29 crepes a leaping.......

[magimedi]

Well, I've grabbed the bull by the horns & am leaping into the new thread........

Felt very sad no one else had started one whilst I scoffed dined.

If no one like the title I am more than happy to have it deleted & go with anything else.

DH has taken over the catering for the month of February......... the food is good but the angst is another matter

[hattymattie]

Woke up at stupid o'clock and not even the excuse of jet tiredness. I hate not sleeping.

CV - at teenage meltdown, although I read it to DD2 who said she would have just borrowed from a friend.

Well done on job interview.

Going to gym in the hope of shaking off the cobwebs.

[Rosebag]

Gosh CV I remember that feeling as a teen, of abject misery over a completely minor thing. Trouble is, it's quite a menopausal behaviour too...Somteens turn into toddlers, and women of a certain age turn into teens. Not much to look forward to , eh? Well done on the job interview btw, Exciting!!!

waf glad DM is in the road to proper hip replacement. Is the wait list very long?

Joining crem and hatty on the insomnia bench. My excuse is the godawful annoying trustee situation, and things have really come to a head. I have had no response to my email. But my mole tells me there are furious messages flying around cyberspace, mostly in my support but of course, not universally. Apparently , I am an ego maniac. . DH has been quite supportive and he agrees with my decision to take time out from the organisation. I don't know if I'll renew my membership when it runs out. I feel I have allowed myself to be bullied, gas lighted, and isolated by annoying trustee over this, and I have to now look after myself.
The plus side is, I might now be free on 12th March....

[motherinferior]

I have what feels like a hangover which is NOT FAIR as we had one bottle of pink champagne (!) between three. Otoh had v nice evening and some very constructive written feedback on my draft and he really likes it. Which counts for a lot coming from someone whose job is working with novels.

All I have to do is rewrite it again, then

[Dreamqueen]

Rose that situation sounds awful as do some of the people associated with it. Look after yourself, it's not nice when people take advantage.

Sympathy MI on hangover, I thought I might be in the same boat but seem to have escaped & fell well enough to tackle the supermarket now.

[motherinferior]

It honestly cannot be a hangover. Must be q migraine (the weather's right for one). How unfair.

[hattymattie]

MI - I really rate those nurofen that melt in the mouth a bit like sweeties (too much like sweeties).

Rose - if that is a voluntary position quite now - just not worth the hassle.

Tossing it down outside but I really need to go and do some shopping. Have been to gym though and feeling much better.

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Fuck. Abnormal mammogram and have to go back for further tests. DH is utterly useless at dealing with stuff like this.

[Rosebag]

MrsS it may not be what you think. DH's and DPs never know what to do. Hugs xxxx

[CointreauVersial]

Oh heck, MrsS. Hoping it's a "shadow" or inadequate scan. How worrying for you. When are they going to do the tests?

Hatty - borrowing lip balm isn't easy for DD1, as she's allergic to lanolin. I had two tubes in my handbag, and she couldn't use either. Doesn't explain the ridiculous over-reaction, though! We've been teasing her mercilessly all morning, and she's laughing about it now.

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Am hoping that a) it is scar tissue from where I had a mole removed or a cyst. My mother had loads of cysts removed. No history of breast cancer in family; they all die of melanoma (which I've also had).

[MontserratCaballe]

Sorry to hear that, MrsS. I hope your call back is swift and that it turns out to be nothing. DHs usually appalling at dealing with this type of thing. Thinking of you

[addle]

Sorry to hear that Mrs S. Hope it's sorted quickly. They do seem to be vv cautious with this sort of thing.

[MrsSchadenfreude]

I don't want to end up with no hair and no tits.

[Dreamqueen]

MrsS hope you're ok & it turns out to not be something to worry about.

[Lalsy]

MrsS, so sorry you have this worry . I hope you get an appointment quickly and it is reassuring.

[NUFC69]

Thinking about you, MrsS. I hope you get it sorted quickly.

CV, I promise you that they do grow out of tantrums - it's just that some people take longer than others. DGS1 had a meltdown the other day: I was swiftly taken back to when DS (his uncle) had them - shudder.

Rose, sorry to hear that things are no better with the organisation - I would step back from it if you can.

MI, go girl!

Awful day here, heavy rain and then snow. I am definitely suffering from mid winter blues - can't be bothered to do anything. I have just bought 8 (eight, viii) birthday cards which will take me up to 9th March, and I am sure I have forgotten somebody.

A weekend in East Anglia sounds lovely.....

[Blackduck]

MrsS hope it's nothing serious

[motherinferior]

MrsS, you are bound to be scared and worried - splurge here and we will be USEFUL and supportive.

I have cheered my wintry complexion up with a new lippie: Mac chilli, which is warmer and rustier than my usual crimson. I really have been looking depressingly shite, perhaps not surprisingly.

[magimedi]

Mrs S - so sorry to hear that. Not knowing is the worst thing of all, I really hope you have an appointment soon for follow up.

MI is right about splurging it all here - as much & as often as you want.

[hattymattie]

Mrs S - Sending strength, hugs and virtual xxx

[Rosebag]

Whoa, whoa there MrsS You aren't there yet, and may not need to be at all. Hair grows back and tits can be reconstructed. As MI says, here is the right place to talk. Xx

I have had a call from another trustee, strictly off the record who has been kind and supportive. I have explained that I won't be teaching the workshop on 12th March and have decided to take some time out. We agreed to keep in touch by phone. I feel a little less tense about it...

We are going tonight en famille and with BFF and her DH to the theatre bar to see ConS in the band and have dinner. Very much looking forward to a nice gin and tonic and a bit of R&R. DD and I have just come back from the hairdresser ...always good to lift the mood. To the flat tomoz. Til Wednesday. Wonder how tilly is getting on, on the journey to ski chalet, and GGG in East Anglia?

[CointreauVersial]

One Man DIY Disater Area aka DH strikes again.

Tasked with mending a wobbly loo-seat hinge in our en suite....first he managed to drop one of the nuts down the back of the toilet where it couldn't be reached. Then he took the whole toilet off the wall to shift it forwards, thereby pulling apart the waste-pipe. He retrieved the nut from the small flood of raw sewage seeping across the floor then promptly lost it again, for good this time. The loo is propped up at a precarious angle while DH fishes about in the tool box for a replacement nut, swearing profusely. It remains to be seen whether or not he can rejoin the waste pipe and get the loo back on an even keel, and at this point I really don't care if the seat wobbles. Oh for a practical man about the house.....

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Thank you Rose, I know that's sensible, and I am not being right now, in any part of my life. Am at airport and have Champagne and 2 Irene Nemirovsky books for the flight.

[hattymattie]

CV- whenever DH goes near anything water related, it always involves lots of swearing and subsequent leaks. He still hasn't learnt it would be less stressful all round to just call the plumber.

Mrs S - wise words from Rose - and have a safe flight although Irene Nemirovsky is hardly cheering.

Rose have a nice evening, and I can say that in all probability, BTM is driving through horrible rain all the way, although there is snow on theh mountains.

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Oh I like a bit of gloom.