Glam & Fab Part 6 - The Summer of Discontent

[Tanee58]

Hope you all find your way onto this new one !

Im doing about an 45 min to an hour of WII fit per day. I start with the balancing excercises to warm up, then I do aerobic (boxing, jogging, step) then yoga and strength exercises that focus on waist and thighs which are the worst bits at the moment!!

I actually find exercising very boring but at the moment the need to beat my previous scores on the WII is holding my attention.

WoW! WW, I'm impressed! I'm walking and doing housework and kidding myself that will do the trick but I know it won't My fingers are very well toned from all the typing though!

WW well done i found that the wii fit has truly lost my attention even the hunky trainer
Feel quite bad too as promised dp i would use it as it was expensive

I have found the best way for me to exercise Lily is walking and gardening. It's great for the legs but no so good for the bingo wings Plus, it's a real downer when I just can't get out walking. We could do with someone inventing a table we can just lay on that exercises all of our bits

I've got to go lift the iron now, if I fill it to the top with water then that shoudl count as weight lifting surely?

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lol at hunky trainer!

My heart isnt really in it tbh but I need to get some exercise and there is no way I am going to the gym with real sweaty people. uggh that sock smell I cant bear it and I really think lycra gym wear should be outlawed

I am getting frustrated that its getting harder and harder to beat my scores though, its very sad but my day isnt complete until the boxing trainer tells me I have done well

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Hi.
You are all so good with your walking and exercise. I drove to work today because it was raining and I'd just straightened my hair . I must try and get hold of a Wii fit, it sounds great (until the novelty wears off!)
Thanks for all the supportive comments re. Alanon. I'm so glad I've found it. Its really sorting my head out.
Baffy - don't stay away. We are not having a go at you. We all love you and whatever you do we'll still be here for you.
x
Tannee - pmsl about Dior. Even your version of events sounds a lot better than my afternoon!!!!

Ahem...remember the gorgeous MNer you met in London? You know the one. I didn't have anything strapped away you know! Oh, and at a hairy biker forcing Tanee to eat a 99! She didn't take much persuading I'll have you know .

morning all.

Dior(naNoble) - presuming that's you? Well done on the jeans!! Great that you're seeing progress so quickly!

Still trying to be distant, but h sent me a very polite mail today asking for our futon mattress, as his back aches from the "bad mattress" in his [expensive] flat.. I have given it to my brother - he has moved house, had no bed, and I had offered it to h first, he said no. So I told him this, now get message saying "I think we need to meet to go through all of our stuff, as I am unhappy about things being given / chucked away without my knowledge".

Aaarrrggghhh! Want to write back and say "I am unhappy about our marriage being chucked away without my knowledge, perhaps if you had cared for that as much as you care about an old, stained futon mattress, we wouldn't be having these kind of emails". Now I'm guessing TFM would tell me not to do that....

Trouble is how do I stay distant and beautiful, and play the "long game" when I get contact like this??? And if I ignore him, he'll say I am not facing up to things...

Sorry, have now ruined the general tone of upbeatedness that was going on this morning...

sorry, now realised it's afternoon... ooops.

UC!!!! Keep cool! be patient! It's working!!!! He is finding excuses to contact you now Now you make sure that you don't reply to any texts, emails etc immediately, leaving him hanging a few hours. Let hin know that you aren't sat around waiting or even expecting him to contact you. Even if you are

And you haven't runined anything, this has got me all excited!

And i would definately say do not say anything about the marriage and throwing it away. We are playing this distant and beautiful, remember? we are going to sit tight and wait for him to bring up the subject of him throwing the marriage away (while at the same time beg you for a second chance )

Am now really worried - so who WAS that hairy man with the balding head and straggly sideburns that I spent yesterday afternoon with ? And he had such awful TEETH!

Liked the leather though .

UC - unbelievable your H quibbling over an old futon. I'd be tempted to direct him to EBay! Seriously, I do see your dilemma - you don't want to be drawn into a discussion along the lines of 'but you turned it down before' etc - when you're trying to open positive communication. Hmmm we need TFM's take on this. There you are, she goes away and we flounder!

TFM You're back!!!! - and as always, with the spot on advice!

Now, can you tell me how to get Mr Whippy stains off my nice new blouse ?

Tough one UC as i suppose discussing yours/his stuff isn't really what you want to do!
Maybe just send him an acknowledgement of the email and leave it open ended such as 'hi , sorry didn't realise you would need it if you want to sort stuff out pop round on ?date and could you sit too'
Then go for ultra glam when he comes and arrange an evening out with friend so you can have a laugh cry after it's done.

Actually, UC, what about agreeing to a 'sorting possessions session' going through stuff and picking up anything with a positive memory and saying 'Do you remember when we got this / took this photo / gave this to each other'? Put lots of positive old associations into his mind. Remind him of the good times. It wouldn't hurt...

Good idea TFM maybe reply tonight /tom saying you have been busy and haven't checked your mails !

Don't you dare apologise though. Afterall, you did ask him if he wanted it and he said no. So, you don't have to apologise for letting your brother have it.

I can't help but wonder what kind of mattress he has in his 'expensive' flat if he thinks a futon mattress would be more comfortable Men! We can see right through em can't we girls.

And Tanee, what on earth are you doing with Mr Whippys stains on your blouse??

He could have had DP's old futon - but it was SO uncomfortable it went to the skip years ago.

TFM, you really don't want to know - but I'm keeping it as evidence....

Tanee! And you look so sweet and innocent too!
A right proper Laydee

Well, I replied to the initial polite request saying he couldn't have it because I'd given it to my bro as it was huge and sitting in the dining room since I can't lift it to move it anywhere else. Got very terse and angry mail back. Have not replied... Might reply tomorrow, or maybe just mention it when he drops DSs off.

Not only is the mattress old, it has stains on it, milk from babies, along with all sorts of other crap. I wouldn't want to sleep on it every night... He asked for a chair and picture a few weeks ago, again random text messages, I said he could have those. He never came to get them...!

I also think he wants me to keep the house exactly as it was when he was there. He hasn't liked my moving some pictures around, clearing the garage. Gets quite aggressive.. Perhaps I am meant to keep it as a shrine to him??

Tanee, like your idea of a "sorting session". He wouldn't be taking much away.. except if I didn't want whatever it was he wanted. And god knows where he'd put it all anyway...

Oh, and he gets really cross if I leave anything of his for him to collect when he picks up DSs - he hasn't even taken all his clothes, although I have bagged them up and put them under the spare bed (which he is NOT having...!!!!).