How are you doing today?

[Lwrenn]

I’ve noticed more snapping and arsey comments that usual when reading threads so I’m wondering how you are.
This time of year can be so stressful wether you’re worried about grief, finances, struggling with drinking too much/other people drinking, or previous trauma that stems from Christmas.
If you’re someone feeling angry or irritable and you’re not even sure why, I think the mental load on us at Christmas is reason enough.
I hope you reading this, if you do read this are doing well. If you’re not and want to talk about why or just have a little chat, I’m having a sick day today so I’ll try popping in and out.
(I’m not sick btw, I bizarrely fell out of the loft and hurt my leg and whilst I’m absolutely grand and very lucky, I’m also before Christmas is in full flight milking it for all it’s worth 😂)
Anyway if you’re feeling not your best, I’m sending you some care 💐

Thank you Lwrenn

I made a nice lunch and am lying down for an hour (dh is washing cars) then he’s going to take the dc for an hour while I wrap a bit and then I am going to watch Strictly

hope you feel better soon - I am finding work difficult at the moment and have a bit of a family problem to sort but I just can’t face those today

I'm peachy but my household is crumbling around me. DH in bed ill. Youngest boy (age 7) in bed ill. Eldest boy under a blanket watching telly, complaining of headache and sore throat.

I should just move out 😂

Honestly, it has been a shit day. Depressing af and I’ve felt super down.

Had a table booked for DH and I (his bday was last Tuesday). I was so excited. I never get to go out and haven’t been child free for a couple of hours in MONTHS. It was a much needed 2 hour break and an opportunity to dress up (also a night off of cooking and dishes!).

Sadly we had to cancel as DH isn’t feeling great and selfishly I’m resenting him for it!!

I sound horrible but that is how much I was looking forward to my lamb shank on aubergine and garlic puree 😂

Have you got any decent restaurants that deliver locally? I'd be furious!

What a lovely thread idea.

How are you OP?

I'm ok. Just tired. Busy time of year and I seem to have something on on the days off between my night shifts.

Today has been mostly ferrying the boys around to various clubs/work, and that's still not finished, collecting one at 6:30 and one at 8pm

I'm back on nights tomorrow.

I'm missing my DH though, we got married 12 weeks ago then he had to go back to see, though we video call everyday it's not the same, I think this has been the hardest trip yet!

@Lwrenn I actually had a pathetic little cry when I cancelled the reservation!

I did look on deliveroo but ended up putting a frozen cook lasagna in the oven!

I hope you had the most glorious wedding! ❤️

I'm struggling and need to name change!

I've had flu/virus/sickness of varying degrees for over a week and I'm so done with it. I feel bloody awful and have spent all day in my pjs watching tv and achieving fuck all.

I'm OK. I'm nearly 6 months into a new job that is a lot more work than anything I've done before and our first big project has landed which will mean a lot of work over the next 10 weeks. I will for the first time be working in between Xmas and New Year (though I have some days off), but I did volunteer because I don't actually celebrate Christmas and I'm glad now as I could do with the time; I will have a lot of technical writing to do by the 2nd week of January!

So I'm very glad I don't have the stress of 'doing Christmas' on top of that.