Frump to Fab 2018 - Fabulous Dahhhhlings

lessonlearned

Thank you Joho. That is very interesting.

Just a quick update. DIL and Alex (and Daddy of course) are all home now. Phew. :rotfl:

Hasta Manana.

sashybo

Congratulations on your new grandson LL. I hope your DIL recovers well, very quick discharge from the hospital!

I have wasted the day with a bit of a hangover after going out with DH yesterday. I really can't handle drinking anymore, I was sick afterwards & that's the second time in 2 months it's happened after drinking over several hours. I think I need to accept that my body doesn't like that much alcohol.

I had a stressful stay with the outlaws last week for several reasons. MIL was very grabby with DS again & didn't like that he kept clinging to me (it's just a phase he's in due to his age!). She kept taking him away from me & getting annoyed when he cried for me. :eek:

DS wasn't sleeping properly as the room he was in was too hot & there were no curtains or anything either. He was waking at 5:30am every morning with the daylight (we have a blackout blind at home) & we had to move him into our room as it was cooler. So then none of us were getting a good sleep. FIL was then moaning at DS crying so early every morning. :mad:

So basically came home more stressed than when we went away! At least DS mostly enjoyed himself. He met the horse that lives in a neighbouring field to the outlaws house & was so delighted when the horse snorted at him & blew over his feet. :rotfl: He just adores animals.

Moll

Maman
. Have you seen the blue post box in Windsor? Apparently there was a short-lived experiment in having blue boxes for airmail and this one survives.


I'd also recommend the John Soane Museum. That's a quirky collection and the house is interesting too. They have Hogarth's Rakes Progress there. Also the Wallace Collection just behind John Lewis in Oxford Street, another lovely building with a good collection including the Laughing Cavalier. Then there's the Geffrye which is in a series of alms houses showing interiors from the 1600s to the present.

Ive seen the blue one in Windsor , but didnt know why till you explained it ,,,,,,,,,the mystery is solved
Been in the John Soane , thats fabulous for anyone who hasnt seen it , The Geffrye is a new one for us , we'll definitley have a look at that ,thankyou x
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maman

joho wrote: »

I came across your post and then this article. Not exactly what you were after about Ladybower, but thought you might find it interesting:

https://qz.com/1324190/photos-a-heat-wave-in-the-uk-is-revealing-evidence-of-ancient-structures/

I saw this yesterday on a similar subject. The detail is fascinating.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-44786388

sashybo wrote: »

DS wasn't sleeping properly as the room he was in was too hot & there were no curtains or anything either. He was waking at 5:30am every morning with the daylight (we have a blackout blind at home) & we had to move him into our room as it was cooler.

I feel your pain! What a shame to go away and come back feeling stressed.


DD1 always had blackout blinds on DGD1's bedroom windows but that's always been a bone of contention with me and DD2. When DGD2 stayed with us I always blacked out the windows and she slept right through including until about 8.00 a.m. At home she woke up before 6!:eek: I didn't have proper blackout blinds so I just wedged beach towels into the sash window. When she was tiny I also put her in a dark room for her daytime nap when she was with me. Interfering grandmother!;) You, too, can become one LL!!:rotfl:


I can't say I've done a huge amount of fabbing although it's so easy to dress with the warm weather. All I've been wearing is underwear and a loose fitting dress.:D I have been careful with skincare though as I'm determined to keep my tan looking good for as long as possible with loads of body lotion. I'll add a touch of fake tan when it starts to fade.


Still baking hot and sunny here.:D

lessonlearned

Noooooo I will never be an interfering MIL. I have sworn an oath.....:rotfl:

I have been married twice. Both MILs were the MILs from hell and I have vowed I will never, never, never become like them. I will keep my lips sealed at all times, and my thoughts to myself. The only time I would ever say anything is if I thought lives were at stake.....other than that they can sort things out for themselves.

Well my son and his little family are home now and doing ok. Tired of course but they are young and still have plenty of adrenaline to fuel them.....they will be fine. They have DILs parents around for several weeks to cook, clean and just be a couple of extra pairs of hands. I did some shopping today for them. They are managing to get a few naps in when the baby sleeps. DIL is sore and in pain of course but she is managing to feed the baby herself, although she needs help because of her stitches etc. But I think she is doing remarkably well.

He really is gorgeous......well, in the immortal words of Mandy Rice Davis "I would say that wouldn't I. :rotfl:

He is very long like my DS2 (his uncle) was as a baby, so he is obviously going to be tall like the English side of the family, rather than short like the Venezuelan side. I guess he will eventually be dark haired and dark eyed.....so tall, dark and very handsome, ha ha, and, if he inherits his parents brains, then he will be very smart too.

Ok no more granny boasting......:rotfl:

One thing they have done.

As you know there may or may not be a genetic component to my husband's illness. We will never really know until or unless either of my sons becomes symptomatic. Genetic testing is a complete waste of time because there is insufficient research into which genes maybe the problem. They know of a few but not all, the research is still very much in its infancy, so even if the boys were tested the results would be inconclusive.

What we do know is that in the future it is stem cells which will hold the key to either curing or containing the condition. DS and DIL have therefore decided to harvest some of the little ones stem cells, just in case. My boys might not get sick themselves but that is not to say they might not be carriers.

It was a simple and painless Procedure, cells are simply extracted from the umbilical cord. I think they have been extremely wise. They paid privately, it cost £2k. It might just be the best investment they ever make.

sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

I have only been married once and my MIL was always quite horrible to me. She only changed when my ex husband got married again and she found his 2nd wife not to her liking in a very big way, so suddenly she wanted to be friends with me, but it was too late for us to have that kind of bond. :rotfl:

I am a very hands off MIL. My daughter and son in law are mature adults and have to be free to live their lives how they choose. I have to bite my tongue even when I witness their mistakes. I only offer advice if my advice is sought by either of them.

