Embracing the new family dynamics and looking forward to the future with optimism

Grumpelstiltskin

Savvy I have always looked upon your cabin as a very small factory and when people like this are receiving praise.
https://www.knittingindustry.com/david-nieper-cuts-through-red-tape-to-supply-nhs/  you are bring vilified.

hb2

Please can I make it clear that Government guidelines/regulations/whatever do NOT say that only essential workers should be doing so? They specifically say that people should work from home where possible but are otherwise allowed to go to work unless they are specifically required to close.

I know the myth of 'essential work only, has grown but that is not  what the regs say. They also make it clear that tradesmen are allowed to work in people's homes etc as long as they are able to maintain social distancing. So accepting sewing jobs is not against the rules.

I'm not going to repeat arguments for/against social distancing etc but it is very clear that people are allowed to continue trying to earn a living. Yes, the Government want to keep the NHS going but they also need to keep the economy afloat so that people have a way of keeping the roof over their head going forward.

People are allowed their opinions but I prefer to work on facts rather than folklore.

Molly41

I just have to say that I am absolutely disgusted at the way some posters have treated Moo.
I know her in real life and her cabin where she works is huge bigger than many offices and she can easily self isolate from another person. In all my dealings with Moo she has never compromised my personal safety and I am a vulnerable person and has followed all the rules stringently. She is using her skills to help scrubs for a local hospital  - desperately needed. Unbelievable how judgemental some people can be hang your heads in shame you sanctimonious so and so's.

onwards&upwards

From gov.uk

• In general, you should not be visiting family members who do not live in your home.
• You should keep in touch with them using phone or video calls.
• Where your relatives are elderly or vulnerable, you may leave your home to help them, for example by dropping shopping or medication at their door. You can also help them to order online. If you are a regular, formal carer, you may continue to help them as you usually do if that care is essential for their normal daily living.

Most people are following this and it has helped the NHS and it’s staff not to be overwhelmed, although it’s still been really rough, I’m not going to lie.  If everybody had decided to make their own exceptions and their own rules it would not have worked.  We are all missing our loved ones and we would all love to see them, but we have to persevere, it won’t be forever. 

Reminding people of this is not vilifying, or treating them badly.  Of course the poster can work, but they shouldn’t be having family and friends round, that’s all there is to it.  Nobody else should either.  

pollyanna_26

Sit down Ss and ask dgd to make you a brew. You need a breather before you completly shred your hands.

It's good to hear dgd is opening up a little now. Has she been reading the book you bought? Hopefully you may be able to make some headway now. Take the time to listen and really take in what she's saying. As I've said before your way of coping may not be hers so give her time to think about what is best for her. My way was different to dds so listening to her is the way forward for you both.

pollyx

thorsoak

Give DS a right bo**ocking for (1) not washing up his supper things and (2) for not putting his rubbish out.    Ask DGD for help - suggest that as you help her when she needs help, now you need help yourself.    And as for the current flak you are facing I have just two words ..... keyboard warriors! ;-)  

Gintotmelinda

SS I have sent you a pm.
Gintot

Savvy_sewing

onwards&upwards said:

From gov.uk

• In general, you should not be visiting family members who do not live in your home.
• You should keep in touch with them using phone or video calls.
• Where your relatives are elderly or vulnerable, you may leave your home to help them, for example by dropping shopping or medication at their door. You can also help them to order online. If you are a regular, formal carer, you may continue to help them as you usually do if that care is essential for their normal daily living.

Most people are following this and it has helped the NHS and it’s staff not to be overwhelmed, although it’s still been really rough, I’m not going to lie.  If everybody had decided to make their own exceptions and their own rules it would not have worked.  We are all missing our loved ones and we would all love to see them, but we have to persevere, it won’t be forever. 

Reminding people of this is not vilifying, or treating them badly.  Of course the poster can work, but they shouldn’t be having family and friends round, that’s all there is to it.  Nobody else should either.  

So if Biggest's had been just an employee you would have not said anything.
 If her husband was a tradesman ditto!
Biggest has worked for me before she had her Baby, and is therefore returning to work. 

Her husband runs a business on the side repairing things. So I could easily argue that I had a tradesman in to put up the shelves etc so that the employee can work better, at the 20ft other end of the cabin. 

So to be honest, I will try not to be rude, but I am not going to bother replying to you anymore after this.
we were not a family having a jolly!

Now politely....

