Crazy Cat Lady Chapter 2 - Groundhog Day

Eager_Elephant

Ooh CCL


Sorry to read you are not well - hope the family are rallying round and waiting on you hand and foot.


Do you think it's something you've eaten or a bug?


Maybe it's karma as you have been rushing around too much and need to slow down and being ill is the only thing that makes you sit still!!!


Hope you feel better soon.

crazy_cat_lady

Hey _pale_
Still not much better today. On the plus side I'm barely eating anything so I must be losing some weight... On the negative I feel so weak ) _pale_ Everything hurts when I move. I'm not sure if it's a bug or something I ate - but I am paying the price and being forced to sit and do nothing. I can barely even stand long enough to do the washing without feeling sick or breaking into a sweat. Ah well.
I'm not exactly being waited on hand and foot, but I am being left alone - which is a good thing because I can't be bothered with anything at the moment. I'm doing a bit of crochet - the blanket still isn't finished but all the squares are now joined. Just the border and the ends to sew in. I won't say it'll be finished today but it is looking at least like a blanket now.
Nothing else to report - sent dh and ds to do the shopping, with a list... It was becoming an emergency as we are on our last loo roll and God knows we can't be running out of that at the moment. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: They spent £13 in the £ shop, £26 in B M and £52 in Mr M. That's fine by me - they have the food they want and I have no aggro and 16 toilet rolls :rotfl:

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all
Well, in spite of my best intentions to lie in bed and watch the Olympics till late last night I fell asleep before 11pm. Will have to watch the replay this morning
The good news is that I slept until 9am and I feel better this morning. :j I don't feel sick any more :j I still feel quite weak and all of my joints hurt when I move but I feel about a million times better than I did yesterday :beer: I keep saying normal service will be resumed, but I don't think it will be quite 'normal'. If I can face it then I'll take the kids out pokemon hunting this afternoon, and I really need to clean the bathroom. Other than that no real plans. I have 10 rows of my crochet blanket left to do then it's done :j
I think if I can be bothered then one thing I'll do today will be to sort through my knitting and crochet stuff. If I'm doing a handmade Christmas this year I really need to think about getting on with it. That means I need to see what I've got in terms of wool and patterns. That could be a massive project though so I'll see how I feel as the day progresses.
Hope everyone is ok.

SpekySquarehead

Get well soon CCL!!

crazy_cat_lady

Morning all :coffee: :cheesy:
I feel normal today! Well - as normal as I get :j:j
I went to bed at 1030 last night and slept right through until 7.20 this morning and am now enjoying some time to myself while everyone else is still in bed.
There's just one (ok two) things playing on my mind this morning. One is that our money is running out. I can't help but be a bit resentful that my exam money has been used to make up the shortfall in dh's wages. I asked him last night if he had any money to give to me - he doesn't.
The other thing is also to do with dh. As you know, his anxiety and depression is truly massive. I have spoken with his boss a number of times and she's always said to just let her know if there's anything she can do to help. So - I want to go away for my big 4 0 birthday next year and have found a good place for us. As dh has missed out twice this year with not being able to get holiday from work I haven't booked until he's got the ok for the hols. It took him over a week to get the nerve up to get a holiday form; I filled it in and now I can't get him to hand it back in again. He's had it completed in his bag for almost a week. So I sent a text to his boss yesterday asking her to remind him to hand it in and she sent me a really rude text back saying it's his responsibility and she doesn't have time to deal with him. I HATE when people say 'If there's anything I can do to help' and then you ask and they basically tell you to f#%$ off. So she's gone onto my hitlist for now. He got home last night and still hadn't handed the form in, and I still don't know if he can get the time off work. I checked the place I want to go last night and there's only 1 lodge left for the dates I want - so I desperately need him to get the holiday form in so we can get the ok and I can get booked. The next cheapest if we don't get this is and extra £70 which I am loathe to find because of his illness. I don't know whether to tell him this (puts extra pressure on him), nag him again to hand the form in, or ask him to give it to me and I'll take it down for him. Gad - overthinking everything!!!
I know it's difficult for people that have never been there before to understand how crippling anxiety can be. I get anxious about stuff and have a bit of a phobia of speaking to people on the phone, but I know that handing a form in is a straightforward thing for most people. However, I have seen my dh run away from speaking to people on the phone; hide when someone knocks at the door and even stay in bed to avoid things. So whilst I don't understand it fully; I can see the impact it has on him. I don't want to be his mother, having to look after him and do stuff for him but I don't want us to lose out or pay more for our break because of his illness and the fact that his boss doesn't understand. Ugh.

Buffythedebtslayer

that is sad about his boss, I started reading your post and was really hopeful your DH had a good understanding boss. By the end I was disappointed

I don't know what to suggest re holiday form. If you do it yourself.......may not be a good look for DH, he may resent it.

In all honesty, I would assume he isn't going to hand it in, and make the decision re booking the holiday based on the point that he might not be able to get the time off.

I know that sounds harsh - sorry, but I am trying to think how I would deal with the situation and I always want to know what I am dealing with. At this moment in time DH doesn't have the holiday booked. therefore would I want to go on my own? this is a possible scenario, can I deal with it? DO I want it? But that really is me, You know your DH. I try and work out answers and have contingency plans!

