Good / Bad

Good

• I am on holiday for just over 4 weeks after today
• I am the only one in my office, so obviously am working extra hard!
• It's my favourite weather today - cold, crisp & sunny
• I get married on Saturday

Bad

• My wisdom teeth are going through a growing spurt to the extent that my entire head hurts. A lot.
• I am on my own for my last day in work with no one to talk to
• My phone battery is dead

Good
Was entertained by a man on the bus having a huge fight with his gf over the phone
LOML is fabulous
I am feeling very chic clothes-wise today

Bad
Work is crazy busy and I need to pull my finger out
I am skint
My divorce has stalled again

Good:

It is my 5th wedding anniversary on Friday, so am going out on Saturday.
Chookles birthday is next week
I have a shiny new dress to wear thanks to Hitchers, in particular POD
TAKE THAT ARE ANNOUNCING TOUR DATES ON MONDAY!?!?

Bad:

There is none, because TAKE THAT ARE ANNOUNCING TOUR DATES ON MONDAY!?!?

Good

• I don't have to fly anywhere for the next 10 days
• I can see light at the end of the tunnel on my workload
• There's a good chance I may meet my weight loss target next week

Ooh happy wedding day Spam. Tell us details.

Boo to stalling divorcing though.

Good:

- I am on leave

- I just spent a fab 6 days with my sister in Durham

- I'm going away again on the weekend!

Bad:

- I have a cold, a flaky nose and hacking cough

- My car is being MOTd tomorrow *fingers crossed*

Good

• I am all alone here today, no bosses or in fact anyone
• I'm off to the gym later
• I get my new car in 2 days
• I don't have to get anyone else ready in the mornings until saturday

Bad

• Lots to do
• My boy has gone on holiday for two days with my parents and I may miss him
• I am skint
• My tendon is playing up again and is threatening to stop me running, stoopid bit of gristle

Good:

• I have several things crossed off my to-do list already
• I'm going to Dublin next weekend
• The people on my shiny new training course ae all quite nice

Bad:

• Said training course is on every single weeknight for the next ten weeks. They told us we were exceptionally lucky for not being dragged in on Christmas day. Losers.
• We are skinteroo
• This house is a bit messy

Good

• Parents evening went well last, all they could say about my two children where the usual 'gets distracted easily' (what child doesn't)
• I don't have to go outside at all today (until the school run that is)
• It's half term next week which means no running around trying to get the kids to various clubs everyday

Bad

• My dissertaion presentation is on Monday and I need to get started on it!
• I also have two other seminar presentations to prepare for which are the following Monday.
• It's half term next week.
• I have been ordered by my daughter that I have to take her to see High School Musical three, she refuses to wait till it comes out on DVD as her future husband is staring in it (Zac)?

Good:

• Phoebe is on half term next week so I don't have to get up early, we are going to take her to Richmond Park for the first time and it will be Mr Platty's first time too.
• Next week I'm meeting with Wonks and Spinster Chick for a lovely evening of wine and food.
• Life is not too bad at the moment.

Bad:

• Phoebe is on half term next week and shes probably going to drive me nuts.
• I still haven't got a job.
• Things seem to get on top of me more than it used to.

Thanks Chicken :-)

[WP] Pretty country church service followed by a ceilidh & far too much booze than is possible to consume! [/WP]

Good

• Today is my 4th wedding anniverrsary and H has just sent me a bouquet of flowers to work
• We are going out tonight for a meal to celebrate our wedding anniversary and today is also H's birthday
• Work is fairly quiet at the moment as the boss is busy sorting briefing for a visit this week, so hes not bothering me

Bad

• Its raining outside and I wanted to bob out at lunchtime
• The phones are ringing their backsides off at work
• I have a meeting to go to that I don't want to attend

Baron, that's a total PITA. Don't despair though, my fizz told me that knee problems often take a year or more to get better, with physiotherapy. What are you doing atm exercise-wise and physio-wise? Are you not running at all?

Good

• The insurance people have agreed my car repairs and it's booked in to be fixed on 30th Oct
• Friday is payday and for once i've still got some money left in my account!
• The electrician is going to our house today to fix our lights upstairs

Bad

• It's blooming freezing in my office, despite the heating being on
• I've got 6 days holiday left to take this year but can't really see where i'm going to squeeze them in, and it's a 'use them or loose them' kinda place
• It's my mil's birthday early next month which usually involves visiting her and the fil

No running at the moment- just the bike and the fizz says I can get on the cross trainer for a bit now. She's suggested trying to run whilst I'm on holiday to see if things are holding up - I'm a little reluctant as I don't want to make things worse but she thinks that the consultant isn't quite right on his diagnosis (see ongoing thread on Fetch this morning for the full story). I guess the marathon place has focussed my mind but I know I need to start training again soon - anything less than 16 weeks is going to be a non starter for me.

Good

Have made chocolate and beetroot brownies which are lush

I’m writing a lot of sarky letters today and enjoying it

Bad

Am in colleagues bad books for apparently not telling her I was going on holiday last week, now I can’t get any photocopying, binding or messages taken and I’m getting evils until she cheers up miserable cow

So much post I’m drowning in it and it’s all whiney and annoying

Weevils in my cupboard, had to throw out all my flour etc and have to disinfect when I get home

Good:

I am going back to bed for an hour and have the house to myself

I am going out for a lovely paid for by work lunch with my colleagues

Bad:

The reason I have to go back to bed is that I got no sleep last night

I have to wear horrible shoes when I go out as my feet have swelled up to a size bigger than normal and I can't walk in even tiny heels.

