Showing posts with label me car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label me car. Show all posts
Sunday, May 10, 2009
THE WORST NEWS OF THE DAY
I'm streaming . . . welcome to the Hayfever Season . . . back to my sponsored seat at the GP's soon!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
19 DAYS . . . AND I CAN GO TO THE BALL, SORT OF!
My favourite dress shop closed last year. Me and my wardrobe have been at a loss ever since! I've been to several places but every shop has been a let down, til today! Today I went to Coventry - 100 miles, 2 hour drive, thank heavens for Sat Nav. I went to a shop that had sent me a mailshot 18 months ago. The owner was there alone today and she was great - chatty and friendly but also a good listener and very tolerant of all my quirks.
I'm not actually going to a ball, it's a wedding. I'd already decided that Alice would wear her Baptismal outfit again (i.e. Mummy's too stingy to buy another outfit!) I spent more on new accessories for Alice than the dress cost originally (it was a sale bargain!) But I was beginning to panic about what I would be wearing. In this new shop I actually had a choice of outfits that looked good, that felt appropriate and that I would wear again. So I now have an outfit for the wedding, I'm happy with it and it's in my favourite colour. The wedding is somewhere where I've never been and it's reported to be very breezy, 'The Day' will involve at least 2 boat trips and walking cobbled streets so the choice of attire is crucial. Now I've got the clothes 'sorted' I can begin to truly look forward to a very special day, hurray! (Can you tell I'm a stress-bucket?!)
I'm not actually going to a ball, it's a wedding. I'd already decided that Alice would wear her Baptismal outfit again (i.e. Mummy's too stingy to buy another outfit!) I spent more on new accessories for Alice than the dress cost originally (it was a sale bargain!) But I was beginning to panic about what I would be wearing. In this new shop I actually had a choice of outfits that looked good, that felt appropriate and that I would wear again. So I now have an outfit for the wedding, I'm happy with it and it's in my favourite colour. The wedding is somewhere where I've never been and it's reported to be very breezy, 'The Day' will involve at least 2 boat trips and walking cobbled streets so the choice of attire is crucial. Now I've got the clothes 'sorted' I can begin to truly look forward to a very special day, hurray! (Can you tell I'm a stress-bucket?!)
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
WHAT A DAY!
Did you cap your energy bills? I spent the first 90 minutes of the day (after the bedtime cuddles and milk) trying to contact the energy comparison companies by phone. By phone? Yup - desktop computer failed this morning. After 50 minutes of constant redialling I was on hold for a further 15 minutes before talking to a receptionist who took my number and promised that someone would ring me back!! [Updated - they rang at 2pm and got me a capped electricity rate 8% above this year's rate for 17 months, I think it was a good rate, it's since been withdrawn and a higher rate offered.]
So the desktop wasn't working, I tried the laptop, but the signal strength was very low and it wasn't coping. My reliance on technology was over emphasised several times today. T he desktop still isn't working, I can't email my technology solver as my desktop's ca-put! (However, obviously, the laptop's feeling better!)
The Magnificent T arrived early to 'Alice-sit' so that I could go for a pre-holiday pedicure (a girl's got to have pretty feet for a holiday!) But the car wouldn't start, the dashboard was dim and the control panel showed an 'Emission System Error' - I rang the dealership and they said that it would have to be towed in, ugh! (By this time I'm seriously worried that we won't be going away this week after all.) The RAC turned out in less than 20 minutes - hurray! The lovely mechanic was very patient and thorough - diagnosed a flat battery, then the search was on to find the reason for the flat battery, but none could be found. I rang the dealership again and they will look at the car tomorrow. I left the engine running for about 45 minutes after the RAC left. After I turned off the engine, the Magnificent T noticed that the headlights were still on - maybe the source of the flat battery? Meanwhile I'd rebooked the pedicure for tomorrow lunchtime, that's not going to happen again - as I won't have any transport or childcare, no pretty toes!
I managed to make it to my osteopathy appointment and then to collect Daisy's medications from the vet - only to find that they hadn't logged my telephone requests, so I had to wait while they prepared them etc. Daisy has degenerative arthritis (diagnosed by this vet's surgery), she's on the maximum meds and she's not going to get better. I was informed that they wouldn't repeat the prescription again without seeing her - despite the fact that the stress of the journey and appointment would be extremely detrimental to her. I think that I'll be looking for a new practice when we return from holiday, after 18 years I've had enough.
On top of all of that Alice wasn't feeling herself today - she was clingy and tearful, without medical symptoms, but nevertheless I think she's sickening for something.
Quite a day - some good, some worrying, some bad and some momentous.
So the desktop wasn't working, I tried the laptop, but the signal strength was very low and it wasn't coping. My reliance on technology was over emphasised several times today. T he desktop still isn't working, I can't email my technology solver as my desktop's ca-put! (However, obviously, the laptop's feeling better!)
