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Crepeys of a consistently high standard

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Stropperella · 24/06/2015 20:37

So there. :)

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bigTillyMint · 02/07/2015 08:06

Nice dress Rose. Good Luck with the play reading.

Like your dress too Rudy - big BBQ sounds great!

DD is coming up to 16 - we will be away when it's her birthday, but she doesn't seem to have anything planned with friends before. I am worried that she is expecting me to surprise herConfused

bigTillyMint · 02/07/2015 08:07

LOL, didn't notice the DH - just read it as DS. A bit young, even for RudyWinkGrin

motherinferior · 02/07/2015 08:25

I think I have DP's bug...oh what fun. And my knee hurts too. And I am generally feeling v sorry for self, while hanging on the phone to the car insurers. Wink

Good luck, BTM. And you'll look fab, Rudy.

RudyMentary · 02/07/2015 08:41

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bigTillyMint · 02/07/2015 08:43

Perfect!

Blackduck · 02/07/2015 08:51

Rudy you are so thin you could eat anything you like!

Here 11 days sans dp commences with us having to leave ds to get out the door on his own this morning Shock I phoned to civvy, but I am hoping he did it!

I am not looking forward to this as the trains have been shocking and I could do without the stress. Dp was hardly skipping at the thought of 47 degrees in Hyderabad......

beachyhead · 02/07/2015 09:05

Love both those dresses, Rose and Rudy. What's the sizing like on that Next one, Rose? I'm not normally a fan of dresses, but both of those take my fancy.

MI, sorry about the car - it's just a pain sorting it out..

I have a day at home today, on my own. I literally can't remember when I last had a day on my own here - must have been February. I'm quite giddy thinking about what to do - in truth, I will probably de-pigsty dd1's room, which she left in a shockingly bad state.

I'm looking for some shoes for holidays - the only way I can describe them is like plimsolls that children do gym in, but my size and in a coloured fabric? I bought some last year, but I can't remember where from for the life of me.

The weather here is very odd - dark, but a strange yellow light - like that pre-snow glow.

motherinferior · 02/07/2015 09:06

I had a number of eccentric relatives in Hyderabad, including a great-aunt who was a compulsive gambler. Ask him to bring you back one of the black/silver bangles which are produced round there - must be v easy to get, given that both my mum and my BIL have given me ones, and would really suit you.

Having said that, I can't find a single example online to link to, so I'm probably talking bollocks again.

I am slightly in love with the bloke at the car insurance place.

motherinferior · 02/07/2015 09:36

Skechers do something not dissimilar, Beachy. And cheaply, I think Primark or Next would be worth a look.

hattymattie · 02/07/2015 09:37

Love dress Rudy.

Have got up and done shopping early today before it hits 40 again. I think everybody slept badly last night as town is full of whey faced people. There were a couple of claps of thunder but no rain. DD1 has taken over ironingSmile.

MontserratCaballe · 02/07/2015 09:42

Love both dresses. Very stylish and not too hot.

Bad luck on the car, MI. Glad the insurance people are coming good. Was there much damage to the other car? I left a note after an incident in March and the lovely owner called and said not to worry, so you might be in luck. Sorry about your knee.

NU, your storm sounds incredible. What's it doing now? SE London considerably cooler today. No ladyjogging for me, but a bit of light work in front of the fan, then some tennis this PM.

Good luck for the play reading, Rose. Hope it goes brilliantly.

herbaceous · 02/07/2015 09:54

Lovely dresses. I am so jealous of people with knees that do not resemble two swedes covered in uncooked dough. There are so many lovely dresses above the knee - they look so cool and airy. And frustratingly few that land just at the bottom of the kneecap - the only place that makes my legs look acceptable. The A-line skirt trend of yore was great - I am still attempting it now, but finding it hard to get t-shirts to suit. Everything's so A-line and baggy. Or cropped. Or skin-tight.

Right. Now to my final assignment. Let's rock.

Stropperella · 02/07/2015 09:55

Our car got rear-ended last week, resulting in minimal damage to the bumper (other guy, who was at fault, came off worse), but as our car is v old and worth less than a bag of Tesco Value peanuts, it is probably a write-off. Dh was driving and was at first convinced that all would be well, but after me pointing out rather forcefully the fact that we cannot afford to buy a car at the moment, he is now less chirpy. The car is off to be MoT'd tomorrow and we will then find out if the bumper absolutely has to be replaced or whether we can just continue to drive the car until bits start dropping off it. Depends whether structural integrity has been compromised, I assume. We have just had to pay a large amount for a new boiler, have the annual fees for the accountant to pay etc etc and simply do not have the money for a new-to-us motor.

Hope dd has a splendid time interrailing, Beachy.

BD, keeping everything crossed for you that all runs smoothly for the next 11 days.

Rose, hope the reading goes well.

And good luck at the doc's, BTM.

I finally managed one day back on only over-the-counter meds yesterday. First day since Feb.

