Thanks Soph and Berkshire mum - I know it's illogical - maybe it's linked to the lack of sleep and stress and so on... but I can't shake it - I've nearly finished my Christmas shopping, so I'll look into that surprise idea. Maybe thinking of someone else will help.

I think you're lovely.

Aww, thank you Phil! You're lovely too!

Cough, splutter, wheeze, cough, cough Argh!
I was going to go to a party today. My first social event out since October, but the Asthma is winning so I've got to stay at home

Hey Lucky. EVERYONE feels like that sometimes. If they don't then they're kidding themselves or totally cocky.
OK, so maybe musicals where you dance aren't your bag. SOmething else will be. You'll find it and excel.
Crushes are tiring because it's all one-way. Eventually you'll get fed up with it.
Keep smiling and think of others, always works because what goes around comes around.

Jo, hope you are better soon.

Bev. x

I feel totally cr*p.....

As in ill or depressed??

Dunno...bit of both perhaps...though depressed is a bit strong. Down, maybe..

Hot tea, and fresh air.
Warming soup and crusty bread, no butter.
Warm bubble bath and early night with good book.

That's what the nursey orders.



Bev.

Sounds good to me...

**Sneezes into hankey..definitely in for a corker of a cold...**

Thanks xx

Grrr

Hope you feel better soon DC xx

Thank you.

What's up Floss?

Just general winter-ness really… Totally worn out by apparently pointless demands from people (*cough* pantomime director *cough*), never being able to do enough to please everyone and my mum isn’t speaking to me. But I know I shouldn’t complain, so I won't!

You can to me floss. Goodness knows I've complained enough to the rest of you since October. Ok my life fell to pieces, and I was a sick as a dog, and everything has been unremitting since then, but I can still listen all the same. Spit it out sister!

doesn't sound too good right now Miss R
PM if you want

Seems like everyone's ill or downhearted at the moment. Hope everyone feels better soon, and thanks for the good wishes Bev.

That's sweet.

And Lucky, I was the little girl who when they tried to put the hairnet on for ballet exams, no matter how much hairspray they used my curls always poked through, so I was teased about it. So I sort of know what you're going through. Nobody though I could dance until they found I naturally led of the left foot! Then with patience, a dear friend mananged to turn me around.

Thanks, Lucky. Hope things turn out well for you too x

Not the best week here either ... hugs to everyone struggling.

x

Thanks Noodle, I'm ok really, just cross and fed up.

: )

i was trying to post a picture of lovely warm sunny skies to cheer up all those in the dead of winter, but is it only possible to upload pictures from a website?

argh. small scream. i wish i was independent of my dad.

I think this is partly a reflection of the thread we're on!!

If it cheers anyone up, I'm feeling very up and very well, if a little tired. My daughter is coming home on the 21st - whoopee! OK, only for 9 days, but I haven't seen her since 1st Sept, and she won't be home again until mid-August, so I'm going to make the most of it. And my brother is bringing my Mum down on Sunday for a fortnight, so all is good here.

Hope the rest of you feel better very soon!

silent agh

I'm not allowed to sing until my ribcage recovers.
I've had this cold. Its set off my asthma. I have Fibromyalgia and now its decideded to affect all my intercostal muscles making my chest hurt all over.

I still have a hacking coug.

My breathing is still poor

And I've been told too keep off the singing and woodwind instruments until I've recovered.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaggggggghhhhhhhh

Berkshire mum I just meant that the thread was rather prominent at the moment.

Glad you're happy, and again, I hope things start to look up for those who aren't.

AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgg
ggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh
(screaming in lower case as I'm not meant to scream)

I mustn't sing for a few days, and I live for singing.

It's my Alexander's birthday today. The family tried to sing him Happy Birthday this morning and it was agony

It's not my throat

Its my Chest Muscles.

I love my son very much and It makes me very sad not o even be able to sing Happy Birthday to him on his Birthday.

Just had to nosey and the profile pic myself...she is lovely!

This is my first time on the scream thread, but I can't scream, as I've had a migraine

Hopefully this means I won't be due another one until after Christmas - fingers crossed!

