Good morning all - I’ve had a good sleep and a few cups of tea, and have had a chance to properly read the last few pages - the last few days have been lost in a bit of an exhaustion / dehydration fug.
Sweet - I hope the child shaped aberration has reverted back to sweet child form now he’s had a couple of days to get back into the swing of things. At least he gets a lie in today. Oh, and what on earth is it with cats & boxes? We have a top loading cat crate for when they have to go to the vet, and both of them jump straight in, because the crate is a box! I’m assuming, given the scratches that adorn us after a vet visit, it’s not because they enjoy going to the vets.
IT student interface platform thingies sound like something out of an odd sci-fi movie - I don’t think I much approve of this brave new IT world.
hope - How’s the ankle holding up? No more bum shuffling up the stairs, I hope!
April - what nice thing are you saving up for next? I need some inspiration.
Mouse - how are you doing? Thanks for your lovely intro for us newbies :)
AnneBoleyn - did you kick the WW firmly in the shins last night? Her tits are so saggy you’d probably have caught a nip while you were at it
Beaches - DP asking me to buy wine would have probably set me off too, especially yesterday!
Ma - howyadoin? Did the shopping orders result in a decent haul, or comedy shopping purchases which will require serious kitchen dexterity to convert into something resembling a few balanced meals? I asked DP for tea bags yesterday - he managed that, but also came back with half a litre of ice cream. I’ve let him go wild in the aisles a few times, and the freezer is full to the brim of random meat & fish in sauce that we never eat!
Snow - hope the session with the counsellor went ok & didn’t interfere with your bus related plans.
Popstar - whilst I wasn’t celebrating a birthday on Monday, I felt just like you did yesterday on Tuesday - I properly had the sweats & thought if I coughed I might throw up. Worst thing was that the second I got in the office, the big boss collared me about some random stuff I did to help out while every other bugger was on holiday - it’s apparently turned into a big thing, and so it all needs completely re-fiddling with. I don’t think he got a particularly enthusiastic response. Hope dinner with your DP went ok - these things can go one way or the other with a stonker of a hangover
Sirenetta - how are you getting on? For me, 100 days sounds so many! I’m just focussing on September, for the time being. DP thinks I’m just doing a fortnight to reset myself after a particularly boozy month, but we’ll see about that. We’ve got a get together with my less boozy friends towards the end of the month, and I’ve offered to drive. Keeping up mentally with them is so much easier sober - the conversation moves so fast, in so many bonkers directions, it’s actually better being with them when sober.
Textile - how did the fizzy water go? Sometimes I put a splash of orange juice in, other times I have it neat, and if I really feel like pushing the boat out (!), I buy a bottle of diet ginger beer (Tesco’s own brand has a good kick, unlike some of the other own brands, I’ve found).
Bloody hell, that was a bit of an essay, I wanted to check in with everyone who’s been posting the last couple of days, whilst I had read everything, I didn’t have the brainpower to acknowledge everything, and all your words have kept me going. Day 5, off to DM’s - she’s tea total these days, and DB will be there who either drinks everything or nothing, but he’s driving this afternoon, so it’ll be nothing for him, so all should be well. Might take some tea bags with me, as I have a strange feeling there will only be decaf in the house, and a gal can only deal with one vice at a time (I vape in the loo at DM’s, cos she doesn’t know I used to smoke 
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Have a good day one & all - I think it’s time for another brew (where’s the smiley for boggley-eyed-too-much-caffeine-crazy-lady?).