In Crepey Remembrance Of CremCat Past

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Hope that's an OK unilateral decision!

Egads. I'm regretting my triple wine intake last night. Have a substantial headache.

BUT on the plus front, I've already had three enquiries about tutoring from just one casual mention on Facebook. AND top tips re freelancing on my specialist subject (that of magazine in question), so things looking up.

DP very down. His mum is still v confused, and they've found a new tumour in her lymph gland. It looks like she may never leave hospital. And meanwhile the various aunties are being a total pain in the arse.

I am a tea drinker, too; I gave up on coffee when I decided that it didn't taste as nice as the smell. We have a home delivery of tea up here: Rington's, the chap calls once a fortnight/month according to your consumption. We also have the wonderful Pumphreys which does amazing tea and coffee (they sell on line, too, but a visit to their shop/Cafe in the Greenmarket is well worth a visit).

Rose, yes, I think a bug: DD is also under the weather with it.

Have fallen out with DH as he borrowed my tweezers to remove a parking receipt which had fallen down the grill inside the car and he has lost them. He has offered to buy me a new pair, but how am I supposed to remove my moustache hairs in the meantime? Grrrr.

Herbs, sorry to hear about your DMIL and DP.

Rose, I am that your GP would do that - is he completely out of touch with real life. And anyway, what weight problem?

Have been to GP, who was the one who first saw DS, and is very lovely. He has signed me off for 2 weeks and was really understanding and sympathetic. Wish I could sleep for the whole 2 weeks and wake up to a brave new world.

You know that guff sometimes spouted about Ask The Universe and It Shall Provide, well maybe there's something in it. Or maybe it's just the result of persistence. Or maybe it's a coincidence. But I've just been asked by someone who runs a tutor group to run my grammar course for her!

In other 'non-me' news, glad you've been signed off BTM. You would have been in danger of keeling over, and thus of no use to anyone.

I love tea. Especially when hungover. I've had four cups today, but it's not enough. I'm not very refained though, drinking Yorkshire Tea nice and strong.

Herbs, that's fab!

We have Lancashire Tea here. My BFF has Yorkshire Te

DS's mate has just been round to borrow a bike helmet as he is going to be a take-away deliverer. We struggled to find one that would fit over his hair and stay on

BTM - so glad you have some breathing (or maybe sleeping) space

Herbs - Oh the wonders of FB - hope that it works out for you

Mrs F - Ta for the tea tip off - will investigate. Sorry work is still so sh*te.

NU - I will HAVE to buy some Pumphries Tea just for the name alone

Rose - Looks like a lovely shop. Their packaging is beautiful. Any particular tea you recommend?

Well all this chat about tea is making me look like a total philistine. I just use the local company teabags, but am definitely a coffee addict drinker. Also seems like caffeine has no longer any effect on me. I can have a double espresso at bedtime with no effect. Tis the only addictive thing I have now, so am ring fencing it fiercely ( no booze no fags )

Darling Stropps, welcome to the Herniated Disc club. So sorry to give you membership. gentle exercise is the key. Hugs.{}

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Crepeys, I am looking for a book for my niece who is interested in eventually working in marketing in the fashion industry. She has had a tough year ( eating disorder) and I'd like to buy her something inspirational to read. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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I gave up early morning tea as it gave me acid reflux & slowly went off tea altogether.

BTM - Very sensible - try to take things as easy as you can.

Herbs Great news.

I am having a quiet day, having overdone things the last couple of days, in the excitement of feeling better. Saying it very queitly but I have not had a dizzy turn for nearly 24 hours.

Cocoa, sadly no breathing or sleeping space as I will be caring for DS and helping him study a bit, but at least I won't be worrying about work.

At least DH has just taken him out for a walk - it's very intense all the time!

Ugh. Not sure whether this is a hangover or something else. Terrible headache, and feel faint and sick. Restorative baked potato and beans has not worked. Shall apply more tea, water and possibly a nap to the problem.

I have bought running shoes and visa pic (Indian visa ones are a really weird size) and books. Nice young man in Waterstones sneaked me into the 'buy one get one half price' category. Departed all simpering that crepey charms are still occasionally in operation. Then realised he was probably being nice to the old lady.

crem might there be something on the V&A shop website? here for example although that might be a bit much but there are many other books...have a browse...

tilly I'm glad you have some space from the pressures of work, at least for a while. Sometimes our DC just need us. Please do remember the oxygen mask for yourself too. Could you and DS both nap in the afternoon if he gets some work done earlier?

