Stepping into 2014- walking in My Shoes with Mooloo

Savvy_sewing

My Ex husband has never had any money or ever helped financially in 20 years. He won't start now. Her family aren't interested in helping her, dispite being well off ( well live in a huge house with stables and horses).
Yet they would let her starve I fear as they were not supportive of her ever, critical, and scathing is all I see from her Mum. Step Dad not interested in her and no idea where her real Dad is.
Council will have to help them I suppose. But that won't be till January when they are officially homeless.
DS is working long hours.
So was I I suppose. I have had to close up a little early, I have a migraine and am going to have a rest.
DGD didn't go to her Grandad after all, ( I wasn't here or she would have!!) she started to cry and didn't want to go so he didn't take her, left her with DS and his GF. But that means as DS is off to work and his GF is moaning as they had DGD all day that she isn't able to do the rest of the day! ( miserable moaning madam from the minute she wakes up- doing my head in- if the migraine hadn't got to me she would have!!
Update the rest later, I've just had a cup of tea and some tablets, hopefully an hour sleep now will help me.

Savvy_sewing

Morning, at last the headache has gone. I need to book another massage for the tension in my shoulders. That very well may be the trigger.
Posture and sewing for long hours.
DGD has just sneaked into bed with me, we are trying to let DS sleep a bit longer as he was working till about midnight last night.
I've made a cup of tea in my room, but we will need to get breakfast soon.
I also need to get on with the housework and the laundry as DGD seems to have lost her uniform tops and I can only find one! ( out of 4 at the beginning of term!).
I'm having trouble with my ears again, so muffled hearing in my right, and not so brilliant in my left again. Causing blocked tubes in my face, etc not comfortable at all. Happening far too much lately for my liking. Back to the olive oil then.
If I get my mojo enough I want to go to B & Q and get the wall paper for my workshop. Decided on the sample with birds on that we got a fee weeks back, but I hadn't been back since.
Yesterday my two teenagers were back on the course, making Christmas Stockings this time.
I have given out hundreds of leaflets over the passed few months with enquiries but so far not enough people are booking on them really. I know time will eventually change it, but I need to advertise it better. But it's a cost basis scenario - can't afford too- but I would earn more money if people booked.
This weeks takings were looking rather meagre on Thursday, but by the end of yesterday they were more on track. £390 - bit below target but hopefully the items waiting for collection will be paid this week.
Bit of social media focusing needed I think.
And I need to learn more about my website and how to add things to it.
So I need to organise my time better.

Brighton_belle

Mooloo, I appreciate cost might be a factor, but is there any mileage in the idea of booking a weekly massage to pre-empt problems rather than only going in reaction to pain.

Savvy_sewing

Brighton_belle wrote: »

Mooloo, I appreciate cost might be a factor, but is there any mileage in the idea of booking a weekly massage to pre-empt problems rather than only going in reaction to pain.

I think I may have too!

Errata

Have you thought of buying a session with a physio with a view to them showing you all the tips/tricks/exercises you can do yourself to get the knots out of your muscles?

Savvy_sewing

Errata wrote: »

Have you thought of buying a session with a physio with a view to them showing you all the tips/tricks/exercises you can do yourself to get the knots out of your muscles?

No, I hadn't thought of that one. I will have to look into it. Thanks.

Today has Been a very busy day. I have some 30 jobs worth around £350 to do. In the last 17 days I have had 56 customers bring work in, and some, lots of them are more than one item. I very well may needto consider a part time sewing helper! Been looking at the figures against my business plan. I am on target for the alterations, but down on the lessons and the makes. Although I hadn't put the 2nd hand clothing into the equation, and some of the total banked is clothing not alterations. I will need to analyse the figures better. But it was a back of a letter job this evening to give me an idea of the work we did etc last week and what's all ready to be done the rest of this week.
Seriously I have masses to do. Certainly been a victim of my own success with the alterations. No time to do any makes. Missing making things. But so very pleased with how things are going at the moment. Long may it continue to come through the doors.
On the family note, not heard much from Biggest of Mooloo, but hope to see her next weekend.
twin 1 has gone quiet since her Birthday.
Twin2 is still up here till Friday, and is still with girl from family from hell so I haven't seen her but for about three minutes when she popped over to get her present when I was at twin1's.
DS is working full time at his new job. Today he was starting at 7pm. His GF has stayed in, as it's now -2c out there. She's a little less vocal today. Still going on about the house they viewed the other day. But I am not in a position to help anymore.
Bank of Mum is not open anymore.
DG told the afterschool person that she didn't want to go to grandad because the dogs growl at her. So will need to talk to him about that and see if it can be resolved. Or she could end up with issues about dogs, and also it means less chance of a child free weekend or holiday ever. ( is that selfish of me? Possibly. But it's also realistic.)
Now I am off to bed. I'm shattered.

Molly41

I hope you can resolve the dogs growling - I know Molly and Poppy adore her and she is always stroking them. Mind you you could stroke them forever. Perhaps she thinks he can do that to her Grand dad's dogs and they are not so tolerant? xxxxx

gruffalo55

Hi Mooloo, hope you don't mind if I intrude but I think it would be a good idea to try some education for your granddaughter on doggy body language/boundaries. If grandad started to tell the dogs off for growling it could stop the immediate problem but quickly lead to a dog biting when their way of saying 'stop now, I don't like that' had been removed. Far better for a dog to have a way of warning than feel forced to bite.

The Blue Cross have a leaflet http://www.bluecross.org.uk/1958-2850/be-safe-with-dogs.html

and there are a few websites e.g. http://www.doggonesafe.com/dog_detective aimed at children which might be helpful.

Savvy_sewing

Thanks folks!
Will investigate.
Today I was at work until 8pm. DS and his GF babysat for me. I had another 13 jobs in today alone! So after hours working was necessary and looks like it will be for quite a while!
Good but tiring.
Ordered my business cards and a few bits from. Vistaprint today.

Savvy_sewing

Argh! So I was up late talking with DS and his GF. The topic went on to my grandsons, and how, briefly I ended up with Dgd, but couldn't keep the boys. Now I know gF has issues, I have seen the self harm scars etc. She mentioned she was herself in care ( I didn't know that), and that she expects Social Services will get involved with grandson no 3, due in March, because of her history! Here we go again?
I cannot feel happy about this relationship, the chances for my next grandchild, and I cannot feel joy, or look forward to another grandchild. My heart is heavy. No matter how
Positive I try to be these days, she has managed to drag me down already. Her negativity is bad.
It was after 1am when I got to sleep. This morning I got up at 6am to wake her ( as asked) at 6.15 ready to go to work. I got dressed ratc and at 6.40 went to take her to work. To be told she doesn't feel well, so she's not going! So I am awake an hour earlier then I need too, I can't do anything downstairs as they are sleeping in the middle of the front room, and tonight I am working till 10pm as I am teaching! Going to be a long day!

Ok Sorry, moan over!
Where is my Attitude to Gratitude, my PMA, my focus etc
(Come back where ever you are, please).
Lots to do at work, lessons tonight, and time to turn my thoughts to Christmas!
Eek, time to trawl the local shops etc and see if I can buy gifts etc locally, before I go on line to buy things.
I'd like to have made our Christmas again, but I am too busy, unorganised, tired or all of the above!!!