Frump to Fab 2018 - Fabulous Dahhhhlings

Miserable wet day here. Just in time for the bank holiday weekend??? :rotfl:

I should have been going for a a routine blood test this morning but as it is chucking down I decided to pass. I did of course let the surgery know. I am not one of those who simply fails to show up.

It always saddens/amuses me That whenever I have to cancel or postpone appts and I telephone in advance to let them know that they are so often astonished that I took the trouble to ring them. Not just medical appts but in general. Even when house hunting and I have a change of heart I always ring the EA to let the vendor know.

To me it is just simple good manners and I would hope that other people would extend me the same courtesy but alas it doesn't seem to be the case. In our surgery they have a monthly list of "no shows". It's often over 200, in just one month.!!! Shocking. And then whilst marketing this house there was a woman who simply didn't bother to show up for a viewing. When the EA tried to find out what was going on, she refused to take the call. How rude!!!

To me being "fabulous" isn't just about outward appearances, it's about how we relate to others. Being a "lady" isn't just about posh clothes, knowing which cutlery to use, it's about good manners, consideration for others, courtesy and common decency......

Anyway......

I'm bathed and Fragrant and am going to potter about. Later I shall be meeting my family for a nice meal to celebrate ......DS1s wedding anniversary, DS2s birthday and me finding my dream house. Lots of happy stuff.

I bumped into an old neighbour yesterday. She was always a Stunning woman, really beautiful and always glamourous. In fact she always made me feel inferior because she always had plenty of money and really indulged her love of clothes and nice things. Her house was always like a showhouse. She often made me feel like a second class citizen because she did rather flaunt her good life.

Well without being horrible she has allowed herself to pile on the weight. She was still nicely turned out as always but oh my what a difference in her. I was gobsmacked.

(As I write they are putting the sold sign up. Wahaaaay).

She wasn't always a nice person and as we stood chatting I could see her looking me over from head to toe. You know how some people do that, taking in every detail of how you are dressed, the bag you are carrying etc. :rotfl:

She actually told me I was looking well, that I looked good.

Now She and her husband were one of the so called friends who more or less deserted my husband and I when he got sick, just paying lip service with the occasional visit, and who totally abandoned me when he died.

My husband had done loads of IT work for them, helping them in their business, designing Business systems for them, mentoring the husband - all for free.

I looked her in the eye and said "thank you, I feel well. I had ten years of hell but that is all behind me now and life is good".

She did at least have the grace to blush. .

I asked after her husband, she pulled a face, said he was fine and changed the subject. I had already heard on the grapevine that his business was floundering, that he had got himself a bad reputation for shoddy work and sharp practice.

I woulldnt go so far as to call it schaudenfraude but it's does seem to be a truism......what goes around comes around. Karma has a habit of repaying.

Btw.....a letter from J2 this morning. :rotfl: Now if he was really interested he would come galloping up on his white steed (or at least a modern day equivalent) and whisk me off my feet for a romantic weekend. Yeah right, I don't think that is ever going to happen. His loss.

A feint heart never won the hand of a fair lady.

Tomorrow I'm off to Ikea with DS1 and DIL to buy baby stuff and get some ideas for my new house......so excited. My DIL has already started calling it Granny's house. She is even more excited than I am. We are both seriously into decorating and design and have been happily talking about my plans for the house.

Have you ever seen a website called Hooked on Houses. Well DIL and I are huge fans. They show houses that have been featured in movies. My all time favourite movie house is the one they used in Somethings Gotta Give, (I love her book lined writing niche) but I prefer the kitchen in Its Complicated. I shall be incorporating some of the ideas from both houses.

She has a point about it being a perfect "Granny's house" - it reminds me of my Belgian grandparents house. Lots of nooks and crannies for games of hide and seek, outbuildings to turn into dens and playhouses, a private, sunny garden, trees to climb. There's even a brick built BBQ.

All I need is a hot tub.....:rotfl: