UPSIDE DOWN and struggling badly.

[Eskimo Nell]

Thanks for positive affirmation JCJ ... I think that I am finally Dot Cotton-ing on!! (An Eastie's joke there for you - OK, so it was a bit of a groaner )!! Hey, that's the first time I have posted a 'laugh' emoticon .. does that mean I'm on the mend?!! {Oh, word of warning - PLEASE don't say anything that's happening in Corrie or Emmerdale, even if you know, as we are a good year and 8 months respectively, behind the UK. When I was back there in June, it was murderous trying to avoid newspapers and magazines which may have had updates and my darling nephews, bless them, taped each episode for me when they knew that I was soon to arrive home}!!

Overall, I have had a better day today. I got up a little later (makes the day shorter) but that's difficult when you have whinging cats who want to go out to play any time from 4:58am onwards! Things done today include, sweeping the floors (again - it's never ending with so much sand in the garden); knocking down more webs, laundry, garden work. I've just let the puss's out now and then we are off to bed - I have a coffee meeting at 10.30 in the morning. Going to use that meeting to explore if there are any jobs around/people who can introduce me to jobs or GAL interests that are local. (Use what you have got and whilst I will have the undivided attention of a Nursey-colleague, that will be my aim)!

So, tomorrow will be Day Four of No Pursuit (can we invent a board game and earn as much as the Triv lot did - sure there must be a need for that and I am copywrighting this sentence IMMEDIATELY)!!

Big 180 for you now, so hang on to your hats - I have made an appointment to get my tax return lodged, with an accountant INSTEAD of H doing it for me, as is usual!! Are you all impressed? I am. It will also show H that I have taken control of that and am not so needy as to have to get him to do it, as we discussed the other evening. He said that he would happily do it but he felt that getting it done would be financially more beneficial ... I wonder if he realised that he will end up paying for it?!! Still, this is all about ME now and if he can go off on holiday with ow, I can have my 180 and get some $tax back - he won't be seeing a cent of that, I can tell you! I know that he is all prepared for me to ask him when he is coming around to do it. Keep waiting mon ami!

I hear your message in regard to your H's friends ... problem with us is H's dad. It's like red rag to a bull when his name is mentioned to me. Next time H mentions him, I must ask and show more interest about the old goat. See, you got a giggle out of your H's sitch, so why shouldn't I get one too?

Interesting that you say that I should not respond to him straight away and let him think that I am too busy, showing him he is not my top priority - that's exactly what I feel he has been doing to me. I wonder has he been a lurker here because I am recognising some of the behaviour patterns. Mind you, that could all be from the coaching with ow as the tramp is divorced - maybe she is a failed student from the DB Academy. Ha!

OK - off now - catch you all tomorrow. Looking forward to some good posts and some inspiring new stories ...