*comes out of hiding and looks around*

Hi all. I'm absolutely exhausted at the moment ... have grown sick of bailing water out of the house so have decided to let it win for the moment. As long as it doesn't come any further in. Rainy weather like this (we're under an extreme weather warning) is ... hard to deal with.

Anyway just thought I'd drop in to offer hugs and well wishes. Sorry, I'll try and get to giving individual replies later.

*leaves hugs for all*

*Hugs Kahlia* Sorry, can't really think of owt to say

Ravyn that is excellent, well done *dances with Ravyn*

Kahlia - hope the water goes away soon *offers wellies*

Thanks for the good wishes everyone, we are just waiting for news on my uncle John, him and his partner have been travelling in a camper and have no phone so all we can do is wait.

*hugs Emma, Helen, Katricia, and everyobe else (sorry too ealry here to think)*

time for work

p.s. Yes Mondays should be made illegal!!!

*cuddles everyone*

I am so tired, sore and thirsty :(

*hugs all*

Katrica - sorry to hear about your arm; do you think you maybe need to get it looked at by a doctor?

Emma - *hugs* How are you today?

Helen - *cuddles back* hope you feel better soon!

Kahlia - Sorry to hear about the water, eugh! doesn't sound like fun. Hope it stops soon and you can get some rest.

Mary Anne - *Dances* Thank you! Hope you have a good day at work. :) And guess what, it won't be Monday for another 6 days - yay!

Dayna - sounds good. how are you doing today?

*leaves hugs for everyone else who hasn't checked in during the last little bit* Hope you're all well.

Goodish news - Uncle John is stable, he has had 2 arteries inflated and a third is to be done at a later date, he got through the first 24 hours after the heart attack which I am told is the most critical period.

*hugs everyone and offers tea and biscuits*

Mary Anne, I'm very glad to hear about your uncle. Will be thinking of him and you xx

Helen, I'm on Jobseekers Allowance and am currently looking for work. However, the ammount I'm getting is just enough to cover my rent to my dad, which they wont raise because I'm not paying a landlord. So I don't have any money for myself and can't find a job as I have actually been trying since the summer to find part time work (which is all I can do - If I can't do full time college there's no way I can do full time work).
It's all horrible.
I'm going to phone them in a minute and ask if it'll be easier for me if I move into my own flat because then I'd get housing benefits.

Blaaaaaaaaaah.
x

[edit: *hugs katricia* hope the doctor can help hun xx]

Mary Anne, am glad to hear the news fo your Uncle ;)

Katrica, hope it doesn't go too badly at the doctors sweetie.

Zowie, ah I understand now. Well I hope you can get something sorted out for you sooner rather than later, but I imagine moving will be a little bit difficult with the shitty economical problems at the moment. But very best of luck anyway hun :)

Im thinking I may need to check in here for a bit, at least whilst exams and homesickness is resident within me this much along with other stuffs.

Is that ok?

Of course it is Secrets, you're allowed to stay for any length of time!!!

*waves to Dayna, Mary-Anne, Helen, Ravyn, Katrica, Arwen*

Secrets : Hi. *waves* Welcome to the madhouse ... oops, I mean "the home of the differently sane". Feel free to check in whenever you can and or need to.

*offers hugs to everyone*

Hey all,

*hugs Kat* hows the arm feeling?

*offers hugs to Secrets* hello, homesickness is really tough, been there and know how you feel, here if you want to chat

*hugs Kahlia* hows the knee? I have a hip that pops out - always fun! The noises joints make can be scary :)

*hugs Zowie* did you phone the benfits people? How did you get on?

*hugs Helen* how are you getting on?

*hugs Ravyn* did the cloud lift yet?

*hugs everyone else who may be around and thinking of those who are not*

Hi, please can I admit myself? Need a bit of time out from my head really, but seeing as that is impossible would like a bit of time out from reality instead, I'd just like to curl up for a while and listen to everybody and maybe pipe up every now and then, but right now I need some sleep. Thanks guys, *hugs everyone*.

Kat, owch, hope your arm is feeling less painful soon.

Kahlia, *hugs* Sorry its not more

wildly insane, welcome to the psych ward!!

Mary Anne, I'm not doing great. Just can't shift these sucide thoughts and they're getting quite strong =/

Thanks for the hugs, went and helped at the youth thing I helped at earlier which really helped.
I need to revise but I dont see the point as Im going to fail

*big cuddle for Helen* sorry you are struggling just now, can't say much but stay safe

*cuddles kat - avoiding arm* not surprised you can't sleep (had broken limbs the past getting comfy is impossible), have you got antibiotics? take care of yourself

*offers hugs to wildly insane* welcome to the jungle :)

*hugs secrets* when are your exams? try not to panic about revising, do little bits at a time, your brain cannot focus for long periods (I am a part time student doing professional exams for work, know your struggle with exams well). Well doen going and doing something to take your mind off things. My best revision tip - when you are tired and can't sleep read your notes - sends you right off!! Good Luck.

*leaves hugs for all those who check in later*

A hard day in my world, so much has happened in the past 24 hours, my uncle (we have now located him in America, he has had surgery and will survive - as my mum, his sister, put it - this time, he needs to take better care of himself).
Some stupid person left opened a gate in the field where my horse lives and he escaped (he is a total nosey parker) so that gave me a fright but he was recovered safe and sound but rather wound up!
Had my annual appraisal at work, at least that went well, my only downfall this year was my sickness record but my boss knows why he said they just have to note it because it is a fact.
More fights with the he-devil (he wants to stay friends - I am nowhere near ready to comtemplate that).

Whoops, have gone on for ages.

*hugs*

Away to bed.x.

Thanks Mary Anne, ones saturday then next tuesday, theres just so much to learn and my brains struggling so much.

*hugs Mary Anne and others that come in later*

*screams head off*

Please make this **** stop?

*hugs MammaMia*