Or is anyone having a worse day?

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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.

Hmm, would love Dutch braids but my hair is scraped back in a greasy ponytail as I haven't washed my hair for days- I can only make it to the loo once my morphine has kicked in and can't even contemplate washing my hair. Still, I'm feeling for you OP, I really am!

Yeah, I got that it was light-hearted. Still doesn't make it threadworthy though.

If my trousers are still a bit damp when I take them off of the airer, I just blast the hairdryer down each leg for a couple of minutes- and then move on with my life.

I was hoping for a crescendo, something like "and then I fell down a manhole" but got slightly damp jeans instead. 2/10.

Well. Now I'm all sad because I can't do Dutch braids in my own hair ☹

I'm definately having a worse day OP!!!

DS3 started at a pupil referral unit yesterday and this morning refused to go and locked himself in the bathroom with his phone. Had to get 2 elder DS ready for school whilst trying to coax him out.

I managed to unlock the bathroom door and had to restrain him while he hit my face. He then called the police who came out as he said I was abusing him. The policeman was lovely but my mum had to drive us to the PRU as I couldn't drive and restrain him at the same time. The police escorted us there.

He went to school in his pyjamas and with no shoes on because he wouldn't get dressed (had to take his clothes in a bag) and I walked out with him in isolation screaming and crying.

Got home to realise my mum managed to lock the front door with my keys in the other side so couldn't open it and had to call a locksmith out. My handbag and car keys were in the house.

£50 later I've only just managed to get into my house and have something to eat before I need to set off and collect DS3 from school and will probably have to restrain him again on the way home.

All in all, a massively shit day!!!

Saucy I just stick them on damp and do a special John Wayne walk for a couple of hours whilst praying I don't give myself thrush. Liking the hairdryer though...

I can't get an appointment to have a pedicure because I don't have time to finish a piece of work AND shave the bit of hair around my ankles before going on holiday.
So yes, YABU. My day is clearly worse than yours!

Confession: just had to Google Dutch braids. I think op had a lucky escape.

She just sounds like she really cares about appearance etc I'm sure she's had horrible shit happen to her.

Whereas I don't care about my appearance at all currently wearing 2 possibly 3 day knickers thanks to washing machine breaking yes I probably smell but I have some febreze

I forgot to say that i wont get to see my husband not that I would want to for the next 3 years because he's in prison!!

No help with childcare, no help with money and an emotionally disturbed son. I know your post was light hearted but it's just irritating when you are genuinely having a shit life day

jaffa

Poor Jaffa

My Wednesday tops your by quite a long shot - not sure if this is a wind up. After dropping kids at school in the rain, pulled out and windscreen wipers not working - literally could not see - knew there was a garage up the road so carefully drove having to pull over every 1 minute to clear screen - rang AA who said they wouldn't come for broken wipers so then got shouted at in street by a man telling me I was irresponsible. Ended up ringing garage, got towed then found out total cost £400! For bloody wipers! Soooo very late into work and first phone call was a very irate coroner shouting at me down the phone calling me incompetent!
Work day continued in hellish theme, then public transport back to pick kids up - back on bus where DD2 had a huge nose bleed on bus with yes you guessed it not a tissue to be seen! She bled over a womAn's coat which I was absolutely cringing about and ended up giving her my number in case it was ruined.
Then got in house and all power down for around 2 hours so couldn't make a proper dinner for kids.
Then to top it off my youngest tipped my near full bottle of expensive toner down the sink and I started with a killer sore throat and have been battling horrible cold rest of week. Ended up giving in and going to bed at 9.

Jaffa that truly is a shit day - hope the weekend is better for you.

I had to get up in the morning at 10 o' clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work 29 hours down the mill, and pay the mill owner for permission to come to work, and then when I got home, my dad killed me and danced about on my grave singing Hallelujah.

Massive row with DP this morning. Toddler tantrum at the playground. Had to bribe lie to DS with a train ride to get him home. Then dealt with the fall out. All this with 9 week old strapped in sling. Although she was asleep.
Every cloud eh...

Hope everyone’s day improves.

Was I the only one to look up what a Dutch braid was?

Thank you and for everyone else having a genuinely shit day!!!

sleigh you win the thread.

On my way to spend the weekend with the in-laws.

On my way to spend the weekend with the in-laws.

You've got to go twice Oyster? That's really bad

Are you posting because you need some perspective? Because I can give you that. I was told this morning that a much loved family member is terminally ill with a very serious crippling disease. This lovely kind hearted person probably just has a couple of months to live.

I would have loved to have your day instead.

for everyone with truly crappy days. I appreciate mine is minor compared to most of yours! xxx

I had a miscarriage on a Friday the 13th once.

But today everything's been pretty okay. My 11 month old has lost the phone handset for the landline. I can't find it anywhere. But I never answer the landline anyway, so meh.

What the fuck? You’re a writer and you’re not even that funny. Hope you don’t wrote chick lit.

My day? I am self-employed and my main customer has gone bankrupt so hasn’t paid me since June which has meant I’m in serious financial difficulty. I’m stuck in my rental lease until April next year which I can’t get out of and will most likely be evicted because I’ve racked up 2 months worth of rent arrears thus far. I had an unhelpful meeting with my local housing authority today about whether I’m eligible for a homelessness application or not for housing.

Damp jeans and stain on shirt? HA HA HA

Just heard the washing machine click its finished only to find my washing caked in jelly crystals... and a sodden nappy very kindly added by ds 😭 oh well another wash it is