Springing into the New Year with the 2017 Frugaleers

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Just setting up the new thread for the chatty Frugaleers.

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Wow, Cath. You must have needed it. Hope it gives you a boost.

Gosh, Cag, that doesn't sound good. Is your DH around to keep an eye on you? Try to lie down under a warm blanket or duvet as soon as you can.

MissA, I hope you and your DH can work something out. I agree with what Girlie said. Maybe once he's relaxed into being an uncle it might make him keener to be a dad?

£9.70 bus fare to work. I did my usual whizz around that I do as soon as I get home from work,as if I sit down at all, I'm too tired to get up again. So I mostly manage to get everything done, so I can collapse on the sofa by 7 for the night! There's a really interesting travel programme on BBC2 right now, featuring Lisbon. I'd love to go there; it looks fantastic!

Watching the lisbon show and feeling hungry. Have been to Lisbon and its ace.
Ive now got 4 tutees a week, so I'm sorted, I dont want anymore and it will give me enough to just about get by.
Trying to sell old furniture which is antique / retro but no one wants it.
We have 10 days to pay day and our budget wont stretch. Never mind.

Thanks creme. I think maybe all day was a bit too much tbh. Properly jetlagged now. Ooops.

Cag How are you doing now?

Hope you feel better soon Cag - is it part of your existing condition or something completely new? I used to get big drops in blood sugar that would make me like that.

Another NSD here - think my 3rd in a row! Think we are forecast snow but I don't really want it until Friday as I have to visit someone in a remote village tomorrow afternoon and don't want to get stranded!

Cag, hope you are recovering.
Gws everyone else.
Manic busy at work.
£9 Morrison's. £12 footy as we owed 3 sessions.

We are forecast snow on Friday morning, joy.

£5.55 in the bakers. Pilates tomorrow, that will be £36 for 5 sessions.

Oh no I have house insurance never thought of claiming on that. I think there maybe someone where I work who can fix it like I say it's fine to use the cracks are at the top and bottom.
It's my own fault I have a button on my pocket I should have fastened it or put my phone in my bag.
I think I'm going to put some stuff on eBay at the weekend hopefully that will raise a bit of cash.
I was doing lots of overtime at work before Christmas but it's gone quiet now.

Thanks all. I am feeling better than I was but still quite wibbly IYSWIM. :)

It's not completely new, it does happen now and again, but usually it's happened at home. Being out on my own with DS when it happened really rattled me TBH as I didn't feel safe.

Know what you mean Cag. It's harder being out with kids when feeling odd. I stuggle with school gate stuff as I'm constantly a bit under the weather and I know a lot of other parents who do too.

To add to the fun I just lost a filling. Not sure how to manage dentistry when I have a constantly dodgy stomach and can't take drugs because absolutely everything disagrees with me. Oh dear. I suppose I'd better ask the dentist.

Oh no Cath how frustrating! :(

BTW forgot to reply to earlier question no, DH isn't home, but as of next Wednesday (or possibly the one after) he will be doing a different shift on Wednesdays which will mean I won't need to do the Brownies collection anymore yay!

Anyway I'm ok, I'm just taking it easy this evening.

Me too cath when I rang my dentist for advice they said it needed sorting. I'm booked in on Monday .

Good luck Brighter. I've put a thread on health to ask how dentists manage when people have chronically dodgy inards. I can't be the only one. Fingers crossed anyway.

I'm not in any pain and I've had filings without any pain relief in the past only small ones not sure if some of my tooth came away so I may need a cap??

To cheer everyone up. Here's catface. With her destroyed catnip hedgehog. And supervising my sick day.

Brightermornings, yes maybe, but it's okay. If you are anxious about something in particular it's best to talk to the dentist. They know we are all anxious about something during dentistry and if they know what your particular worry is then they can help you with just that one thing rather than having to second guess what you're thinking.

I read an NVQ book of dental nursing once and it said it helps the dentist no end if he knows which one thing it is that you are worrying about. Good luck there. I'm sure you will be fab, and you'll have a lovely fixed tooth at the end of it.

Evening.

Awww Catface. And I don't even like cats...

Well, I've had an interesting day. My mother called me a 'worthless piece of shit' today. Which is always nice to hear from your own mother. Needless to say, this has upset me somewhat. I don't know why, she never has anything good to say about me. DB is 'everything I am not' too apparently. Other DB is just as bad, so at least er have each other to console.

I've offloaded a lot tonight at the running club. It's been a long day too. Worked all day. 3 miles dog walk. DD parents evening. DM tells me I am shit. I go running for 10 miles. DH and DC have cooked me an omelette and given me wine, and rearranged my sign, which I'll post in a bit. This is the first time I've sat down.

In the morning, when I am not tired and emotional, I will know my DM is not responsible for how I feel about myself, I'm not going to allow her to.

And never ever will I make my DC feel anything other than they are brave and brilliant and can attempt anything they fucking choose in their lives.

NSD btw

Holy crap need I'm so sorry, what an awful thing to hear from the woman who brought you into the world. FFS.

Still, you are wise to her ways, you are rising above it, you are raising your own kids happy and confident and loved unconditionally. I'd call that a win. :o

Thanks Cag. I have to see it like that. If I didn't I would cave. And I'm not going to cave because I won't allow her to do that to me. Did you know that she has never ever once said anything good about me, or my DC when I consider it...

How you feeling? Any better?

Bloody hell Need whats her problem?? You are a credit to the fact that despite her you are a strong, capable woman, wife and mother.

My guess is its her that feels like a worthless piece of shit but she is projecting it on to you (amateur psychologist ) Puts my moans about my mum spoiling dd into perspective....

Gosh that's really unfortunate Need. I'm sorry to hear that.

Wow need she doesn't hold back does she? From my knowledge of you here I know for a fact you are none of those things!

Thank you. I like the amateur psychology. We've never had the greatest of relationships ha ha. DB1 is the bee's knee's. DB2 less so but okay. Me, well. I've been told I was a mistake, didn't need as much love as the others, never had anything bad happen to me..

Sorry, I'm offloading too much. I'm somewhat sensitive tonight.

But I'm responsible for how I allow her to make me feel about myself, so I can control that at least.

I'm too chicken and soft to go NC, god knows why!!!!

Need I think it's a very good idea for you to bring your problems to us sometimes. We bring enough of our own to the group. Keep offloading.

Thanks Cath. I'm glad I've said what I've said on here tonight. I has helped. I've wittered while running too. I don't get how you could be so awful to your own child when the very core of me wants to do the very best for my DC. That's the bit I will never understand. 'Cos being that child, you try to figure what it is about you that is so wrong.

Tomorrow I will talk about money........

I'm glad you've slept. You obviously needed the rest.

I agree with Cath - don't apologise for offloading, it's a wonderful part of this thread that we can support each other. :)

I am feeling much the same thank you - just a bit odd. Haven't really got up yet. Been occupying myself with preparing some Japanese stuff for me and DD to learn tomorrow. Syllables with their hiragana symbols, and simple vocab using the syllables we've covered. It's such a fascinating language. Haven't heard back about the tutor yet but want to get stuck into the stuff we can do ourselves. :)