Savvy_sewing

Molly41 said:

I just have to say that I am absolutely disgusted at the way some posters have treated Moo.
I know her in real life and her cabin where she works is huge bigger than many offices and she can easily self isolate from another person. In all my dealings with Moo she has never compromised my personal safety and I am a vulnerable person and has followed all the rules stringently. She is using her skills to help scrubs for a local hospital  - desperately needed. Unbelievable how judgemental some people can be hang your heads in shame you sanctimonious so and so's.

Thanks Molly41,
Dont Fret, your. Dresses are ready by the way! I will parcel them up for you tomorrow. 

I made a little money today with BACS transactions for the Masks, and curtains that were done early March. I did not think I was going to get that as she took so long.
 I did manage to sew, once DS surfaced, and I made up two scrub tops that had been previously cut out, and I made a few masks inbetween. Postal orders, so I will see tomorrow if there is a way of posting them buying the postage on line and printing labels, if they will fit in the post box.. Or I will have to venture out to queue at a suitable distance in the PO, with my mask and gloves still.
 I have a lot of Scrubs for Private purchases starting to come through, so I am going to have to do them as I need to earn where I can, but I am only charging a nominal fee per set as I am using up my shop stock of fabrics. So I am going to be busy with those.
I have plenty of fabric so that is not going to be a problem, and I have told the coordinators that I will still collect for them, and DS will deliver when he does the food shopping. It is enroute.
 I will still make for them if I can, but earning a living is kind of important as I would rather not have to have a loan, or to need to ask for housing benefits etc 
I am entitled to that, but I am not claiming it and I would like to stay that way.
it was a lovely day today, and the walk to school was refreshing but lovely, and Lifted my spirits. 

Dgd surfaced much earlier and did a lot more work today. 

DS did the school collecting and also a collection of games, now still in the bag and will be left for several days before I take them out and see what I was given for the children. 

DS also did the evening meals again oh and he cut the lawn at the back of the house. 

I have filled my jar with what started out at 1p a day, and going up in increments,
amazingly now we are reaching the £1 plus a day it is starting to ramp up, but I will soon run out of coins, as we are paying for everything by card these days.
£70.38 was in the jar, so I have emptied it and then exchanged some for cash, so I could catch up with the week I have missed. So the jar total is now at £80.08.
i have taken out the £70, and bagged it up. Although I may not bother to bank it yet, I will just put it away incase I need to swap out anymore coins for notes to continue putting cash in the jar while on restriction.
 I did have to give up on the £1,000 in 100 days challenge as I have not been able to sell things etc but I will start it again in June I hope. I used quite a bit of it to buy a washing machine but I still have £140 to spur me on to start again soon.
 I also had to pay the balance on the Summer Holiday even though I think it is highly unlikely to go ahead. But I did not want to default on it and loose the previous payments. Hopefully it will be possible to get an exchange or a voucher etc if it does get cancelled by them. 

I am just listening to Dgs2 chuntering away in his room, hopefully he will be asleep soon. I want to go to sleep myself. 

onwards&upwards

Savvy_sewing said:

onwards&upwards said:

From gov.uk

• In general, you should not be visiting family members who do not live in your home.
• You should keep in touch with them using phone or video calls.
• Where your relatives are elderly or vulnerable, you may leave your home to help them, for example by dropping shopping or medication at their door. You can also help them to order online. If you are a regular, formal carer, you may continue to help them as you usually do if that care is essential for their normal daily living.

Most people are following this and it has helped the NHS and it’s staff not to be overwhelmed, although it’s still been really rough, I’m not going to lie.  If everybody had decided to make their own exceptions and their own rules it would not have worked.  We are all missing our loved ones and we would all love to see them, but we have to persevere, it won’t be forever. 

Reminding people of this is not vilifying, or treating them badly.  Of course the poster can work, but they shouldn’t be having family and friends round, that’s all there is to it.  Nobody else should either.  

So if Biggest's had been just an employee you would have not said anything.
 If her husband was a tradesman ditto!
Biggest has worked for me before she had her Baby, and is therefore returning to work. 

Her husband runs a business on the side repairing things. So I could easily argue that I had a tradesman in to put up the shelves etc so that the employee can work better, at the 20ft other end of the cabin. 

So to be honest, I will try not to be rude, but I am not going to bother replying to you anymore after this.
we were not a family having a jolly!

Now politely....

She's not an employee though...

Anyway, I'm just going to pop you on my ignore list, this whole thread is frustrating. 

I wish your granddaughter all the best, I really really hope that things work out well for her somehow.