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[Wolfcub]

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I’m actually having the nicest day. Windows open house is being aired. I have a whole bottom tier of christening cake to eat

This. Am listening to this. This is saying something to me today. Ps. I love Kula Shaker. #takebackyourpowerletlovebewithyou

That's nice jazzy timing.

I'm listening to this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3wSbLa2uGg

The last few years I've been listening to a lot whale music which works a treat for postnatal anxiety, but now I can listen to much more emotional classical music, which is quite exciting. It's very good for all the bottled-up cheesed-off-ness that I have stored up.

Snuggly I can totally understand how you could enjoy a bit of quiet. You must be run off your feet.

That’s lovely. All by the same voice isn’t it?! That’s amazing. I love an acapalla arrangement.

I’ve got the iPod on shuffle. It’s thrown up some magic this afternoon. Led zeppelin to spice girls. I feel like I’m winning at life. The neighbours may disagree.....

Sounds like an ace day em. I'm sure they will all be fine at the beach.

Friends have gone, lunch was lovely, nice play in the park. Nsd today.

I have finished my book, and done some jobs and garden bits. I am just sunning my pasty sausage legs for five minutes before I pick ds up.
Holiday refund appears to be fully on my account now and they’ve returned about £40 more than they had told me to expect. Need to arrange to transfer half to h now.
It’s been an odd few days on my own, not unpleasant I’ve appreciated the time to get jobs done including some that h has been refusing to do for years that we’re driving me batty but I refused to do on principle. But it has been lonely in places and it’s made me consider that this is what the might have to get used to for a long time to come
I’m pleased with the plants I planted yesterday and am looking forward to them all bursting into flower. I love lupins and my dgm hates them (she would give your mil a run for her money Em) so I take a slightly perverse pleasure in planting them

Today has been busy. I skipped out under the table, and moved the settle (the only bit of my beautiful freestanding kitchen I brought with me) 90° so it's infront of the radiator, but the room is better laid out. The heating is off for the forseeable any way. I have removed 2 binbags full of crap, and emptied my hoover twice. Enough said.

And I've built a raised bed in my veggy patch. That was theraputic. And used up quite a bit of the assorted wood lying around.

But I sinned last night, and bought yarn. I hang my head in shame cannot wait for it to arrive! two cakes of Scheepies Swirl, and two circular needles (knitpro of course), plus a ball of extra yarn to make the postage free*. From two different suppliers as the other colour was out of stock. Got 10% off each order, and free shipping, but, honestly who am I kidding? I did not need it. I emptied my paypal £50

*£2.95 postage, so the £2.80 ball took me over the minimum spend. I promise to knit a mermaid with this yarn, and sell her to pay for one of the orders.

Dp and I fell out last night, hence the emotional spend. I bought yarn, he bought a kitchen knife ... we should try not to fall out really, it's cheaper. And we're just about good now.

I could never have left dd1 with my ex. Never. Irresponsible to the extreme. I was leaving my 3 small dd's with dp within a few weeks of meeting him. Different kettle of trust. Despite ds being ebf I left him with dp quite a lot, even if it was so I could pop to the shops (and be on my own for half an hour).

Keep trucking through em!

£14 in sains but will get £9.70 back from Dh and shopmium.
£3 lidl on two bags of coffee beans.
£30ish on petrol in sains as the 10x nectar event was on.
£9 morrisons on cat food and organic soya milk but I’ll get 15% back off Halifax.

I sent my Shoeaholics order back too. £24 refund due now.

NSD.

I am so knackered after the train /boat trip! I’m still trying to take it easy with my back and that wasn’t really easy enough, but it was also the only day we could do a day trip with the dcs this half term. It requires two adults because of DS’s occasionally unpredictable behaviour.

I’ve had a bit of a lie down on my back and am now shovelling toast soldiers and dippy egg into dd, who has come down with a stinking cold. Soooo snotty. She’s been sleeping a lot today but mostly crying and grizzling when awake, poor thing. I spent £17 on fruit on the way home as I’m home with both dcs for the next few days and won’t be able to get to shops (see note about needing 2 adults with DS - that’s even for a quick trip to coop). Kids don’t really get other snacks /pudding so we get through a lot.

Lonely I’ve admired that yarn no telling off from me which colours did you go for and what are you going to make with it?

Wolf it’s going to hit you at odd times - Life will be very different. I am glad you are enjoying some of your freedom, it’s understandable that you feel lonely too. There’s always someone around here to chat.

Snuggly I bet a day on your own would be a dream come true!

I didn’t post yesterday but meant to say that Laska and Wreck’s beach adventures sound lovely. I am guilty of feeling very self conscious in a swimsuit and I think it does hold me back. Must try harder.

Well done on the day trip Christmas.

