The Puddle!

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Happy Bonfire Night!

Am Doc says I might have scabies but I have no spots / rash on any of the identifiable points. I'm sure it's Dyshidrosis that I have. But just in case, and really I'm too ill to be doing this, I have boil washed everything and have smothered myself in permethrin.

When I asked him about how it affected BF he said just don't BF. So forgive me if I'm a little sceptical.

Does sound a bit odd...

Hope you feel better soon. Is DH helping?

DH is at work but was lovely and so helpful with DD. She's a daddy's girl that one.

I know I'm not well. I haven't eaten anything yet today.

Can you get away with bed? Or at least sofa?

I don't know. I'm totally paranoid now. What if it IS scabies? I don't want to spread it around the house but I guess that would be difficult now that I've applied the cream?

Afternoon all.

On days like today I hate not having a car. LittleTee to school, walk to bus, bus to city centre, shop, coffee, bus to drop off tender, tender dropped off, walk to bus, bus back to city centre, bus as close to LittleTee's school as I can, walk to school, walk home.

::falls over::

I have various bits and pieces from my Graze box, mostly chocolate, if anyone wants?

Never got round to learning but I can definitely see your point.

I don't honestly know, Snow, but I'd have thought so.

I have laundered bloody EVERYTHING. I finally ate something at 330.

This has not been a fun day.

Sorry to hear it Snow. I hope you feel better soon.

Oh snow you poor thing, are you on facebook? There's a fab group called the lactavist or the leaky b@@b who are a fantastic source of info wrt bfing an illness/medications etc. Really hope you feel much better soon.

tee put your feet up ::stern look::

I'm starting to panic a bit about how soon this baby is due to arrive and how much I still need to do, would it be awful to take dd out of nursery for a morning so my Mum can watch her whilst me and dp finish christmas/baby/hospital bag shopping? I can't face weekend shopping too many crowds and to get to the next town where my Mum lives and the shops are in between the 3 school runs would only give us 2 hours to get anything done. God were sodding useless atm!

If your mum's ok with it, not awful at all!

Just told DD that tonight she has to iron her sea cadet uniform, bring any washing up down from her room and put her clean washing away. I am now the Mum from Hell.

Feel better soon Snowy!

State No not at all!

I got £35 credited on my meter from the gas company. Possibly because I got very very when they told me £4 a day was normal for a 2 bed. Anyhoo, I'm switching soon. Heating will be off at night until further notice!

Have just wrapped ds's pass the parcel in page 3 of the sun , I was nearly finished too!

Have had to unwrap it al;l to double check the rest - I used three papers

My mum won't mind, ill ask her what day, I had my brother and sister last week while they went to the cinema etc anyway.

empress your sooo mean!

Glad you got a result bonkey :) I always forget atleast one sweet in pass the parcel so have to have some spare ready --and hidden from dp-- for the upset child who got that layer.

So excited sky have confirmed they will be round between 8am-10am to set us up, and as I joined online I'm getting £100 m&s vouchers which I'm saving for baby clothes once the christmas rush is over

Thank you my fellow women for your kind wishes.

I have decided that the doctor was talking bollocks. I simply don't have any of the correlating sites of where scabies appear.

Page 3 eh? So does that make it the booby prize.

I'll get my coat...

snowy that made me chuckle!

I'm attempting to make room for my tree.

Guinea pigs now live in flats!

Hello just catching up! Oh no I didn't see this baby naming lark, shall take a look in a min! Very interesting thanks empress

state ooh how exciting! You could buy a special advent calender to help you count down - and as you will have some left over choc i would be happy to help you eat it?

monkey glad they gave you some money back - bet you can't wait to switch!!

My guinea pigs lived in my flat until I became allergic to them and gave them away to someone on nethuns. I miss them! (the gpigs not the nethun!)

I made a snowman pie with a huge cock today. Oops.

giraffes We are in a picture topic called cakes and bakes - a picture of this snowman pie with a huge cock must be uploaded!

I have a boring day of cleaning ahead. Then a trip to Sainsbos for the last of the birthday bits and I am sorted!

Give us a picture for the Puddle wall, Giraffes!

Oh yes. The baby naming is VERY Important. CatherineMN just snurked at me. Olivia is our hope unless we can ger Rebecca drunk.

This is going to be my first morning volunteering with Oxfam Books . I'll let you know how it goes!

You can see the pie on Giraffe's profile. 'Tis brilliant.

Although her thread title is brillanter...

Ok, so I shouldn't venture out of the puddle - too many stupid people about!

It seems I am not in the best of moods today .

giraffes Pie is fab

Brilliant indeed.

So, wise Puddlehumpers...... (sorry, it's a long one)

I've got dilemmas. Oxfam was great. They showed me the basics & I'm going back on Wednesday to learn more. I explained that I wanted to get experience in everything possible & they more or less said "Name it." So I've said I'll do two mornings a week for now.

I've got my job centre interview Friday, & the rules say that I can't do more than 16 hours of study per week. So that would rule out the accountancy course I was looking at because while I have some redundancy pay, it's not going to last that long if I pay for the course & can't get JSA. Plus I couldn't do it full time and work if I found a job.

I could do the course at weekends, which MIGHT get round it, but then DW and I would never see each other, especially if I manage to get a job during the week, and the course would take twice as long.

Part of it, I think, is that I always thought I had a job for life (yes, I know) and never envisaged this happening. Now it has, it's almost exciting in a way, but it means I need to make realistic plans (DW is a huge help there) and not assume I can do everything.

I need to keep applying for jobs whatever, obviously, and if I get one everything changes again. But at the moment I'm thinking about doing a course in Sage accounting software and one in bookkeeping. They'd take 10 weekends, be cheaper & then I'd be jobhunting now with those & the Oxfam experience under my belt. I'd also not be committing myself to a long, expensive course (although if I decided I was still serious I could still do it in September).

Sorry, I'm partly just thinking aloud.... any thoughts appreciated but if you skip this I won't mind!

What's up?

Empress If I was in your position then I would go with the course at weekends. Make a effort during the week to spend some time just you and dw, even if its just dinner with the tv off.
See how things go, if it doesn't work then re-evaluate and try something else.

I'm fine, just hormonal and it seems I can't eat any 'proper food' still without getting stomach cramps. I thought I was over it but it appears not :(

I agree with bonkey, empress do the 10wk course and re-evaluate the other one once they're completed. 10wks flys by and you have the evenings you can make the most of with DW.

hope your feeling better soon.

I'm freaking out that I have two weekends left before jesus arrives, it all seems to have really crept up on me so quick, I'm going to be a Mum of 3

giraffes I LOVE that pie, brilliant

State You will be fine! Your a fab mum! All will be well with Jesus

have you got everything sorted now?

While we have a bit of a work theme going....I'm having a slight dilemma too.

Do I make the jewellery 'official' ? If so how the hell do I do it?
Is it risky? What is it all goes balls up after the christmas panic has gone? How high do I aim? How high can I aim with no money behind me?

If anyone would like to answer those questions and plan it all for me I would be muchly grateful!