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JewelleryCat · 21/03/2026 12:44

Thank you for the new thread 🙂

Hope the haircut for your DS goes well

FurForksSake · 21/03/2026 12:48

Marking place. I will be good and use the old one up first. No half used thread here 🤣

Stressybetty · 21/03/2026 14:43

Thanks for the new thread

TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 14:59

Hello all, I have been good and waited for the new thread! Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine.

Had a lovely long chat on the phone with DD2 and got updates on DGD. Lots of words now!

I have overdone things this week, my oxygen level was down to 94 this morning so it is rather cramping my style. If I sit quietly for 20 minutes it climbs to 98 so the moral is to keep resting. Boring, but essential.

Tiredandwired2 · 21/03/2026 15:00

Thanks for the new thread.

@MewithME sorry the haircut didn't go well. Haircuts can be so hard with ASD, the changes, sensory impact and overwhelm.

I managed to get my chairs out. Panicked a bit because I had my earphones in listening to my podcast and heard frantic flapping. It was a pigeon stuck in the tree. Picture of tree attached because it's giving me joy right now

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BerfyTigot · 21/03/2026 15:02

Hello everyone!

I've had a few busy days in a row, so now nervously waiting to see if I get PEM.

Still quite chilly here, even in the sunshine so I'm outside but wrapped up with a blanket 😆

TodayIsatrickyone · 21/03/2026 15:12

Thanks for the new thread @MewithME Sorry the haircut didn’t go well for DS.
I’ve managed a short walk and then sit down to the nearby field while DH walks a little further with dippy dog so that was nice. Then sat in the sunshine in the garden.

Oioiqueen · 21/03/2026 15:30

@MewithME sorry to hear the haircut didn't go well for your son. I can't imagine how hard it is for someone who is autistic.

@FurForksSake sorry to hear about everything with your MIL. I hope the hospice make her final days / weeks as kind and gentle as possible. I've always said I would rather die in a hospice. I think it's important to have a kind and compassionate space. I like that you have dark humour in your family. I'm quite dark with my humour so I'd be amused also.

I think the week has caught up with me. I managed a run yesterday and then had my first oncologist appointment since starting treatment. I'm technically stable in that it's not moved anywhere however they have found some fluid around my heart. Could be chemo related, could be thyroid related but have to go for an echo to rule anything else out. I feel like I should be setting up hospital test bingo nowadays haha! I don't have any symptoms from it so they aren't worried but it's another thing to set my anxiety off. However the registrar is going to chase my psych referral because I told him how flat I've been feeling about life.

Today I've managed PT this morning and a walk to collect some meds. This afternoon I've done some gardening and now I feel wiped. Taking a rest before I start dinner as it'll involve quite a bit of prep. I'd like to say that I'm taking tomorrow easy but we have loads on.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 21/03/2026 16:27

Hi all 👋.
Thanks for the new thread @MewithME.

MewithME · 21/03/2026 16:35

TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 14:59

Hello all, I have been good and waited for the new thread! Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine.

Had a lovely long chat on the phone with DD2 and got updates on DGD. Lots of words now!

I have overdone things this week, my oxygen level was down to 94 this morning so it is rather cramping my style. If I sit quietly for 20 minutes it climbs to 98 so the moral is to keep resting. Boring, but essential.

You get bonus 🌟for doing the last post on the last thread 😊

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TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 16:41

MewithME · 21/03/2026 16:35

You get bonus 🌟for doing the last post on the last thread 😊

Well it was just sitting there....too tempting!

MewithME · 21/03/2026 16:47

Rest is definitely boring @TeaAndStrumpets . I have been for a plod with DS for his sake but I am definitely not well enough. It was like wading through treacle. He's gone out again in search of the ice cream van.....

...and just walked in with the most humoungous one with two flakes 😂

@Tiredandwired2 your tree is glorious 😍 With the frantic pigeon flapping...are you sure it wasn't getting jiggy with another pigeon? They're all at it just now!

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TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 16:52

Love the blossom, @Tiredandwired2

@Oioiqueen take it easy!

