clubs they talk about where they been, see lots on fb too, their holidays, going shopping and I feel completly out the loop like our lives are so different.

Feel like no real life family freinds truly understand how some others struggle they probably think form outside we doing good as we put on good show to outside world.

Don't get me wrong I at times quite like cooking, thrill finding a bargain but last few weeks going supermarket every evening sometimes its cold wet and we find nothing, then i make cold long walk home and go past the takeaways and restaurants and see them packed with people and eel a little sad.

In same way i go to nice warm inviting house then go back to mine put jumper on and try not use heating much.

Its become a way of life but every now and then I feel a bit sad im trying be positive but know the next few months are going to be hard.

just feeling bit worn out with worry been 7weeks hes been off now.

Hes ringing jsa tommorow coming off it but still no money in bank so unsure if they will pay 3weeks?

Good luck with move fuddle. I love moving such fresh start.

As I looked at social yesterday and no houses looked at previous lets where houses got 200+applications and went to band a and we band c so no chance there I guess.

Best we can do is try and sort us out this year and see if we can start moving fund for next year. honestly feel like move would do me the world of good.