Describe your day in three words, then expand on that for me.

[IAmAllImportant]

Exhausting, privileged, learning.

I am a student nurse. I have done a 13.5 hour day today, but it was amazing. I had a patient who is expert in her disease and she honoured me by telling me all about it from diagnosis to where she was on admission today, totally for my learning, which she understood from the start.

I was also working with a fabulous nurse and being given all sorts of learning opportunities.

Now, tell me yours please.

Long, productive, frustrating.

Long - my day started with an emergency call at 3am.
Productive - self explanatory really, but I'm really happy with some of my staff right now (happy enough to have significantly increased their bonuses).
Frustrating - listening to a jumped up little twerp who thinks he knows more about my job than I do makes my blood boil...especially when said twerp is a sexist jerk!

Coldandneedingahottie
Mentoringpracticefun
Funnyteddyschoolgamekiddylaughs

Going for the german thing of constructing words.....i think!

Dying mum = exhausted

See my elderly parents thread. Been an up day for me - working hard towards a plan (CHC approved for 24hr care at home- proscess started Monday and she's home tomorrow. It's like a rocket it's happened so fast!).

Cleared the lounge for the bed etc oxygen delivered today. Tomorrow am bed etc then mum home afternoon with her old persons " Mary poppins" arriving at about the same time.

But I only found at 5.40 this isn't a 12hr shifts carer.... But a 24hr live in! So between 5.30 and 8 I had to sorta bedroom for her in a house so full if stuff you can't move.

Mary poppins has a nicely made comfy bed with clean ironed bedding that matches ( thought it's very 1980s) and a floor - clear and clean. I couldn't free up any storage space though. Hope it's iok

Relieved
Happy
Funny

Relieved because my Dad has had skin cancer; today he had the all clear :)

Happy because of the above and because both my Ds seem to finally be getting rid of their hideously long and awful cold/ cough / virus

Funny because my eldest DS has made me laugh ALL day long and we had a great time at the park and baking cakes this afternoon !! :)

Stressed proud depressed

Dd (4) had parents evening last night. We were told she won't meet the standard required for children finishing reception. Wracking my brains today trying to think of ways to help her.

Proud because despite the negative comments on her literacy skills, her numeracy skills are fantastic and she survived her first swimming lesson since recovering from glandular fever.

Depressed as I'm back in work tomorrow and I dislike the place. I never know what mood my colleagues are going to be in, if I'm going to be spoken to or ignored. I keep applying for jobs elsewhere and have got nowhere as what I do is so unique

Sunny exhausting educational

At a work event in Texas (I could definitely do this place in the winter purely for the climate even if there are a lot of other things about it which would drive me nuts), exhausted by bronchitis (it was a cold when I left home - full on infection with accompanying asthma attack by the time I landed - local docs have filled me with more steroids than I have ever seen, but I still have no voice and am coughing. A lot), and educational because I am learning so much my brain hurts. God only knows if I will remember any of it when the drugs wear off though .

Overwhelmed. Confused. Delighted

Overwhelmed (joyfully and happily!) to be holding my 3 day old grandson and to know that I am going to be lucky enough to be in his life.

Confused as I wandered the baby section of Tescos looking for essential bits for my dd. First time in those isles since my DS was born 11 years ago!

Delighted to find out I've just received a commission from a mainstream publisher to write another book.

Sick, stressed, tired.

Everything I'm doing is starting to catch up with me. Balancing a 10mo baby with the third year of my uni degree and my dissertation is tough but I was managing it, but now I'm being investigated for unexplained stomach pains, weight loss, nausea and a mass/lump in my stomach and I'm on tramadol and still feel so grim and sore that I feel like maybe I should've taken a year out after having DD rather than trying to carry straight on. But at the same time, I'm desperate to graduate with the friends I started uni with. I love my dissertation but I feel like I can't do it justice right now.

Everything's getting on top of me and I feel like I'm drowning. Lovely DP is picking up the slack and I just want someone to ask how he's feeling and invite him out for a drink because he deserves it, but everyone's so busy :(

Stressful
Heartbreaking
Life-Changing

Work is mega stressful.

OHs behaviour this week and his reaction to being told a few home-truths this week has been heart-breakingly awful. Why does everyone get Mr Charismatic when I get stupid Mr Man Child ffs?

My reaction to it all is this this could possibly be life-changing for the entire family.

Sad, tiring, hopeful

I had a miscarriage on Monday. I thought I was doing ok but today was very hard. Tomorrow will be better.

To everyone who has had a hard day, luckystars I'm sorry it's been so tough today

Iamallimportant, sounds like you had a very rewarding day. Fair play to you!

ThreeQuarters, I hope your cat shows up soon. It's so worrying isn't it, our cat went missing overnight once and I was a wreck worrying about her. I hope that your boy is home with you soon.

My day in three words? Scary, sad, worrying.

