Pear Shaped

Morning all.
Today is not going well.
Electricians just arrived unexpectedly to finish work in the bathroom.
They have monopolised the upstairs landing and I cannot get up to the Attic, or take a pee, both of which I am fairly desperate to do.
I need to leave the house in an hour to be back at school for the final round of PPP's, followed by a PTA meeting, followed by a visit to friends straight after school which I've only just remembered about.
So I am trying to cook dinner right now because I won't be around to do it later. And from past experience, it gets mega stressful arriving home late from my friends house with over excited, hungry  children and no food available for immediate consumption. Not to mention a hungry commute-weary husband coming through the door at the same time also requiring immediate food.
I know we are supposed to be gift giving here at Attic24 today, but I don't think I can make it happen right now, there is simply not enough time. I am so sorry! Last I looked there were a staggering 380 comments, and although the Random Number Generator can pick the numbers easily and swiftly, I will still need to count through the comments to make sure I arrive at the right number won't I? And as I've managed to make four posie brooches, the selecting and number counting will have to happen 5 times in total. And I am trying to not wet my pants, to cook dinner, and need to go to the shop for more bags for the PPP project yet...oh dear, well you can see the distinct pear shape of today , can't you?

If I can, I will make the Giveaway happen later tonight, if not it'll be Monday I expect.
This is the first ever post I've made with no pictures too, cos I can't load pics onto my baby laptop. And I even took an arty photograph of a pear to illustrate today...but can't upload it, Pah!!!

Sorry to you all if you bobbed in here for excitement and fun, normal service will resume as soon as I can manage it.
Lucexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Edited to add :: 6.40pm and I am feeling SO much better. I know Gin is not the answer to everything but bloody hell it does a sterling job in times of need. My day did get very much better, I took your advice and 1) had a pee in a bucket, 2) took some deep breaths 3) put it all into perspective. It was not the end of the world, was it?

And although the sparkies have still not finished (I had to kick them out at 1pm), we now have a beautiful, gleaming chrome towel radiator radiating heat into that chilly little room. By the way, we are having the flooring laid on Tuesday (MUST remember to use the toilet before the floor man arrives, I don't like Bucket Facilities), but the walls still need painting and I don't want to show you photos when it still looks so unfinished....but soon, I promise.

My time at school today went well, and OH how wonderful it was to see all the children come out of class with their flowers, it was glorious, truly, and made my heart swell. And my visit to my friends house was also lovely, nothing better than a natter in good company with a few cups of tea and some hot cross buns. The Little People even got to go up the lane to the farm to see baby lambs and stroke some local goats (my friend lives in a cottage out in the sticks, a contrast to our terraced town life here).

So as my Mum would say, Alls Well That Ends Well. I'm about to finish my gin, pour another and run myself a hot deep bubble bath. Thanks for all your concern and kindness, I so appreciate it. Have a super weekend, and see you Monday all bright and breezy and back to normal. Love you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Comments

[felicity]

Hi Lucy
Poor you, what a pants day!
I was going to ask you if you could pop to http://joshyandbelle.blogspot.com/ I've just realised my whole ripple so far is wrong!, I'm having a pants day too, husband away, poorly son and wrong crochet!!!
I think we should all have a great big cake this afternoon to cheer us up!

Hope everything gets sorted soon,
Felicity xxx :)

[kitschen pink]

Electricians - ugh! I'm amazed they're allowing you to prepare dinner - or is it salad?! Hope the rest of the day goes better! I'm off to help at school this afternoon and fully expect to be hoarse by the end of the day! I would say go to help with sewing activities - but actually I spend most of my time there just helping with needle threading! t.x

[Tilly Rose]

you sound like you have your hands more than full Lucy......we will all wait as im sure its worth waiting for !!!

xxx

PS:

Found that a bucket was a source of relief in a simular situation !!!!

[The Antidote]

Poor you, sounds like you are having my kind of day.
Thank you soo much for the hooky encouragement, wish I had a real teacher and not a book to help me along x happy weekend x

[Nicola/smilernpb]

Oh Lucy, sounds like you are having a truly terrible day. Not to worry, things can only get better, as they say.

Try to make the best of it, and perhaps a kindly neighbour will allow you to use their toilet? Or maybe you should just ask the electricians nicely and state that 'needs must' haha.

Hugs x