Stuff!
I spent the whole of yesterday having fun! But paid the price for it later in the form of 'grumpy hubby' who accused me of being lax and disorganised and 'how can you ever hope to be a teacher if you are this disorganised' - well that was below the belt. He has no idea how organised I am. I'm just not anally repressed like dear hubby! He's forty six years old, soon to be forty seven and I'm a bit worried he's becoming like those middle aged men who just can't have fun or relax, and spends all his time pottering in his garage and straightening his edges. You can always tell a male gardener in suburbia because their gardens are SO neat, and their edges are SO straight and trimmed. They like nothing better than keeping hedges clipped and fences painted. Well, that's what he's becoming. I must try and avert this disaster and try to stave off his middle agedness. Anyway, luckily hubby DOESN'T do gardens. I do! I'm pleased to say my edges and borders will always be blowsy and overgrown but full of flowers and colour and interest!
I place a lot of importance on building up my social life because if I don't I will be lonely and I've been lonely before when I had just had H, our oldest. I'd finished work, was at home with a baby and had NO friends nearby. You just don't make them when you work in central London and only see your house in the evenings. (I'd never heard of the NCT or mother and baby groups!). I was lonely, and I didn't like that feeling. Now it is eleven years later and I recognise and now know that if you want to make friends you have to go out and make them, they won't come to you! So that is why I took up 'N's offer yesterday after tennis of going down into town and having coffee and generally looking at shops. Yes, aimless and achieving no goals but a hundred million times more important than straightening my edges, and putting the post(mail) in a place he could find it (which was what his grump was all about to start with).
Hmmph. In his defence I have to say that, yes, he is extremely infuriating in many ways but makes up for it in others! You see, I feel guilty now. (catholic upbringing!)
Anyway, no laxness or lazyness for me today! We have 'The W's' from London coming for weekend tomorrow. Really looking forward to seeing them but I'd better go and do some food shopping and clean the bathrooms. Oh yes, and strip the bed and wash the sheets which haven't been done since Lettuce's visit at half term. (lazy, moi?)
The landlord phoned last night to say he's bringing someone round next Friday who is VERY interested in buying the house. If this person wants to buy it then we will HAVE to be out by 1st June. So no pressure to go and BUY a house then! OMG, OMG, OMG!
Here's today's memorial of the moment.... today's themes are biblical/historical/mythological/literary (can't wait until tomorrow's theme - porn stars - or as they say in Life on Mars 'porno' stars)
And here's today's Amaryllis watch....do you think it's grown in two days? Still a bit phallic though ,doctor....fnar fnar
Coming soon.....allotment watch! Quelle excitement! (It's the amaryllis that does it!)
I place a lot of importance on building up my social life because if I don't I will be lonely and I've been lonely before when I had just had H, our oldest. I'd finished work, was at home with a baby and had NO friends nearby. You just don't make them when you work in central London and only see your house in the evenings. (I'd never heard of the NCT or mother and baby groups!). I was lonely, and I didn't like that feeling. Now it is eleven years later and I recognise and now know that if you want to make friends you have to go out and make them, they won't come to you! So that is why I took up 'N's offer yesterday after tennis of going down into town and having coffee and generally looking at shops. Yes, aimless and achieving no goals but a hundred million times more important than straightening my edges, and putting the post(mail) in a place he could find it (which was what his grump was all about to start with).
Hmmph. In his defence I have to say that, yes, he is extremely infuriating in many ways but makes up for it in others! You see, I feel guilty now. (catholic upbringing!)
Anyway, no laxness or lazyness for me today! We have 'The W's' from London coming for weekend tomorrow. Really looking forward to seeing them but I'd better go and do some food shopping and clean the bathrooms. Oh yes, and strip the bed and wash the sheets which haven't been done since Lettuce's visit at half term. (lazy, moi?)
The landlord phoned last night to say he's bringing someone round next Friday who is VERY interested in buying the house. If this person wants to buy it then we will HAVE to be out by 1st June. So no pressure to go and BUY a house then! OMG, OMG, OMG!
Here's today's memorial of the moment.... today's themes are biblical/historical/mythological/literary (can't wait until tomorrow's theme - porn stars - or as they say in Life on Mars 'porno' stars)
And here's today's Amaryllis watch....do you think it's grown in two days? Still a bit phallic though ,doctor....fnar fnar
Coming soon.....allotment watch! Quelle excitement! (It's the amaryllis that does it!)
posted by ramblingwoman at
7:32 AM
10 Comments:
I thought I would visit your site since you had looked at mine, and I'm glad I did. You made me laugh and cheered me up no end. I might have a whole army of grumpy (and disorganised) teachers to deal with but at least I can be chaotic in peace at home.
You are quite right about making going out and socialising your priority.
You could always brighten hubby's evening by making "hunt the post" a daily ritual which is fun for all the family.
I loved that last comment! Made me laugh! My hubby puts piles of pennies in size order and if you touch them, he gets really annoyed. Really. I love the graves today. Yes, the amaryllis has grown. I have some little primroses outside that have drooped and wobbled in the frost (reminds me of when I look in the mirror after a bath - hee hee)
friendship is extremely important, we've just been having lots of conversations based around that very subject...and it does take effort and communication to have real friends not just many aquaintances...so even though A may have a hard time with the disorder and believe me, I can relate cause S likes order too...but strangely not with his post...there is an expression "A Clean House is a sign of a wasted life" so there...and now i'm really rambling!
Blimus when did A creep up to 46? Men huh! best to be ignored at the best of times. He's a lucky man, if he lived with me he'd be banging his head against a brick wall every day I am miss unorganised but getting organised, having too, doing it.... I think friendships are important and I am so happy you're settling in and making friends, wish I could see you more often to ride our bikes..
Oh my godmichet, saucy amaryllis!
yup, what they said! you're absolutely right to prioritize friendship not domestic order. And I think "hunt the post" an excellent idea. Wouldn't work in my house, his post sits on the hall cupboard for days/weeks sometimes..... Tho' not his Orange phone bill, which I never catch sight of!
Those graves are charming but freaking me out as much as Dons tubular bells tune on her mobile....
Think I might blog a Monsieur a day, croque that is of course hehehehe
Just checking -1C blimus!!!!! dropped to 6C here a tad chilly methinks, I must go to bed!!
btw, i saw a gardening programme a couple of years ago comparing male and female gardens/gardeners - it suggested men are much more concerned with symmetry, straight lines, edges (!), control - and more into lawns and hedges - whereas women are likely to be more interested in natural forms, flowers, scent etc. etc. Interesting? I used to think all that male/female nature/difference stuff was to do with socialization, nurture not nature - but not so sure these days....
Loved the "Solomon Re-United with Sheba" ha ha. Also - Cromwell, the happy little Cavalier!! He must be turning in his own grave.
I wondered what the heck you were talking about so I had a look at my post and saw it had been tampered with, the hong kong comment gave it away, that's Guys word! I laughed so much I had to keep it on!!!!
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