Dustbin™ Ressurection

[IamtheZombie]

Not back yet except to start this thread.

Soon. Maybe.

Actually Bee the Parish Priest advises his flock to do things rather than 'give up/renounce' things.

I am probably hormonal in all honesty alcohol tastes evil tonight.

also a bit of valium helps

Ah, mellow and floaty. Lovely

What a very sensible shepherd.

mmm still of a bit of a black sheep in da flock ,guilty as charged

But must admit Church is getting it right and real these days about Lent.

floaty and bloaty that is me

Aren't they the secret favourites though, more of a corralling challenge?

I would't even qualify as a sheep, none of our vicars ever felt moved to try and convert me. Neither do any of my born-again in-laws

@ floaty and bloaty.

You are right-I am just playing with the paradox that I am blonde and black sheep and my sister dark and goldengirl

I am tolerated because I am pretty useful.

That must be confusing for them; that you won't conform but you will help. I like that

Hope you get some sleep too.

Night night xxx

Morning all. Hope you're all as sunny as we are here.

Hope the Plan is going well Zombie

I'm going wedding outfit shopping today with daughter - eeek!

It's a hallo & goodbye from me as am just checking in before bedtime.

Zombie you will be in my thoughts all of tomorrow - if you feel OK please let us know. XXXXXXXX

Only just managed to get on here.

Hope Zombie had her lovely bath and is now sleeping soundly.

Will be out most of tomorrow but will also be thinking of you

xxxx ((((((hugs)))))

Zombie - are you there yet? Have you been? was it ok?

I had a call this morning from a paediatric consultant. He's brought forward DS2's referral appt, after reading the reason I wanted him seen - DS2 seems to have something called Breath Holding Syndrome, whereby he cries all his breath out and then can't breathe in again, so passes out. Received wisdom is that when this happens, they automatically start to breathe again - but so far DS2 (17mo) has done this 3 times in the last 2 weeks and NOT immediately started to breathe, I've had to work his chest, and/or breathe into his nose, to get him going again. I'm torn between "great, we see the consultant earlier" and "Shit, what is he worried DS2 might have wrong?"

It's a hard place to be, but not as hard as Zombie's had it for the last couple of days. Hope everything is ok, Zombie

I'm back home. Going to post the update on the thread in Chat. xxx

Have seen your update, I'm so sorry love, that you have all this hassle to deal with.
One step at a time pragmatism will get you through though, as always.
You seem to have a knack for seeing the wood for the trees.
We'll all switch our hopes now for an early biopsy and a benign result.

Lots of love, and of course [puff] and

Have you got any plans for the week-end?

Just got in Zombie and able to post,saw your update on my dsis tablet earlier,
Sorry that it isn't the news we wanted for you,but hope that we can help keep you sane on this thread.

Lots of love [cheese][good films]xxxxxxx

Thanks, Bee.

Zombie has rather let the "get the house sorted" project slide a bit. So, she's going to pursue that again. It will keep her busy and the house will be presentable in case she does need surgery. Her neighbour would need to feed the cats while she is in hospital and she may need a friend to stay for a few days when she is discharged.

Thanks, sol.

Sorting the house will be therapeutic, and this would be a great time to attack the garden too. That would have the added benefit of helping you sleep

Your forward planning made me giggle. I do that too and get teased for covering almost impossible eventualities. I particularly like doing it on behalf of my children; what will you do if ...

Oops, shit, just set light to the ashtray full of pistachio shells! Lucky everyone else is out haha.

Sorting the house will be calming & occupying & you will have that amazing feeling of a job well done at the end of it.

In all times of crisis in my life I have done housework type stuff to burn off the angst. It does work.

Bee - I hope assume that was your battery causing the fire - not a fag! And have you been to Lidl, where they have me size (well, height) of pistachios?

I have to get someone in for the garden, Bee. I can't manage it. The whole plot here is 2/3rds of an acre and it's almost all on a slope. I can piddle around a bit in the borders but I honestly can't manage the rest.

magi, would you mind PMing me with vaping suggestions? The one I've tried to use just makes me cough my head off.

No magi it was a fag! Still can't let them go. I did buy another vaper as soon as lost the last one - blinkin' MumsNet Meet-Ups.

Idid buy them in Lidl, this afternoon and am having them as part of my fridge dipping supper, in the absence of anyone else to consider.

Piddling around in borders, exactly!

Lovely, with a nice sharp pair of secateurs for crucial, eye-level pruning, some string and wire for some gentle tying in, and of course a huge Vita Sackville-West style hat

Then you sit with an iced cocktail and instruct someone else to do the muscle and bending.

I keep rushing back to Lidl to stock up more & more pistachios! I too could make a whole meal og them!

Zombie got to :

www.ecigwizard.com/electronic-cigarette-starter-kits/standardbundle.html

and get their starter kit - it's as good as any out there.

When you want more info come & join the nest of vapers

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2017939-Nest-of-Vapers-we-continue-to-not-BU-to-carry-on-vaping?pg=1

You might want to read the first post on that thread (mine) that has Allergic's great simplification of the whole muddling thing of vaping.

I wish I'd been able to read that when I started vaping.

18 months of no fags & loving it! And no weight gain - which is no bad thing as I am not a slender woman anyhow!

Off to bed - I am afraid I keep earlier hours than the rest of you -was up at 6.30 today so it is book & bed time for me now!

PS - garden on a slope sounds like too much of a challenge - you are right to get someone in to help.

Zombie* I've found the worst ones for making you cough are the fake cig looking ones.
Inspired by magi's threads I've found two local shops. It's the liquid that determines the flavour and throat hit, and one of my shops will let you try a few before you buy - hygienically!
They are always busy and customers join in with recommendations and experiences, it's great!

I realise I lost a whole post about an hour ago

I can smell Bee pistachio bunfire here

Zombie I need to sort out my house,having been quite immobile for the last 18months or so and will definitely make a start on the'book' situation and throw out clothes/excess books to charity shop,Iam terrified of morphing into my hoarding parents.

I felt very guilty/indulgent but got myself an ipod and when I have all those annoying intrusive thoughts at night I can listen to music and podcasts.

XXXXX

Just got round to reading the Jack Monroe webchat, have been saturated with daughter stuff this week.
What a brilliant, inspiring woman. As you said sol she just blazed off the screen.
Have been peripherally aware of her for a while but not read anything before. Am going to order her book for younger daughter, she'll be an instant disciple.
Don't have iPod guilt sweetheart, you deserve a little indulgence

I did the falfafel that she cooked on Womens Hour this week and made loads-everyone loved them,girlies,parents,sis,neighbours

I saw the reference to Vita Sackville-West upthread,I really wished I enjoyed gardening-the gardens at Sissinghurst are pretty wonderful

I read all those bloomsbury set people when I was in hospital in my twenties-I knew a grand-daughter of V S-W when was at university-she was lovely but definitely I inhabited a different world.

Hope everyone is ok-interested to hear all your news,