To be stressed about this?

[thefirstmrsDeVere]

Ok, following on from 'lots of needy threads' thingy.

Here is your space to tell everyone what is 'stressing' you at the moment. I mean 'stress' because we all know its not the end of the world, there are people far worse off than us blah blah. I have a seperate thread for the thing that causes me real, deep down stress and I have the SN boards for my other really stressful thing.

This is for the stuff like:

Someone in my family messed up the combination on the little padlock I keep on a certain kitchen cupboard (long story, dont judge). I bought a combination lock because someone kept losing the key to the other one. So at stupid oclock this morning I had to unscrew the bloody door to get at the baby breakfast that is also kept in there (note - I dont lock the baby food up, it is just kept in there as well)

Did the shopping in Morrisons today, full of horrible people shouting at each other and buying pies. Got to my car, opened the boot only to find my OH had put the buggy in there and didnt think to tell me. Drove home with boxes of rice crispies etc falling on me every time I turned the corner.

DC2's school bus is late every flippin day and its COLD.

Next promised I could have my new biker boots today and they LIED.

All that lovely hair I had thanks to two quite close together pregnancies has now fallen out. Crowning glory? No.

Anyone want to join me in a big ol whinge fest?

Have just read thread through properly and realised that LMG has the same problem re: water pressure and lots of others have bathroom related stress.
Bathroom niggles: a leading cause of low level stress in mumsnetters!

I have dieted for 3 weeks, been to the gym 3 days each week for and hour and a half, and breast feeding and walking miles each day with my screaming beautiful baby in a sling, yet have not lost any weight, in fact I have managed to gain 3lbs. No idea how, i haven't cheated at all, not once. F*king Fing F*king diet.

I have dieted for 3 weeks, been to the gym 3 days each week for and hour and a half, and breast feeding and walking miles each day with my screaming beautiful baby in a sling, yet have not lost any weight, in fact I have managed to gain 3lbs. No idea how, i haven't cheated at all, not once. F*king Fing F*king diet.

I'm stressed because I think I have turned DD1 (3 years) into a pink adoring princess. Everything has to be pink. Or a princess. Or better still, a pink princess. And then this evening when she saw me with a screwdriver (trying to get the door handle off the spare room door so I could get the cot in to give DH a decent night's sleep, to no avail - bloody cot fits through our doorway, but it does not fit through the spare room's ), the conversation went thus:
DD1: "Mummy, but that's Daddy's tool."
Me: "yes, I know"
DD1: "but tools are meant for mans"
Me: "oh really? But I need it to take this handle off"
DD1: "but you're not a man, you're just a lady"

and talking bathrooms, our shower is a joke, it dribbles cold water so takes me half an hour to rinse my hair, a great start to the day, just before I squeeze my fat behind into my hideous fat clothes, still at least those gym sessions are paying off

God I bloody hate it when I tell someone my age - pause - NO suprised exclaimations!

Shallow -me? Yes actually.

My bloody kitchen is still not finished, despite Homebase a well known national DIY store promising that it would be completed within 2 weeks. They started on 2nd August.

I have finally got back some 'free' time as ds2 has started nursery but have spent every minute painting the bloody kitchen. When that is all finished I can look forward to caring for my (extremely demanding, ungrateful) mother after this year's operation all on my own because esister has just told us she's pregnant again and apparently my 4 brothers are incapable of doing anything to help.

Having taken on the role of organising this year's party for my karate group, issuing handouts etc giving full details and giving two weeks' notice that deposits MUST be in by yesterday,one person has now decided that his wife will be coming. But I've already made the booking, as in fact I told everyone I would be doing.

Gnarghhhhh.

i HAVE AN INSIDIOUS NAEIGHBOUR THAT IS MAKING MY LIFE HELL ON EARTH AT THE MOMENT

My internet connection is shit!

I'm 28wks pregnant and feeling tired and bloated.

I have my final essay for this year's uni course due today and I'm nowhere near finished because we have all had grotty colds this week. DS decided to have a sick turn last night and didn't sleep much, which means he is now too tired and grumpy to go to nursery, which I was relying on for essay writing time.

Tomorrow, my mother is coming down to stay over (always interesting) and we have to prepare for DS's 2nd birthday party on Sunday afternoon. ILs are both going to attend, which will be the first time that they have been in the same room since they started their divorce proceedings...

Head explodes

I am stressed as my DH went out for a smoke at 8 30pm last night and came home at 1am - and when i asked him where he went this morning he went in a huff and stormed out to work.
Also DS has just vomited all over me (he is 11 months) I have not showered yet as i really don't give a shit anymore

I am stressed because I have 2 weeks off work and feel bored

I should get my arse into gear and DO STUFF but I am struggling.

