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

Rowan9

mardatha wrote: »

The best thing to do for stress, fuddle and gailey and all, is to remember that nothing lasts forever,, the good times or the bad. Look out of the window...look at the sky, the clouds, the stars, the birds... Everything is movement, nothing static. The seasons change, the world turns. Just endure the bad days in the sure knowledge that they will pass!
xxx to all who are miserable.

such a wise quote. Am off to bed now and will meditate on this. It's a lovely thing to think of last thing at night.
W

suzitiger

Hard_Up_Hester wrote: »

Suzi, I got married a few years ago for £400, it can be done.
Hester

Hester that is most impressive :T We will be blowing that budget I'm afraid but I am hoping to keep costs down by making a lot of things. I would do this anyway cuz I think a DIY wedding is much more personal and lovely.
If you could tell me your top tips on where you saved money that would be great

suzitiger

Thanjks for the welcomes guys.
Ginny I hope you have fun here in the toon, let us know what you get up to apart from Beamish.
Burtha I haven't read through enough to know what's happening but wishing you best of luck with your scan tomorrow i hope all goes as well as it can x

monnagran

Hi.

Burtha: I'll be keeping everything crossable crossed tomorrow. Wish I could be there to hold your hand, but I bet someone will be with you.

Suzi: Congrats on getting married next year. My DS and DIL2B are getting married in 2 weeks time and they have been as frugal as all get out. Everything seems to have been borrowed, bought from The Bay of EEEE or homemade. No wedding cake but lots of cup cakes. Originally we were going to make them but we discovered a local girl had started a small business called 'Rather Darling Cupcakes" and I was so taken with the name I ordered them from her. I couldn't have made them for the price she is charging and we've already been given samples! DIL's parents are paying for a reception in a local pub so I decided to give DIL flowers from a local florist.
Ginny, where were you when I needed you? My eyes kinda watered when I heard how much they were costing but my DIL is so lovely and she has been so modest and thrifty over this wedding that she deserves a treat.
She is off on her 'hen night' today, not spent with her girlfriends but with a very old, very gay boyfriend! My DS is staying at home to look after the baby but rang me this morning to say that he had picked up some awful bug and was vomiting for England. I rushed down there and sent the poor shivering wreck back to bed, so spent all day playing with my adorable Mia. Can't be bad!

Fuddle, Nutty and anyone else working their way out of BR. You are all amazing and if I wore a hat I'd take it off to you all. It's one thing being thrifty because you believe it's the right thing to do, but something else to have no choice and to go on day after day, week after week basically just to get back where you started. The sheer determination you all show is mind blowing. Have a round of applause, a bouquet and a quick burst of the Hallelujah Chorus.

The Rev and I have spent all evening reading through the details of hundreds of churches looking for ministers, seeing if there is anything we fancy. It's a bit like looking at house details. You know that a rosy gloss has been put on everything. We have experienced this before. They tell you that there is a membership of 200+ and when you get there you find that most of them died years ago. Or there is a thriving youth club (closed in 1989). We have been reading between the lines. Very tiring.

Night all.

x

stiltwalker

Burtha -will be holding you in my thoughts tomorrow.

Suzi - welcome back - we married last November for about £1500 and really didn't feel we had stinted on anything - I made mine and DD's dresses and we had our do in the village hall with a ceilidh band and pie and peas for supper (I made the pies the day before and guests from the village nipped off and put them in their ovens at the appropriate moment. It was a wonderful day and I'm sure yours will be too, it's our 1st anniversary in just under 3 weeks and we are going back to the restaurant we had our meal in for dinner.

Been a busy few days - got to go into school again tomorrow morning and be 'that parent' again as DD's IEP (individual education plan) has turned up to sign and is way off base. School has been great at doing things as I have asked for them but I have to ask, to nag, to check up, to make sure it is done right.

Anyhow -hugs where needed - catch you later - X

cornishchick

Hi all,
I would give hugs but I have a stinking cold, brought on we think due to the flu jab, Ironic
Anyways Bertha I, along with all the toughies will be thinking positive thoughts tomorrow.
Sipping honey and lemon and off to bed in a few. Night peeps.

cornishchick

Double post

Popperwell

Morning All,
Finally posting...
Thinking of you Burtha,

Ginny enjoy Beamish even I haven't managed that...yet!

Welcome to those who have joined the thread in recent days too.

Finally the drains were cleared and it took less to do than feared. I should have taken a walk to the shops for some basics, decided I was tired and the weather was horrible.

I took to my bed and slept like a top. I'll take it when I can and have had a good 7 hours.

With the right bedding I am cosy so that has probably helped too.

Nothing to report, I will catch up on little tasks later today, perhaps I'll get out to the music club tonight for a couple of hours.

Thinking of having a proper breakfast for a change and setting it out nicely, orange juice, fruit and porridge, toast, tea or coffee. In the afternoon perhaps mushrooms, bacon, tomatoes, eggs.

That will be a good day. Being awake I may go to the supermarket by 6am and be home quite quickly.

boultdj

Hugs and positive thought's being sent Burtha

paidinchickens

Burtha thinking of you today x