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sugarbaby125

Hello Ladies,

Shelia sorry to hear that you have had a difficult few days. That is the thing about grief, it ebbs and flows throughout our life and sometimes it feels like our daily lives are being swamped by it and other days our grief is comforting. 

Wednesday congratulations on losing the 5 stones in weight 3 years ago and in maintaining the weight loss. It is such an admirable achievement. Thank you for the CBT information regarding weight loss as well. I personally will put them into practice. The only one I already do is eating slowly and being mindful of what I am eating and savouring every mouthful. 

I am going to the party that I got invited to this evening and I am really looking forward to it and hoping that the party lives up to my expectations.    I have been pampering myself even more over the last 2 weeks in preparation. My fingernails have all managed to break apart from the little finger on my left hand, but I have manicured them and I will paint them with clear nail polish later. I have given my feet a nd toe nails a pedicure and I  will choose the colour of nail polish for my toe nails and paint  them later. As the weather is cooler today although dry thankfully, I have decided not to wear the white leather Van Dal sandals I had intended to wear. I will be wearing a pair of my black patent leather Van Dal sling backs. I have also changed my outfit so that now it is cream rather than bright white. 

thepurplepixie

I feel restless today, don't know what it is, I can't sit still, can't finish anything I start and I just feel I don't know jittery? fidgety?  Can't quite put my finger on it.  I've just about managed to sweep all the leaves off the drive so the front of the house looks tidier and my neighbour won't be giving me dirty looks about all the leaves off our cherry tree that drift along to their garden if I don't get them up quickly enough.  So I've got the vacuum out and plugged in but haven't managed to vacuum anywhere, I've got half the dishes from last night/breakfast done but didn't manage to finish them, I've sort of sorted out the dry washing but it is sitting here looking at me.  I suppose I have to think about lunch soon, we had breakfast at 8, GC turned up unfed at 10.30 so the second breakfast was prepared so if I'm not careful I will end up with us having lunch and the kids not wanting it yet and then an hour later doing the second sitting.  
So my plan is I'm going to whizz round with the vacuum, try and co-ordinate lunch time and promise myself cake when it is all done.  Such an exciting life I lead.  Oh I know my other cunning plan is to try and get exDIL to pick the kids up as I seem to be doing all the running round.  She gets free childcare and I've fed them most days this summer so I think she can do that much.

FreetodoasIlike

I’ve had a terrible morning.  I slipped in the bathroom whilst drying myself, fell against the shower and broke the shower door.  There was glass everywhere!  My OH heard the crash and rushed in to find me on the floor.  Luckily I wasn’t too hurt as the glass just crushed into the shower tray and I only sustained a few cuts to my left arm.  I was so shaken up though and I’ll probably be aching a lot tomorrow as some bruises have started to show on my leg and arm.  My OH calmed me down and brushed all the glass up. So we now need a new shower door - two really as it’s a circular shower and we need them to match. I’ve been looking online and have emailed someone and asked if they could pop round for a quote for two new doors and labour cost to fit them.  What a palaver!!!  It could have been an awful lot worse.

helensbiggestfan

 OMG.  FTD. What a lucky escape.  That could have been so nasty.  And how nice you have your husband to help you and comfort you when you are in such a state of shock.  No doubt you will be as sore as Billy-O tomorrow, so take it easy and gently.   

Pixie.....you sound overwhelmed.  Remember the 1 hr rule.  Just do what you have to do and if you can try and delegate a bit.  I know it's hard for you because of your caring duties.  Can you leave the hoovering, just fold up the laundry and concentrate on The food.  Is you grandchild old enough to help a bit.  

Well I'm just having a quiet 5 minutes before the human tornado arrives.  😂. The curry is bubbling away for the main meal and for lunch I e just heated up a part baked ciabatta loaf.  I'll serve it with cheese, some cold meats, chutneys and pickles.  Nice and easy.  I had intended making banana cake but couldn't be bothered.  😂🤣.  They can have biscuits and fruit instead.  And anyway DS has apparently made a desert with apples from the garden.  