Just slipping deeper into a fug of boredom and comfort eating. :(

Goodmorning.

I sliver of positivity to share.

I have discussed ranted like a loon my neighbour a few times on MNs.

He lives about 5 doors up. We live round a green (not a village one, an East London one). As soon as the temperature drops below 80 degrees he feels the need to warm his car engine up for 20-40 minutes (YES 40 minutes) every morning.

Its very loud. The way the houses are built round the green makes the noise worse (in my scientific opinion).

He turns the car engine on and then GOES INSIDE HIS HOUSE!! Somehow that makes it worse. His car is no older than my ancient Clio and I have never had to rev it for that long.

Sometimes this happens at 6am, sometimes later. It wakes me or simply drives me fecking mad when I am trying to get ready for school run/work. My OH works late and has MS so he needs to lie in and wake up slowly.

Anyway. I happened to be leaving the house as he came out to turn his engine off (btw the car is still there several hours later, he didnt actually drive it). I mentioned politely that this habit was causing us a few problems. I am so glad I was polite because

He was really NICE! I am not sure I have persuaded him his car really doesnt need to be warmed up for so long but he seemed genuinly concerned he had upset us and wanted us to get on.

We shall see....

Long rambly post about something of little or no interest to anyone else but what do you think I started this thread for?

Oh brilliant thread.

DS2 who is 2.9 is refusing to be even slightly interested in potty training.

DS2 also spends the first 20 mins of bedtime crying - for no clear apparent reason if I stay he cries, if I leave he cries. I go back after 20 mins and he says he just wanted another kiss then stops crying but if I gave him another kiss at the beginning he would still be crying!

I'm rather poor too.

I agreed to work 4 weeks notice at my boring awful job instead of the 2 weeks I needed to give. Mistake.

mrsDeV, that's good. I am still fuming about DS having to do part time at school. He will be completely bored every afternoon and so will I and it is so uneccessary as he has a perfectly good classroom with a perfectly good teacher in a perfectly good school where he could be spending his afternoon making friends and getting to know his classmates, but instead he is being forced to spend it at home with me. It just makes my blood boil. I am going in to see the head next week (with DH) to tell her politely that DS will be going full time from next week, end of.

I just need to look into the legal position beforehand, but would find it incredible, but sadly not suprising in this day and age, if the school were somehow entitled to kick DS out of school for wanting to actually go to school.

Thats great news MrsD, your neighbour sounds slightly bonkers but hopefully he'll stop that annoying habit now

Today's obviously a better day than yesterday Pleased your neighbour ended up being so pleasant MrsDeV.

I've had a better day too. I think I have found a lovely lady to be a mother's help type person, to help out with entertaining DDs/tidying up/etc, which is a bit of a result - they seem very hard to come by. She seems lovely, so fingers crossed that will work out as I desperately need an extra pair of hands a couple of times a week.

DH seems better today too, which is just fantastic.

All I need now is for DD2 to please, please have a good night's sleep and it'll be a great start to the weekend.

We were supposed to move house 3 weeks ago but have been delayed and delayed and today found out the git at the bottom of the chain hasn't actually got his mortgage yet and they can't tell us when we will exchange.

My new job started 2 weeks ago. The DCs (3 and 1) have started with their new childminder/nursery. DD has a preschool place due to start on Monday. She is so excited about going but I've had to postpone her starting in case everything falls through. DCs have to come with me on the 40 minute drive to new place every day. The house is a mess and we are all knackered.

Could continue but too pissed off. Feel bad for whinging about this, I know worse things happen at sea but I am seriously lacking in perspective tonight.

Im full of head cold. DD2 started new preschool today which caused no end of stress because they think she's Autistic and have to sort out 1-1. DD2 has had a stressful week at school and all that comes of being a kid with SN.
DH is feeling very sorry for himself and keeps telling me he would rather just go straight to Bone marrow transplant rather than longterm chemo, silly man.
Oh and puppy is driving me crazy stealing socks!

See, I'm feeling bad for whinging already. Sorry lisad123, I hope tomorrow is less stressful.

Iheartkingthistle, I think I was more stressed when moving house though

Thanks for being nice!

I have c leanedthe floor every 20 minutes all morning, the baby has not let me go all day and the others are fighting and not sharing their toys, and I have been patient and patient and patient and now I don't feel patient any more. Ex hasn't turned up as usual, not babysat the kids alone so I can ha ve some time for myself in over 2 months an to cap it all has not bought his kids birthday pressies . That's just some not all of my exciting and glamourous day :(

Oh and every time i try to do anything but childcare the 3 year old grabs my hands and screams grr