He may well put the form in today, you never know.

I really hope apart from this you are feeling better health wise - I was ill yesterday and am having a home day today to be safe

Take care

XXXXXX

crazy_cat_lady

Quick rant on here before I go to bed in a huff. I don't know why I'm in such a bad mood - there's no real reason for it. I had a good night's sleep. But then ds let me down again which started me off in a mood, which I haven't really recovered from.
But this is what is going to take the biscuit today. DH's boss. Just when you think that she couldn't possibly be any more of an a&%£hole than she was... He handed his form in :j:j:j She told him they don't allocate next year's holiday until October. !!!!!!!!!! I actually want to go down there and tell her what I think - I'm so angry :mad::mad::mad: First she tells us not to book our trip until his holiday is confirmed and then she tells us she won't confirm his holiday before October. How on Earth do people like this get to run their own companies? It never cease to amaze me. Thing is, dh thinks I'm in a huff with him - I'm not. Not at all, I'm really pleased that he handed the form in. I'm furious with the boss though. Thing is I sound like I'm in a huff with him because I'm in a mood generally. Think I'll post this and then get myself off to bed out of the way before I lose my temper with the wrong people.
I have booked the holiday by the way. I thought about what you said Buffy, and the honest truth is that I don't want to go without him - but I'm not being held to ransom by his boss because she keeps changing the rules. If he doesn't get the time off I will definitely speak to her though - I'm sure that there will be some legality I can throw at her if I need to.
Grrrr

SpekySquarehead

Ah that sounds a tricky one CCL, I don't envy you. I've never heard of a company being to reluctant to accept holidays far in advance. It usually is a good thing as it then allows them to plan ahead and work around them. Some people eh?!

Hope you're feeling better today though.

Buffythedebtslayer

crazy_cat_lady wrote: »

But this is what is going to take the biscuit today. DH's boss. Just when you think that she couldn't possibly be any more of an a&%£hole than she was... He handed his form in :j:j:j She told him they don't allocate next year's holiday until October. !!!!!!!!!! I actually want to go down there and tell her what I think - I'm so angry :mad::mad::mad: First she tells us not to book our trip until his holiday is confirmed and then she tells us she won't confirm his holiday before October. How on Earth do people like this get to run their own companies? It never cease to amaze me. Thing is, dh thinks I'm in a huff with him - I'm not. Not at all, I'm really pleased that he handed the form in. I'm furious with the boss though. Thing is I sound like I'm in a huff with him because I'm in a mood generally. Think I'll post this and then get myself off to bed out of the way before I lose my temper with the wrong people.
I have booked the holiday by the way. I thought about what you said Buffy, and the honest truth is that I don't want to go without him - but I'm not being held to ransom by his boss because she keeps changing the rules. If he doesn't get the time off I will definitely speak to her though - I'm sure that there will be some legality I can throw at her if I need to.
Grrrr

Why the !!!! couldn't she have said about Oct when you texted her? WHY ISN'T that written down any way? Like on the bloody form?

Too bloody right re holiday. Book it and he can chuck a sickie! They run it in a ramshackle way. I can't believe you can book a holiday too early.... lets keep everyone guessing till the last minute.

His holiday request will be in first and so if it is done on the first come first served basis, then he will get it. And good on him for handing it in.

I would be livid with her tho!

crazy_cat_lady

Oh Buffy I'm pleased it's not just me overreacting. I was foaming last night and went to bed in a right huff with the whole day all in all. I ended up trying to explain to dh that I was really proud of him for handing the form in but angry with his b**ch of a boss for being generally incompetent. It's like you and Speky said - since when has booking a holiday early been a crime? He had better get the holiday, otherwise he will be sick that week whether he wants to be or not. We've been through so much together this past 14 years, and I am not having some random woman who pays minimum wage spoiling my big birthday. I can't choose my holidays but I know when all of mine are for the next 2 academic years. DH genuinely didn't seem to understand why I was so bothered by it. He said that it was across the board for everyone and not a picking on him - and he would be priority for the dates. Ooooh, I'm getting myself all:mad::mad::mad: again so I'm moving on.
In much happier news - the blanket is finally finished!!! I absolutely love it and I'm really pleased with it if I do say so myself. This one is mine, my snuggly cuddly blanket and my first big crochet project. Straight on with the next stuff, a shark blanket for ds and a hat and scarf for my bestie's birthday next month. I'm snuggled under my blanket now with my laptop and next crochet stuff, and I am a happy and now relaxed again bunny. The cats are looking on jealously but they can wait for crocheted beds etc.
We've been out and about today, so spending was of course inevitable... I don't mind. DD went out to meet some of her friends so I gave her money for lunch, and ds and I went pokemon hunting in Newcastle, which also entailed getting a bite to eat. We went to an all you can eat buffet, which is terrible for my waistline but means that I won't need to eat again today. Then we picked dd up and went to the park for an hour, which was also lovely and relaxing. The weather has been gorgeous again, which always makes a difference I think.
Tomorrow we have dentist and vet appointments so more spending. Ugh. Never mind. Other than that, walking and getting out and about for good mood sunshine :T:T:T