I am currently embroiled in what dh is referring to as a "soap opera" regarding a possible job. Visited a (very lovely) school, was hugely impressed, really liked the person who showed me round and was generally terrified by the job spec, because it is very full-time and the expectations are pretty high. And it's a big secondary, not an itsy-bitsy primary and it's a 40-min cross-country commute. So I agonised all that evening. Took the dog on a 3-hour walk and cried so much the dog sat down and refused to carry on until I shut up. Then came back and wrote an email saying 'lovely school, lovely job, but I'm not up to it, sorry for wasting your time'. Next day, I get an email back, saying that the person is 'devastated' I'm not applying and can we talk. Upshot of the convo was that I have put in an application, but obvs have no idea of what comes next, as despite all the encouragement from the key person I clearly still have to go through the normal selection process and who knows how my slightly odd track record will go down. However, I have to say it is encouraging that I can make such a positive impression. Just wish I could manage to make that kind of positive impression on myself. Grin

Meanwhile, I have a job app in at another school that is much closer, but the job is much more lowly, although apparently there is room for negotiation because of my qualifications. It is part-time and would enable me to do the post-grad thing I've been accepted for.

But I'm currently waking at 4am every day because I'm very anxious about it all..

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Stropperella · 02/07/2015 09:57

Congrats on the excellent feedback on your last assignment, Herbs. And getting all that stuff given in. Nearly there!

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herbaceous · 02/07/2015 10:04

< slaps stropps > Your teaching is of a Consistently High Standard. Everybody who is anybody says so. If you do not voluntarily go through with this job application, I will personally frogmarch you to the interview. You didn't think you could do the course, and you have, with flying colours. Believe, stropps. Believe!

/ end lecture.

beachyhead · 02/07/2015 10:06

So you made a positive impression on all your course tutors, you consistently make a good impression on Crepey's and you've managed to go back onto OTC medicines. Well, all I can say is you've come a long way (and being in a place where two schools want you and you want to carry on studying is a GOOD PLACE TO BE!)

You're anxious because you are pushing yourself and winning (and that doesn't happen to everyone and you wonder, why you?)

motherinferior · 02/07/2015 10:07

Stropps, surely the other guy's insurance should cover the bumper damage? I inflicted bumper damage too (ours is much worse) and am fully expecting to have to pay. As I should.

The anxiety must be truly awful, Stropps - I would be waking up at 4am too. But yes, hang on to the fact you are Devastating.

Herbs, I have no problem with finding dresses that end below my knee on account of being Notorious Shortarse.

beachyhead · 02/07/2015 10:10

There is a very small bug walking around in my computer screen. IN my computer screen. Just walked through the Google box. It's very disconcerting. I can't see it ending well for him/her.

Stropperella · 02/07/2015 10:25

I sweated over the application all day Tues and have submitted. We shall see. I am back on OTC meds for my back, but will prob remain on the anxiolytics/ADs for the rest of forever, esp. as I am only just holding it together at the moment. The desire to run away screaming from a job with actual responsibility is rather strong. However, I am gritting my poor old teeth and continuing to Do The Right Thing. No one can accuse me of not trying, at least.

Re: car - no, the other guy's insurance will also treat it as a write-off, which means that even if we get the money, the insurers will refuse to insure it again. And if we can find a company that will insure it, the premium may cost more than the repairs anyway. A lose/lose situation. Best case scenario is that the MoT peeps say it doesn't need fixing in order to pass and we will then just ignore. And if I do get a proper job, I will aim to buy a replacement car at some point next year. We are sadly probably going to need 2 soon anyway, as if I am going to be off to work with the car every day, dh will be a bit stuffed for taxiing ds around. There is going to be a lot of upheaval in our life, one way and another. But that needs to happen.

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Stropperella · 02/07/2015 10:26

Beachy Grin

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Stropperella · 02/07/2015 10:31

And now I must crack on with stuff for current job, as dh is whinging that he has too much on and will have to work the w/e.

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Stropperella · 02/07/2015 10:32

OMG, just this second had a phone call. Got an interview for that job next Wed. My fingers are actually shaking on the keyboard. Will have to teach and everything. (no, really, actually gibbering)

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beachyhead · 02/07/2015 10:43

Well done you.....chill, calm and impress

lalsy · 02/07/2015 10:44

Stropps, I think a lot of intelligent people with honesty and integrity feel they are faking it at work and go round with a knot of anxiety, while those with less don't see their own weaknesses and gaily blunder on buggering things up. So it is very unequal. I agree with everyone else - we are no judge of ourselves but the external world clearly is very impressed with you. It must be very stressful but I suppose the only thing to do is keep applying, keep following the process and play it like poker - don't decide anything until someone asks you for more chips (I am not a very good poker player and may have got that bit wrong). NB, I keep assuming I have annoyed clients if I don't hear from them for a while and it tuns out to be nothing of the kind. I have been freelance for years and still do this.

Herbs, well done! That's a really good description of my knees. I can never work out what dresses would look like without trying them on in shops, which involves far too much hassle. Why don't clothes websites have a Thing like those hairdressing ones where you put in your dimensions and it shows you roughly what clothes will look like?

herbaceous · 02/07/2015 10:52

I too suffer from terrible imposter syndrome. I assume I'm shit, and that only a thin veneer of bravado is all that's keeping everyone else from seeing that too. I'd like to believe it's because I'm intelligent and have integrity, but the imposter syndrome is so strong, I can't believe it!