The Magnificent T arrived early to 'Alice-sit' so that I could go for a pre-holiday pedicure (a girl's got to have pretty feet for a holiday!) But the car wouldn't start, the dashboard was dim and the control panel showed an 'Emission System Error' - I rang the dealership and they said that it would have to be towed in, ugh! (By this time I'm seriously worried that we won't be going away this week after all.) The RAC turned out in less than 20 minutes - hurray! The lovely mechanic was very patient and thorough - diagnosed a flat battery, then the search was on to find the reason for the flat battery, but none could be found. I rang the dealership again and they will look at the car tomorrow. I left the engine running for about 45 minutes after the RAC left. After I turned off the engine, the Magnificent T noticed that the headlights were still on - maybe the source of the flat battery? Meanwhile I'd rebooked the pedicure for tomorrow lunchtime, that's not going to happen again - as I won't have any transport or childcare, no pretty toes!
I managed to make it to my osteopathy appointment and then to collect Daisy's medications from the vet - only to find that they hadn't logged my telephone requests, so I had to wait while they prepared them etc. Daisy has degenerative arthritis (diagnosed by this vet's surgery), she's on the maximum meds and she's not going to get better. I was informed that they wouldn't repeat the prescription again without seeing her - despite the fact that the stress of the journey and appointment would be extremely detrimental to her. I think that I'll be looking for a new practice when we return from holiday, after 18 years I've had enough.
On top of all of that Alice wasn't feeling herself today - she was clingy and tearful, without medical symptoms, but nevertheless I think she's sickening for something.
Quite a day - some good, some worrying, some bad and some momentous.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
SM@RT1ES - THE LAST RESORT
We've had a busy few days.
Today we went to Berkshire for a Christening. It was a super day but a super long day too. By the time we were nearing Bristol this evening (160 miles and nearly 10 hours after leaving home), Alice lost it - she'd wedged the emergency bag of cheesy 'bics' down the side of the car seat and was inconsolable that she couldn't reach them, luckily I remembered the Sm@rt1es (and could find them) - peace and a smiley child!! What a relief!!
The rest of the day? Prompt start, I almost forgot to bathe Alice, she wouldn't eat breakfast (Spec1@l K - her fav!), drove to the church, changed Alice, walked her round (to stretch off the effects of 90 minutes in the car), jam sandwich picnic by the church and then she waffled LOUDLY throughout the service - except when I was reading, she tried to blow out the Pascal candle at the font and then the baptismal candle. As soon as we were out of the church Alice was quiet - the service was lovely despite Alice's attempts to sabotage it, it was very personal and relaxed. We went for champagne and cake before a meal together.
On the way home we stopped at GMJ's to drop off P's 4th birthday pressies (4, 4, 4 - can't be 4, must be wrong, where does the time go?!) as we will be in France for her birthday (so sorry - this will be the first year that I've missed it). Alice slept before GMJ's house for 30 minutes or so, she was very shy when we were there (despite having been there the previous weekend, but she was very tired this time) but intrigued to watch P. On from GMJ's house, Alice didn't sleep, she coped really well til Bristol - by then she was getting fractious and lost it completely when she got her packet of Cheesy biccies stuck down the side of her car seat, luckily I remembered and could find the Sm@rt1es - they saved the journey, my sanity and Alice's temper, phew!!
Today we went to Berkshire for a Christening. It was a super day but a super long day too. By the time we were nearing Bristol this evening (160 miles and nearly 10 hours after leaving home), Alice lost it - she'd wedged the emergency bag of cheesy 'bics' down the side of the car seat and was inconsolable that she couldn't reach them, luckily I remembered the Sm@rt1es (and could find them) - peace and a smiley child!! What a relief!!
The rest of the day? Prompt start, I almost forgot to bathe Alice, she wouldn't eat breakfast (Spec1@l K - her fav!), drove to the church, changed Alice, walked her round (to stretch off the effects of 90 minutes in the car), jam sandwich picnic by the church and then she waffled LOUDLY throughout the service - except when I was reading, she tried to blow out the Pascal candle at the font and then the baptismal candle. As soon as we were out of the church Alice was quiet - the service was lovely despite Alice's attempts to sabotage it, it was very personal and relaxed. We went for champagne and cake before a meal together.
On the way home we stopped at GMJ's to drop off P's 4th birthday pressies (4, 4, 4 - can't be 4, must be wrong, where does the time go?!) as we will be in France for her birthday (so sorry - this will be the first year that I've missed it). Alice slept before GMJ's house for 30 minutes or so, she was very shy when we were there (despite having been there the previous weekend, but she was very tired this time) but intrigued to watch P. On from GMJ's house, Alice didn't sleep, she coped really well til Bristol - by then she was getting fractious and lost it completely when she got her packet of Cheesy biccies stuck down the side of her car seat, luckily I remembered and could find the Sm@rt1es - they saved the journey, my sanity and Alice's temper, phew!!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
AND THEN REALITY
. . . bites you on the b*m . . . it's cold here and room service aren't answering!
Edited to add: but clean sheets, a feather duvet and no sand in the bed make a girl feel at home (and there's no place like it!)
Edited to add: but clean sheets, a feather duvet and no sand in the bed make a girl feel at home (and there's no place like it!)
Monday, August 06, 2007
| You Should Drive a Black Car |
 You're the type of driver who's totally dominant and even a bit aggressive. You see the road as a "dog eat dog" world... and you're not about to get eaten! You like to drive a vehicle that conveys power. Big engine. Big price tag. You rule the road - and you like everyone to know it. |
What Color Car Should You Drive?
And what do I drive? A large, black 4x4 Volvo. Ooophs, I think I was extremely honest completing that one!!
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