Currently doped up on as much codeine and aspirin as it was safe to take (threw in some ibuprofen for good luck too). Someone recommended a cooling forehead stick... whoever thought that up has obviously never had a migraine... About as useful as a chocolate fireguard

Hope everyone is well today!

Hope you feel better soon *hug*

Thank you! I'm just moving about slowly

I can't sing; I live to sing

Hope you feel better soon ad_lib .

Hope you're better for Christmas xxx

I nearly cried after singing my little boy happy birthday because it hurt my chest so much and I wanted to sing to him because its his birthday and I love him.

Ad.lib hope the migraine gets better. I empathise. Migraine's I know about

hope you get better quickly ad lib, and to jo: happy birthday to your son and i'm sure he won't ever hold it against you for not being able to sing to him for one birthday... i hope that soon you have enough energy to sing all day, every day!

Thank you so much! Feeling a bit better after a lie down. Just looking around at the messy house now in despair

Just wanted a rant really...

I've just got this big promotion at work which is 5 pay grades above my current level. Everyone has decided that they aren't changing the job description they just aren't going to give me the pay rise. Apparently I'm not old enough or experience enough for the money but am old enough and experienced enough for the job.

I wouldn't mind so much but they are going to measure my performance as though I was at the correct pay grade so I'll either come out as terrible because it's way above me, or, I'll come out as fine and in which case, why can't I get the associated money

I then came up with a compromise position between where I should be and where I am - and they wont even entertain the idea.

Wouldn't mind as much but my finances have gone a bit pear shaped recently due to various things (like MOTs and roofs falling in etc) and I could have been doing with the extra cash.

Anyway, as I said, I really just wanted to get this out of my system and in a nice fairly anonymous environment

Aarghhh on your behalf, what a shambles.

That is descrimination. I'd fight your corner. If you are doing the work and have been given the promotion then you get paid the full amount. Do you work for a company that had an HR department or are you a Trade's Union member?

If they say it's your age, then they are acting illegally since it is now illegal to discriminate by age (young or old).

This can even hold if they say something like 'you need to be a graduate with three years experience', as by default that means you can't do the job until you are 24.

Whatever happens - you must get measured by the grade expectations that you are paid for / graded at. It's stupid to pay you for a lower grade but expect you to work the higher grade...

AAAAAAAAARRRGH!

I was really pleased this year that I remembered to book a Tesco's delivery slot near Christmas. I created an order with a bag of sprouts in it, and booked delivery for tomorrow night. I'm now trying to amend it to include the rest of my shopping, and the system has been playing up all morning.

I do not want to pay £5.99 for someone to deliver me a bag of sprouts.

Oh no, poor Andante!

Had earmarked this afternoon as my last chance to do Christmas shopping but just had a call from Mr Willobie to say that he has arranged for a plumber to call round mid-afternoon...

W

Tell Mr Willobie if he arranged the plumber to call, he should be there to let them in.

Then go shopping anyway. SEP. Somebody else's problem - Mr Willobie's

Did you get it sorted?!

I know it's not funny, but the idea of someone pulling up in a van to bring one bag of sprouts did make me giggle at first

I had to shout at the postman through the window to bring the parcels round the back this morning as my family decided to take all the front door keys with them, including the one that's usually in the door! Of course they locked me in on the way out!

I'm still looking for it, but I may have to tidy the kitchen now incase I have to bring the afternoon pupils in by the back door Imagine having to do some housework.... I'm enraged!

That's my husband's favourite trick too! You have my sincerest sympathy.

Yes, thanks. I successfully added the rest of the order last night. However the driver this evening said they had had all sorts of computer problems, with the computer apparently 'eating' several drivers' rounds details, and one poor woman ending up with only 8 pints of milk because the computer wouldn't let her add anything else.

Glad you got it sorted

That reminds me I still have some Tesco crates in the garage from last time they were round. I was heading out so they just left them and said I couild give them back next time...that was months ago!

You know it's going to be one of those days when you've painstakingly chosen the present for someone, found the ideal wrapping paper, packed the parcel neatly, failed to find the card you chose for them, put the parcel on a chair while looking for a replacement card, looked for a replacement card, found the card, looked for a pen, found the pen, sat down to write the card and heard a crrrrruuuunnnnchhhh sound....

Oh dear!