I am busy trying to build my relationship with Wayne. Whenever there is a misunderstanding between us, we are talking to each other to resolve any issues. We are quite different and we are still finding out just how we differ. All the time I am spending with Wayne has a big impact on my home life. I like being with my 2 adult children at home, but they are able to fend for themselves when I am at Wayne's. They finally met Wayne this week, but it was a brief meeting.

Fraudsters tried to take just under £500 from my son's bank account through his PayPal account with 4 fraudulent transactions. :mad: Thank goodness he checked his PayPal account 2 days ago. I then took over notifying PayPal and his bank of what had happened. PayPal gave me excellent customer service with one phone call. All of his money will be repaid within 7 days. In fact the 1st amount of just over £195 from one of the transactions was repaid today. :T My son immediately changed his password to his PayPal account and transferred all of the money in his account to my bank account, so that I could put it into my linked savings account that can not be accessed by anyone but me and is not linked to my debit card.

We will take a trip to his bank and change his current account to a student current account which will be more beneficial to him while he is a student at University.

moneyistooshorttomention

LessonLearned - can I ask you about the thing you mentioned a couple of days back on here? That being how you "disguise" your eyebrows and eyelashes being a bit sparse? What do you do?

lessonlearned

Good morning lovely ladies....

Well I finally got my hair cut. Don't like the way he styled it, it looks a bit old lady but I can funk it up a bit when I wash it. The cut looks good so that's what counts.

Money.....I use eyebrow powders rather than pencils. I think they look more natural on me, less harsh than a pencil. I got mine from the body shop, comes in a neat little compact with its own little two way brush. I then set it with Kiko eyebrow designer gel mascara. This is clear, no colour, it just sets the powder and keeps any stray hairs in place. I think it looks very natural and less artificial then other methods I've tried. Takes a bit of practice but I think the powders give a nice effect.

Mascara......during the day I keep it simple, one coat of Maybelline "sensational lash". It has fibres in so really does a good job of making them look thicker and longer. It can clump a bit so I find it useful to keep a spare clean brush or eyelash comb to tease the hairs and remove any clumps.

For nightime I sometimes use an eyelash primer or base coat. It is white but It really makes my lashes look much thicker. Again by mabyelline.

Personally I think as we get older black mascara and dark eyebrows can be a bit harsh and a bit aging. Maybe experiment a bit with browns or greys.

I find the staff in both the body shop and kikos are really good. They will advise you on colours and demonstrate how to use the products. I know you live in deepest darkest Wales :rotfl: (I'm only jealous) but you can buy Kiko and body shop products online. And you can buy Maybelline in most large supermarkets, Superdrug etc.

I have to say I find when applying products like eyebrow and eyelash enhancers, less is more. It is very easy to overdo it and look like a clown.

I don't usually carry a large make up bag around with me so I keep a small pretty bag for touch ups. Lipstick, my little eyebrow powder kit, in the winter some blusher or bronzer, a small perfume atomiser, some dental tape and some mint tic tacs. My emergency kit for repairs.:rotfl:

lessonlearned

SUgarbaby.....I once had my current account debit card cloned. Luckily the bank spotted it and alerted me very quickly. I now keep very little money in my current account, like you I keep it in accounts that cannot be accessed by debit card.

Well it sounds like Wayne is a reformed man......:rotfl: glad to hear that you are so happy together. Shall I buy a hat. :rotfl:

J2 has recently upped his efforts but he's still not red blooded or pro active enough for me. I can't be doing with feint hearted lovers. :rotfl: Shyness is no excuse!!! My husband could be shy at times but he was the kind of man who would not let shyness hold him back. He swept into my life like a tornado. Resistance was futile - not that I wanted to resist. :rotfl:

I am afraid that's what I want from a man. An alpha male who knows my value and worth, ditherers need not apply.....I want to be hit by a thunderbolt like last time.

J1 is still in regular contact but he knows there's no big romance, nor is there ever likely to be but he likes staying in touch. He lives a fair distance away so we are happy to be penpals and have the odd gossipy phone call.

Actually he admits that he has been a bit of a lad in the past but he tells me that knowing me has helped him learn to appreciate women as people and not just objects. He says he finally gets that we have qualities that males don't have, such as intuition, people skills etc and he has come to see how valuable our "soft skills"and emotional intelligence can be. Apparently he has been putting all this new knowledge into practice and his love life is blossoming.

Perhaps I should become a dating coach!!

Right I'm off to Aldi's to stock up on healthy stuff.

lessonlearned

Just got back from Aldi.....picked up some of that Eau de toilette. No 1. Well at just £5.95 it would have been rude Not to. :rotfl:

Well I have to tell you. This morning I popped into Primarni, loaded up a basket with some tops, and then though nah.....I don't need any, I have enough. And put them all back and walked out empty handed. :rotfl:

Probably saved myself about £50. It must be the good Influence of the no buying clothes thread on the old style board. But as I walked around I thought I really don't NEED anything at the moment and none of the items were exactly showstoppers that I had fallen in love with, so I thought why bother....... Save your money for when you find something really sensational and Of better quality, rather than "it will do".

Ladies don't we all deserve sooooo much better than "it will do". :rotfl:

However, I did spend some money. I bought DIL a little present. A little spa pampering set from Superdrug. Lord knows when she will get the time for a pamper session, but it has some nice goodies, such as bath products, face masks, body creams etc. It will come in handy for when she gets a bit of time (when Alex start school maybe:rotfl:).

I thought poor DIL, sore and uncomfortable, tired and emotional, everyone buys a new baby presents, but people rarely buy anything for the poor mum who does all the work. .