A Very Crepey New Year

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Will this do ??

I think Farrow and Ball have invented (if that's the turn of phrase) a new colour called Raddiccio. It looked like a plum fool kind of colour.

It's gorgeous.

I really don't have the kind of house to carry off a colour like that, but I'm going to quietly bide my time. I would also ( sharing the house with 2 men) have to rename it as something slightly blokey.

Getting stuff recovered is sooooo expensive. Loose covers may be the way to go depending on the style of chair. Seems such a shame to chuck stuff out...

Reasons to be Cheerful (2017 Edition)

1. A whole weekend without a cross word.

1. The most delicious cup of loose leaf tea in bed this morning.

1. Long Whatsapp call with DS tonight who is still alive and kicking Down Under.

Sometimes it's the small things.

Herbs, that is really tough, re your Mum. Mine ignores anything financial, either doesn't open it or opens it and doesn't read it, and shoves it in a letter rack. I offered to help her sort it, and got snapped at, because her finances are none of my business. The bank statements should suffice (or will have to).

Welcome back MI!

And hello Cloud, you fluffy thing.

Herbs, how very trying. Good luck tomorrow.

Crem, do you and dh need a care package? This sounds grim.

MI welcome back! Yes very difficult to say anything about interior design when you have just come back - did he prepare you for it?

Here b'day weekend over - very quiet really. Sadly took the decision to cut ties on one friendship as the other person has largely ignored me for the last 6 months and I have decided rejection is not good for the soul - very sad though :(.

I am having a clear out physically, personally, emotionally.

Hope aeveryone has a good week.

Sorry about your friend, BD. It's so sad when you have to do that. Hurts a lot. Hope you are ok.

Welcome home, MI. Have very much enjoyed your posts from forrin parts.

Talking of foreign pants, good luck this week, MrsS.

Hello cloud!

Dd1 being difficult about going to school again. Says she hates it and has no friends. She's been better the last few days as well. And breaaathe.....

MI, that redecoration would give me the rage, I'm afraid! Dh does that, just randomly moving furniture around from room to room, then getting everyone who comes in to affirm his decision 'look, don't you think the table looks much better that way?' does my head in.....

Here, mocks continue pretty unsuccessfully, coupled with girl trouble. All pretty glum, really. Still nice walk in the rain planned with lovely friend who's recovering from a major op....

MI, getting chairs recovered is not cheap. I can't remember the exact cost, but we got a small bucket chair (Parker Knoll) recovered and the cost was equivalent to buying a cheapish new one.

MrsS at the linkie! And sorry that your DM has made it all about her yet again.

BD, sad but sensible to forget about someone who has forgotten you. Presuming that they don't have stuff going on in their life that is affecting their ability to make the effort. Fresh starts are good.

Feeling pretty nervous about how DS's new treatment will work as he has not had a good weekend. Still, at least I can go to work

I have a bitch of a day ahead of me, so should really get up and go into work. I'll have another cup of tea first, I think.

I too must get up. MUST GET UP!!!

BTM fingers crossed re plan.
Beachy - oh poor ds - mocks AND girl trouble.... one does wonder whether we don't have our ed system all wrong - exams and raging hormones.......

MrsS I have one of those weeks ahead too..... but I can start by completing the staff satisfaction survey.....

Herbs, you're at a difficult stage with DM, which I remember only too well. My Mum would forget things and then forget that she had forgotten them. She would find that she couldn't do something, she might even admit to me that she couldn't do it and needed help; then forget and get arsey with me for treating her like an invalid/fool/child by trying to help her with it.

That fear-like sensation is the world turning upside down. We are deeply predisposed to see our Mums as competent, more so than we are,and the floor slips away from under your feet when you can no longer keep that up. It is the start of losing her as well although my DM retained the ability to recognise me some of the time to the end.

I was slow to catch on to how much she was forgetting, so we had frustrating groundhog day discussions where, for example, she'd indignantly refuse a lift to the village and claim she wasn't decrepit. I should have (tactfully) reminded her that she got chest pains the last time instead of assuming that she was just being stubborn (which until recently would have been a much more likely explanation).

BD I'm glad (I think) to hear that you're moving on to spring-cleaning your life, hope it feels positive.

BTM hope you have a good day at work with no emergencies.

Welcome back MI.

