I'm sure you'll be fine, and that you'll feel better once they've started. BerkshireSon has now done 6 of his 7, so I'd assumed you would have done one or two too; obviously they like to do the finalists last!

Very best of luck when they do start.

Celeste is excited because she is meeting me for private practice ! But at mwl1's house !

This isn't really a scream, more of a wail. Had 6 pupils this evening. My nose is feeling the presence of pollen somewhat, although not actually itching, or sneezing.

However, one little bright spark comes for his lesson wearing some beautifully laundered PE kit - but goodness knows what Mum washes it in. Within 10 seconds I was sneezing and have had itchy and sensitive nose all evening now.

My OH is so allergic to pollen I cannot line dry clothes because of the pollen getting on it...... Could it be that ??!

My hard work isn't going to pay off...

My hard work isn't going to pay off...

My hard work isn't going to pay off...

My hard work isn't going to pay off...

My laptop died yesterday.

It died again today....

I lost a few pages, and the post-corrections version of one chapter....

Yeah. I just didn't, because I didn't feel there was anything worth saving.

I'm an idiot

Bit too girly?

I'm just going to get mine printed when I get mine bound. I'm not even going to care about the costs. It'll be like "here's my credit card, just give it to me when it's done"

Finally achieved spontaneous combustion.

Maybe I've been bottling things up for a little too long.

Finally achieved spontaneous combustion.

go Nicki, go Nicki, go Nicki

You can do it : I know you can.

it will, it will, it will! You can do it, power of positive thought! I'll keep you in my thoughts, I know you'll do fabulously

What Barry said! Nobody could put it better.

Well, exam was ok and I am enjoying taking the afternoon off before I resume work tomorrow

Well, exam was ok and I am enjoying taking the afternoon off before I resume work tomorrow

One down...

How many are you doing, actually?

I think it's just several things accumulated and I've underestimated their effect on me. Seems that sometimes what's going on in 'real life' does have an effect on the way I play and I've let that add to the stress.
Just need to get things back in proportion I think.

Sol, you can toast the marshmallows if you are going to share.
Your profile pic just about covers it.........

Yay. Well done.

Supposed to be going to France on choir tour next week, but husband has just announced that 'week off' to look after children in my absence has now been cancelled due to work commitments. Argh. Scream. I am ready to kill.

So now I just have to bin it. It's silly to be annoyed by this, but it was a good card and now I can't send it to anyone as I don't know anyone with the same name And usually I'd hold on to it for 10 months but I don't think we will be talking to this person by then, probably not on birthday card terms anyway!

Oh well, stuck at work late due to a hardware issue... waiting on the flippin' courier to bring the replacement!

Hope you're home by now, Sol! Not a good start to your Bank Holiday weekend.

Okay - here goes - cambiata's Friday - I'm sure it should have been the 13th!

Plumber arrives at 8.30 to fit new cloakroom units and basin and I dash out at 8.50 for an appointment at the beauty salon and I have to rush because I had handbell practice at 9.30. I get to the church and no-one is there so I drive home having wasted two miles worth of petrol. Husband gives message that handbells were cancelled and apologies from person who phoned. Basin and units have not arrived, so made phone call to chase them up. Next door cat then gets into lounge through door left open by plumber and almost impossible to remove cat. Phone call from stepson announcing insurance company is blaming him for a car prang which was not his fault. Plumber announces that end unit is wrong size. Phone back supplier to order another one to arrive in a week's time. Fielding more phone calls from stepson. Plumber starts to swear downstairs. He has cut the wrong size template for the basin. Phone back supplier to order another front panel worth £40 to arrive in a week's time. Plumber pays up. More phone calls from stepson about his pranged car. Plumber then says the front kick panel is too short and we will have to phone back the supplier to order another one. Floor is also ruined because of removal of old pedestal has left an unsightly patch. Husband annouces he wants his dinner because he has to go out. I went out to do a big food shop inbetween the cat and phone calls.

I then gave four piano lessons from 4.00pm until 6.00pm.

What a day......!

Incorrect spelling!

Do prevent me from reaching for my Sope Bocks.

I try so hard to ignore it on the Forum - I just need a place to scream!

I detest spelling mistakes with a passion-if you're that desperate to use a particular word, go look it up in a dictionary! I accept some people are better spellers than others, but there's really no excuse for bad spelling on the internet...same goes for the whole their/there/they're thing, that drives me up a wall! :anrgy:

I detest spelling mistakes with a passion-if you're that desperate to use a particular word, go look it up in a dictionary! I accept some people are better spellers than others, but there's really no excuse for bad spelling on the internet...same goes for the whole their/there/they're thing, that drives me up a wall! :anrgy:

Not to mention your/you're

your surely not suggesting that the spelling on here is to bad for you're taste are you?