The Simple Bare Necessities feat. Gratitude & Recipes

Lawks, am such a hipster! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: (if you knew me in real life, you'd know why I'm laughing about that one) Having just breakfasted on avocado toast and a rice milk & berry smoothie.................


Course, I've done it MSE stylee, and the avocado was a wonky one - had to throw the first one on the compost, completely brown inside, despite being still firm - the bread was wholemeal sliced from mrL, the chipotle flakes were from one of the £1 jars from mrS. The rice milk was 40p for 1L carton from h3r0n f00ds - I bought it, and a cashew milk one to try, as I wasn't sure if I like plant-based milks. I passed up an opportunity to get 3 cartons of Quinoa milk (??? who knew??) for £1 as the fridge is full....... the raspberries were HG and the blueberries frozen.



The rice milk was perfectly palatable as a smoothie, I'd certainly buy it again. it's nice to be able to try new things at an affordable price


Right, I'm away to research beard wax.......... :rotfl:;)


Greying X

Good Afternoon :hello:


Well, BG and i went for a wander We went to the bank to pay in BG's gifted money. We waited our turn and then went to the till. It was unfortunate that the person who had just been served only moved partially to the side - although the counter clerk was waiting to serve me. The previous customer then started talking to me about BG, saying the most inappropriate things. They thought they were being funny and making jokes. They were anything but, on both counts. They seemed unable to pick up that I was not responding to the cr*p that they were spouting and carried on. They also seemed oblivious to the complete lack of etiquette of moithering someone when they are engaged in financial transactions - albeit on behalf of a small person.


Thankfully, they moved away and left, before I had finished, so we didn't get lumbered with them in the lobby.


It wasn't until about 20 minutes later that the penny dropped. This person was the same, is the same, person who has said strange things to me in Greying Town before - I know that I have mentioned how disconcerting I found it, on here, at least once, if not twice. But whereas previously comments have been directed to me, today sunk to a new low, and they made inappropriate comments directly to and about BG.


This person has clearly no grasp of social interactions, or they have a medical condition that has impaired their ability to read situations/lack empathy and be unaware of body-language clues. I'm now fully prepared to believe that it is more than likely to be the latter, as there has been progression in the insulting/inappropriate nature of the comments.



And whilst this analysis of the event makes me less angry and annoyed at what was said. It still infuriates me that this happens. I've mentioned before that I was lucky enough to not suffer PND, following BG's birth. But I have always been so concious that sometimes, people have said things - for whatever reason - which if i had been feeling below-par, could have had a devastating impact on my confidence as a mother.



And I'm afraid I'm going to have to be much more switched on, when out and about. Should I be approached by a certain type of person, I will have to be on my guard as to what they might say - just in case it turns out to be this particular individual. The problem has been that I've seen them in different places/clothing etc and haven't been expecting the drivel that they come out with. I mean, who does? Who goes round expecting complete strangers to say something rude or negative about you or your family?



And I know that the kindness and kind words that BG and I are regularly in receipt of, is the correct antidote to this sort of cr*p. And another reason why it's important to be grateful for kindess.


We picked up a couple of things from the shops and had some help and guidance from the haberdashery shop


I've still not decided what to do for tea. It's too darn hot


BG is suffering from a dribbly nose again. I thought we'd beaten it, but it's come back And they are definitely a little below par. Still, they are eating quite well, and haven't got a temperature, so hopefully we can get this snuffle to pass too.


Ta for listening to my moan - Appreciated. And I do realise that there are 2 sides to this story - but I can only protect myself and my family, BG increasingly understands what is said to them - they don't understand that some things can be explained, excused or ignored......


Greying X