Anyone fancy joining me in living life according to Granny Murray's advice?

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As of yesterday, I decided that I would endeavour to live my life according to Granny Murray's words of wisdom (childminder in CBeebies' Me Too! if you've never heard of her).

Every episode she comes out with some pleasantly obvious and trivial aphorism which the characters remember in the nick of time, and which solves all their problems.

In the absence of any other guiding philosophy/religion in my life, I have decided to live by her advice each day, and when in doubt, ask myself "what would Granny Murray do?"

Yesterday, she advised me to make the most of the sunshine. Today, it's more haste, less speed. I am surely on a fast track to canonisation if I continue to follow this path.

Anyone else fancy joining me? Or do you have another TV mentor?

Well Everything, you need to sort that DD, tell her to earn her keep and listen next time. Clearly the wisdom of GM is wasted on the youth.

I have decided that today's words of wisdom are, "chocolate, is good and should be eaten in copious amounts". Well I never did.

Ha ha! I think she only watches me too because woolly and tig are on after! Her new phrase is 'Give it go! Might like it' because that is what woolly (vaguely) says to tig!

I don't trust the shady cow, though this may be because my ex cheated on me with her doppelgänger >_

"Neat makes small" is today's rather cryptic advice.
LittleMissFlustered, how hideous .

wtf does neat makes small mean? I overslept and missed this stellar advice. Now am watching Mike the Most Irritating Prat Knight. I hate him and all he stands for. I want Granny Murray!

I hate GM! Sorry to offend seemingly everyone, but she clearly doesn't wash her clothes. If she was that chirpy and called me honey pie I'd lamp her one at 6.30am. She seems to work 24hrs a day as the son of the dee livery double Sleeps over. The endless activities and sunny disposition make me feel hugely inferior. As for the thought of the day trite comments she peddles, if I wanted to be patronised I'd ask. Also reminds me that the DC wake up too bloody early.

I don't think this is the thread for you then, Bringme!

My house is small but not neat, so that theory does not work GM. And don't give me any of your well you never dids!

maybe gm is saying that you shouldn't tidy up because your house would metaphorically disappear without your lovely comforting clutter, vagola!

"Good things are always worth waiting for".

Up since the crack of dawn today... Now remember, good things are always worth waiting for...

Me too Rosie. My DS is the same age as your DD. Do you think GM means that if I hang on long enough DS will fall asleep and I can too?

Have been waiting all day but nothing especially good yet...

"Now remember, everybody likes a good laugh".
I do worry about GM's pelvic floor sometimes. She never stops.

Slight deviation, but do you know who really never stops laughing? Those awful pigs in peppa pig (or as it is known in this house, 'pid and dorge') it's like listening to piggy canned laughter. Most annoying. As for laughing today, it's GCSE results day, off to school to find out how my kids did...

I agree with the advice but I didn't think pink taxi lady's song was that funny. that headteacher was yukking it up in a very false manner. I am going to sing the get the job done sing today to help me focus at busy times!

good luck, Rosie. are you a teacher or do you have teens as well as a toddler? or do you have teens who love cbeebies?!

Ha ha! I'm a teacher but my students have mild SEN so I will be happy if they each pass (E to G grades) 5 subjects. Bonus if they get something in English and Maths! And actually, I think they probably would enjoy cbeebies, they just wouldn't admit it!

I actually caught the end of the show today.

And I always wonder...wouldn't the car fumes make all those costumes smell?

Yes, dear, we are all laughing at you

Ok I'm still waiting, and not laughing as don't think my pelvic floor is up to it.

Good luck for your school kids Everything.

Sometimes it's important to know who's who? That is stupid advice and clearly situation-specific. But given that Mickey John has just said hello to the walls, I guess he needs it.

I think she's had trouble on that one since she anthropomorphised a shop dummy to play with her mindees...

Maybe sSheis a witch at Claude is an boyfriend who tried to leave her.Maybe

This week's advice has been a bit rubbish in general though, hasn't it? Let's hope she is back on form tomorrow.