Fresh Start, no more losers.

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Just thought I'd start a new thread, general chit chat, moaning, skipping etc before I go to work and incase the other one fills up.

Ooh...very nice. I want to cook in that kitchen! Hope you do start feeling better soon. Fingers crossed for the job.

I can see me reclining in that conservatory whilst someone brings me a GnT

My hols in Cornwall is starting to jar. The other two families are lovely but I am possibly born to be a hermit and live in isolation from the world. Today is testing my ability to be polite and like myself. I have decided I'm fat, irritable, slovenly and unsociable. Alternatively I am laid back and a curvaceous sexy woman, sharp of mind and only taking idiots for prisoners and my domestic standards are due to my laid back and hospitable nature rather than slovenly after all.

I have opened a cold Magners craving alcohol to get me through the week is also making me think I might be an alcoholic to encourage me in the latter way of thinking

Cabbage you sound just like me! I've been on holiday with other people TWICE, what possessed me to do it a second time is beyond me.

When I win the lottery you're more than welcome to enjoy a GnT in that conservatory.

Well if Cabbage is having G&T I'm definitely cooking something nice for dinner followed by Brownies. I've always wanted a holiday home in Scotland...

Fancy going halfers, Lazarus?

Hmmm. We can all chip in and time share!

I am counting down the hours now. Big groups on hols are lovely in theory but it takes 3 hours to reach a consensus and herd people out of the door and then being a large group ambling around a little fishing village is utterly impossible. It's bad enough doing it as a family

Cooking and cleaning seems to be uneven and of different standards or differing effort.

I have cooked and cleaned up. Happy to do that. One chap reads his paper for all of this activity. One woman has hoovered, done laundry and started talking about dusting. The latter annoyed me more than the lazy guy

I have cuddled my DD and decided to be single mother in a family of two (with two fled the nest adult DDs) rather than ever share a house in an uncomfortable manner

Hi all. My nieces new place is fantastic. I'm in heaven here.

Feel much better today which is good. I'm sorry we didn't manage to have cocktails coffee but when I'm next up alone we can go out.

That house in Troon was near a friend of mine years ago.

Still struggling on mini iPad. Got to go now kids are wanting stuff.

Glad you're having a good time and feeling better, Jax.

Oh a MN retreat, Cabbage. Although your last sentence makes me think you wouldn't be up for that

i'll take a week in august please on the timeshare.

do you think they allow dogs?

SaF you're up shockingly early
You ok?

LNM lovely property although I must admit I'm more of a smaller cottage type cos it's less to clean

Will still happily go for MN timeshare though

esme yes i'm fine just always up early - having a baby seemed to permanently reset my body clock - used to love my lie ins but am now an early bird.

a friend offered to have ds for the weekend btw which is huge relief. now just have to deal with the dogs. braving asking my newish neighbour who keeps going on about how much he loves dogs.

Oh good. Well done you. I don't like asking either, but I'd be sad if someone in need felt they couldn't ask me for help.

I know what you mean re body clocks and children. I think it's why I love camping hols so much cos it wears the little ones our so much, they usually sleep past 9. Luxury!

I would have your dawg SaF. I can PM you my location if it helped.

A MN retreat would be ace. I can tell by the power of virtual relationships that none of you dust and you all drink wine. We'll be fine!

LittleEsme, if I could afford that I'd hire a cleaner, and a gardener!

Definitely dogs allowed ,SAF (although german sheperds scare me to death) I'm glad you've managed to arrange some help next week. What a relief.

Dust? Dust?

That place looks gorgeous!! I'd like to think that if I could afford a place like that I could also afford a cleaner so cleaning issues would not be a problem . Bet we would have a proper laugh there - and plenty of good food and wine

Glad everyone is feeling better. We're off to the Lake District later - camping weekend with no kids . Have properly missed my boys this week they've been at their dads all week and not back till Sunday. Although (bear with me Cabbage) I have tidied both their bedrooms!!! If it helps - there was at least an inch of dust under their beds and on the wardrobes !!!!

Good news is, my mum is taking me and my two boys to Disneyland on tues!!! Boys are off school for two weeks this half term!! Can't bloody wait!!

Lucky thing, imtheonlyone. I'm very jealous, the girls are desperate to go to Disneyland. Hope you have a great time.

We used to go camping a lot, only thing is the midges here. I had to take a week off work once I was bitten so much and had a horrible allergic reaction. Kinda put me off, Scottish midges are EVIL! So many beautiful places to camp a d the little fuckers spoil it.

Been thinking about this MN retreat far too much and if I won the lottery I don't think Troon is good enough. A place in the South of France is more like it!

lovely -enjoy yourself imtheonlyone.

i'm not a good camper in the real sense of the world - unless you mean losing consciousness in a tent at a festival and it's been a long time since i've done that!

south of france would do. my ex bils aunt owns a champagnerie and you can have what labels you want put on the bottles so we can swing by hers and pick up our personalised bottles on the way.

cabbage two dogs - one black lab sweetheart and one manic but lovable lhassa apso. doubt you're anywhere near me but thanks

Well, Cabbage, you've got me sussed

Would love to go halves but might have to wait until my degree finishes and I get a job (which is obviously guaranteed!). Now, I can't promise anything but half of my family come from the South of France. I stand to inherit some property out there (maybe another 10 years or so?). Once we've modernised and put in a swimming pool, it would be a fab MN retreat. Although there are a LOT of mozzies out there...

then you'll have to invite me - i'm a mozzie magnet - no one within a five mile radius of me gets bitten. i on the other hand get eaten alive and then have allergic reactions to the bites and usually end up with elephant ankles that look like they should be in those tie up shoes all the old ladies used to wear.

I really need to stop dreaming and get back to reality

A champagnerie! Sounds great. I've never encountered a mozzie before but I bet they'd love me.

Mozzies are just great. My Grandmother contracted malaria in the South of France 30 years ago - not good! The property does need some work but will be nice eventually. Not withstanding the fact that there are 3 elderly relatives still alive in it that need to die before it comes to mey brother and I!

Scottish midges, ah, I have fond memories of them too...

Hi all, I'm literally just back from camping in Norfolk where it was about 5 degrees, foggy and damp the entire time. What a joy. We (let's face it, I) now have a huge wet tent to dry, about 6 loads of washing to do and two very grubby children who are glued to the TV making up for a week without it!

There were mozzies aplenty but I managed to keep most of the little buggers at bay with home made anti-bug spray (a little spray bottle with water, tea tree, eucalyptus, lavender and citronella essential oils in, works a treat).

I barely know where to begin unpacking and sorting out. Not helped by tummy ache because I couldn't poo in the campsite toilets and haven't been since Tuesday

Can I come on the MN retreat? I'm totally OCD about housework so I'll do the dusting for everyone, I don't mind as long as you feed me plenty of wine

Sounds like a great holiday Pyro

Marmite (ingested...not smeared over your body) is supposed to deter Mozzies

Of course marmite smeared would also work