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Weekend Staffroom: Is insomnia contagious?

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NumberFour · 22/11/2008 04:23

WTF???

Up at 3.45 because I cannot sleep. I was lying in bed thinking about a friend's DH's pending redundancy, the disasterous state of my paperwork, the fact that my ear plugs and a pillow over my head still does not block out DH's snoring and wondering what possessed me to set my alarm for 5.30am so that I can update my policies??????

Off to sort out the paperwork. I cannot do anything else about the rest.

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KatyMac · 23/11/2008 20:58

Aww CoolJ what a shame

Umm I got up late (bout 12) & have dossed all day & my chest infection is coming back

mumsanutter · 23/11/2008 20:57

I am so sorry I ment dog not god!!

Things are ok in the mums house, getting myself worked up about my hospital appointment. The boys are all getting better, and I am getting a little more sleep. Thanks for asking No4.

NumberFour · 23/11/2008 20:33

Coolj, that's really bad news. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Mumsanutter - things going better at yours? And KatyM, i hope you've managed to have a break today and are feeling stronger.

Shoshe, I am in awe of your handbook! Wow and thanks!!

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mumlove · 23/11/2008 19:44

coolj so sorry to hear your news. Lots more {{{{hugs}}}} for you and your family.

looneytune · 23/11/2008 19:41

Oh coolj, that's so sad Lots of big squishy {{{hugs}}} as I know what it's like to loose that special part of the family. Was she poorly or was it out of the blue? Don't know what else to say, just very sorry and thinking of you xxx

mumsanutter · 23/11/2008 15:37

Sorry to read about your god coolj, sending you my thoughts

vInTaGeVioLeNcE · 23/11/2008 15:19

oh dear so sorry to hear that sad news coolj a beloved dog leaves a huge gap in you heart and your home

coolj · 23/11/2008 12:49

Hi Mums, glad you are smiling today. Im the opposite. My dear old dog passed away last night and we had to bury her in the dark. I really miss her and havnt stopped crying.

mumsanutter · 23/11/2008 08:27

Morning, mums is sitting here smileing as ds3 is so excited because it is snowing!!

mums wanders into the kitchen, gets a full breakfast on the hot plate, gingerbread cookies, tea, coffee, hot choc availble, and now wanders back off to watch 3 year some more.....

KatyMac · 22/11/2008 19:35

Yep - week in Egypt (can't wait)

SammyK · 22/11/2008 19:34

Oh no

did you book a holiday? this week has flown by not been on much.

KatyMac · 22/11/2008 19:12

Not really - 4th lot of ABs & I am cancelling going to Blackpool to see DD dance in the National FInals next weekend

LoveMyGirls · 22/11/2008 19:04

You deserve breaks, I've had too many (too many weekends spent planning my wedding!) that's why I'm having to work so hard now! It's all done now, I'm going to go through a couple of draws of household paperwork now and sort it into piles to be filed and then I'm going to stop until the morning!! I can write another page for my website any time so I'm not going to worry about that!

SammyK · 22/11/2008 19:03

Hi KM, how are you feeling any better?

KatyMac · 22/11/2008 18:56

I went go get DD's ears pierced this morning, went shopping & to the library.........then I came home & collapsed - I have sat on my bum all afternoon, dozing

SammyK · 22/11/2008 18:53

Hi all.

You all sound so busy! I have had my sis round today with her dcs, then been out for a dvd and some groceries.

Think DS has caught this insomnia you speak of.

LoveMyGirls · 22/11/2008 17:16

Hope you manage to get it sorted Looney!

My mum came round and she's been a star helping me sort all the reciepts so I can just log them on the spreadsheet so I'm almost there....... half way though one month then another 2 to do and I'm done! I might even have chance to write the page for the website and maybe even a bit of household filing at this rate, dp is due back about 7.30 so I'm going to stop when he comes home!

looneytune · 22/11/2008 15:06

Hello all.........started re-organising the bedroom upstairs to have 3 cots in and ended up wedged between a couple of them and had to climb over to get to ds2 as I'd go him laying on changing mat! He got fed up and I've left it in a right state for me to try again later!

Back to paperwork now and hoping ds2 stays in his activity station for a while to let me get on! I'm trying to print my handbook etc. but having printer trouble (it's streaking!) - I could really do without wasting time on this! Had planned to work on SEF at some point but can't see it happening!

Right, back to it.......happy weekend to everyone and hope those who are also doing paperwork manage to get it done (LMG's - accounts for work isn't even on list, I'll have almost a year to do when I do it!! )

Byeeeeeeeeeee

LoveMyGirls · 22/11/2008 14:56

decided I'm having a lunch break, need tea and toast!

Have done my register, filed daily sheets and sorted the reciepts into piles (nearly) still need to go through them all and cross off and deduct stuff I can't claim, then enter into all into the spreadsheet, that will take hours! I'm getting there though, very slowly............

LoveMyGirls · 22/11/2008 13:50

Aww that's good then No4, I went back to bed too, dp has taken dd's out now so I'm going to do my paperwork.......I really am!!!!! I'm switching MN off and I'm not coming back until its done!

I'm doing.......
my accounts (6mths worth eeeeeeeeeeek)
Register
File daily sheets
Write a page for my website
File household paperwork if I get time

How many hours will this take, will I get it all done?!!

Dp wants to take me out later so that's my incentive but if I dont manage to get it done i'm going to feel very miserable although I feel bit better after this morning's bad tummy I'm not sure if I'm up for going anywhere anyway, the thought was there though!

Right I'm off!

vInTaGeVioLeNcE · 22/11/2008 13:42

aww - well done Mr.number4 glad you feel better no.4

NumberFour · 22/11/2008 11:35

DH left me to sleep til 10.45 when I woke up myself! And I came downstairs to find him cleaning the kitchen. Lovely!!
What a treasure! And he is taking DS out to Burger K to give me time alone to do more paperwork!

I feel lots better!!!

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Shoshe · 22/11/2008 10:43

No.4. I do sympathise, I suffer from Insomnia really badly (as you can tell by the time I usually open the Staff Room. The Only bonus is that I get my paperwork done in the early hours. I do find it better, to just get up rather than lay there getting worse, by getting up and doing something I can often drop off on the sofa for another hour at 5.

mumsanutter · 22/11/2008 10:12

I think the doctors now say to carry on as normal ie eating and drinking so that you don't dehydrate yourself!! I hope for your sake that its a one off, and not a bug, as yes you can have the bug without being sick!

Mums has carried on at home, and have rewired a light that we have outside the front door that dh disconnected and never put back, so it now has a plug on it and it works!! . Mums wanders around house looking for more to do - do you get the impression that I am bored!!

LoveMyGirls · 22/11/2008 10:02

Can it be a bug if I haven't been sick? Trying to think if it's something I've eaten, I did have chicken yesterday but the dc's ate it too and theyre fine and it was well cooked (cooked in slow cooker) I did have a sip of some off milk (was in the fridge and UHT so I thought it was fine until i took a sip but that was yesterday afternoon) Should I eat? (not that i'm hungry yet)