Weekly Good/Bad

As ever, hugs to all who need them xxx

AFM:

Good: found, booked and paid for a new cake

Bad: had to sack the previous cakemaker

Good: ordered small boys birthday pressies

Good: had a lovely crafting day with mum and my old ladies

Good: had my practice spray tan, first tan I ever had - weird experience!!

Its been a quiet week but a pleasant one on the whole ?

Hi strangers, thought I'd join in on this one:

Good - going out tonight

Good - started on my winter wardrobe, with a new coat, faux fur gilet and a fedora (I bloody love hats)

Good - off work until Tuesday

Good - the kid gets back off holiday today

Bad - have a massive spot on my chin (I never get spots)

Have a good weekend everyone!

Good - Off to a drive in movie tonight! Something I've wanted to do for ages. In my mind it's going to be just MF and I in a T-Bird drinking coke out of glass bottles whilst I wear his leather jacket over my shoulders. In reality - it's going to be me, MF, his daughter and the dog squished into my Corsa sharing a tube of pringles!

Bad - Work still rubbish but I'm so busy the weeks are whizzing past. Honeymoon is feeling very close now.

Bad/Good - Weather is rubbish but I'm looking forward to winter dressing. I suit it much more and never quite get it right with summer clothes. (ok, I don't get it right with winter ones either, but I feel better in them!)

Good - As above - I bought myself, MF and the dog matching Christmas Jumpers today.

Good - Got a big (probably indoor) BBQ tomorrow as my friend is being posted to Cyprus for four years. Bad she's going but glad it's 'only' Cyprus.

Good - My homemade crap is going to be sold in a shop!

Lots of love to all Otters, as always xx

ATB - your homemade stuff is definitely not cr@p!

Hugs to all who need them.

For me:

Bad - Car is in the garage for it's MOT as we speak.

Good - After work drinks (although possibly only one if I have to pick the car up/spend a small fortune fixing it)

Bad/Good - MF is off to a stag weekend tonight and won't be home until Sunday. However, we are not getting on well at the moment and I am looking forward to some time by myself

Flora - snap! I also ran 5K on Wednesday, which is one of my Goods as was convinced I'd never finish it ?

Get the bad out the way first:

** BT **

Bad - getting thoroughly fed up with the whole thing now. Finding out a close friend is expecting has hit me for six and I feel like such an utter cow for feeling the gut punch before the happiness first. I wish wish wish those feelings could be the other way round, I feel like this whole thing is turning me into a selfish monster and that's not good!

Bad - it's been on my mind so much that I've only slept properly one night this week, the rest of the time I was awake from 2.30am, just asking myself why it hasn't happened yet. I know there are worse things in the world but in my state of mind at those times, I cannot focus on anything else.

** BT OVER **

Good - had some really good feedback at work from my line manager; I also had good feedback from a voluntary project I'm working on from the Project Manager. So at leat professionally I'm alright ?

Good - it's the weekend!

Good - looking forward to my gym session in an hour - gonna beast it

Good (bit BT): Had a lovely time in Poole last weekend for two friends' joint 30th birthday/5th wedding anniversary party. Caught up with old friends and had cuddles with another friend's lovely baby.

Good: Settling into the new job OK; it has its moments of being totally overwhelming but in general I love it.

Good: I now only have 10 minutes' walk to work, instead of an hour's commute on Tube/bus, it's fantastic!

Bad: Flat is full of boxes and H is stressing out about PhD applications so won't help me put anything away. The dishwasher doesn't appear to work and an engineer came out from the property management company but said it wasn't repairable. No idea how long it will take to replace.

Bad: Still no internet in new flat, so I'm spending far too much money in Starbucks.

Bad-ish: Haven't had a period since stopping the pill 6 weeks ago. Not pregnant, but I do wish my body would decide what it's doing!

Hugs to those who want/need them

GOOD - it's Friday

BAD - this bloody weather

GOOD - things are calming down in work, phones & computers behaving and doing what they're supposed to

BAD - utterly skint after buying parts to get H's car through its MOT. Fingers crossed Dad will/can help me fit them

GOOD - H is being more human and we're getting along much better

Update: We now have superfast internet! Woohoo!

However, the Sky TV people couldn't find anywhere on our house that would pick up an adequate signal (lots of trees around) so we can't have that. ☹️

Thought that I would jump in (some BT)!

Good - All school uniform/shoes/plimsolls etc bought and labelled with minimal fuss

Bad - Nasty abscess has left me needing strong antibiotics which make me feel sick, bleaugh

Good/Bad - I have lovely friends who took both of our children for the day while I spent yesterday in bed about ready to hack my own head off with a horrific migraine, meaning that my OH could get on with work uninterrupted.

Good - Lovely night away in London with OH and kiddies, shopping, dinner, a show, Science Museum!

Bad - the most horrific blister appeared during trip to London which required some "interesting" dressing (blister plaster, dressing, duct tape) and three pairs of socks over my foot to pad it our enough for me to walk on it lol!

Bad - I have to work all weekend

Good/Bad - the kids are back to school next week and my youngest starts full-time school, I'll be lost without my little shadow, but my house will be spotless!!

As always loads of hugs for anyone who needs them.

PB so sorry to hear about your Gran and your kitty

Big well done Flora and Enjayee for doing the 5k! Wow!

Good - Going back to pole dance for the first time in a year and I can't wait. Been so long and can't wait to get back into a hobby.

Bad - Didn't get the job I had an interview for this week. Gutted

Bad - Not seen H at all this week due to his shift patterns. Feel rubbish and he has been grumpy too.

Good: 2 weeks off started today, off to Istanbul next week.

Bad: My face has decided to erupt.

Good: Decided the face problem is a good reason to splurge in the Body shop so gonna have a pamper session tomorrow.

Bad: Mr Mooshy sussed out that I'd been secretly smoking at work and he's not too happy with me. I'm not too happy with myself either.

Ooh welcome back mooshy. Istanbul is totally my fave city. Have you been before? Sadly, it's been a while for me but I loved the Doy doy restaurant in Sultanahmet (if its still there!). Beautiful views of the blue mosque from a rooftop terrace.. Ah I'm jealous!!

No, I've never been so I'm very excited. Mr Mooshy's brother works over there so we're supposedly visiting him but I intend to be a proper tourist! I will keep an eye open for that restaurant.

p.s. Do you have a wedding report I think I missed your flashes!

Good - back at college

good - lots of cake-y opportunities coming up.

Good - lots of little parcels arriving for doing some little crafty bits

good - lots to look forward to just now

good - much better mood than I was last week and I've just been paid from my second job.

Bad - I'm still in a lot of pain.

Good : got an early birthday/xmas pressie off my mum and dad today, a new winter coat (birthday not till nov but hey ho, need a warm coat for dog walkies)

Bad: skint

Bad: I need to diet cos i'm a fat cow and my clothes are too tight

Good: schools are back next week which means no more traffic ques to get home

GOOD;

On the way back from a great weekend in Edinburgh for a wedding

Mr Erin and l are getting on better

BAD;

Work is stressful and very pressurised at the moment.

Still waiting to hear if l will be moved to a nightmare ward. I think l might find out week after next.

I haven't got to the gym as much as l should lately as l have been busy. The pounds are slipping on...

One of my friends was meant to meet up with us this weekend but didn't bother. She knew where and when we were meeting -she suggested the restaurant for gods sake. She is now saying l should have reminded her?! I did by Facebook, at my hen do and in her birthday card!

Bah, no I never got round to finishing it. I'm out of work at the mo so I guess I have no excuses! Ask me again next week