So, how’s your week been?
By KATE HUNTER
This is the part where we share which facets of our week were good, bad or ordinary. If you haven’t played before, it’s a pretty simple game:
For example, if Barack Obama were to comment on Best and Worst (he hasn’t yet but surely it’s only a matter of time), he’d post something like:
Best: Being inaugurated. Again !!!
Worst: Those rifle association clowns just don’t know when to grow up and get another hobby.
‘Thanks Barack,’ I’d reply, ‘Good to have you at MM!’
See, it’s easy and fun. Here are my best and worsts for this week …
Best: Gearing up for the kids going back to school next week. I’m looking forward to kissing my three goodbye on Wednesday. I checked, it is Wednesday - my mother once dropped my 10 year old brother at school a week before school started – oops. It’s been a great break and the kids are so relaxed they’re almost liquified, but even they’re getting excited. Not so much about the schoolwork, but being busy again.
Me too. I work from home and apart from the week I was in the wilds of New Zealand and away from iDevices of any kind, I’ve been working in a sporadic, unmotivated way. But I can feel my mojo coming back. I’m eating better and I’ve cut out weekday wines. My friend Annie’s mother always says ‘From Melbourne Cup to Australia Day, Australia is in go-slow mode’. I think she’s right – I’m ready to speed up again.
Worst: Realising the kids going back to school next week. It’s been great, not having to do the morning countdown. Sometimes it’s like the Masterchef kitchen at our place, but instead of Matt Preston banging on about plating, it’s me yelling, ‘You’ve got ten minutes to get those shoes on, bags packed and hair tied up! What ARE you doing?’ We went away a couple of times over the holidays, but the last few weeks have been at home. We told the kids, ‘You’ve had a great time, but now there are no more outings.No movies, theme parks, roller-skating, ice-skating or art classes. The money taps are off.’
I countered that by saying their friends are always welcome to come over, and as long as I don’t have to do more than fling them a Vegemite sandwich, they can stay all day. That meant most days there were six kids at our place, but really and truly, it was fine. Noisy, but fine. I’d much rather listen to a barney about ever-changing rules of ‘hallway cricket’ than the hypnotic goo goo pling pling of computer games.
What’s happening in your world? What’s made you smile, grimace or wonder what the hell is going on (code for this is OMM – On My Mind) …
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best : 2 weeks till end of my first trimester. Saw the baby at 8 weeks and it had a strong heartbeat, but the weeks between 8 and 12 weeks seem to be dragging, just hoping everything is still ok. i get moments of intense panic about it, particularly if i have a day or two where i dont feel as nauseous.
Worst : no real worsts, just the waiting!!
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No real best or worst, but an OMM…
I’ve been with my boyfriend for 18 months and it’s my first proper relationship. Most of the time it’s wonderful (and there is so much I love about him), but every now and then he’ll do something which will really piss me off and leave me questioning whether or not I’m in the right relationship. It’s never been anything major or anything intentional on his part, just things that kinda point to him being a bit selfish. I’ve read Jo Abi’s post about marriage being hard work, so I’m guessing these little tensions from time to time are normal…
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Ann, as someone who is now 9.5yrs into a relationship that is hanging by a thread and mostly unhappy can I implore you to listen to your gut before you take the next step (moving in, getting engaged etc etc). I kick myself every single day for not listening to my gut instincts. He won’t change. Good luck xx
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Stick with it. I’m sure there are times you piss him off too. Relationships are about give and take. If its not major, don’t get so uptight about it. Nobody is perfect. If everything’s ok 99% of the time, you’re doing ok.
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Can you give us an example of something he does?
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Best: am at the coast. All 10 other family members went out is morning, leaving me blissfully alone to read MM & chat with a friend on the phone. 2 whole hours of just me and the sound of the waves. Heaven! Also, loving my new job.
Worst: learning just this morning about a friend’s abusive childhood. It explains so much about him. Also, as always, my chronic foot problem.
Funniest: 3.5yo coming to find me yesterday. He conscientiously put his hat on to come outside, totally naked
OMM: double standards. My MIL told me she didn’t like my boys’ constant nudity, mostly because the younger one is not long out of nappies and is still fascinated with playing with himself. And yet my 6yo niece has discovered the wonders her genitals and very frequently has her skirt up and is investigating with enthusiasm, and yet nothing is said.
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Love your funniest!
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Best: my baby boy is a week old and I can’t believe the days can fly by just marvelling at him
I love being a mum!
There is no worst for me
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Best: 1. rain, glorious rain. I know it will stuff our Australia day plans up, but it’s filling our tanks and giving our poor parched plants something to drink.
2. 12 year old starting secondary school next week.
3. Pool fence started.
4. Daughter’s wedding reception booked and she’s already picked a relatively cheap dress with very little fuss.
Worst: 1. Water tank pump has started playing up after 3 years, have been continually resetting it.
2. The money for best no 3 & 4.
3. Dreading results of this weeks MRI, probably for no reason, but always an anxious time.
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Best – Less than 2 weeks before we move to the UK! While there’s still so much to be done I’m very excited and can’t wait to see what life over there has to offer!
Worst – Can’t think of anything THAT bad but the fact that the weather here is SO cold doesn’t help. This past weekend it was close to -20! Makes one not want to EVER leave the house!
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worst – so worn out, hate being grumpy with my two year old when it’s my ‘fault’, was hard work to do anything today until….
best – afternoon nap, never a gurantee in this houehold anymore so always grateful when it works out!
best 2 – worn out from being pretty productive all week getting stuff done around the house – just general cleaning not the pile of extra jobs i have to do but still felt nice
best 3 – a movie i’ve wanted to see for ages is on tv tonight, and I’m enjoying it, even shutting the lid on the laptop between ads
Happy Australia Day to all tomorrow
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Worst: so much snow in Paris on Sunday, and I took a nasty fall while out walking. It really hurts falling backwards onto your bum/tailbone. I also really dislike cold weather
Best 1: coming to London from Paris- lots to explore, friends to see, museums to visit ans we are heading home Monday
Best 2: the sales in Europe right now. Clothes bags shoes and heck make up are so much cheaper!
Best 3: going to meet up with my best friend who I haven’t seen in a year! Oh and we plan on going to Aussie pubs to celebrate Australia Day.
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Worst: Tomorrow I have to do that 1.2 km open water swim with my 10 yo daughter that I stupidly banged on about in one of Bec Sparrow’s posts back in November. I have trained twice. The second time she finished 3 minutes ahead of me.
Best: Until tomorrow is over, there is no best. I even have to wear a wetsuit. It’s not going to be pretty.
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I remember your post – I thought you were awesome. Good luck with it!
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Thank you!! I feel sick this morning. Will post an update this afternoon if I survive. xx
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Best: High tea today and a baby shower to go to on Sunday!
Worst: Went to the optometrist for the first time in a decade and found out I have Kerataconus : (
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Worst – left my iPad at work today. Real first world problem. Kind workmate has retrieved it for me & we’re going to try to meet up tomorrow.
Best – volunteering tomorrow at the MS Colour Run at Darling Harbour. I’m going to be one of the colour chuckers. Am ridiculously excited.
http://www.mscolourrun.org.au/ColourRun/#.UQItIY6LHRo
Best – long weekend!
OMM – have been eating a very healthy diet for 4 weeks, no sugar (unless it’s in fruit), mostly ‘clean’ eating. Have only lost 900kg in that time. Thought I’d have lost more by now.
Still, all things considered everything is good!
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Phwoar – 900kgs?!
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Is that a typo? 900kg is generally considered a reasonable weight loss:-)
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Oops! 900g. I think Friday-itis got to me. You gave me a giggle!
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Long time stalker, first time poster.
WORST: I work in an industry where you see both the best and the worst of times. Today, a 4 month old baby was found deceased in her home by her family. The cries of a mother who has just had heart heart broken is something you cannot un-hear. My soul ached for her and what she has lost.
BEST: I am a happy, healthy 23 year old and I have alot to be bloody happy about. This morning, driving to work at 6am I looked at the sunrise and though dammit, THIS is living. You’ve gotta find beauty in the day to day people, even if you have to look really hard.
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jessie,
this may be innapropriate, but your opening line made me fall a little in love with you.
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First world problem:
After reading so many articles about childhood bullying I want to know why I wasn’t bullied. Did I just not notice it? I certainly have had my fair share of adult / male bullying in the work place, talk about the glass ceiling!!!
And I know that what I was like, what I did in school, would have made me the perfect victim:
1) In primary: always reading, hated sport, happy to be “last picked”, classroom monitor(could go out on messages and be late because I did a little reading on the way back), towards the bottom of the class (reading during lessons meant I missed a lot) but always coming top of maths and English.
2) In high school: again reading, library assistant, prefect, having no problems with schoolwork.
I can remember some instances that I am sure now looking back were when other students tried to bully me, and I was so amazed I laughed at them, and went back to my book.
Surely there are others out there that just weren’t aware of bullying. Maybe we need to bring our children up with more confidence in themselves. I do remember that, my parents always said whatever I wanted to do, as long as I did it to the best of my ability was great. I asked my 4 did they remember being or observing bullying , nope!!!!
Amazing!!!!
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if you had been bullied, you’d have noticed, trust me – it is unmissable
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best – losing weight – I’m on the joe cross juicing track.
worst – no worsts
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Worst: This damn job I am leaving but having another week left before I leave. It’s stressing me out! So bad I had to cry in the toilets earlier (I cry at everything really, I am a pretty emotional person). But this sucks so bad. Thank god for the long weekend making that little bit shorter for me to be here.
Best: I am young, healthy, loved and have a roof over my head. Going to a new job with great opportunities. Just really trying hard to remember that!
OMM: Crawling under my doona until this is all over. *sigh* I wish.
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Best: Loving my job! I’ve been there for about a month and it’s awesome to be starting my career. I finished uni in October and I love having a job where I have responsibility and authority! Also finally getting over the disappointment of the grad jobs I missed out on (I got interviews at 3 out of the ‘big 4′ and was like “the next person they would have hired” at all 3.)
Best #2: Exciting times for my partner and I! Starting to look like we might be getting a foot on the property ladder at a young age!
Worst: Still feeling a bit down in terms of how I look and feel about my body and my weight but had a chat with my partner today and we are going to start making some healthier lifestyle choices and I’m going to get back on the wagon!
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Big 4- accounting firms? I spent a year at pwc in audit.
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After four years of sheer hell and misery, and losing everything,I finally started feeling normal ie; not wanting to stay in bed all day long. I decided to make sure that this year is really good. I’ve trained myself to bounce any negative thoughts which has been really good. I’m free of any (like the last two) disfunctional relationships.
But now in my 40′s my life is nothing what I wanted and thought it would be. I have to restart my business/work from scratch again. I feel very lonely a lot. I don’t have much of a social life as my friends are married, or live overseas or other. I’ve got a good personality, am smart, fun…… people like me.
The good thing is that I feel, finally, as though I’m ready to get things moving, be successful again, have a great life. But I don’t know how or where to start. I want a relationship with a good man. I want a life full of people but how????
Do I get a life coach? A therapist? I definitely do not want to do online dating, great for others but not me. I just want to really enjoy life and have the things that I read about on here, family, friends, social life, rewarding career…… What do you do when you have to start from scratch again????
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Oh this is hard – you have my sympathy for what you;ve been through and my encouragement for the next bit. I think a good start is to work out some things you are interested in and then join a social group. It might be running, paragliding, growing gladioli, what ever floats your boat. That will introduce you to like minded people and then you are on your way! You sound like a great person and I think if you can keep rallying you may just be at the start of a great year. Don’t owrry about the man bit, just concentrate on meeting people and seeing which ones ‘fit’ and some of them dfinitely will. I bet in one years time you look back and go wow it really all did come together for me. All the best!
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I think a psychologist is a good start, they will be able to point you in the direction hopefully. All the best for your new beginning
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you just start … and you keep smiling.
40 is not too late. it’s the new 30, remember!
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Wishing you a million good things for the next chapter of your life. Have courage and enjoy!
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Maybe making a vision board would help. Start small, if you see a picture of a pretty corner table with a flower arrangement that you like, you could easily work towards doing that. It would give you a lift each time you achieve a goal. Good luck.
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Best: quietly watching my 20th month old lay her head on my 8 month pregnant tummy and talking to her sister inside and hear all the great praise about the good job my husband doing at work
Worst: the nightmare of getting 20th month to go to sleep and sleep though the night but my bigs rant for the weeks is the poor manner people have on the buses in sydney on one trip a lady with double pram and toddler sit attached was struggling to get off the bus and everyone just sat there a watch until i offered to help with toddler on my hip, then this morning we got older bus which meant pram need to be folded up struggling to get on and get my toddler on safely every one just sat and watch, so i said loudly nice help everyone) a lady then response “How Rude” which i responded “what rude is you complain that younger people never have manner and yet you set such example sitting while heavy pregnant women struggles to get on the bus with child”
not sure if want i said was called for but lack of sleep sometimes make you say anything you wouldn’t normal say but did feel good afterwards.
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I don’t blame you, Jehane. I think we can’t always assume that the people near the front of the bus can get up to assist but the odds are that at least someone should be able to help. Maybe Mrs ‘How Rude’ could have cut you a little slack and understood that you were frustrated.
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Incredible! I helped a woman with a pram onto a bus and was astounded at the men in their suits up the front who just sat there! One was even tisking at the delay we were causing! i thought “what if this was your wife?”!!!!
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best: long weekend. the year has barely started and i already need a break.
worst: feeling so down this week. i don’t know if its because the boy is only halfway through a 2 month work trip (time is going so slowly..), or because work has been so stressful this week, plus feeling isolated from friends…. I am just feeling miserable this week. Lets hope an extra day off will bring back some smiles
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Best 1: Love my job and have the most supportive boss. Best company, really happy.
Best 2: I got a notice of exclusion from Uni in December and I have finally got off my ass, been to the doctors to get medical evidence (had severe anxiety/depression last year) and submitted my appeal. Fingers crossed it works.
Best 3: I have a date with a beautiful man tomorrow night. I’m really excited and am going shopping and getting my hair done for it. I’ve known him for three weeks and been on one date and have been messaging and talking on the phone.
Worst 1: My ex that came back a few weeks ago played mind games with me and I let him. I let him back into my life, listened to him when he said he “loved” me and then he disappeared. I called him about two days after he disappeared and he called me back but unless I make the effort, he doesn’t want to. He is all talk. For example, I called him twice yesterday and he sends me a text “hey sorry I had a busy day/night. Hope you’re well”. I finally made a decision today that I don’t need him. I need a considerate guy who is going to be all actions and not words.
Worst 2: Friends. It feels like as a woman I can’t make ones that can stick. All either turn into frenemies, flakes or treat me like dirt. Advice anyone?
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Is this the man that went to the Gold Coast? And the ex is the one that we said was playing games (sorry)?
Great abt the new man, very exciting.
I’m not sure about the friends thing, I’ve found that women so often care and focus so much more on the men in their lives that they put friendship second. That’s been my experience anyway.
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Hi Sydgel,
Yeap, the man is the one that went to the Gold Coast. Turns out he was giving me a bit of space and not trying to appear too keen. Been speaking on the phone every night for the last three and texting. He asked me out on a date about two nights ago for Saturday night. Not sure what to wear though…
The ex was the one playing games. He knows that I am a compassionate person with a lot of feelings that I put in a black box that got dispensed with six months ago.
I feel like I have female friends and when they were single, we were so together and now that they have relationships, they forget about who was there for them when they weren’t in them. Its so heartbreaking. At 22, you’d think I’d have heaps of friends
I don’t….
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Oh that’s so great re the new man! How funny that he was giving you space.
Re friends, you definitely go thru stages, this is just a stage. I’m sure you will meet some new friends v soon some that will be long term and others short. It really is just a phase.
Can’t wait to hear about your date! x
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It could have been a cop out, him saying that but I’m thinking positively…
I will definitely post about my date next week! Still not sure what to wear!
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It woudn’t have been a cop out, he sounds thoughtful.
Do some practice runs beforehand so that you feel comfortable on your date. x
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Good decision! Stay strong, it’ll be worth it.
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Hello! Excited for you about dates w’ Beautiful Man.
I am looking forward to your next update.
Re: your ex – you dodged a bullet, but you knew that already.
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Best: I don’t feel as crap as last week, so that’s gotta count for something. Still bummed over the break up; I keep thinking of things I want to say, then remind myself that I want to be the bigger person so I swallow my thoughts and get on with my day. I’m ok when I’m busy, but I can’t be busy 24 hours a day.
My grandma finally moved out of rehab; she’s one step closer to moving home.
I booked my flights to Europe!
Worst: nothing really. Being dumped by an ass hat isn’t the worst thing in the world…
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Best – one more week and I’ll be in my second trimester. So excited that every day is another day closer.
Best 2 – Long weekend – need I say more? Raining in Brisbane so a good excuse to get to see a few movies. Impossible and Les Mis are on the list.
Worst – Nothing
OMM – Is it just me or does anyone else find the latest Berlei sports bra advert a bit annoying and almost condescending. Two tiny model like girls bouncing on those gym ball things and the ad goes on about breasts bouncing during exercise. The girls in the ads do not look like they need a sport bra. They both must be a size 10A. For some reason I find it a very irritating ad.
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I took the Berlei ad completely the opposite way, as though it’s saying that even smaller breasted women need sports bras because of how much pressure & bounce occurs when exercising, hence the images of smaller breasted women. It’s made me think twice about what I wear when I jump on the trampoline with my daughter! I find the colours of the bras irritating. Yes, it’s an exercise bra but do they really need to be practically rainbow coloured?
Congrats on almost hitting second trimester!
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Good point – next time I see the ad I will look at it that way.
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Yep Gypsy I hate it! What advertising genius came up with that idea?!!!! It’s so incredibly annoying and inane.
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I saw les mis with my daughter on Thursday. It was a long movie (3hrs I think) but worth it.
It’s great news about your pregnancy and how well it’s going.
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I HATE that ad!! Yes it is condescending- if you want to convince me your sports bras work, show me a couple of double ds being kept under control. I think A cup is very generous if you- I would have said AA!
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haha i thought the same thing about the berlei ad – why couldnt they have one of the girls with bigger breasts to show how well their bras support regardless of breast size?
congratulations with your pregnancy, i must only be a week or two behind you, ive got two weeks till end of first trimester and it cant go fast enough!!
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Best: feeling very much in love with my husband, like silly ott in love. We have been married for 3 years and every day I feel like I’m falling more and more in love with him. Also, long weekend yay!
Worst: beginning of the dreaded 2 week wait. Trying not to google every symptom again, but so far nothing out of the ordinary except a few cramps
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I just finished the 2WW Snow, it almost did my head in. Currently 5 days late, but all tests are showing negative. I don’t think I can take this much longer!!! Fingers crossed your 2WW goes fast
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fingers cross for you Snow, the 2 week wait can just feel like forever! baby dust to you!!
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Best:
I am going to house sit for my brothers 2 dogs this long weekend so that will be fun.
I get to see my boyfriend tonight for the first time in 2 weeks! Yay
Worst:
Got my fourth cold sore in as many weeks yesterday. I just can’t seem to keep them away. One will heal and then 2 weeks later another will pop up. I had two at the same time a couple of weeks ago. They’re horrible and they hurt.
Didn’t get a job I applied for. Oh well, back the drawing board!
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Pop down to the chemist and ask for Famvir. It’s antiviral meds for cold sores. Will set you back $25-30 but you take them all at once and it should help them clear up pretty quickly. You don’t need a prescription anymore, so don’t bother going to the doctor.
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Thanks for that. I got the cold sore yesterday morning so I am not sure the medicine will work as it says to take it immediately after feeling the effects. I managed to get the lump down by putting ice on it, Vectavir, hand sanitizer, everything I could possibly think of to get rid of it! Mum has bought me Betadine cold sore ointment. Thanks for telling me about that though, I might get a pack for the next outbreak.
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Broccoli is good for keeping away coldsores
also avoid aritifical sweetners in diet drinks/splenda 
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I took Famvir for the first time last Friday and it worked fantastically and quickly.
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girly… I remember reading a tip from a beauty editor for clearing cold sores quickly. You put acetone on a cotton bud and press onto the cold sore for about ten seconds. Meant to hurt like a mother, but dries it out and heals it much quicker. Repeat a couple times a day under it scabs up.
As Kate said below, getting a prescription for a medication like famvir will help as it treats the herpes simplex virius that causes the cold sores.
Hope this helps.
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I read that tip in Zoe Foster’s book. I did it. It HELLA hurt and my coldsore lasted double!!! Bust everyone is different.
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I get cold sores really bad. Best things are lyscine (thats not how its spelt)tablets at the chemist. take one a day and it will boost your immune. also try virasolve it’s a cheaper tube then famvir and has a numbing agent. I also like those cover patches. You can also put salt on it and dry it out to speed up process. it will hurt but it works.
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get a prescription for valtrex – it’s actually herpes medication and expensive but my BF swears by it, says it can stop a cold sore from even forming if you get it early enough.
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zivorax is good if the coldsore is just about to start. lysine tablets are fantastic to take. totally safe. totally effective. i took them 6 years ago for 2 months so I wouldn’t have a cold sore for my wedding day, stopped taking them on the honeymoon. — still waiting for a cold sore 6 yrs later
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You probably have all the tips on coldsores already but do you take Lysine?
Taking it each day (or as directed) in bouts of them should help. It might have been stress leading up to seeing your bf – ie they always pop up for me in stressful situations or of course when I’m hoping one doesn’t make an appearance!
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I have to start with my worst as I desperately need advice, please:
My mum is at breaking point and I don’t know how to help her. For years I’ve tried to talk her into seeing a therapist or going back to AA meetings. She usually agrees in a vulnerable moment, then doesn’t follow through. The other night she was in tears confessing to me that she’s completely miserable and hates her life as she’s now totally incontinent and has accidents every day. Doctor says it’s just something called ‘spills’ that can happen to women sometimes and there’s no treatment. She rarely leaves the house and just drinks her life away, watching TV. She’s been on antidepressants for years already. What can I do?
Best: Most facets of my own life are wonderful, the best it’s ever been – just feeling helpless and wishing I could fix the problems of the people I love
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Can you speak to her GP or attend an appointment with her and (sensitively) explain how your mum is feeling and ask the GP if they’re able to put together a mental health plan and a referral to a psychologist for your mum?
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That sounds really tough Neo name, has your mum been referred to a urologist or urogynaecologist for her incontinence? Have they done urodynamics/cystoscopy to look at why she is incontinent? There are many reasons for it and there are many things that can be done to fix it ranging from physio to temp pessaries and surgery. I would really encourage her to get a second opinion as incontinence can have such a negative impact on a persons mental state and outlook.
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Also perhaps try a contience nurse (they can usually do home visits) to assist who can help with products to enable ur Mum to feel comfortable going out
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If your mother is an alcoholic and has urinary incontinence perhaps she has developed diabetes.
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Best: There have been so many amazing moments and happenings since 2013 dawned.
*I’m loving my new job. I feel appreciated and confident; in Sydney i felt like a bit of a failure, never really fitting in with the weight obsessed work crowd.
*Brisbane is a great place to live, we scored the rental property of our dreams and my commute is simple.
*I’ve made some wonderful friends.
*My boyfriend scored job with Apple!
Worst: My so called best friend doesn’t act like one. I didn’t realise how selfish and disinterested she was regarding anything unrelated to her. She hasn’t paid me back what she owes me but finds enough cash for another tattoo and hair extensions. She is also upset with me about my thoughts on having a huge 1st birthday bash for her third child, and because i won’t be available all the time to help her study (my work is quite involved). Sigh.
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Best: Just come back from Manly where my daughter and her friend went tandem parasailing on Sydney Harbour as part of her 16th birthday celebrations. It is absolutely beautiful out on the harbour today. Girls got dipped into the water three times and had a blast. I was a paid passenger & chief photographer.
Gotta love Sydney and its beautiful harbour.
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Oh Michelle! I did this the other day and it was incredible! How beautiful is our harbour? Hope your daughter enjoyed it. x
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Worst: Got a tooth filled last Friday and haven’t been able to open my mouth without it hurting since!
Part of the filling was underneath so he had to cauterize away some of the gum to get to it. I’m guessing this is why it’s different … but has this happened to anyone else? How long does it take to go away?
It makes it REALLY hard to cram Boston Bun in my gob
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Best: Ponies in Cardigans.
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YESSSSSSS!
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They truly are awesome!
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BEST: School back Wednesday. I’m looking forward to meeing my two new Year 7 classes – they are always so sweet (for the first four weeks, anyway!)
Just hanging out with my sons has also been restful and energising and – a piece I wrote about my Shirley Valentine adventure with Mr Italian hotness is going to be published by an American journalist living in Italy. She’s putting it on her blog which has thousands of subscribers. What a crack-up! Names are being changed to protect the not-so-innocent, of course.
WORST:
And I’m hoping someone can help here. I bought a gorgeous coat in Italy – but I’ve just noticed it still has the security tag attached. AAAGHHH! Anyone know how to remove these tags without damaging the coat? I don’t know if it has ink inside and I can’t email the company as they have no contact details. Any advice is welcome.
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Could another shop remove it?
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Re your worst (and I’m speaking from experience). Contact the shop to find out which brand security tag it is (most are universal) and then ring that company to find out which stores in your area use the same security tags. This happened to me, I bought something from the States and when I got it home realised the tag was attached. I was able to get it removed at Sportsgirl of all places.
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I have had another friend have the same thing happen to her. You put the coat in the freezer overnight. The ink feezes and you can pry off the tag without risk of destroying the coat. Worked for her… but if you are really worried about damaging it… go to a department store possibly for them to remove it safely??
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Hey guys, thanks for your replies. I’ve gone in and out of a few shops here and no one has the gizmo to remove the tag.
So looks like it’s the freezer option with a couple pliers. Wish me luck.
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I ditto Gypsy’s suggestion – contact the brand / manufacturer of the tag first!
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I haven’t done this for a little while, but here goes…
BEST: moving on! 4 months after my 4-year relationship breakup, and I have a second date tonight with a lovely guy I met a couple of weeks ago. It feels really nice to be made to feel special, and to just spend time with someone (a male someone….haha). I still miss my ex and I do think about him a lot, but I feel a quiet sense of contentment about just getting on with things. He has a new girlfriend already so I sure as hell wont be spending my nights sobbing over him and thinking about what ‘could have been!’.
WORST: sometimes my extended family drive me a little crazy. We grew up very close and I love them for trying to maintain the bond as adults, but we’re just so DIFFERENT now. Every time I spend time with them I leave feeling a little worse about myself. I wouldn’t dream of cutting them off entirely, I just need to somehow build some resilience! It’s hard.
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Bedizz, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL! I am 4 months post 4.5 year relationship too. I have no idea whether Ex Mr W has a new GF or not, I’m one of those people who is a burn and slash everything we had in common (unfortunately, his best friend works in my office, but we don’t talk, because we actually can’t stand each other) but otherwise, I am in the fairy land of “let’s pretend you are a fictional character in my head and not real anymore” MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER!
Good about your date though. Hope it works out for you!
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Thanks Whippersnapper – it’s so tough isn’t it! It’s the obsessing and wondering about every little thing that does your head in!
I am 31 so added to the whole breakup trauma is a little niggling panic that i’m running out of time (fighting it HARD though).
Try getting out on a date with someone. This experience, regardless of what it leads to, has really helped me turn a corner. It doesn’t have to be a rebound, you don’t have to do more than a friendly conversation… but it really helps. For me anyway, we are all different.
We’ll get there, stay strong x
PS. If you can love this hard, then you can love this hard again.
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But that’s just it. For all the reminders we’re running out of time – we are not really running out of time. Time is the ONLY thing we truly have when it comes down to it. Whether I am 30 something, 50 something, 70 something or 90 something, I can love and can be loved in return. What is important is how we spend our time.
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I agree wholeheartedly and comments like yours (thanks!) are what I try to reflect on and use to challenge those silly “running out of time” thoughts…
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I am not here on mamamia much these days but your comments always seem to resonate with me Bedizz. I too feel uncomfortable in the presence of my immediate family. We too grew up really close and have many fond shared memories. I just feel everybody resumes old roles and being the youngest, I still feel like a little girl when I’m around them. I don’t feel myself when I’m in their company and for days afterwards I stew over the littlest of things in my head. I’m seriously considering therapy or limiting my time with them. But it’s much easier said then done.
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I hear ya! It’s really tough and I don’t yet have a good solution worked up, but I’m on it
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Worst:- The worst thing that has happened this week is probably missing a few hours of sleep due to a muggy house…
Best:- Went to the doctors today and was able to see my tiny little babies heart beat for the first time… Was truly amazing… A nice strong heart beat and a little leg popping out, made this girl cry like a little baby… Was beautiful seeing my man look at our little bean like the proud daddy he already is… It was absolutely amazing, nothing could wipe the smile of my face today
I hope everyone has a wonderful long weekend, make sure you have a beer for me!!!!!! xxx
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Check and check on the beer Alla and congratulations!
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Best: I saw Les Miserables. Wow. I was just blown away by it. I am reading the book on my kindle and after WEEKS I am only 40% of the way through it. I was going to wait until I’d read the book to see the film but caved. And so glad I did! Arguably the best movie I’ve seen. I didn’t get bored or wonder how much longer once. Apart from wondering when the boring parts were – I was enthralled from start to finish.
Best: Back at the gym after not being able to go because of no childcare (centre closes for a month over xmas/new year). She’s loving being back, and I love going to the gym! WIN/WIN.
Worst: Behind on uni work. Just can’t get it done. Need to though.
Worst: Getting back to kindy – as I’m still breastfeeding, she’s asking for it when we get there as a comfort. Going to do half days to get back into the swing of things because I can’t do the little feed and hang around once uni’s back.
Worst: Crap uni timetable. 4 subjects (one, PDHPE with a 2 hour prac and tute), 2 on the same day and no idea how timetables are going to work. It’s always a hassle at the start of session anyway, let alone with the ridiculous timetabling we’ve got at the moment. Hopefully the powers that be will see how crap it is and get something changed.
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I sympathise re timetabling at UoW. When I was there I had a weekly compulsory lecture from 5.30-8.30pm. I saw everyone in academia I possibly could because my child was at school and had to be picked up by 6. No joy, I was told that they couldn’t change the time as the lecture halls are all used….Fortunately, one of the other mums offered to collect him, but there isn’t a lot of consideration given to those who have obligations.
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Luckily the only class that goes late is the one I had to drop because of CRAP TIMETABLING last year, and there is a tute I can go to. The lecturer knows my situation and should be happy to slot me in there.
It’s insane – we basically have 8.30-3.30 three full days, and then 2 days off. It sounds good, but when you’re finishing off assignments and trying to organise to do the dreaded, seemingly compulsory group work assignments, it’ll be shit.
The dumb thing is, we had Mondays as well, but then they decided to move that to Fridays. I will be contacting co-ordinators to try and get tute times to help me out, but I should be OK if I can’t – I just don’t like cutting it fine to get to daycare.
