Mooloo's Joining up the dots in 2017

I will be glad when the week is over!
As I didn't manage to get the shop completely changed around last night, there were a few things still out of place when I opened up the shop this morning. Staff shocked me very much, and I had to fight back tears as she really had a go at me for changing the shop, and disrupting her layout etc. Apparently she was hurt and deeply shocked that I hadn't messaged her to warn her that I had changed things around. She took me off guard and I was between speechless and then angry, so I only managed to partially defend my actions!! But why the heck I should have to tell her what I am doing in MY shop, and how she thinks she could speak to me that way was beyond me.
She was rude, sullen and awkward towards me. What a way for my new seamstress to see her!
I was so shocked that I didn't actually reprimand her, or anything. She was lucky that I had to go out to get some interfacing for an urgent job, giving me time to calm myself, or I might have just told her that if she didn't like it she could go home again.
I don't feel very happy at all and am actually thankful that she is not in tomorrow.
The seamstress did 14 hours this week and she is going to come back on Monday and Tuesday.
I have decided that tonight I will drink copious amounts of tea, have a bubble bath, and read a book and try to forget about work for the rest of the day.

I was so tempted to say something like that to her considering she has been there more and in mine less and less. But I was thinking that I would let it go as she's leaving soon, but we will see how she interacts with the new seamstress who will be in her space ( I can't get the industrial sewing machine up the stairs). The floor is already sagging with the embroidery machine up there!
I have had my soak in the bath and been reading my book, feeling a bit more refreshed but tired, so I will be off up to bed very soon.

At times I wonder about my life and why it throws so many spanners at me.
The plans for Saturday changed several times through the course of the day, and fittings cancelled, the room hire cancelled and lessons over ran! I didn't get any lunch, and I had to carry the laptop home, with all the books etc as I didn't get the work done during the day, of course I had walked to work in a winter dress and coat and the sun came out, so I was already hot before having another hot flush half way home.
Bf didn't come until quite late on, around 7.45 so dinner was late.
Yesterday was a more calm and relaxed day, getting up late and having brunch at 11.30
At 1.30 we went shopping for bf's shirt he wanted for next weekend and I bought a body shaper for my tummy! If I want to look good in my gold beaded dress I am going to need some assistance as I am struggling since coming off the hrt patches.
On the plus side it was only £5 in primark as a posed to £28 in M & S!
The sun was out and bf slogged for hours trying to remove an old concrete washing pole that was on the move. I thought it was unsafe for the kids, but when I saw how deep it was and how hard it was to get it out, I felt guilty that I had asked him to move it!
I reclaimed the flagstones by the back door and cleared the area around with the strummer, but oh my arm doesn't like holding that and I could literally only do a minute or two at a time.
But we now have a table and chairs on the flag stones, and two more strategically placed up the length of the garden, so we can move with the sun. Although I still have a lot of strumming to do.
I hope that I will do a few minutes after work today if the weather is kind.
I am in a dilemma this morning as dgd was sick suddenly at 1am, and school say not allowed back for 48 hours. However I am not sure if it was caused by her ( again) sneaking food up to her room in the evening and scoffing it just before bed. Several wraps and an apple disappeared from the kitchen and were very evident when she was ill.
I am going to wake her at 7am as usual but she hasn't been sick since. I am hoping that she will be ok and able to go to school as if she doesn't I will have to take her to work with me, for at least the first hour and the last two hours of the day, I can bring work home to do, but it's not ideal as there is such a lot to do, and loads of bookings for alterations all week.
Luckily the Seamstress is coming in today, but staff can't stay past 2.30 as she works at her daughter's cafe now and I can't expect the seamstress to do the shop or the fittings etc yet.
I have to do the wages on the laptop now, as I didn't do anything yesterday to do with work. I was on overload and decided I needed the time out.
Time to move.

Well dgd went to school ok. Phew.
I got on better and managed more work by 5.30 but I have brought home about 10 pairs of trousers to do. I will not be going to take Mum out, we spoke on Skype and I explained that I have such a lot to do at home. Biggest is due to visit her today so that might help.
Staff was back in a positive mode thankfully and we were all kept very busy, bookings for fittings are coming in thick and fast now.
There are some 40 jobs in this week and at least a third of those customers have more than three items to do.
The new seamstress is excellent and gets on with the job in hand. She is possibly a little slower than me, but I always was a fast worker in any job I did. But the important thing is she is accurate.
She can't come in again now until Friday so that's ok, as she has already done 14 hours for me this week.
Luckily we had enough cash in for me to pay her as we go along.
I have lots to do this morning after the school run, the first being The housework, washing, and ironing and then the alterations. If the weather is good then I need to cut the lawn! Dandelions abound!