Operation Renovation - The Christmas Countdown (part 2)

lucysmam · 01/10/2013 20:43

I missed out bag after suitcase

JemimaPuddle · 01/10/2013 21:10

Place marking our new thread.

Misssss · 01/10/2013 22:01

Hello! Can I join in please? I was on the one last year for about two minutes but failed. I really need to sort myself out, I look like a big fat frump and giving myself a deadline is probably the only way I'll get myself out of it.
I've read through the whole previous thread and I'm v v impressed with everyone.

Today I have eaten mostly low carb food, salad for lunch instead of the usual chips! Done a Zumba class, moisturised whole body. Going for an early night now and will get up early and take time to seek out nice outfit and put on some slap. Baby steps!

vvviola · 01/10/2013 22:02

Place marking from chicken pox land

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HelgatheHairy · 02/10/2013 07:09

84 days to go

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HelgatheHairy · 02/10/2013 07:10

welcome misssss

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HelgatheHairy · 02/10/2013 07:14

Pressed post too soon!

misssss you didn't fail - there's no exam here. You might not have done 100 days but no one did last year (including me!) and I'm sure your not a big fat frump! If you feel a bit frumpy this is the right place though!

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bigkidsdidit · 02/10/2013 07:30

Morning everyone

Potty training going on and I even got dressed when I went for a driving lesson :) probably won't leave the house today. DH has taken this week off to split the pain I clearing up poo so I'll escape for a long bath this morning. I need to get back into Callanetics, I haven't done it since last thursday. Also need to do nails today :)

ControlGeek · 02/10/2013 08:11

Morning! Still so stupidly busy at the moment. I'm working all weekend so hopefully can have a proper catchup then as I'll be spending most of it waiting for scripts to run.

misssss lovely to see you here :)

I think there are other newcomers from the old thread too - helloooo!

Dressed supersmart today as I have a meeting with Queen B-for-B*tch at work and need to impress with my super professionalism though I think that one sentence alone may show up my lack of it I think for once I have remembered everything - teeth brushed, floosed, mouthwashed, whitened, hair done up in a smart 'do' with those two combs joined by stretchy beady things, makeup and earrings done - and I remembered my deodorant!!! Nail varnish refreshed, top coat applied. Used those weird gel socks from footners on my feet last night - ewwwww! Even more ewww will be in a few days when all the flesh falls off my feet

lucysmam · 02/10/2013 09:01

Morning all (I'll not say good....tis piddling it down & I am soaked )

Morning routine done, wearing my heatherish purple jumper & purple earrings. dug my new hat & gloves out ....will be getting old hat back out later on....new one is just an ornament judging from the very unprincessey soaking wet hair I'm currently sporting Ah well, at least it looked nice this morning

Full face of make up on too....no idea how that's fareing in the rain, dd2 pinched my handbag mirror and I forgot to reclaim it....will check myself out in a mirror in the quid shop when I nip in for a brolly in a mo.

Nails are doing well, no unsightly chips or marks this week so will leave them alone tonight & concentrate on hair/body.

Bus just in town, back later on.

Oh and....Hello Misssssss (prob too many sssss's in there nice to see you!

lucysmam · 02/10/2013 09:25

Well, I shouldn't have looked in the bloody mirror! My face is fine but my god my hair looks like a bunch of straggly seaweed ffs Fair to say rain & princessing are non compatible!

Typical I need to go speak to the bank too or could be at home drying.out

Rummikub · 02/10/2013 09:27

Thanks for the link, control, I couldn't find you all!

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HelgatheHairy · 02/10/2013 09:45

controlgeek thanks for linking on the old thread, I forgot.

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vvviola · 02/10/2013 10:36

Evening all

Settling down for my nightly study session after a very long day pretty much stuck at home with DC.

But it did mean:

hit my 1.5L water target (yay!)
moisturised exfoliated etc
lots of hand cream to sort out the dreadful skin on my hands
sorted out clothes for tomorrow for DD2 & myself (DD1 at home with DH again so they probably won't get dressed til 2pm)
tidied up my eyebrows a bit more
and didn't each so much as a mouthful of chocolate

lucysmam · 02/10/2013 12:11

Control link for footner thingys?....sound interesting. are they similar to what dilidali had? I'm intrigued by the skin falling off part

Have been home, washer is on & tidied round a bit. Had to blow dry my hair then run straighteners over it again it was that wet .....Have brought a brolly to pick up dd2 from nursery

Tonight is mini pamper night so plan to exfoliate, defuzz, moisturise etc as usual. Have a new face wash with salicylic acid (sp?) which will hopefully help unblock my pores & lead to better looking skin. Will use one of the pore strips on my nose, check for stray eyebrow hairs, neaten up toenails (fingers still looking good!) and stick some cetraben on my feet....seems to work for me plus we have two huge bottles and a half empty one that I can almost guarantee dd1 will not need until next summer (eczema seems to play up worse with heat & sweat ) so may as well make use rather than they get left to turn funny.