Scary because my Dad has been bounced from GP to A&E and back again with major abdominal pain and sickness. He's almost the same age his older brother was when diagnosed with bowel cancer (uncle passed away very soon after), and older than his Mum, Dad and sister were when they died from cancer. He's already beaten skin cancer. My mind is going to the worst case scenario and I'm very frightened.

Sad because it's just 4 months yesterday since my wonderful Granda (Mum's dad) died. He and I were so very close and I miss him terribly. Looking at the lovely photo of him on my mantelpiece makes me feel sick and want to cry.

Worried because my next door neighbours were broken in to this evening, and their house was ransacked. There have been a lot of break ins in our town recently, but I always felt quite safe here in our little cul de sac. Now I don't, especially as DP is away for work a lot and I'm often here alone. Also worried about neighbours, they are quite shaken up.

Luckystars, I'm so sorry. I've been there and it really is tough. Huge hugs to you, I hope you have plenty of RL support. Please be kind to yourself and take it easy

for everyone who has had a tough day.
I hope tomorrow is better.

Not over yet.
Can't sleep. Will make me exhausted tomorrow but my brain won't switch off.
Children will start their tirade again in about four hours and DH is snoring loudly enough to wake the dead

Driving
A
Lot

Spent 5 hours in the car today. 2 hours to get my daughters to school and 3 hours to get each of them from school with trip to therapist for one of them in between. 5 hours of my bottom getting wider and wider on that car seat. Not a usual day - although not that unusual either - but we have tons of snow here so traffic is awful and slow.

Still since I discovered books on cd, the time in the car is better.

Kitchen, norks, drink.
We have finally ordered the appliances we need for the kitchen and they will be delivered on Friday except the cooker which will take a bit longer cos the one I want is out of stock. I can't believe I am this excited and looking forward to being able to wash and dry clothes, and go food shopping to fill the fridge and freezer! We have been managing without for what feels like a lifetime and it will be wonderful to finally get everything sorted out and start making this new house feel like our proper Home.
I bought a new bra and have started an AIBU cos I was so pissed off at the cost
Drink refers to some weird stuff called "oddka" that was reduced to clear in Tesco earlier. I got a bottle of watermelon flavour, and whilst it smells divine it tastes foul, and doesn't seem to be anywhere near as alcoholic as it boasts on the bottle...

Painful reality dose.

My DD (9) who is medically complex was confirmed to have moderately significant scoliosis today. DH and I have suspected it for some time, but her physiotherapist has dismissed it. Now, we have to choose between surgery or aggressive bracing/remediation.

I am doubting myself as her advocate. Neither option is something I want to subject her to.

Oh, LuckyStars, so sorry for your loss.

Callme, we have a medical dilemma too, although not as severe as yours. My DS has a droopy eye lid and his two surgeries have not improved it to match the other very wide open eye. The consultant is referring him to another person, who he says may suggest making his good eye slightly worse, to match the bad eye. With potential progress on the verge of happening with the treatment of his eye condition, it seems wrong to cause harm to a perfectly good eye, although he may get great results from it.

My friend DD has recently had the surgery for scoliosis, and it has worked well. Good luck making your decision.

Systems are down.

I work in the financial industry, I am 17 weeks pregnant, tired and currently eating shredded wheat.

System have been down since 1pm, i've got loads to do and it's going to be a fucking late night.

Horse, cleaning, school run.

It's my day off work, so I went horse riding this morning for a few hours (heaven), pottered about at the stables for a bit, went home and cleaned the house and then picked up the kids. Has been a nice day.
Sorry for all those having shitty ones, I hope they get better.

Today's entry:
Bastard chicken pox.

DS1 has come home from school absolutely covered. Just in time for half term...

Aw no. I used a lovely aquaeous cream with calamine lotion in it on my DC. Very soothing and only cost a couple of £s.

Fucking Scottish Power

Turned up unannounced to fix a fault with our supply, with the genius plan that they would dig a hole centred on the supply and extending 1m either side. Slight flaw is the 1m either side would block our entire front door which is the only usable entrance to the house. And we need to get in and out.

Plan B was that they (without discussion) dug a big fucking hole to the left of the front door, making a huge amount of noise. You give your workers ear defenders, but I am literally sitting less than 2ft away from the pneumatic drill separated by a window. My teeth are rattling. They then announced they were going to leave the hole, uncovered, with just a couple of very useless barriers around it. For a couple of weeks! DH is a childminder with 6/7 kids, none over the age of 6. Apparently, according to twatty Scottish Power man, they just need to be told to stay away from the big hole in the ground. Aye, ok. You try that!

Same old stuff

I'm a SAHM to my 20 month old DS and I'm beginning to find life abit samey.

We seem to just be repeating the same days/weeks over and over again. It may be the rubbish weather but it all just feels abit boring!

I'm kind of feeling we need a bit of a project or something to look forward to as a family but currently don't have anything.

I probably just need to get over myself tbh - compared to some of the truly heart wrenching and difficult life events that other posters are going through mine seem pretty small!