Weekly Good/Bad Thread

Good - Getting my hair cut tonight

Bad - Hate getting my hair cut - what if they make it horrible!

Bad - work tomorrow AND Monday

Good - someone is paying me to bake them cake!

Good - Present shopping all done

Good - got my engagement ring back!

Good: Got paid today, great ahead Xmas coming!

Good: On call this weekend, so if I work, can get some time off in lieu next week, which would be very welcome!

Good: Got loads of compliments about weight-loss this week, even if I still want to lose 4-12 more pounds.

Good: Everything major is booked for the wedding, including the much complicated band!

Good: Everyone close to me is healthy, safe and in peace.

Good: Only 6 more days until Santa visits! \o/

No baddies as I feel self-conscious comparing to what other Otters are going through.

Good - last day in work

Good - currently have 2 back to back free periods

Bad - have a monster actual period

Bad - Too much to do and no motivation to do it

Good - got lots of exciting plans Sun and Mon

Bad - awkward family thing to face

Good - last day at work today until the 2nd of Jan!

Bad - people appear to actually be working today

Good - Off to do the Christmas food shop tonight, as we're spending Christmas and Boxing Day elsewhere this means we can just buy treats

Good - All presents sorted and wrapped

Good - Received a letter off my brother in Afghan this week which has cheered me up

Bad - Had to have a blood test this morning, hoping I don't end up with a massive bruise like I did last time (literally spread from my elbow to my wrist!)

Good - Friends are getting married tomorrow, should be a lovely day

Hope everyone has a good last weekend before Christmas!

Good - its almost Christmas

Good - lots of cake/sweets at work!

Good - looks like we might have snow next week

Good - got all my christmas shopping done and wrapped

Bad - my pony got PTS on Tuesday

Bad - I'm working today, Monday AND Tuesday, and next Friday....

Bad - I have to go to Marks and Spencers tonight to pander to my Grandparents

Good - I get to see all my family over the festive period

Good - It'll be 100 sleeps to our wedding from boxing day

Bad: My hands are frigging killing me, and no hand cream is helping

Good: My nana and grandad arrive tomorrow and are staying for a week

Bad: My house is disgusting

Good: I’ve written a list and I WILL get through it before H finishes on Tuesday

Good: H got a little unexpected bonus!

Bad: For the second month in a row he hasn’t been taxed correctly, which really annoys me because instead of just paying it and sorting it out we have to wait and pay it over the next tax year, and I don’t want it to affect us every month, which it now will

Good: We’ve got the moses basket in our lounge now and every time I look at it I feel all fluffy.

Good: Our new cupboard is almost finished, just needs a coat of paint on the door and need to stick the skirting boards on and paint them

Bad - working until Tuesday afternoon

Bad- not seeing H again until 27th Dec

Good - the cold I thought was getting doesn't seem to have materialised

Good - so far so good with daughter

Otter love to anyone who needs it and hope you all have the best weekend possible.

Good: monster cold finally seems to have nearly gone after weeks of being ill

Bad / Good: My shifts for today and tomorrow at work have been cancelled. They are a sly lot where l work, they don't want to pay me the holiday pay as l need to take it as holiday and will still want me to do the sh!t shifts next week.

Bad: Bored being at home today as Christmas is pretty much sorted. Mr Erin is out tonight straight from work so l am home alone with the cats until midday tomorrow in effect.

Good: New job is all sorted. I start on the 6th of January!

Bad: My work are a bunch of See You Next Tuesdays

Good: At least I have a job.

Bad: Jealous of those with fun parties to go to, and finishing work today. I'm back Mon/Tues.

Good: Quiet weekend planned. Long walks with pups then home to snuggle and laugh at those out shopping.

Bad: MF is one of them, refuses to do it and says I'm getting nothing! He better not think he'll go Mon/Tues as he has to look after the dog, not dump her at his (unable) mum's then lie about it.

Good: Getting hair, nails, eyebrows and tash done this afternoon.

Bad: I'm just generally in a terrible mood that won't lift.

Love to all Otters.

OB what's wrong with your hands? X

Good - C breaks up from school today.

Bad - So does H, haha

Good/Bad - H starts his new job after Christmas, means he won't be away all week. BUT, He gets a healthy payrise.

Good/Bad - Finished Christmas shopping, but keep buying more. I have put a fair bit up for next year.

Good - Child free weekend. Going to blitz the house, so it is sparkling fo when Santa comes

Hugs to those who require them.

Have a good weekend ladies (and gent).

I don't really know ATB! It's a combination of eczema and chapped from the cold. They are split all over and then in between each finger are loads of tiny itchy weeping blisters. If they don't improve a bit over the weekend I'm going to have to beg for an appointment at the docs. I was actually crying last night whilst scratching. I know how dramatic that sounds but they really are that sore!

OB and Flora: I get this too, on and off triggered by stress. Currently agony in between fingers of one hand and only on the pinkie of the other. When my hands are ok ish, I use the Bodyshop rose hand cream or l'occitaine Shea butter. Bodyshop Hemp range is good but I can't stand the disgusting smell.

When they are bad I use Sudocreme which is the best thing for me. Cotton gloves sometime help, sometimes make then worse.

The doc gave me 1% steroid cream last time but I don't want to over use that at the moment. I've also got a gel type cream from the docs that does bugger all.

I used to use the Hemp hand cream for the clapping but again at the moment I don't really know if it's ok to use.

I tried the gloves last night and it made them ten times worse.

Nice to hear I'm not the only one who gets it (not nice for you guys but nice because I've never seen anyone else with it). They are like actual little blisters, you can pop them and everything. I thought a soap was triggering it (only thing that's changed) but I've got rid of that and had no improvement, if anything it's worse now. I suppose I'll just have to put it down to changes in my body and hope that it resolves next year

Good - Last day of work

Bad - Work morale is an all time low, its very depressing.