No idea what to do with the gazillion tubes of steroid lotions and potions though so they'll probably go to waste ...maybe I ought to open my own chemist supplying half used tubes

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HelgatheHairy · 02/10/2013 13:29

My in-laws are here so they cuddled baby while I went to bed for an hour. Got up and FIL had got my sleep fighting little monster to sleep! I'm feeling slightly more human. Now I'm feeding DD while MIL hoovers, I have the best in-laws

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lucysmam · 02/10/2013 13:43

They sound fab helga! Wouldn't mind an hour myself today....still feel knackered despite two early nights in a row

I have come to my IL's too for a couple of hours break. fil is building a little shed thing with windows on the back of the house so the small is busy helping him while I drink ....only trouble is, it's a "help yourself" kind of house so I have to get up to refill

JemimaMuddledUp · 02/10/2013 18:04

I'm still suck on the sofa trying to rest my dodgy knee. Definitely no exercise for me for the time being. But I am going to have a nice long bath tonight to see if that eases it, and I might as well do some pampering while I'm there!

One bit of good news though - we regularly get photographed in work doing various activities to go into scrapbooks/ on displays etc. I've just started looking through this term's photos ready to print and realised that for the first time in many years I don't hate the way I look in the photos of me. Got to be a result!

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HelgatheHairy · 03/10/2013 03:06

83 days to go

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Karbea · 03/10/2013 09:09

Morning all, I'm back from the wedding.
I've a big spot on my cheek which is now a scab, I'd left it brewing the whole time we were away but it never got a head (hormone boil) so last night I squeezed it till it bled (nice) and now the pressures gone and it's just a big red scabby lump (nice).
This morning has been a disaster, DH fed the dog apple pie yesterday when we picked him up, so this morning I woke to diarehea all over the cream carpet in the study, so I've had the carpet cleaner out already! I quickly got dressed (blue primark leggings, white primark vest, blue white stripe j crew jumper) to do that, the electric toothbrush died half way thru cleaning my teeth! Welcome home!
So having a black tea (no milk) and then off to get the cats.
Today will be about unpacking, and need to get some food, really need to go high protein as ivf will hopefully start middle if the month again (and I'm fat!)

closetcat · 03/10/2013 09:12

I've been a bit busy so I need to start again for October - back to the basics:

I will drink less wine to start with. Been wayoverdoing it for a few weeks and my face feels all puffy and bleugh. Time to cut back methinks.

I also need to sort my hair out - it looks like a frizzy mess but rich shampoos/conditioners make my scalp feel spotty - any tips?

So for the rest of October I commit to wearing make-up daily, dressing as if everyday is best, finding a haircare routine and drinking less wine. Sounds like a good start!

lucysmam · 03/10/2013 09:55

Good morning

Just having brekky and a (fruit and fibre bread....quite tasty).

Karbea I have a spot right under my eye ...not a good look! Sounds like a stressful welcome home for you I couldn't drink a brew with no milk. Apparently toothpaste is good for drying spots out if that helps? am going to try it out later on when I'm settled for the night

closet what are you using on your hair atm? dp picked me some shampoo and conditioner up the other day & they're very heavy. I had been using Timotei Golden Highlights shampoo and conditioner on mine, not too heavy & didn't take forever to wash out like this one does (it's Garnier something or other). Then serum, spray with heat protector, blow dry, then straighten in sections using the heat protector spray on each section. Finish off with a couple of drops of argan oil I'm using up before I try L'Oreal extraordinary oil & job's a good un!

House is a shithole today because I was out most of yesterday & didn't do much last night so will crack on with sorting that out before I go pick up the smallest from nursery.

bigkidsdidit · 03/10/2013 10:43

morning all

I'm procrastinating hugely on mn, I think I've messed up at work and have an email about it and I'm too scared to open it I'm 32! but I can't bring myself to. so am on here.

wearing a nice new jumper today my mum bought me from topshop, it is green adn has little white circles with jewels all over it, they look like those white chocolate circles with hundreds and thousands you get from pick n mix

down another pound when I weighed in this morning!

right. must woman up now

lucysmam · 03/10/2013 10:59

If it helps bigkids, I'm procrastinating too ....need to get on with clearing the dining room out but I can't face it so retreated here with