Good

• I am going to the gym tonight
• I am having roast at work for dinner in about half an hour
• Things on the home front seem okay

Bad

• I have no work to do today, or until the 12th November but unfortunately I am being paid to sit at my desk and do sod all and there is only so much hitching you can do
• I wont see my best mate until god knows when
• I have been sent a document in relation to an application I want to submit and could use the quiet time at work to do it, only work has word 2003 the document is 2007 and I dont have the admin rights to install the service pack

Good:

• The sun's out and it's making the tree outside my window look gorgeous against the blue sky
• I've only got 13 more days of work after today until mat leave starts
• Our radiators got fixed yesterday in time for the winter to start
• I made my first Skype video call at the weekend and got to see my nephew in Canadia 'in the flesh' for the first time ?

Bad:

• small person keeps stretching out so I've got a head on my bladder and bum halfway up my ribcage, which is getting a bit annoying
• Only 13 days left before mat leave in which to sort out lots and lots of stuff. And they haven't advertised for my replacement, let alone appointed anyone. I know it's not my problem, but I really hate the thought of leaving people in the lurch
• I've lost an important book at work and it could be absolutely anywhere.

Cripes - that is a saga. Again though, don't despair - people have run marathons after doing all their traning on the elliptical trainer ? You can bore us with all the details on Sat - I've sent loml the venue suggestions for feedback.

Bad

My poor dog is in the vets this morning being sedated so they can fix his sore paw and I'm worried sick as I've never left him at the vets before

I have a mound of work to do before I go on holiday on Monday

I can't work out what the weather will be like on holiday so have given no thought about what to pack. The weekend will be spent washing everything in my wardrove no doubt

Good

I go on holiday on Monday

I have a lovely weekend planned clothes washing aside

Good

Beautiful weather
Clara asleep
Going to go out in the sunshine and take lots of pictures

Bad

I despair of ever getting an unbroken night's sleep
I am fatter than a fat thing, to the extent that HoF personal shopper couldn't find jeans to fit me (size 18 arse isn't that bad surely?), with absolutely no self control yet with a hunger than is insatiable due to milk monster child.

Good

• My tumble dryer arrived last night and I've just ordered a Dri Buddy so I will never, every have trouble drying clothes again.
• I've managed two and a half days without fags and I'm not ready to kill yet.
• TAKE THAT ARE ANNOUNCING THEIR TOUR DATES ON MONDAY.

Bad

• My desk is a mess and I really, really have to tidy it up today because it's sending me mad.

Don't know what this post will look like as the formatting doesn't seem to be working for me. Good: I'm off to Berlin tomorrow for two days being paid £150 to look at prototype cars for the UK market - and sightseeing. Enjoying running and cycling. Cleaners started yesterday and it was so nice to come home to a clean house. H is relieved too as I won't be moaning about it! Bad: Boss keeps givng me extra work to do so I can't get on with the work I want/need to do.

That's good Clare! Give up the nasty fags.

Another good:

Amsterdam II has been booked.

Good

• Having an absolute blast in Singapore
• Just been to the zoo and have some amazing photos, including one of me touching the cutest little monkey!
• It's my birthday next week
• A friend is hosing a party for me so I don't have to worry about it
• Stopping off enroute from Singapore in Los Angeles and having lunch with a very old friend who emigrated 11 years ago

Bad

• I've buggered my knee up good and proper. Running is off the agenda as I can barely walk, never mind run
• Have to have an operation on my foot, and it's hurting like hell
• Not looking forward to the mega flight home on Saturday, but will swap with Mr P on the 2nd leg and go up front ?

Very bad

• Had news that my brother is mid breakdown. It's killing me ?

Good -

Bought some new glasses today

Getting hair done on Monday

Have lost a 14 and a half pounds at Weight Watchers

Bad -

My ex is being a twunt

Im heartbroken

Its freezing in this house

I'll make sure I walk with an exaggerated limp for sympathy ?

Good:

It's my birthday next week and i'm going out with family and having my hair done

I have a new bracelet thanks to my lovely husband

Said lovely husband is doing the jobs that i've been nagging him about for ages

Bad:

MissSun is waking earlier and earlier and i'm dreading the clocks going back

MrSun is suffering because of said jobs and I feel bad but not bad enough to tell him to stop lol!

I'm not wearing my new bracelet until my birthday, although I did give it a quick outing on the day I got it.

I'm skinter than a skint thing and keep seeing lovely things I want to buy

I'm lazy and need to get back to the gym

I'm a fattie

I'm thinking the knowledge that I will be smoking again is helping me get through it! I have something to look forward to. ?

I'm on a little bit of a downer today so I'm not going to take part if that's ok because Ill just make myself worse. <pity party>

Sophie, can I help at all with the divorce?

Baron- when I was injured I kept up my fitness (actually, i improved it vastly and went back to running much much stronger) by doing spin classes- could that work for you? As for the promotion, if it's not market conditoin relted it's worth asking the question... otherwise it looks like you're perhaps not really that up for it IYSWIM.

Chook, let us help arrange your birthday night (not so we can gatecrash it, oh no <whistles> ?. what do you fancy doing? how many people, girls night or mixed?

Spamboule, congrats for Saturday, have a lovely day. I am doig a sundance for you at my desk (it's ok, my new trainee has already worked out that I'm barking).

Iris, take advantage of the boy-free time to go out with the girls or do something out of the ordinary.

POD, your baby will be fine, but I know how horrid it is. We thought Zsazsa was maybe going to lose her eye when she went in on Monday, but thank God the ulcer seems to have abated. Your pooch will thank you when his paw is all better. ?

? to everyone who's feeling a bit poo. Without trivialising some people's very real probs, I think these dark mornings have a lot to answer for, and coupled with the general doom and gloom in the news, no wonder people are feeling a bit sad.

Bless you, Lou. I don't think so tbh, but do you mind if I drop you a line just to vent? ?