I’ve actually put a suggestion in to the university to look at the demographics for each course when timetabling. I would hazard a guess that courses like Ed and Arts probably have more parents with obligations like child care/school and maybe take that into account when doing the timetables.
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Les mis- best movie ever! I loved it too Kris. All the acting/ singing was impeccable. Sigh.
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Best: I made delicious red velvet cupcakes for the first time! (and blogged about it http://mybloggableday.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/red-velvet-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting/ ) The icing is so damn good I think more made it into my mouth than onto the cupcakes… Cue nausea.
Best: it’s the long weekend! I’m going to make some fancy Australia Day themed desserts.
Best: I’m 25 days into my year of buying NO new clothes and doing fine so far (even put some money into savings!)
No worst this week
Have a great weekend everyone x
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Hmm, year of no new clothes sounds interesting! I have already bought new clothes this year (shit! It didn’t take me long) and I think I really need to do a detox. What made you think of doing it?
And – paper cups = patty pans in my house
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Patty pans! That’s it! I was like “patty cakes… patty something….”!
Thank you.
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I don’t know if you are into thrifting/sewing at all, but I follow this blog http://refashionista.net/ and she embarked on a year of not buying clothes by getting a piece of thrift shop clothing and refashioning it into a new item of clothing every day! It’s amazing what she managed to do.
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Ooooh I love this blog! Thanks for putting me onto it
I thought about still letting myself buy second-hand clothes, but I’m such a thrift store fiend that I would have gone crazy and bought a million things every week! So I’m trying to appreciate what I already have and come up with fun new combinations from within my own wardrobe. We’ll see how it goes!
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Best: Long weekend !
Worst: Mrs MM still out of work, and starting to get a bit down about it AND kitchen has been invaded by ants since last Fridays extreme temperature.
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OMM: It was the funeral this week of a lady I knew. She had breast cancer. She was only 43.
I didn’t know her that well, but she was a nice lady and had two kids and I have been thinking about it a lot since I found out that she had died.
All the snark on here lately has seemed particularly ridiculous when I think about her and her lovely family. Don’t spend too much time on hate reading and on negative, nasty thoughts, people.
Also OMM: I have found other websites that make me feel good in a way that MM doesn’t anymore. I think I will spend time with those people instead.
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I’m in a similar headspace after the death of a 35-year-old friend who has left behind young children and a pregnant wife.
What’s important to me in life and how can I become a better person? Well, I haven’t quite figured that out 100%, but I know it’s not arguing with strangers online over Kochie!
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Websites like this one can help you in your search: http://zenhabits.net/.
Best wishes for you in working things out xx
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My dear, just turned 50, great mate, gorgeous woman, passed away last week. She got to know her first grand child for 8 weeks. Talk about Perspective. I loved the link, picardie.girl
Just start….
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Best: Spending 4 days in a row with my pre-teen playing games, reading, walking, talking, cooking – basically just chilling out together.
Worst: A friend is not communicating and won’t answer any messages. We had a problem about a month before Christmas and have seen each other since then, but now things have gone completely quiet. Not sure whether to call or drop round and try to have a conversation about it or not. I would still like to be friends, but not sure if they feel the same.
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My suggestion is to write a handwritten note. Try not to go for more than one page if you can help it.
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If you’ve already tried messages, texts emails etc perhaps take that direct approach and just go over. At least then they may not have the opportunity to ‘get away’ or ignore the situation and you’ll certainly find out where you stand in your friendship..
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Best 1: It’s my birthday tomorrow!
Best 2: I’ve lost 4.3kg since Jan 1 after slacking off a little bit last year (continued to lose weight, just very slowly) and am *thisclose* to being in the normal weight range for my height for the first time since I was about 8. seriously.
Best 3: My boyfriend is ridiculously amazing. not for any particular reason, he just is.
Worst: None! I’m happy and healthy, all the little stuff can suck it ’cause life is gooooood.
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Wow, 4.3kg in 3.5 weeks, that is great, especially as you are *soclose*. What is yor secret?
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I’m sure some of it is that I’ve dropped a bit of water weight, but otherwise it’s counting calories, drinking buttloads of water and doing 30-60 minutes of exercise a day. Once I hit the ‘normal’ range, I’ll still need to lose another 10ish kilos, and start to build some muscle, so it’s still a long road ahead.
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That’s actually A LOT. Like too much a lot. Especially if close to goal.
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It’s 1.2 kgs a week at the very start of a ‘diet’/exercise program – pretty normal based on everything else I’ve looked at. You tend to drop quite a bit at the start, especially if you’ve been retaining water after eating poorly with heaps of salt (hello Christmas), so I’m perfectly fine with it. I know it’ll slow down, and as I said, my *goal* is still another 10ish kg past the very edge of the normal weight range that I’m close to now.
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I was a trainer for 10 years and it sounds like you have a really sensible approach. It’s true more than a kilo a week is on the high side, but you have been doing it consistently, slowly and safely so far, (easier when you know your calories isn’t it!) and as long as your not on a very low calorie or liw carb diet sounds good to me- well done you!
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It’s not actually. It’s a reasonable amount to lose per week at the beginning of a new eating and exercise plan – especially if the changes made to a person’s lifestyle are quite different to how they lived prior to starting it.
Congratulations on the hard work Miss Happy!
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Happy Birthday! 4.3kg is awesome! well done
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Thank you!
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Best: the love and care I’ve had from friends and family this week while I have been sick.
Worst: being sick! We’ve had to cancel all social plans for the last two weekends. Last night I started having problems with my joints – think I stuffed up with some of the medications I’m taking. I’ve been crying with pain, I can’t lift my kids, and I haven’t felt well all week. I’m getting fed up with it and I think my family must be too.
Omm: have spent at lot of time on mamamia this week, and I feel sad that people are so intolerant towards others. There’s been articles about breast feeding being found offensive, people’s kids being found offensive and people having a go at gay and lesbian people. I’m trying to teach my kids tolerance and kindness – hoping that others will be too so they can live in a more tolerant world.
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Hi oneofthesarahs, Check back in a little later today. Post going up soon that is PURE JOY.
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Is it the toilet proposal or the ponies in cardies? Both have brought a smile to my face! So too have the flowers and chocies my friend sent me.
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Best: Australia Day tomorrow! One of my favourite days of the year. Looking forward to a BBQ with mates, drinking too much pear cider, eating pavlova and counting down the Hottest 100.
