I will cut my coat according to my cloth. {Edited by Forum team} 2019

Savvy_sewing

It took me a while to actually get into the work room, but I made it before 11. I decided that I would tackle the most urgent jobs, followed by the quick to do jobs so that I could stop at a suitable place if I needed to.
Listening to motivational YouTube videos, I began I was a lot slower than I used to be, but I managed to shorten 3 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of trousers. Turn a collar on a rugby shirt, replace buttons on two polo shirts, repair two damaged shirt cuffs, replace elastic in two vintage children's clothes, shorten two pairs of curtains and start to measure more but the light was going and it was already 5.45 or so. A good time to stop as DS had cooked a sausage and pasta bake.
Then I came up to bed and started to look into the budget and ways to reduce my debts etc. Not as easily done as I am still currently awaiting funding. But I also did a bit of card transfers and set up I stand saving pots alongside my Pingit account for the children. As I can name each "jar" then I have one for each of the grandchildren living here, and I have set up a weekly transfer into each one starting on Wednesday.
So all in all I have achieved quite a bit considering my throat is painful when I swallow, coughing, sneezing or Even blowing my nose!
It's much much later than I expected to be up.
But at least I have started to catch up with the work and the finances.

Savvy_sewing

6.15 and small people coughing woke me.
I started to think about what I need to do with my day ahead and then have had a little visitor, Granny I want to have your gadget to watch Boobo. So we are launched in to the day.
Cuppa time first.
My head is beginning to design and think about the designers requests etc so I think I might head out to the cabin and gather some fabrics and paper and work on the design things this morning.
The curtains that need doing can wait until this afternoon.
It's been a long time since I've felt like creating anything.

beanielou

Happy creating��

Savvy_sewing

So I must indulge my creativity more. Although I didn't get to finish anything today as there wasn't enough fabric for what client had wanted I enjoyed being in the cabin and working on something other than alterations.
I made beef burgers from scratch and a chicken curry as well. Throat is sore when I yawn it Even hurts!
But I am on the mend.
I met my friend for a drink at tea time, without the children for once, and we put the world to rights, and when I got home as everyone else were on gadgets I watched two episodes of Bones. The first series on my kindle.
Mum has talked about the program before but I had never seen it. I enjoyed it and if it wasn't so late I might have watched a third episode!
I have visitors coming to ask questions and make their snap decisions about me and my abilities tomorrow.
So I best be prepared for a long history lesson and a glass of water at the ready, as I will take some time telling my life history to them.
Where do we begin?
Oh yes I was born ....
I moved..... this is my 40th home....
I went to 11 schools.....
Yawn yawn
Yes all my children are from my first husband. Etc etc etc

Savvy_sewing

Busy day with various visitors, and school runs etc
DS's car wouldn't start this morning so it's back to the garage
I really need to look at getting my own car. Sports car is not suitable for ferrying family.
Been arranging for a stairlift to be put in at Mums so hopefully it will not be too long as she wants to come out of hospital. She's getting back to her first self now and told the doctor off this morning. He's diagnosed three things so far that she doesn't have. She said he's too old and needs to be put out to pasture.
Would have loved to be a fly on the wall then.

I still have not been able to see her as I am still not really well enough.
I needed a nap this afternoon after school walk.
I am in bed now and ready for sleep.
DS is back in work so that's a relief.

Savvy_sewing

Message to self:-
Take it slowly and pace yourself.
Dgd has slipped at school and hurt her foot all over again. This is getting to be too much and I wonder if she's swinging the lead, and there is something else behind it.
Time for another chat with her.
I slept most of the night, with only waking up when she came in and when baby woke for a bottle, until 6.50.
My money has finally been sorted out. So later I can be more focused on the budget. For now, I have washed up, hung up wet washing, loaded the washing machine, made tea and checked the bank balance.
Tea is finished. Time to get the children ready for school etc.
I have several fittings coming in this morning, that were already booked in, and Molly's coming to visit.
So looking forward to seeing her.

Molly41

Really looking forward to seeing you too xx

hb2

Morning Ss, it is good to hear you sounding a little better (if that makes any sense!).

I'm sorry that GD has hurt herself again. Is she dyspraxic? That could explain the repeated injuries (or hypermobile joints?). However, I think you are right to explore other possibilities too. A chat certainly won't hurt, whatever the cause of the problem.

I hope you and Molly have a lovely time today!

CRANKY40

Like hb2 I was thinking that your grandaughter possibly has hypermobile joints. You need to ask the doctor to refer her for an assessment by a physiotherapist to see if they can tell why she keeps hurting herself. My son has hypermobile joints and regularly falls over due to going over on his ankles. Stairs at school are a concern when he's tired but he has a lift pass and staff know that if he falls it's not because he's been fooling around with his friends.

Toomuchdebt

My son has dyspraxia and hypermobile joints and is forever falling and hurting himself. I suspect my daughter has the hypermobility too but haven't yet been to a doctor for that.