Plain Vanilla #3

[Ggrass]

Omg edz, they are out there trust me.

We served a bloke this week in the shop we were taking bets of it was a dude or woman. I looked r
At the feet In the end and yes I swear it was dude in more than size 13! Ladies shoes small heels and all!

[edz]

Ha! well as Im 6'4 and have 2ft shoulder span I think you wouldnt need to guess very hard

[Ggrass]

You do know it's easy to migrate uk to au right?
Faints!

It would be a tree change I own quite a few trees. In fact I own enough land area to build a small town. Lol well technically the bank owns it they let me stay here for a very large sum each month!

[edz]

Tried to a few years ago before S turned up but it sort of petered out (dont think W was madly keen on leaving her parents)

A tree change? Are you branching out? (groan).

Thats sounds a lovely location Gg! I used to live near the new forest many years ago (my dad still lives near there now) used to go out to the forest for picnics and take the dogs.

[Ggrass]

A farm in Australia with trees well a few the drought killed a bunch, is not hugely common. Not the sort of Forrest your thinking.

Although my thoughts on drought is atm what drought. It's rained for nearly 3 weeks straight! Sick of the rain, so are my hounds. They want to get out and have a run. They won't while its wet.

[edz]

Would you like some of our weather, its dull grey wet and freezing (well 3c out of the wind)?

Dont have dogs at the moment, would love to but have rented for so long theres no chance (present landlord needed an additional £300 deposit for my 17yr old cat) but when I did Skippy (that's not a pun she was really called that as she was rescued as a pup from a skip) hated the rain and cold, she loved going to the forest and local gravel beach but if she was in the car and looked out the window and saw rain she'd sit there..upright...as much as to say nope, not until the weather looks better mate!

[jim0987]

I suspect we are used to a whole lot more green here in the UK. That and our idea of drought is that it hasn't rained in a week.

Those red heels would just sink into a new forest bog.

[Dawn70]

You are such a huge inspiration to me, Vanilla. I am so proud to see you standing and DB'ing your heart out. Thanks for being a positive example.

[Vanilla]

Thank you all for the great GAL contribution.

Edz, you don't need heels sounds like you are tall enough, but you can have 1pt for red braces.

Gg I need to hear about RHC interaction

Jim no chance of drought at the moment! The river is flooded here and if this continues I will need my wet suit to get to work as I will have to swim for it.

Dawn the feeling is mutual, so we can have a GAL time, it's getting to be a GAL time at Vanillas.

Have I told you lot about my gnome? I had a stone gnome which was given to me for my 40 th birthday party. Gnome it all (called GIt) travels in my car on the back window and he gets dressed in various outfits depending on the season. At the moment it's an elf costume, but I am going to get him red shoes and red braces in honour of DB. Original Git was stolen (maybe he ran away because I was a very bad Vanilla?) Ok original Git is now officially a WAG (walk away gnome) and his leaving made the local paper (with appropriate pictures) of course. The local garden centre officially gave me a new GIt and that made the paper too. The garden centre currently has a sign "50 sheds of grey". Just reminded me of Wag and made me sad he hasn't come home, I miss Wag. Now I am in an EA with Git.

I know gnomes are an English thing, along with boxes of frogs.

My wrist is as sore as my tooth, the elastic band has been pinged a great deal today.

Conversation with client:
Blah, blah, accounts, tax, blah
Client: so I need to keep these?
me: yes (h pulls face behind my back)
C: I can see your house is full if you keep everything
H: not with me I am out the door
Me silent

Later
Me: I feel it is inappropriate to discuss our personal affairs in front of clients and it reduces me in their eyes
H: I don't remember doing this
Me: repeating above conversation
H: I did not say that
Me: i have not discussed our R with anyone in our circle and generally I keep our business very private. (I am open here and at gam anon) both anonymous places
H: generally?
Me: yes, anonymously at gam anon
h: ok

The boundaries are being set and enforced.

H is pleased with his new car which is lovely metallic blue.

H beard has gone, it itched him. Go figure.

Weather is bad, tooth is sore, and so I have swapped lead at GAM anon tonight for a quiet evening with you guys at DB and posting my accounts. Have agreed to do next week instead. Unfortunately lost points tonight.

The antibs have had an unfortunate effect on my digestive system so it's a jacuzzi bath whether I want it or not.

Rzr you have made my day! My 2x4 is away for the night.

Windy here tonight
Vanilla

[Vanilla]

Tooth much better, other end much worse. If there's not gunk from one then it's the other.

Decided to go back to better health habits.

I have Sandi guidelines (as modified) on an Excel spreadsheet one line per item, each column is a date and I mark my progress or lack of it on the spreadsheet. Some Sandi, you would believe are greyed out and they don't apply in my sitch and I have added 4 items extra which do. Mainly to do with compulsive behaviour and boundaries. You can tell there is a theme, measuring keeps me externally focused. It's ok as long as it's a monitoring tool. Health is an issue and of course, I don't look my best because of tooth.

Got the Fitbit out yesterday and charged it up, will use that account, there is a forum and guidelines. I like Forums now I am here on DB. But more than that I like guidelines and programs, I am one of those who RTFM and then grumbles because it does not work. Where is that "any" key? I keep manuals and instructions and receipts, receipts are attached to bank statements. Bank statements are listed computerised, compared. Hey, don't knock it until you have tried it!

H washed his bedding today. Oh, and please can I get some of that nice washing liquid? Can I put his bedding in the tumble drier for him? Yes, now it's fixed H.

Doctors appointment for very sore tummy today. I think it's too much antibs. Will get some pro bios, the sort that has a coating that goes through the tummy. Repeat Mantra, yogurt is my friend, yogurt is my friend.

Salsa tonight and meal out lots of points.
Warmer and drier here today, I can put Aqua lungs away

Vanilla