I visited the neighbours today, forgetting that I was wearing my new really quite short shorts, and they looked mildly suprised.

Not sure if 42 is too old for really quite short shorts.

www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-shorts/p/p60138037?image=SD_01_T57_3301_F0_X_EC_90&color=NAVY&prevPage=plp&pdpredirect

It's gonna be weird wolf as you reset your normal and YY there will be loneliness. The secret is try not to let it get you down.

Lonely there were knitted sea gulls yesterday. I thought of you but photos of them were no allowed

They are not that short especially of you have the legs for it. And even if you don't. I would wear them. I'm 43 in a couple of weeks

sunny I was expecting them to be hot-pants short 😂 Maybe the neighbours were surprised in a “wow, sunny has great legs way” especially if you don’t normally see them in shorts

em hope you have enjoyed your day. That is a very sad life your mil has then really.

Took DD2 to her first swimming lesson today. It was a class is four three year olds so very cute. One of the other mums was someone I used to go to school with- wish i’d made more effort with my hair before leaving the house as I was not looking my best.

wolf you have had a lot to adjust to over such a short period of time

Indeed wolf it's normal to feel a bit lost and lonely, I did all of that before me and ex split, took me maybe 2 years (and two extra dc) to come to terms with splitting. You had it all, in one go. So be a bit sad, you will be lonely sometimes, but I promise you that time is a massive healer. You just have to wait it out. I love lupins. I bought seeds to plant now for flowers next year.

Since you ask seacow here are my choices. The jersey I'm doing with cap sleeves instead of long. I'm hoping one cake will do one top. I love it that I can share my yarn obsession. I have literally no one interested here!

Never done a seagull life but I've done a Harry Potter owl (photo prop) and a full Christmas dinner, turkey and all the trimmings. Making up patterns to knit odd things is what I do best. My super special talent that renders me unemployable!

Omg my DC would love a Hedwig. You are so clever. I like the top jumper too

Your MIL's situation sounds really bizarre Em. I don't understand why her ex has money and she doesn't. Shouldn't it have been an equal split financially? Also her bf sounds very odd, having all that money and getting her to pay for herself. That all sounds really sucky for her.

Not right for her to go all crazy on you because you said no to her though. That is also super-weird.

We've just got home. Have skim read. It was really hot today I can't wait for bed 😴 wasn't too spendy either.

NSD.
First of our "using stuff up meals" have been cheese sandwiches with cucumber, tomatoes and crisps for lunch and for tea we had bubble and squeak. I still have a lot of mash leftover so I'm going to make veggie shepherds pie with carrots, lentils and Quorn mince from the freezer. Just what we need in this hot weather!

Monosyllabic ds collected from mil and deposited at my dm’s via five guys £32, I think I’d have lost it if I’d had to bring the surly little person home and feed him whilst he tells me how much he’d rAther be elsewhere. Unfortunately he pulled the same crap on dm who is now also upset. Grr bloody kids. Very very early start tomorrow so having an hour of crap tv and then heading to bed.
Sea take it easy with that back, hope the next two days are ok
I love the graduated colour jumper Lonely. I really need to dig my wool box out I have so many part completed projects. I would really like some one to unknot my lovely she hulk too so I can carry on making a shawl with it - it currently is in the sort of state where you would imagine a plethora of kittens had played with it

I didn’t get more from the holiday company than i expected I just didn’t add it up properly . Refunded h’s part. Account looked very very healthy for a few minutes

Those are lovely shorts Sunny I wouldnt call them particularly short.
Neighbours were probably looking at your lovely legs
That is pretty sad about MIL em
Not unusual for women of this age group to suddenly find themselves in reduced circumstances post divorce and having to work well into their retirement years.
Interesting about her behaviour, did she get worse post divorce.
Post FIL before she married SFIL my MIL behaved very oddly .She went from school/marriage and baby by 18 .
Post FIl she was like a moody rebellious teenager and became quite silly and rude like freedom/rebellion had finally arrived but 50 years later !Glad you had time to decompress.
I always have one day at the weekend that is pottering/chores/getting sorted for the week ahead ,even better if DH isnt here
Lovely day,glorious weather and Im mucky from the garden .
Wolf my legs are naturally blue/white.
I chuck on a bit of daily tanning moisturiser to take the edge off

Sunny they're not short shorts, you'd balk at the ones I was wearing today!

I left ds with dh for a few hours when he was five months old and he was ebf. He was fine. Dh is a great dad he only pisses me off because he feeds the children crap!

Wolf I'm pleased you got the money back and sorry ds is being a misery.

Wreck yeah I think it was the ebf + the multiple food intolerance that was doing it. He was much more chilled after I stopped feeding him wheat which had been poisoning him.