Good/bad - OH is buying us some tacky xmas jumpers

Good - xmas bonus! honestly thought it was cancelled this year.

Bad - just heard I didnt get the job from last week, the one i reall really wanted, Pah

Bad - FIL is in hopsital having heart surgery as we speak☹️

Bad - because of above I am no longer going to mr Fs xmas party as the in laws were babysitting

Bad - FIL is in a hospital over an hour away. Its very unlikely hel be home for Christmas

Good - D has his first Christmas party tomorrow!

Good- i have 48 cupcakes to make for a party Sat and one Sunday, extra pennies just before xmas

Good- Had a positive interview on wednesday this week with the NHS

Sorry to hear your news Flow, hope the FIL is ok?

And I also get the hand thing! How strange as I've never met anyone else that gets it! I second Sudocrem, I slap it on before going to bed. I tend to get it between my middle finger and ring finger on my right hand that's it. I find it's worse in the summer than the winter though

Flow - boo to the job and sorry about you FIL. Hope it all sorts out very soon.

I also used to get the hand thing! I had a really bad bout that made my hands well, fall apart really for almost a year (bandaged and looking like a burns victim), but haven't had anything like as bad since. I used steroid creams for a while. I'd never heard of anyone else getting it either! (It does seem to have left me with terribly weak fingernails though.

Good- its almost Christmas!! Good- im totally ready Good- currently curled up on the sofa with True Blood boxset Bad- no baby bass Good- baby bass will be here by next weekend! AC, great news about ur daughter! Flow, lots of vibes for ur FIL Sending lots of vibes to those that need them over Christmas!

Good luck Mrs B. Come on Baby B!

Sorry about the job Flymo, and that FIL is poorly x

Good - I've been off work all week.

Good - My house is spotless, wardrobes and kitchen cupboards sorted, bathrooms deep cleaned, fresh sheets all round, hoovered, dusted, fridge full of food. Love that 'it's all done' feeling.

Good - I have two embryos in my belly! By far the furthest we have ever got on Operation Make a Baby.

Good - I have a little boy's christening to attend on Sunday and I'm really looking forward to it.

Good - I feel rather festive!

Not sure I have any bads. I'm not going to think too hard for them!

Flora, that's great news. Hurrah to your new house and may you be very very happy in it.

And Ducky, vibes for sticky beans>>>>>>

Yay that's great news Flora! Exciting times.

Lots of vibes for you Ducky xxx

Good: I have a 1 year old! His party was fab and he was well and truly spoiled.

Good: All ready and prepared for Christmas for the first time ever. (well, apart from food but we're tackling that one tomorrow).

Bad: I am majorly struggling with an assignment so if any of our resident science boffs would like to write an essay on proteins/enzymes I'd be very grateful.

Flora and ducky what fabulous news!

Bad - I dont finish work till christmas eve I hate you all.

Bad - I got a nice bonus but the tax man took 80% of it away from me.

Good- all my shopping and wrapping is done.

Good- the plastering has finished in the house

Flora that's brilliant, how exciting!

Afm *trying to be positive* although everything is half good and half bad this week!

Good: my boss offered me my old job back. Bad because it's a crappy job that I desperately wanted out of, also it's in a very close, gossipy town which is embarrassing to have to go back as a failure.

Bad: I'm working at 5am on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve!! But good because it's money.

Good: I've got 30 cupcakes to do tomorrow morning. Bad because I cannot be bothered!

Good: I'm organised for Christmas but bad because we are doing our Christmas food shop at 5am on Sunday morning as our asda is always mental.

Good: H has got some shifts next week and a possibility of some after new year. Bad because it's not a job but it's something.

Good: ITS CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK!

Good - Friend got married which means I can finally talk about my wedding guilt free - horray!

Bad - OH's grandad in hospital as he fell over and fractured his pelvis

Good - Hopefully should be out in time for Christmas

Bad - But we doubt it because he still can't walk very well, even when aided

Good - 2 more days of work and then I can start (finally) feeling festive!

Hugs for those that need them x

afm... Not really bads, more meh...

bad - bathroom still not finished, this is our own fault though as we just haven't had time.

bad - still need to do food shopping for Christmas, not looking forward to that.

bad - need to tidy and clean whole house ready for all of the in laws descending on Christmas Day!

good - it's Christmas in 4 sleeps!!!

Hugs for all who need them.

Good. Took my theory test this week and passed, chuffed. I have taken it before but left it too long and had to retake it. This time I am determined to pass my driving test!

Good. I have an interview for a job but it is not till 3rd Jan so i have ages to wait.

Good. I am ready for Christmas, have food and a plan for how and when to cook everything. still nerve racking,

Good. My Aunt from australia is over for a family wedding and came to see us this afternoon. She is my fav aunt so lovely to see here and her husband.

Bad. my close friends step dad died this morning. He was a lovely guy and as a teen i went to their wedding/ very sad for the family.

Hugs to all that need it. x

Again late to this, sending hugs to all that need them this week.

Good- my Xmas fudge has been a huge success.

good- I have my car back from the garage.

bad- I've got sinusitis following in from a hideous cold

bad- I get paid tomorrow so have to brave town on the 23rd December. What fun!

Bad- still cry every time I see an Xmas advert with a big happy family.

Good luck! I let my theory test lapse then had to re-take it take it which was a pain.

Thanks. I got quite disheartened after I failed my 2nd practical test and left it too long. My theory lapsed about a year ago.

I think OH would prefer it if he had a choice over who drove whenever we go anywhere!