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It's the last straw!

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jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 13:38:34

Feeling down already! Now I have no hot water! Rang corgi who asked had I got heating? Today! With the sunshine! Then told me someone would call round in the next24hours?
I'm at work tomorrow? This is one of those times when I really wish my OH was still alive.
Also Cunard have now cancelled Asdod for security reasons and are spending 2 nights in Haifa instead! This means I'm trying to organise an overnight hotel in Jerusalem for maniac and myself.
I really feel very useless, helpless and incompetent , I usually manage ok but everything seems to be going wrong at once. The last straw is that a lovely dress I ordered from East is too small!angry

Anagram Sun 29-Jul-12 13:40:18

jeni {{hug}} sad

absentgrana Sun 29-Jul-12 13:44:55

They say that troubles come in threes. You've had your three now jeni so you are due for some nice things to happen to you. flowers

Littlenellie Sun 29-Jul-12 13:57:10

* jeni * is it vodka time yet....you don't sound useless and incompetent too me you are just used to your abilities ,organising all those things and travelling and working at something you are good at dosent sound useless to me,I am able bodied and wouldn't have the confidence to do that for myself or someone else...sounds like graces grey pup is paying you a visit as well....matron advises an oh F**k it attitude and a large vodka...the sun is well over the yard arm now [Flowers]

jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 14:13:49

Much too early for vodka! I should be reading the cases for Wednesday, I've done mon and tues ones. I've now developed a pain in my right wrist so hurts to type

gracesmum Sun 29-Jul-12 14:19:40

Can your angel neighbour help out with letting heating/boiler man in?
East sizing is strange this year - I found their L massive and M too tight when I tried on a silk suit, v disappointed - send it back and maybe try Wallis or Sahara (or next size up) You are not useless or incompetent, just juggling a lot of balls at present. it was Cunard that made the change, not you. Are they not under any sort of obligation to help with booking?
Good luck - tell that grey puppy to move on!

Littlenellie Sun 29-Jul-12 14:22:13

Well what better reason is there to have one then grin

jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 14:25:41

No she's at work too! I'm hoping he might come today!

jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 14:26:27

Fortunately I don't need hot water. My shower is electric.

Elegran Sun 29-Jul-12 14:44:32

Wear into the shower whatever clothes must be washed, and take the dirty dishes into the shower with you.

Littlenellie Sun 29-Jul-12 14:46:25

grin elegran did that with my undies when my kitchen was out of action..

Butternut Sun 29-Jul-12 14:56:40

jeni - I can feel your frustration jump off the page! You know full well you're none of those things - but these irritations racking up make you want to SCREAM don't they!

One, two, three - AAAAARRRRRRRGH!!!

Take care.x I'd picked up somewhere else on GN that you were feeling low.

Ella46 Sun 29-Jul-12 15:23:24

jeni that grey puppy is certainly making the rounds today!
We all know that you are extremely capable and indeed bolshy when you need to be, so don't beat yourself up when you are just having a blip!

It will all get sorted in the end, and it's not the end of the world yet. sunshine
Count your blessings, you could be married to the old git next door grin

jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 15:45:04

NOW THAT DOESN'T EVEN BEAR THINKING ABOUT!

Go and wash your mouth out! [outrage]

Ella46 Sun 29-Jul-12 16:57:32

jeni blush [shockgrin

glassortwo Sun 29-Jul-12 17:10:35

jeni count to ten......... useless, helpless and incompetent no definitively not shock you are one of the most capable people I know. Things will fall into place and you will wonder what your wobble was all about. smile

Can your cleaner come in tomorrow if your boiler man has not been?

Order the next size dress. wink

jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 18:54:25

I've arranged for Gary 9-12.30 his wife Kate cleaner 12.30-2.30. I hope it's all done by then!
Have phoned the overland tour organiser to arrange a hotel for us in Jerusalem overnight.
Determined to lose the weight to get int dress!

Not bad for a little crippled old woman?

Little? 13st2 3/4lbs and 5'7"?

kittylester Sun 29-Jul-12 18:56:27

Sounding a bit better now jeni! flowers

jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 19:00:41

I just hate not knowing what to do and feeling I'm not in control. I suppose I'm a control freak?

glassortwo Sun 29-Jul-12 19:01:26

There you go jeni I knew you could sort it grin sunshine

Anagram Sun 29-Jul-12 19:09:49

See - you're completely in charge again! Things are as they should be...

Grannylin Sun 29-Jul-12 19:30:45

this is the final straw!..........I don't know whether I am coming or going at the moment.My sister is coming to stay for a couple of nights this week and my OH and I have spent a lot of this weekend getting ready for the royal visit. The problem is we are like chalk and cheese, she is very tidy and organised and I am just slightly laid back!I live in an old farmhouse with cats and dogs.She lives in a pristine estate house-am not criticising this, just painting the picture.She lives 400 miles away and rarely visits but will take the cross channel ferry 7 miles from us and not call in!I suspect her DH has OCD about cleanliness and this may be why they don't like to stay with us.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, after all the mopping and vacuuming, I have just had a FLEA land on me (pesky cats).She will go bonkers!

gracesmum Sun 29-Jul-12 19:35:48

You might be reprieved futther visits though! You have my sympathy, why do these visitations cause us so much grief - we are grown up people and visitore must take us as they find us. Keep a bottle of gin in unlikely places and have a quick tipple whenever it gets a bit much. Alternatively, get her so tiddly she doesn't notice! Good luck thoughwine

Grannylin Sun 29-Jul-12 19:41:31

Good plan graces.They are coming in their clean camper van and I have a feeling that they will opt to sleep there in case they are allergic to the dog!

jeni Sun 29-Jul-12 20:15:19

I would breed the fleas and put them in their bed! But I have an evil mind!