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Or is anyone having a worse day?

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NannyRed · 13/10/2017 11:25

Just back from overseas and my editor messaged me "meet up tomorrow?" I had had a lazy day Wednesday and was catching up on housework yesterday when he messaged and I said yes. Fab, days out with the boss are always great and he said it involves free drinks.

So yesterday....bloody yesterday I actually started getting ready. I put my jeans in the wash, put oil on my hair as it was a bit crispy from being on holiday dry and thought, if I don't get all the oil out in tonight's shower I have time to wash it again in the morning. Sorted. Jeans out the washer, threw them over the airer as dryer was already busy catching up with holiday stuff and washing in general.

Planned to meet my editor at noon, so get my jeans off the airer, still damp, it's gone 10am and I have to leave at 11am to walk to train station. No time to t throw them in the drier now so I'll have to suck it up. (He wouldn't tell me full details of where we are going, but I needed to dress v casual and I only have one pair of smart enough to leave the house in jeans)

I had planned to do Dutch braids, got one side perfect, other braid I just couldn't get to sit right so gave up and put in a ponytail. Pulled on damp jeans and the shirt I was hoping to wear to see a huge stain on shirt, grrrr.... easy to change my top but still another delay.

Change dirty shirt for clean one, but the new one seems too short with these jeans, needs vest underneath. I have loads of flesh coloured vests, and yup, they're still in the laundry I had done loads but not enough apparently

Find third option top, and finally ready to leave the house. I'm on my way to train station and check my phone. Editor messaged me to say "make it a bit later, see you at 3pm"

Oh well, it gives me time to finish my laundry but I've not seen my husband all week and now I won't be in when he gets home tonight.

OP posts:
Candlelight234 · 13/10/2017 12:41

I just broke a nail and spilt yoghurt down my top at work. Oh wait, I don't actually give a shit about that, but my friend is terrified that the pain in her hip is cancer coming back, and I can't say or do anything to reassure her. Ffs.

TheAntiBoop · 13/10/2017 12:46

This is definitely one of those threads that would have benefited from having 'lighthearted' in the title!

Proudmummytodc2 · 13/10/2017 12:47

Yes I had a fire in my kitchen this morning ruined my walls ect melted the appliance. Smoked filled the house ect had to usher my kids out the house in pouring rain with no shoes or coats and just Pyjamas on to make sure they were safe.

I managed to get the appliance that was on fire out the house smoke alarms were going mad.

My whole house smells of smoke ect.

We are all ok which is the main thing obviously but to top it off someone has stole money out my DP and I bank and left us with £1 so trying to sort that to get that back also Angry

want to swap days I would give anything just to have a day like yours today Smile

DearMrDilkington · 13/10/2017 12:47

The funniest thing was my cat watching the shenanigans from a small distance away meowing "N0 DON'T JUMP!"

Did your cat come to your rescue once you had safely landed? My cat would be furious I had embarrassed him in his neighbourhood and would just glare at me then run off pretending he doesn't know me. Grin

FaFoutis · 13/10/2017 12:49

What is the crossing out in the OP supposed to indicate?

thecolonelbumminganugget · 13/10/2017 12:51

I couldn't be arsed to get out of bed til 6.50 which meant I didn't get to work til 8.30, if I'd been here at 7.30 as usual I could have left by now as I only work 5 hours on a Friday. As it is i feel guilty if I don't sit here in an empty office pretending to work until 1.30.

BarbaraofSevillle · 13/10/2017 12:51

I witnessed quite a serious road accident on the way to work this morning.

I'm sure the people involved are just relieved that they got out of the house early and weren't held up by something so awful as laundry or hair related strife Hmm.

OP do you write for the type of magazines that publish crap like 'there's nothing worse than walking into a bar and seeing someone in the same outfit as you' or 'shop the trend this autumn with a gingham trouser'.

paranoidpammywhammy2 · 13/10/2017 12:51

I have a huge spot on my chin.

MilibandStoleMySonsName · 13/10/2017 12:52

You poor thing. Flowers

It puts my pain into perspective, at least I don't have to get dressed as I'm unable to work after breaking my back.

Doglikeafox · 13/10/2017 12:53

I thought the OP was lighthearted and funny.
Sorry people are being so nasty OP

CaptainObviousTwo · 13/10/2017 12:54

Not sure about the day but this week the ceiling caved in in my kitchen, my boyfriend left me and I got sacked. Confused

BaskingTrout · 13/10/2017 12:59

I feared my day wasn't going to be great when my 3yo came into my room at 6am and said "I'm going to get in bed with grandma this morning. You can deal with the poo in my bedroom, Mummy" but my hair is neat and my jeans are dry so I think I'm doing ok.

PinkyBlunder · 13/10/2017 13:00

Note the title of your thread OP or is anyone having a worse day not, tell me your Friday 13th stories

All that's happened is your question has been answered....

strongasmeringue · 13/10/2017 13:00

It's not that it needed a lighthearted in the title but that the OP is serious about it being a bad day. It doesn't read as light hearted, it doesn't read as funny and it doesn't read as ironic.

SleepingStandingUp · 13/10/2017 13:00

Well I nearly left the house at 9.30 for DEs's dietitian appointment but finally managed to get someone to answer the phone and they confirmed fiti s 3 pm so we've had a slow morning and watched Moana. Leaving shortly though to do lunch via hospital so good day for me.

DS2is having a worse day. He's managed to tip his bloody chair over backwards and bumped his head. He's figured out how to climb on tube toy box but his mean momma will only let him sot on it. Also his mean mom won't put on bloody Mr Tumble because she just doesn't want to. Bad Friday 13th Momma

Autumnchill · 13/10/2017 13:01

My landscape gardener didn't turn up, I'm distraught, beside myself, furious, livid, I mean could this day get any worse?! 😉😀

SleepingStandingUp · 13/10/2017 13:01

CaptainObviousTwo
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Bunnyhipsdontliegrl · 13/10/2017 13:03

CaptainObviousTwo but are your jeans damp? Have your lunch time been changed? How do your hair react to Dutch braids?

CheshireChat · 13/10/2017 13:07

It's the way the OP phrased it Soup, if she would've just said I've had a crap day, want to share yours nobody would snap at her.

SecretSmellies · 13/10/2017 13:08

I'm picking up my dog from the pet crematorium today. That's a bit shit.

PoorYorick · 13/10/2017 13:08

Given that OP appears to be a writer, she hasn't really hit the right tone with it at all.

But if she has an editor, chances are she doesn't write headlines, which would explain why the title is so badly pitched.

SecretSmellies · 13/10/2017 13:09

But on the other hand we are going out tonight to have a family dinner. That's good.

ItsNachoCheese · 13/10/2017 13:12

Wont someone think of the dutch braids! 😂😂

Cookiesandcake · 13/10/2017 13:13

I've been up literally all night with a sick toddler, and I'm pregnant so can't have energy drink and cigs to power me through like I would have done in the past

coddiwomple · 13/10/2017 13:14

Nothing wrong with first world problems, but this OP is not remotely funny. No one is being rude by pointing that out. If your kids had put flour in your hair dryer, it would have been suddenly more interesting (absolutely not recommended, apparently you can start a fire!)

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