MM you're probably right about the tea and reflux. But I can't give it up...I don't drink coffee or alcohol and I don't smoke. What is there left? I'm pleased the vertigo might be abating. Cocoa they have about 200 teas but I tend to stick to the breakfasty ones. DD tried one with caramel or chocolate and said it was amazing....

Had a chilled morning with DD who is now out with a new friend from her course....I gave her a lift and it's so nice to see how they greet one another. The theatre won't tolerate unkindness or lack of inclusion in any shape or form and it rubs off to settings outside college. DD said something interesting to me today...she said she still hates home work assignments and would get out of them given half a chance but they don't make her panic any more because she knows she can type them and use the spell/grammar checker or do the work as a power point, audio/video or mood board. There must be so many kids who would do better at school if they had some of these options. Ah well....

I have tried on some dresses in Mint Velvet. Why are they so huge and blousy on the top half and like a tourniquet below the waist? No good. I have a delivery from Next at home as yet not tried on last desperate attempt to find an LBD
I think the Boden one is going back sadly...too much of a monoboob effect from the high neck

At Romanian church. Think priest gets paid by the word. He still hasn't finished the baptisms and is running 45 minutes late so far for my cousin's wedding.

These two books are both great, especially the second... maybe ne of them plus something fashiony like some great tights, a fab lippie or similar?

Worn Stories or Women And Clothes

came back from nice walk through leafy common this morning to find dh in total meltdown over parking ticket. swearing wouldn't pay it even if car got towed away. refused to come out to lunch. instead gather up all the carving he had done, the pics from when he was young and took them out to the workshop to destroy them. stayed out in unheated unlit workshop all day until just now when came in silence.

still took dc to lunch and talked to them about it.

really not sure i can go on never knowing if he's going to be ok and flinching if I see an ambulance going in the direction of our road while i'm out or if he doesn't answer my texts on the rare occasion i'm away (which usually happens). is making me basket case

Oh no Addle That sounds really hard. Is getting any counselling or anything? It sounds like he's being very hard on himself - must be so difficult for you.

Oh addle how distressing. Does his treatment need changing? is there an on call team that you can talk to about him?

In utterly trivial news...all the dresses are going back. I have had enough. Going through my posh dresses, I fell upon my gorgeous but ancient LBD from Ghost (must be at least 12 years old) and that's the one...I dunno why I didn't think of it before. Duh

That's a lovely dress Rose.

Oh god, Addle, that's bloody awful. So sorry. Agree with Rose about getting help pronto if possible. This is so tough on you.

Addle , he needs to get help, as others have said.

Lovely dress indeed.

And I can see you may not be able to go on flinching.

Oh Addle , he does sound very depressed. Pushing people away, being irrationally angry, making small things very big indeed, coming down heavy against things in the past and wanting to be alone are all very worrying. Can you make sure he's safe and get dbil to advise ? So sorry darling Addle.

GGG, those look brilliant -thanks.

thank you everybody. he refuses to get help. did once the year dd was doing gcses and came off 6 months later. and that was it. does a lot to try to help himself but in the end doesn't work when it's bad. if he's better tomorrow i will raise it again but if he won't and doesn't eat (at the moment) then that's unlikely to happen. although i guess at least if he's in bed he's not drinking

BTM - should have said so pleased you signed off for 2 weeks you must be shattered and need to look after yourself.

rose - lovely dress - and Alexandra Shulman in last w/e's guardian counselled a) against ever buying anything just for specific occasion and b) in favour of buying lovely stuff when you see it. and diana atwell i read yesterday suggested that how successful an impulse purchase turned out to be was often directly correlated with how much guilt it inspired

crem GGG's books look great - I was thinking that alison lurie wrote a good book about clothes but sheila heti brilliant and much more up to date

going to be an odd saturday night, crepeys

on a positive note, unknown neighbour round the corner in act of putting out slow cooker for someone to take as they downsizing for moving so I've snaffled it as long wanted to try but not amass 'stuff'. Keen to get slow cooker recipe recommendations?

Gosh Addle, that is so hard on you. I feel for you. It must be so isolating. I am particularly sad to hear that he is self medicating with the booze as well. All I can say is that you look especially hard, after yourself. Much love form another person having a strange Saturday night. ( massive row with dh)