Our lovely weekend was interrupted by migraine for me but still great fun. We managed to fit in visit to elderly aunt in care home nearby as well & she is better than I've seen her for years.

DD had a great w/e and DSis1 didn't drink

Welcome home MI

Crem I'm not surprised you relapsed...back to work on an evening shift can't have done you much good. What is poisoned phlegm? Do you need AntiB's?

Herbs I'm so sorry about the stress from your DM. You might be feeling a little better after today...rushed as it is, work seems to help one recover some equilibrium.

CV DD had Kickers for a year or so...they're very robust and indestructible but were way too wide for my DD who has narrow feet off the scale and a heel bone that literally comes to a point. So they may work well for your DD who has a wider fitting. I got them a bit cheaper on Amazon.

Monty Poor DD and you...has something specific happened to make her say that...eg not being invited to something or at a loose end at break time?

BD sorry re friend. It s a hard call to make, but some friendships just run their course. It takes two after all and if only one is pulling their weight....

Tilly Good luck today....a new treatment regime might just work, you never know. Fingers crossed. xx

Very glad the weekend worked out Auriga and hope the migraine is improving.

Whew..have caught up? DD is back at college today woo hoo... I am meeting the friend who had a hip replacement...saw her last week but we are exploiting her recovery leave as much as possible. She has a very senior job in the judiciary and getting together is damn near impossible hard. Then work meetings in the afternoon.

In S&B news I have the following items up for grabs from the M&S advent calendar. My favourites which I'm keeping are, the Kinglsey Elasticiser, Liquid Gold, The lip gloss in the lovely gold packaging, the studio 10 firming serum and the Nuxe Oil.

If anyone would like the following let me know....

Morning Cleansing Balm - Emma Hardy

Formula Absolute ultimate Sleep Cream

Filorga Time Filler

Radial Acid peel

Pur Correcting primer

Good luck to all facing Monday with that Monday morning feeling...

Minty, sorry to hear your DD is upset again. Could something have happened on social media over the weekend?

Beachy, sorry there is now girl trouble added into the mix. Hopefully the exams will be finished soon?

Cremo, I hope you are at home and recovering - you need time to get properly better.

I am waiting for yet another meeting...

I have realised I hate the curtains so much they make me cry. I don't want a row with DP but the b&b combo is so awful...

I think it is simpler to return them. We have THREE of these f*cking armchairs.

I did think about throws - the saris are too good but we could do something with heavier fabric - but that all ends up with droopy fabric everywhere.

MI, could the curtains be relocated to a new room? Preferably one you don't need to go in. Can we have a pic- might be able to make some suggestions.

BTM, sorry weekend not better. Sending you strength for new plan. Dd - I don't know what it is. Have read what's app messages and nothing untoward there. She's not on fb and I don't really understand instagram but will have a look. I suspect it's the old lack of a best friend thing. It's sad though, as I don't know what to do to help, beyond what I've suggested. Hm.

Crem, how are you feeling today? Sending love.

MrsS, hope your week not as hard as you fear.

Shout out to stropps- have you started your course yet? And how is dd doing? Thinking of you.

Herbs, hope your mammoth day is going well.

Morning all and welcome back MI. Firstly, may I say how much hate it when DH expresses any decorating opinion as it's normally the opposite of mine, and he would know better than to make a curtain purchase without my say so. However, dare I say it, I don't think the curtains look so bad in your photo. I think whoever said throw the chairs and buy a nice sofa (you could get a red one with lots of cushions) had a good idea as recovering chairs cost a fortune. Having neutral curtains means you can do what you like with the rest of the room.

Here, have taken no risks after last week's heating breakdown at school and worn a vest so am warm and toasty;

Hope all the sick crepies are feeling a little better.

In holiday news have found a decent looking fly drive to Iceland - now have to decide whether to blow a substantial sum on volcanoes and geysers or head for the heat.

We do already have a dark red sofa covered in cushions.

It's the matchy-matchy effect when the curtains are drawn that radiates genteel respectability. I hate it. It's fussy and horrid and looks as if we voted for Brexit (possible exaggeration there). They were cheap curtains and if we can't exchange (as our cleaner suggests) I'll pay for new grey chenille ones.

Ahh well they definitely match - so you'd better go for an exchange. Not sure it says anything about Brexit though

They are curtains which tut.