Part IA, Part UP

Yes, he'll definitely need an interpreter for the US! 

That sounds exciting Mrs R!

Yes, he'll definitely need an interpreter for the US!  

Oh this just gets better & better...  

More IA for me & more UP for him - The four week jaunt, he'll likely stay at a hotel on the beach in a hot country, while I am left here in miserable grey & cloudy & chilly old Blighty. 



This is just all kinds of NOT FAIR because he's not really into that (beach- hot country) & I am.  

IA:  A tiny piece of a tooth broke off and upon examination the filling on that tooth needs to come out completely and be replaced with an inlay costing me over £200.  *sigh*. 

So I'm in the dentists chair, I'm never bothered by pain or the needles all that much.  I've had impressions made before with very little discomfort.  So this time she puts the tray in for the impression (you have to bite down and then your mouth is pretty much glued shut for a few minutes while the impression is made and sets), and then I went all funny.  My heart was racing, my hands ice cold, thought I was going to pass out, felt like I was suffocating (even though I could breathe out of my nose). 

UP:  My lovely dentist saw what was happening, talked me through it, helped me regulate my breathing and held my hand.   

I've never felt like that before.  It was like a panic attack.  She's such a fabulous dentist, I love her!

BostonDiner, have you signed up with a dentist yet??

What a scary sensation, Andee. Glad the dentist got you through it.

No, I still haven't found a dentist! Went to check out one that was recommended and the office overlooks a graveyard    And when I went to go in to ask about whether they did NHS, there was a row of doorbells and a sign saying you had to ring for whichever dentist you had an appointment with -- which put me off.  I just wanted to go in and see what they were like.  DH has just recently broken a bit of a front tooth off and his dentist (not NHS) has been closed for the past month for "refurbishment"!  Hah!

What a scary sensation, Andee. Glad the dentist got you through it.

No, I still haven't found a dentist! Went to check out one that was recommended and the office overlooks a graveyard    And when I went to go in to ask about whether they did NHS, there was a row of doorbells and a sign saying you had to ring for whichever dentist you had an appointment with -- which put me off.  I just wanted to go in and see what they were like.  DH has just recently broken a bit of a front tooth off and his dentist (not NHS) has been closed for the past month for "refurbishment"!  Hah!

My dentist office has recently been refurbished, but they were open the whole time.  I guess Horsforth is a bit far for you to come...

IA: Today was my first driving lesson and I was really worried and nervous about getting behind the wheel.
UP: It went surprisingly well! I'm so relieved. 

UP: The curry fest is on. http://worldcurryfestival.com/

IA: Can't be arsed to schlep in this rain. So staying home.

IA: DS finagled a schedule change with Virgin for Sunday, which may be a day or two after DH is released from hospital.

UP: DH is well enough for them to be talking about going home 

UP: DS donated some of his air miles to me so I am flying First!   

IA: DS finagled a schedule change with Virgin for Sunday, which may be a day or two after DH is released from hospital.

UP: DH is well enough for them to be talking about going home 

UP: DS donated some of his air miles to me so I am flying First!   

So good to hear that your husband is on the mend!  Sit back and relax and enjoy first class!! 

IA - Went to the gym to go for a swim and have a shower (our bathroom is being worked on), but the pool was closed. I didn't have my regular workout clothes with me, but....

UP -  I still got to take a shower.

IA: After a whirlwind weekend of working as a P.A. for a TV shoot, I'm back to my normal, boring data entry job. 

UP: It's at least nice to sit down for longer than 20 minutes!

IA: Whoever rented this place before us clogged the garbage disposal before leaving. Running the scraps from a couple carrots and two stalks of celery wouldn't have done it. We have been working with it since Saturday. Today I admitted defeat and called the rental people. Over an hour ago she said she would send someone out right away, and it is about a five minute drive from here. I'd planned to spend a big chunk of today job hunting.

UP: Although I really do need to be finding a job, as tired as I am from the move and unpacking boxes, I am not complaining about an afternoon of alternating between unpacking at a more leisurely pace and sitting on my rear for a while.

Continuing on...

UP: The disposal only took about 5 minutes to fix.

IA: They managed to get my bag of Yankee candles so wet, the bag is ruined, my fabric softener sheets are soaked, the trash bag box had to be thrown away and the bags are now drying, and the floor of the cabinet under the sink had ick water standing in it. Plus, instead of using the utility bucket I have under the sink for cleaning and just such purposes and sink disasters, they used the crock from my crockpot to gather the ick water and take it outside! I told them the bucket was there to use, before they got started.

UP: I have a job, without having to go job hunting. My friend who lives up here mentioned to a guy he knows that I'd be moving up here and looking for a job.

IA: I really wanted the same shift as hubby, so we could actually see each other. I'll be at a convenience store, which is okay. I have done it before. However, the guy said "I don't want girls working overnight because it just isn't safe". While I appreciate the protectiveness, it feels a bit sexist. Someone wanting money bad enough to rob a place is not going to care if it is a man or a woman working. Plus, he will be having me at one of his stores that closes at 10 pm. That tells a potential robber when to show up.. just before closing.

Still, I can work it for now and see how it goes. If he is going to sleep during the day instead of evening, it could be I can find a day shift job and work while he is sleeping, and sleep while he is working.

UP: I just happened to run into my landlady yesterday -   One of the ginormous bedrooms (like 3 x the size of my current one and even better than the one she was going to give me at the beginning of September) on the very top floor (so really, really quiet) in my house opened up and she's offered it to me - (saying I needed the privacy from the boys  )and even better- she said I could have it for the same price as I am paying now!  Whohoo!

IA: I have to shift all my stuff on Friday within an hour after work so she can give my current room to someone else.  I also need to be packing for a two week work trip that night, because I have a 5:30 am train on Saturday morning.  I will also need to organise everything in my new room, because I don't want to come home with my room a tip.     

UP: I just happened to run into my landlady yesterday -   One of the ginormous bedrooms (like 3 x the size of my current one and even better than the one she was going to give me at the beginning of September) on the very top floor (so really, really quiet) in my house opened up and she's offered it to me - (saying I needed the privacy from the boys  )and even better- she said I could have it for the same price as I am paying now!  Whohoo!

IA: I have to shift all my stuff on Friday within an hour after work so she can give my current room to someone else.  I also need to be packing for a two week work trip that night, because I have a 5:30 am train on Saturday morning.  I will also need to organise everything in my new room, because I don't want to come home with my room a tip.     

Oh boy talk about good news, bad news! Good luck with your move phatbeetle! At least you can sleep on the train the next morning z z z