Worst: Starting work at Mamamia put an end to the constant travel of my old job but for various reasons I seem to be making a regular habit of getting on and off planes again. I just want to stay in one place for a while!
OMM: My housemates are away this week and the house is awfully quiet. I am actually starting to talk to the walls. I knew it was getting serious when I answered a question posed from one Game of Thrones character to another last night.
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I was just considering some of the “other ciders” when looking at a bottleo catalogue the other day and want to try the pear cider and a raspberry one too. Cider is pretty much the only drink my head will tolerate anymore.
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TV:
Best – really enjoying ‘Upstairs Downstairs’ & ‘The Hour’ on the ABC.
OMM – when is Ch7 going to start Once Upon A Time again, huh? They’re advertising Downton Abbey to death, but nothing about OUAT.
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I have a feeling once upon a time is done for good??
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No, it has restarted in the US.
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Once will be back! They’re delaying the rest of the second season because of various competing stations broadcasting the Oscars and Superbowl over coming weeks. I think this will delay Chennel 7 playing the rest of the season. It is worth downloading the current season straight from the US. I use the eztv.it website. It’s an addictive show so don’t give up.
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Hangin’ for Offspring over here
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Oh me too!
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They are filming the new season of Offspring right now – they used my house for it last week!
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I;m with you Lulu – thoroughly enjoying “Upstairs Downstairs”. .
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try a website called ‘delishows’. you can watch every show aired over there hours after. You’ll be able to catch up to the latest once upon a time eps if you so wish.
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Best: I am so in love with my beautiful boyfriend, and love my friends and family so much. I am very lucky.
Worst: Realising how depressing my job can be, dealing with people who’ve been terribly injured. It’s really taking it out of me. But that just leads to another ‘best’ – which is realising how lucky I am to have my life and not theirs.
OMM: Don’t look for the things that could be better, be grateful for the things you have, and find the joy in every moment.
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Alice, was this your rebounder who you met in a bar one night and he turns out to be awesome mcawesomy? LOVE!
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Yup, he’s ‘the rebound after The One’ who just gets better every day (3 years in). Swoon. Yes, I am a massive loser haha.
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Best: Blogging! I really love having a creative outlet and it’s so cool to be building blogging networks and meeting super creative and clever people. I really wish I could do it all day – I spend most of my time thinking about it anyway!
Worst: Work just isn’t making me happy anymore. And it’s really hard to decide whether to just quit and take a chance on something else or to be sensible because really it’s a great job, I’m super lucky to have it and my “heart not being in it” is not the best reason to make myself unemployed right?
OMM: I love blogging but I’m finding it super hard to find the balance between being open and honest and also keeping some level of privacy. On the one hand, my favourite blogs are the ones that are super honest and share things about themselves but on the other I’m a bit scared of being so upfront. I’d love to hear about how others deal with this!
http://thegoogleyear.blogspot.com.au/
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This is something I struggle with too!
I share a fair bit about myself, but am REALLY careful about what I share about others on my blog. Still it is a fairly shallow look at my life.
I try to keep it interesting without letting people know everything about me. I agree that I love lots of blogs which share everything but I worry about the loss of privacy and what happens if someone nasty gets too much info on you. An ex-girlfriend of my partner read mine all in tiny detail to try to say how I was just like her. That was totally creepy.
http://blithemoments.blogspot.com.au/
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Oh god, that is really creepy! I worry about the same things – we deal with a few pretty nasty people at work and I shudder to think about any of them figuring out that I have a blog. But then it’s so much fun to have that I don’t want to let a few worries about weirdos put me off.
I guess we’ll both just have to keep trying to get the balance right…
ps – love your blog, it’s great!
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I’m totally setting up mine at the moment and I’ve written 5 or 6 posts in draft and the dance between too personal and just being honest is tough. Mine is going to be for family and friends to read instead of emailing everyone individually when I’m adventuring (!!!!), but it is public and the internet.
Everyone has been given names like “Housemate 1″ (creative, I know), but I don’t delve into anything that would have people I know being like “omg put it away”.
For example, I have written a post about “there are worse things in life” about a comment made to me by someone who is very good friends with Ex Mr W about being single at 25. I had some very disparaging and mean comments in there but then I decided to take them out to make it less personal.
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I love reading your posts on here, WS, so I’ll be the first to subscribe to your blog!
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Haha thanks, you and my Mum will be my only readers
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Where are you going adventuring to WS?
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Surprise. Will announce all in a month or so
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Can we have some more articles from Em Rusciano, please?
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We’ve got one today Lou! And I promise we’ll keep ‘em coming. xx
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Instant gratification! Thanks!
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Best: It’s supposed to snow tonight and tomorrow – if this town could stop being a Midwest snow oasis for once, it would be awesome!
Worst: Not a worst, more a, “This was my week!” I am a performance librarian, which means I distribute music to the college bands (of which we have 6) and look after the collection. Auditions were last week. They weren’t sure they were going to have enough kids for 6 bands, so we couldn’t prepare music last week as they thought they might collapse down to 4. As of Monday, they decided to retain all the bands, so we had to prepare and distribute all the music by Wednesday, about 5 pieces for each band. Then on Monday our only photocopier broke down. It has been two days of carting tons of music across campus to another copier, and doing 4 days work in two without a copier on site. Needless to say, I am exhausted!
OMM: sleep, snow and a sub-zero Oz Day.
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Best: Work is going REALLY REALLY well right now. I am really busy and it is awesome. Tiring, but good.
Worst: GOD I HATE being “that girl” that still feels shit about their relationship ending. It’s been nearly 4 months, I just want my brain to stop torturing me. I have had a few really flat days this week, and even though, intelligently, I know Ex Mr W is a dickhead (and a ladies man according to him, lying about how we broke up), I still get stupid silly thoughts about us getting back together. URGHH. I wish my emotional side would just suppress itself for my intelligent side to take over and JUST BE 100% AOK.
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Oh WS. You know what I’m going to say right? Don’t be so hard on yourself!!
It’s ONLY been 4 months, you are doing really well. I think it sometimes helps to remember how far you’ve come – sure today you might feel like you’ve taken 20 steps back, but if you remember the 50 steps you took forward yesterday it doesn’t seem so bad (if that makes sense). The point is, you’re making more forward progress than backward progress so hang in there. x
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I knowwww. For some reason I keep focusing on him getting a new partner ASAP (even though I’m not sure if he has or hasn’t), which means he is clearly not grieving the way that I am. Funny thing to be focusing on. Maybe it’s that I don’t want him but I don’t want anyone else to have him either?
