Milann's life keeps getting in the way.......

milann

Beanie to be honest the phone is a tad wasted on me - the main thing I use it for is the camera and I'm slightly :pa addicted to words with friends. It seems good value for money though. I'll let dh instruct me on its features when we're away next week. And if I work it out over 24 months including a SIM card it comes to £12 a month - cheaper and better than my old phone. It's just the inconvenience of paying for the handset upfront.

Bad bad move MSE though - I had a little look see around John L when i picked up my phone yesterday after my freebie lunch of a coffee and cheese scone (which counts as a cake for their vouchers) - I walked through children's clothing dept which had a sale on. So I ended up buying some beautiful dresses, leggings and tops for gdds. So much for keeping spends low. But it gives me great pleasure and the eldest one loves a pretty dress. The time will come quickly enough when they will want there own fashion items so I'm indulging us both while I can. But it has to stop or I'll end up with sky high cc bills again after getting debt free. I've recorded it my spending diary though - it's making me think - does me good to go to basics. Once I'm back from holibobs I must regroup.

milann

Just picked my tomatoes from the garden - best crop I've ever had:D

milann

Went to gps for prescription review. Luckily she isn't putting me bp tablets this time but would like to see it come down a little bit more next time she sees me. Ordered blood tests and a dexa scan as I've had a few fractures recently and it's over 10 years since I had my last one..... Think I'm seeing how many different scans I can have in a year:D:D

System

I have been in John Lewis as well , picked up a couple of things for Christmas for the DGC. Glad to hear your GP is on the ball with everything , a good GP is very good to have.

Where are you holidaying next week ?

beanielou

Milan~~Thank you so much for making my day yesterday.
You are a lovely friend xxx

milann

My pleasure Beanie xx

Had a lovely few days away with family for our celebrations. We went to a part of England I've never been to before - Sussex. The house was absolutely amazing - it had a hot tub too but with toddlers, and it being inaccessible for my ds. I made the decision not to use it - there was an extra cost too and dipping my toe in to see what it was like didn't warrant it. But we had an amazing time - a meal out when we met up and afternoon in the house chilling and playing, days at the beach, a bbq, a morning at a different beach with a carnival weekend so lots to mooch around followed by fish and chips. We played cards of an evening so all was relaxed. I felt very spoilt.

My only concern was dh - can't put my finger on it but he just didn't seem to cope and looked quite stressed/sad at times. He says he is fine but I'm not convinced....... Other times he seemed OK.....

So it's a chill out day for me today with a bit of catch up to and washing - not much else planned this week.

beanielou

Maybe your DH is adapting to his retirement?
Worried about you?
Finds it difficult with lots of people around?

Glad that you had a fab time

milann

Beanie I think it's a combination of all those things, plus he didn't sleep well in a different bed. He has made the decision to work until spring next year then reduce his hours slowly until it feels right for him.

He's great with the kids but it's when there are a few adults for any length of time - it's quite embarrassing at times.....but good job we're not all the same I suppose. As we live so far away when we meet were thrown together for a long time - not just popping round for an hour....

It is what it is and I'm not letting it spoil the lovely time we had on the whole and I'm off to see the kids on my own for a few days at the end of the month before he joins me for the weekend at dds house.

Had a flat boring day today missing my granny hugs and story reading.

milann

I thought I was going to be mistaken for a member of staff yesterday in Specsavers as I was in there so long. I went for a hearing test followed by an eye test. Over 3 hours all in all.....so I've had my hearing aids tweaked - everything sounds so loud now again- especially background noises and I've ordered new glasses £200 but I'll get a good chunk of that back. I've chosen specs totally different to what I'm wearing now so hope I've made a good choice....it'll be a couple of weeks until I pick them up as they'll be ready when I'm at dds.

I made myself go out after that as I'm reluctant to go out on my own unless I HAVE to and I know it's not right. So I got the bus to big shopping mall not too far from here. I feel fairly safe walking there as its all perfectly flat surfaces. I had a mooch around - I had some vouchers to spend but nothing jumped out and shouted wow as I couldn't bear to think about winter clothes and the summery things I tried on looked rubbish as I've put so much weight on. So feeling a tad bleughhh about my self image what did I do - treated myself to lunch. Tapas style pizza and roasted veges - Twas rather yummy then dh came to pick me up and we had tea there too - his treat.....and called to see his sister who lives 5 minutes from there. I did buy a flask !!! cup for work from Lakeland which is supposed to keep drinks hot for 6 hours and can be used easily with 1 hand - a tad more than I've paid in the past but hopefully it'll keep my drinks warmer for playground duties - we're not allowed open cups and the cheap covered cups I've had in the past haven't worked well at all.

SW later to see what the damage is...

milann

Didn't make it to SW had a better offer. Met a couple of friends I worked with the job before last for lunch. So had a lovely sandwich instead. There's a 9.30 group tomorrow so I'll pop there - not expecting great things but it might keep me focused......or not:eek: