I'm having a terrible day <Mostly light-hearted>

[ButchBitch]

• When I picked up my dog's poo this morning I put my thumb straight through the bag and squished it into the middle of a warm turd. Returning home my DP had decided in my absence to leave early for work so couldn't answer the door to me. So, I had to unlock the door (which involves two locks and two knobs) and got shit all over the door knob which I didn't wipe before our decorator arrived so he got shit on his hand.

• I was waiting in for an order from Next which was due to come Tuesday, then they said Wednesday, then they said today. Now they're saying Saturday. I usually work in my home office in the garden but the dog got all settled by the fire so now I can't leave the living room all day.

• I did a basket of washing not realising that a rag was in there that we'd used to clean off PVC with turpentine substitute. The whole was load stinks to high heaven of turps. I've re-washed it already with fuck tonnes of powder, gel, Zoflora, and fabric conditioner and it hasn't budged. It's mostly just pants and socks but two of DP's favourite jumpers are in there as well. Ooops.

FUCK MY LIFE

How's your day going?

Better than yours!

On the other hand, can it get any worse?! Or is the only way that is left, is up?

Bring on wine o'clock!

That is a rank dog sit episode.

My own: I was under the impression that DP was paying DS pocket money to clear the dog shit at the end of the garden. It has not been done. I don't have time today to do it before work (because I have to drink coffee to be able to tolerate work, and I didn't win the lottery so I can't sack it off. I feel this is entirely unfair.)

Sorry to say OP, but I think your laundry is fucked. I wouldn't bother wasting anymore energy, water or cleaning products and chuck the lot.

Today is fine. Monday...

• Snuck out of house while DD still asleep. So only realised I was on the point of losing my voice as I stood up to start a 2 hour lecture. Unsurprisingly, I was down to a whisper by the end of the day.

• Glanced in my handbag on my way back from lunch to see my water bottle had leaked and there was a literal pool in my handbag - I could pour from it onto the grass. Loads of papers etc just destroyed including some that can only be printed once.

• Shoved everything in a shopping bag so handbag could dry out. Headed for train and then nursery for pick up at the other end. Lashing rain. No umbrella (and pushing buggy anyway). Papers described above in shopping bag with no zip and not waterproof now soaked from other end.

• Large glass of wine with dinner...

Yep, the dog shit episode was grim. I've got a bit of shit on my hands before but this was a full force thumb right through the middle. I think the warm-ness of the poo contrasting with the freezing morning made it so much worse.

Don't say that about the washing, they're DP's favourite and quite expensive jumpers. FARCK.

Oh no!

My bank card got swallowed and I've got so much stuff I wanted to get done. Now I have to wait a week (5 business days) for a new one.

Oh couldn't help but laughing about the dog shit infested decorator, they must just love you 🤣.

Re. Turpentine, try washing again with vinegar, air dry. If your mashine still smells give it an empty wash with more vinegar. If necessary wash clothes again with what you normally use.

Ah, when we first got my lab she had food intolerances we didn't know about (all sorted soon after) and she had loose bowels. I had many thumb/finger-in-shit accidents trying to clean it up so I feel for you there OP, it's grim. Got it all over her lead once too trying to wrangle the bag between hands and into the bin...

Well my day did get better as in nothing else terrible happened.

In turps-gate update... I line dried the washing and it's only got a faint hint of paint thinner on the clothes. I'm going to spritz DP's jumpers with fabric conditioner and put soaps on/in them in the drawer so he shouldn't notice. If he does, I shall play completely naive.

The washing machine smells a bit turp-y but it's not too bad. I'll run an empty vinegar wash tomorrow. Thanks for the tip

I'd leave the washing out overnight. A bit of dew often works wonders!

I also had a dog shit issue this morning

Managed to put 2 fingers through the handle hole without noticing and ended up picking the poo up with my bare fingers

Dog is asleep under my desk - I need a wee but if I get up, she’ll follow me to the loo. It’s all a bit awkward and she shreds the loo roll

I thought I’d picked up a ham and cheese sandwich in the shop this morning, but it was ham and mustard - I hate mustard

I thought it was Friday until about half an hour ago

I had an interview for a job I'd really like that went well. Then they plonked me infront of a computer to do an excel test. That didn't go as well. Boo hoo

Sympathies to all the dog shit and interview situations today.

Things can only get better tomorrow!

It's worth spending the extra on extra strong poo bags - I couldn't see why anyone would spend more than just the economy ones until I ended up with squishy poo embedded in my finger nails ....