Hoping things improve for you, @D0rdogne_Damsel, lots of people here rooting for you. Back home from my trip to Bath. Arrived back in Exeter to a cancelled local train, so i decided to take a bus partway home ( our village has no public transport on Sundays ) and OH would pick me up by car. The rain was indescribable. Walked mere yards from the station to the bus, and ditto from the bus to the car, but got wet through, despite the umbrella. Case and backpack soaked, luckily most contents packed in bin bags, so could have been worse. The roads out of Exeter were flooded, the bus managed to plough through, but I’m surprised we didn’t pass more broken down or abandoned cars. Amongst the torrents of water streaming down the road surface were bubbling fountains where the drains had filled and lifted the covers. Poor bus driver confessed that he’d found the journey rather scary. OH laughed at the sight of me, but got us home carefully and safely. Very grateful he was able to tear himself away from the Grand Prix and the rugby, and drive the longer distance to rescue me.
I am extracted, I'm in my own house, trying desperately to make it like home. Lonely evenings with Charlie away all week, blurred lines between staff/customers/friends means I tend not to see them away from work. Some very good friends in the UK, but messaging is not the same as seeing people. One friend is coming over next week to stay, so hopefully that'll gee me up a bit. All very complicated here, a lot of stress and a lot to sort out. Working my way through it.
I have got some holidays booked, a week with friends in Crete on the 4th October, Croatia with Charlie at the end of October, a cheeky cheap break in Spain in January, meeting a friend over there and of course our annual ski holiday at the end of February. So, I'm trying to look forward and be positive.
As ever, thanks for kind wishes and virtual hugs. I feel terribly guilty about feeling sad and sorry for myself when I seem to have everything I ever wanted, it's so hard to explain. Certainly feeling a bit better this last week or so, but a lot of issues to deal with yet.
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HUGS on their way @D0rdogne_Damsel. Life is complicated, it is not that rare to feel down even when you know "you shouldn't". You have had a heavy summer, you must be physically tired. However much you wanted a new home, it is a big step emotionally and it will take time to settle. Good that you have holidays booked, it is a good sign. I wish you and Charlie all the best.
@Ergates Big cheers for the bus driver. Safe home, that's good.
I have an appointment to do my eyebrows. I have never been, I am going to ask to be put in front of a mirror to see what they do. Another anxiety, oh dearyme.
Lots of lightning last night … no thunder but amazing flashes all around for a while.
@D0rdogne_Damsel 🤗 been there, done that .., it’s tough … but there will be silver linings and rainbows … even at the worst times when I asked myself ‘do I regret it? would I go back?’ the answer was always an emphatic ‘No!’ … my only regret was not having done it sooner.
It was lonely … miles away from family and friends … long evenings with not even a tv (couldn’t afford a licence) and living on potato pancakes … I blessed Radio 4 … it was my only company and saved my sanity.
You’ll get there … it’ll get better … it really will … but it’s confusing at first … finding out who you really are 🤗
Glad you’re home safe and sound @Ergates … sounds as if it was ‘a bit wet’ in the southwest!
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@coccinella top tip from my hairdresser. Don't tell them what you want, tell them what you don't! I didn't know it at the time but that was the most important question she asked me when we first met. Good luck! 🥸
Morning all, it looks dreary out there but at least the torrential rain stopped last night. We didn't have it as bad as you did @Ergates, my daughter to the west of Exeter sensibly stayed inside all day. I gather Exeter Airport was closed and the scenes of the floods in Dawlish are amazing. Glad you got home safely.
I'm also one of the survivors @D0rdogne_Damsel and @Dovefromabove so I do understand and sympathise. I'd never ever lived on my own before either so that was rather a shock and as you describe, it was lonely at times. A support network of friends and family helped me through the worst and I never regretted leaving my ex.
Hope you enjoy your eyebrow experience @coccinella, that's one thing I haven't tried. Started wondering about having mine tattooed but not sure about that! Let us know how you get on.
I've got a haircut booked in town this morning so I'd better get a move on. I haven't been since June I think because of recent ill-health so beginning to look wild and woolly!
Morning all. We had a big lightning storm last night, never seen anything quite like it before in the UK. Almost constant flashes for about half an hour with about one per second at one point. Dr Frankenstein's monster would have been jiving around with that much energy in the sky.
Off to hospital later this morning to be scanned for another DVT. The process of getting diagnosis seems extreme - the only option is to turn up at A&E which I feel guilty about as I am clearly just limping wounded, not an emergency. I appreciate that it is a potentially life threatening problem so they can't take chances but it does feel like a sledgehammer cracking a nut.
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Back home from my trip to Bath. Arrived back in Exeter to a cancelled local train, so i decided to take a bus partway home ( our village has no public transport on Sundays ) and OH would pick me up by car.
The rain was indescribable. Walked mere yards from the station to the bus, and ditto from the bus to the car, but got wet through, despite the umbrella. Case and backpack soaked, luckily most contents packed in bin bags, so could have been worse.
The roads out of Exeter were flooded, the bus managed to plough through, but I’m surprised we didn’t pass more broken down or abandoned cars. Amongst the torrents of water streaming down the road surface were bubbling fountains where the drains had filled and lifted the covers. Poor bus driver confessed that he’d found the journey rather scary. OH laughed at the sight of me, but got us home carefully and safely. Very grateful he was able to tear himself away from the Grand Prix and the rugby, and drive the longer distance to rescue me.
I have got some holidays booked, a week with friends in Crete on the 4th October, Croatia with Charlie at the end of October, a cheeky cheap break in Spain in January, meeting a friend over there and of course our annual ski holiday at the end of February. So, I'm trying to look forward and be positive.
As ever, thanks for kind wishes and virtual hugs. I feel terribly guilty about feeling sad and sorry for myself when I seem to have everything I ever wanted, it's so hard to explain. Certainly feeling a bit better this last week or so, but a lot of issues to deal with yet.
@Ergates Big cheers for the bus driver. Safe home, that's good.
I have an appointment to do my eyebrows. I have never been, I am going to ask to be put in front of a mirror to see what they do. Another anxiety, oh dearyme.
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@D0rdogne_Damsel 🤗 been there, done that .., it’s tough … but there will be silver linings and rainbows … even at the worst times when I asked myself ‘do I regret it? would I go back?’ the answer was always an emphatic ‘No!’ … my only regret was not having done it sooner.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We didn't have it as bad as you did @Ergates, my daughter to the west of Exeter sensibly stayed inside all day. I gather Exeter Airport was closed and the scenes of the floods in Dawlish are amazing. Glad you got home safely.
I'm also one of the survivors @D0rdogne_Damsel and @Dovefromabove so I do understand and sympathise. I'd never ever lived on my own before either so that was rather a shock and as you describe, it was lonely at times. A support network of friends and family helped me through the worst and I never regretted leaving my ex.
Hope you enjoy your eyebrow experience @coccinella, that's one thing I haven't tried.
Started wondering about having mine tattooed but not sure about that! Let us know how you get on.
I've got a haircut booked in town this morning so I'd better get a move on. I haven't been since June I think because of recent ill-health so beginning to look wild and woolly!
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