I would love to go into an actual shop to buy clothes. I ordered some M&S joggers and they are so uncomfortable and far too short. Maybe my legs have grown longer? A nasty rigid waist band too, I assumed they'd be adjustable. No good for IBS days. Everybody raves about them too.

TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 16:55

MewithME · 21/03/2026 16:47

Rest is definitely boring @TeaAndStrumpets . I have been for a plod with DS for his sake but I am definitely not well enough. It was like wading through treacle. He's gone out again in search of the ice cream van.....

...and just walked in with the most humoungous one with two flakes 😂

@Tiredandwired2 your tree is glorious 😍 With the frantic pigeon flapping...are you sure it wasn't getting jiggy with another pigeon? They're all at it just now!

Only the first page, and the tone has already been lowered. 🙄

MewithME · 21/03/2026 16:57

Apologies @TeaAndStrumpets . You can rely on me for that. 🫢

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Tiredandwired2 · 21/03/2026 16:59

MewithME · 21/03/2026 16:47

Rest is definitely boring @TeaAndStrumpets . I have been for a plod with DS for his sake but I am definitely not well enough. It was like wading through treacle. He's gone out again in search of the ice cream van.....

...and just walked in with the most humoungous one with two flakes 😂

@Tiredandwired2 your tree is glorious 😍 With the frantic pigeon flapping...are you sure it wasn't getting jiggy with another pigeon? They're all at it just now!

Good point about the pigeon. Good for them!

Ilovecheeseyah · 21/03/2026 17:02

2 hours shopping with dog in town, hot chocolate and now back in bed :-(

DoYouWantHalfThisSandwich · 21/03/2026 17:08

Thank you for the new thread @MewithME 💐 I’ve tried to finally finish reading Revenge by Tom Bower before the next ‘instalment’ comes out next week! I find reading about others people’s travails lets me forget my own, even for a short while (Probably why I spend too much time on Mumsnet). Hope everyone is having a calm & peaceful Saturday in this beautiful sunshine! 💐

TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 17:17

MewithME · 21/03/2026 16:57

Apologies @TeaAndStrumpets . You can rely on me for that. 🫢

😀

TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 17:22

Ilovecheeseyah · 21/03/2026 17:02

2 hours shopping with dog in town, hot chocolate and now back in bed :-(

The weather is too tempting!

martha79 · 21/03/2026 17:40

Thanks for the new thread! Lovely tree @Tiredandwired2 - the pigeons are rather busy round here at the moment too.

I sat out for ten minutes and it was lovely - the garden smells really nice at the moment.

@TeaAndStrumpets what is it with joggers and uncomfy waistbands? Isn't the whole point of them to be comfy? So annoying. My favourites are some Primark ones at the moment, and a pair from Sundaiz which are really soft and cosy (but a little on the tight side so not for bloated days).

Feeling a bit disappointed as was meant to be seeing a friend tomorrow and she's cancelled - understandable reason but also wouldn't prevent her still popping round for a quick cuppa. Means I won't see anyone in person for about a week now.

TeaAndStrumpets · 21/03/2026 18:03

@martha79 thanks for the recommendations for joggers. I had my last pairs for so long I think the brand went out of business! They were comfy and indestructible. I don't think I could wear formal trousers if you paid me nowadays, and jeans are also out. Mostly I wear stretchy skirts and leggings.

Edited to add, sorry your plans fell through. Hopefully your friend can come another day.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 21/03/2026 18:24

Cotton leggings from Asda are my go to. 2 pack are about £10. Size up though. Very comfortable & wash & wear well.

Dozymoo42 · 21/03/2026 18:27

thank you for the new thread @MewithME 😊

MewithME · 21/03/2026 18:34

@martha79 that's disappointing..I haven't seen a friend for weeks and weeks. I have my son, and say hello to neighbours and have colleagues I have to speak to (but would rather not, mostly) but I miss my friends. Still I will see my mum at Easter as long as I am careful this week.

Trousers chat wise...I have just treated myself to some jogger/jeans from river island and I am in love with them. Elasticated waist...super comfy.

I am looking forward to wearing my summer yoga/Aladdin trousers.... They're my fave. So comfy.

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