I wish! (Skinny) I don’t recommend the dodgy pork/bugs diet! As I spent the night with my head down the toilet, it crossed my mind that some diet fanatics and eating disordered people did that to themselves DELIBERATELY!! Bleurghhh! WHY???! Hurts to laugh or cough because I have strained all my stomach and chest muscles!
Slept for 7 uninterrupted hours on Thursday night, for the first time since starting Tapoxyfen! Wow! Didn’t really compensate for spending all previous night vomiting though…or having to leap out of bed, literally every hour, last night with cramp in one or both of my legs AND feet. OUCHY!!
On CBA bench today, knitting a santa mug cosy. As you do?!
I went to a pudding party last night. It was at my daughter’s and in aid of BCC. Only a small affair, just eleven of us altogether but a very good evening and we raised more money than I expected. Newest grandaughter raised the most as she was selling cuddles! Only downside was the thousands of calories I consumed:smileysad: Will have to start the sensible eating (not calling it a diet) on Monday… need to eat the Turkish Delight I won in the raffle first!
After a lot of thought and mind changing I resigned from the mealtime assistant post yesterday. Gave four weeks notice so thought I’d be leaving on the 14th Nov. but someone apparently is waiting for a job (must be mad!) so HT said I may be able to leave earlier. Yay!
I have also sat on the CBA bench today interspersed with times on the reading bench. Re-reading all my John Connolly books. Anyone else read them? I shall probably do the same tomorrow as well.
Glad it was a pudding party, FF, and not the pudding club!!
I don’t blame you at all for giving up the mealtime assistant job. I was a dinner lady once myself, so I know it’s not all fun and games! Children en masse don’t always bring out the best in each other!!
I’ve just been for a little walk, as it’s a gorgeous sunny, windy autumn day here. Kicked up a few leaves in the wood! I was disappointed to realise how little energy I have though. Ta’poxy’fen and two stomach “upheavals” in 3 weeks have left me about as energetic as a 10 day old lettuce! It reminded me of doing that walk during Rads!
Flopped on the CBA bench with a cuppa to recuperate enough energy to cook the Sunday roast…not that I feel much like eating it!
Thought you might like to know, Katy, that some of those rhinestones you gave me at MMU2 have been put to good use on my great nephew’s birthday card. Guess how old he is!
Sooooooooooo it’s now “skinny” JCJ, Baldy and Bossy and Ali Rocky Balboa…
Have been back on the “childhood” bench this week have realised my GD never stops talking:smileywink:, she hardly takes a breath. We have been playing the wii and I forgot to put my sleeve on so now have a very lumpy looking arm, stupid me:smileyfrustrated:!
It’s ED’s birthday today so GD has decorated cards drawn pictures and wrapped presents, busy, busy.
Last get up done (up, but not necessarily awake!) for this half term. SO tired, SO ready for a holiday! Woe betide any child who tries my patience today!!
The “unique chameleon effect cladding” was designed by ES - or at least the fitting technique was. It’s a new technique and he had to get it passed by building regs. No mention of his (small) company (subcontractors of the one that WAS mentioned) who fitted the cladding though!!
I’ll just sit here with this cuppa and gloat for a bit if that’s OK with everyone?
How wonderful JCJ gloat as much as you like:smileyhappy:! Did your own little chameleon give him the inspiration? Well done JCJs son!! Are you off on your break soon? Our schools are back on Mon.
Still on the “moaning Minnie” bench…it’s near the “fed up” bench:smileywink:!
ED left a HUGE bag of popcorn that I’m away to munch, help yourselves xx
Hello All
It has been some time since I commented on the site. I hope you are all well… I can’t believe this thread, which if I trawl back over 400 pages I was one of the original commenters…well I’m still cancer free at present?however I have not been free of cancer my mum was diagnosed with secondaries and i nursed her till she passed away early this year?whilst I was undergoing my own horrendous bc treatment this site and this thread in particular kept me sane… Thank you ill check in again soon regards to all xxxcccccc
Welcome back JO1 and Kay! Glad you had a good holiday, Kay. That does look like the Humperdinkle. I wonder what Dink’s been up to??!
So sorry to hear about your mum, JO1. It must have been a tough time, but it’s good to see you back in Benchland.
I’m off to Norwich, on the train, tomorrow for a couple of days, to visit YD and her OH. We can’t get into our usual hotel, just around the corner from their flat, so we’re in one the other side of the city, very close to the railway station - so a mixed blessing! The other downside is that we’ll have to get up and be sociable for breakfast, something MMU people know is not my strong point! :smileyembarrassed: (Usual hotel has a-maz-ing breakfast buffet IN THE ROOM, obviously to be eaten in bed in one’s nightie?! :))
Meant to go for a walk today, but I miss-timed it and by the time I finished faffing about it was nearly dark. Never can get the hang of this clocks back malarkey!
Kay, nobody knows if they are married, if they’ve had a baby, what happened with Eric or where they are now…so glad you had a fabuuuuuuuuuuuuulous holiday!!
Enjoy your trip JCJ, you weren’t GRUMPY at all this year!!!
Still on the “moany” bench how long does this swollen toe last??? It’s really getting on my nerves now:smileymad:! Have had to cancel different days out, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Had no broadband yesterday, at least 11 hours oh how you miss it:smileywink:!
Still pouring with rain here and I have to hobble into town, the joy, hee hee xx
They told my OH it would be 8 months for the swelling to go down when he broke his leg, but it was much better long before that. 3 months until you will forget you even broke it?? (But hopefully not so forgetful that you do it again??!)
Had a lovely time in Norwich. Weather has been glorious. Spent the day at the coast yesterday: 2 3/4 mile walk along coast path into Sheringham, sandwich in tea room, 2 3/4 mile walk back to car. Walk from YD’s flat into city for dinner and then walk to hotel. Heading home today, possibly stopping to have a look at Ely on the way. I have put a plaster on blistered toe in readiness for MORE walking! Greatly looking forward to spending time on CBA bench when I get home! :)
Been to Morecambe today to show visitors Eric’s statue - there’s not even a foot now!!! Just a hole in the ground surrounded by fencing, and notices to say that the new Eric should be in place before Christmas. So I had to do the pose for the photos… not a pretty sight.
Play going well, we are all exhausted and there’s 3 more nights to go. So tomorrow after visitors have gone home I shall retire to bed to gather myself before another evening of burgers and vol au vents for props. Lilla the dog (playing herself) has become rather luvvie in the green room, demanding treats from all the cast, which is not good as she is already somewhat portly.
Oooh that reminds me: must stock up on cheap choc bars when I go to Sainsbury’s (other…) today (when/if I get off the CBA bench!!) for when the trick-or-treaters (don’t) come later - (then I’ll have to eat them myself - waste not want not!!!)
Car got straight through it’s Service & MOT again yesterday. Phew! When garage rang to tell me to collect it, I thought they were ringing to tell me something REALLY expensive needed doing! Relief!
They did advise that the cambelt needs doing (100,000 miles or 8 years). Car is 8 years old but only done 70,000 miles so I’ve put it on the calendar to replace cambelt at next service Oct 2015. I’ll start saving now!!
Where’s the week gone? Half term nearly over already!