He also sent me a pretty clear message by not responding to my Christmas card and his subsequent behaviour that’s been reported back to me through the social channels. Just goes to show – if someone shows you who they are – believe them. The man I knew would never ever have ignored my Christmas card and in fact, a month earlier, had texted me to say thanks for his birthday card and we had a chat on his birthday. SIGH. Of course in my head this means he has a new girlfriend because what other explanation is there? Stop. Obsessing. Now. STOP!
Thanks for your support. Everyone on here with their supportive comments really helps me. It REALLY REALLY does make me feel good when I have a bit of a crazy cat lady moment on here and everyone on here is so brilliant to me!
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It will happen!! Promise
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It’s taken me about a year to fully get over relationship break ups that I’ve had. It does get easier over time, however, after a year I seem to wake up and go yep that’s it for good. Completely over it and ready to move forwards without any more wondering or thinking about the what ifs. Everyone is different of course but give it time. Don’t try and rush through the grieving process it will take as long as it needs and you’ll know when it’s over.
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Agreed, Mary! A year is my “fully over it” anticipated date. Also, probably, the only appropriate amount of time to have passed that Mum wouldn’t completely flip out and think I was rebounding!
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Having said that, if you’re not completely over it by then then don’t stress. I was with my ex for 5 years, and whilst by a year after it wasn’t hurting any more (and I was happy we’d broken up), I don’t think it was until about 3 years later that I was completely couldn’t-give-less-of-a-shit-who-even-are-you? over it.
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This is a toughie, and I am guilty of worrying about it myself But… try to get to a point where you do not care what your mum thinks about your decisions in your personal life (unless you do something remarkably destructive of course, and I am pretty sure you are not like that WS).
If you met someone new who was right for you or just helpful to where you are right now, don’t give one thought to “am I rebounding?”
No matter how lovely and loving our mums are, try and shed your concern over Mum’s concerns. It will be freeing. If I listened to my well-meaning mother I’d live like a sexless recluse who never travelled beyond the CBD.
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WS, 4 months is NOTHING!! You’d be a robot if you didn’t still feel shit and/or effected by it. Even taking him as a person out of the equasion, you’ve gone from having a whole life ahead of you that you thought was a certainty (a husband, children, family-in-law, your love nest, mutual friends, routine) torn out from under you. That can be extremely traumatic. Don’t give him all the credit – it’s not just about him. It’s about all the huge life changes that have occured because of the break up – of course it’s stressful and depressing. Your brain is trying to tell you it’s him you want back, but it’s really the comfort and stability of your former life.
By the sounds of things, you’re doing an incredible job of setting up a brilliant new life. Good on you! This is the shitty “sowing” period, so that you can reap the reward in the (hopefully near by) future.
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Maybe you need a project or a hobby to throw yourself into? When I am stressed out and obsessing about something I find a project to do around the house, or something creative. It works for me! And listen to cheerful music while you do it.
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I have heaps going on actually….a lot busier than I was when I was with Ex Mr W, 1000% busier. Still doesn’t take it off my mind completely, but YES, Kelly Clarkson’s Since You’ve Been Gone has been on repeat lately!!
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I highly recommend Duffy’s Rockferry as a getting over the breakup soundtrack. Lots of “you will treat me bad no more” anthems on it.
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It takes ages to get over these things, don’t hurry yourself or you will end up hurting all the more and for longer (I speak from experience here). May I suggest that you ask “kind” friends and colleagues not to mention you to Mr W and not to mention him to you? It will make things a bit easier for you.
I am going to get strict here: Please do not weaken on February 14th. No cards, no texts, no presents, (ironic or otherwise) or cute stuffed animals. You will only regret it later (I speak from experience there, too)
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Oh, I pretty much know nothing about Ex Mr W. The comments from my old colleague last week were the first I’d heard of him in ages, other than few people who are friends with both of us on Facebook commenting that he is so dead boring, I look like I’m having a much better time embracing singledom! I have asked all of them not to tell me anything anymore, because I like to pretend he doesn’t exist anymore, in my head.
I would never ever ever weaken on V Day. I’m being dignified and not contacting him – besides, we never did celebrate it because it’s “bullshit” according to him!
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Valentine’s Day is “bullshit”? That would have been such a deal breaker for me!!
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Totally agree Nat! It might be bullshit to one partner, but if the other partner likes it then you do it to make them happy. And apart from anything – why wouldn’t you take the extra opportunity to do something lovely for your loved one?
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My grandmother often told me to take the length of your relationship and divide it in 2. That’s how long you allow yourself to fully get someone out of your system. That gives someone enough time to deal with the pain and disappointment of a failed relationship and stops us from beating ourselves up when our minds go places we don’t want them to. Give yourself a cushion of time and don’t be too hard on yourself. This was the person you thought you’d spend the rest of your life with…your brain and heart will process what it needs to and then dismiss the rest in due course. Oh and thank you for being so honest and open by the way… I think you’re helping a lot of people feel less alone. xo
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It’s ok to grieve, and its ok to say at times that things aren’t great… As time goes on u will find u don’t even have to say how great everything is going, as it truly will be and u will be back to being completely happy and content with ur life. Just let it run its course xo
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Best – last day of my job
Worst – last day of my job
I really love where I’ve been working, the people I’ve been working with and what the company does – I’ve just been not enjoying the work for ages.
My new job which I start on Monday is exactly the kind of work I enjoy but it is such a wrench to leave such a great place. Fingers crossed the people and the new place will make up for it.
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last day in my job for me too!
Good luck with your new job!
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Thank you! Hope your new job (or whatever you are doing) treats you very well.
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My last day is next week!
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Best: My finace and I are looking at more reception venues tomorrow for our Wedding… So excited!!! and it’s a long weekend!
Worst: Got into a massive argument with my man’s best friend (who is/was also going to be the best man at our wedding) and now things are really awkward and I feel like my fiance is caught in the middle and I didn’t want that to happen and now I don’t know what to do?!
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Why did you have a fight with him? Was it something minor or major?
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Worse – unemployed English teacher
Best- unemployed English teacher
What a paradox!
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