Ooops they've just arrived.  

Later.  

Maisie_Moo

Sheila so sorry you are feeling low and agree with sugarbaby that grief ebbs and flows and I find it hard to imagine life without my DH . Hope you manage to have a better day today.
I was a bit like you purplepixie on Thursday and couldn't find my mojo so I decided to go for a walk as the rain had stopped, but got about 20 minutes from home and the heavens opened, drowned and rat come to mind. Feel much better today as went for a walk round a local nature reserve and did around 11,000 steps.
Wednesday I also enjoyed your CBT tips and that's brilliant that you have managed to keep 5 stones off.
I do hope Maman  will be back soon she is always so supportive of everyone and does not deserve to be banned.
Free I hope your bruises aren't too bad but as you say it could have been worse, hope you and the shower get sorted.
sugarbaby enjoy your party tonight you sound  as though you will be looking very glamorous and you put me to shame, I can't remember when I wore shoes with heels !
Hope your day with the family goes well LL nothing beats special time with the family.
Loved your quote from earlier when you said when life brings you lemons get out the gin. That's exactly the sort of thing my grandma would have said and she lived to be 99 , loved dressing up and doing her hair, she also enjoyed her Guiness and brandy ( not together !) not that I'm suggesting we all hit the alcohol but hope everyone has a good evening.

sheilavw

Thanks LL.  I just didnt expect to be on my own at this age, I was 57 when he died. We had so many plans. MND is so cruel. I am glad that I am working, it takes my mind off things. I dont want to resort to tablets, I just want to get through it myself.

Enjoy your evening and thanks again xx

sheilavw

thank you Sugarbaby and Maisie Moo, just come onto this page and seen your kind messages, they are very much appreciated. Hopefully things will get easier for me, at least I hope so x

sheilavw

Poor you FTD, I bet you scared your Husband to death! Hope you get a reasonable quote for replacement doors. Well done Wednesday on the weight loss, an amazing achievement.

Enjoy 2n Sugarbaby

thepurplepixie

Oh dear, it sounds like a few of us are having a tough day one way or another. Mine is far less dramatic than FTD and I shouldn't moan when you are going through worse sheilavw so I hope everyone is OK. I've pulled myself together, put something out of the freezer in the oven and being lazy. We had toasted sandwiches for lunch which was easy and tasty. I opened my post and had a lovely thank you card from a great niece for something I sent her to celebrate exam results. GS has done some jobs for DH. So I am going to cheer up, watch Invictus on BBC, I do like a Morgan Freeman film but I'm not sure how I'll feel about him doing a South African accent as his normal voice is so nice, and then have a nice bath, use my controversial foot masks and hopefully sleep well. School starts Monday so I won't be doing breakfast and lunch for GSs every day which will save me a small fortune, they will probably still come in after school most days but that is fine. I've been having my shopping delivered by Sainsbury's since lockdown started and they have started selling delivery passes again so I paid £30 for a year of midweek deliveries which will save some money and mean I'm not getting shopping at 10pm because it is the only cheap slot I can find. Small victories. Hope everyone has a pleasant evening.

savingfortomorrow

shelia- I hope that the wave of sadness and loss passes soon. Hopefully, the memories of better times will fill the rest of the day. Life is cruel- There are no words to lessen pain but know we are sending virtual hugs. 

Ftd- you are lucky stuff can be replaced but you were lucky not to get a terrible injury.

I am shattered today, after finishing eating it was an early night for me as I did not sleep well last night. No reason but just tired and want to rest. I have a busy week with working a head.I stepped on the scales and was higher weight, I know timing and more muscles. I can see a difference and feel better. 

LL you make me smile- you are right we need to aim to do better daily and fill our time with quality and good stuff. hope your family enjoyed the food.