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Sorry girls I haven't been online, first day of school and all that jazz, pretty emotional day
Darkangel wrote: "Are you getting notifications? I am getting none whatsoever.Our office is going to pot here at the moment. There is a long term temp started on Monday covering the Urologist. She came in to, 2..."
No nothing at all that's mean there ought to be something you could put in his tea to make him nicer! Does he like chocolate? two words ex lax!
Eva wrote: "Sorry girls I haven't been online, first day of school and all that jazz, pretty emotional day"The little one's gone to school too? Did you cry? I remember Sophie's first day at school, she screamed the place down the teacher had to pin her down while I left the building, the mayor was not impressed!
What are you going to do now all day? or at least until you have to fetch them both for lunch each day and then wait outside school because by the time you get home it will be time to come back again!
I know the feel both of mine have been in school since aug 13th So it's been almost a month now.
Trisha wrote: "I know the feel both of mine have been in school since aug 13th So it's been almost a month now."
It's great if you have stuff to do all day, I had a restaurant to run and trying to juggle that and a four yr old was interesting to say the least!
I don't work now, the daughter is 10 and school here in France started last Tuesday!
I am going to school and I write in the free time I have
Trisha wrote: "I am going to school and I write in the free time I have"Good for you, I write too when I'm in the mood.
Pam wrote: "Hey everyone, I have a question. If I have posted my poetry on GR is it considered "published on-line"?There is a women's magazine that is opened for submissions and I was considering taking the..."
Not as far as I am aware because it's private you invite your friends (a select few) as opposed to the masses.
Darkangel wrote: "Are you getting notifications? I am getting none whatsoever.Our office is going to pot here at the moment. There is a long term temp started on Monday covering the Urologist. She came in to, 2..."
Morning Ladies,
I have just spent nearly an hour looking for my sat nav, even I can see the funny side of that- I needed a sat nav to find my sat nav, but you can't telephone your sat nav and listen for it ringing!
I found its empty case and then I looked in the camera bag something I had done several times and there it was! Relieved! Now to clear the mess up I made whilst looking for it!
Morning!!! My first morning on my own, I've looking forward to this for ages and now I'm twiddling my thumbs, no idea of what to do with myself. i could write, I could study...the choices are endless!!! Sarah, that happens to me with my keys
Eva wrote: "Morning!!! My first morning on my own, I've looking forward to this for ages and now I'm twiddling my thumbs, no idea of what to do with myself. i could write, I could study...the choices are endle..."Poor you are you lost and alone, get some writing done enjoy the peace while it lasts! School holidays are long and frequent as you well know!
Oh I'm always losing my keys, but the sat nav struck me as funny! And very Blonde! I was just off working on Growing old Disgracefully I added a bit to it I'll soon have the first chapter complete.
How can you write two things at the same time? I'm waiting for feedback from Emme and Darkangel. I'm so scared!!! I've never allowed anyone to read (appart from my mum)much of my writing....did you get the same?
Eva wrote: "How can you write two things at the same time? I'm waiting for feedback from Emme and Darkangel. I'm so scared!!! I've never allowed anyone to read (appart from my mum)much of my writing....did you..."No, I'm immune now after the first time I sent the taster to publishers and all of them offered to publish I became a little complacent. I don't let it worry me either way, you can't please all of the people all of the time. Some people will always pick fault, my sister will be one of them no doubt, we don't speak she was mean to me when my husband died and I needed a helping hand. She put the phone down on me and I haven't spoken to her since, nor do I intend to. I bet she's green with envy at having a sister with a novel in WH Smiths and on Amazon!
It's easy to write two things at once, for a start they are totally different genres one flighty, hot and spicy the other murderously spooky!
I will be more scared of what Jo my eldest thinks of my book!
I'm shocked at what your sister did! Incrediby selfish, she is probably very jelous and angry with herself that she can't cash in on your success.The same way I can't read 2 books at the same time, i don't think I could write 2.
Hello all, Sorry had to wait in for the Gas man today, still has to come back on Saturday as a few parts are needed.
How is this for blonde (read your comments) was looking for my purse the other day and retraced my steps back to the fridge and there is was on the shelf with the butter! DOH!
lol! At leats you didnt take the butter with you instead!
This is very true, never thought of that - LOL
When I was pregnant I left to work in my slippers instead of my shoes, I was made by my boss to go home and change becuase he didn't think it was office attire.
Darkangel wrote: "This is very true, never thought of that - LOL"We should have a government health warning slapped on our foreheads! Caution Blonde on the loose!
How about this for blonde then I have just ordered a copy of my own book from Amazon France for Jo. She sounded so down in her email this morning, her husband has dropped them in the s**t with regards to money yet again this month. I said he needs a lesson in money management and his card taking off him!
I sent it directly to her address because if I wait for Raider she'll wait forever!
Yet another campaign on Twitter is called for I think you up for it?
Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "This is very true, never thought of that - LOL"We should have a government health warning slapped on our foreheads! Caution Blonde on the loose!
We should have that printed on tshirts!
My husband doesn't have any cards, I keep them all!
Did you ask in your library?
I think we should get those t-shirts possibly for next year - LOL
Eva wrote: "I'm shocked at what your sister did! Incrediby selfish, she is probably very jelous and angry with herself that she can't cash in on your success.The same way I can't read 2 books at the same time..."
I agree she must be
My sister in law is jelous because I can write when and where ever along with the fact I published my novelette. I told her that if she wants to write she has to write in every free moment she has even if it's only a few min waiting on dinner or on her lunch hour at work. She just will not do it, in my opinion she has no right to be jelous if she will not even try
yep! That's why I'm glad of being an only child!Trisha, well done on your story! I like the cover,it makes it look like a classic, did you design it?
Darkangel, i forgot to say, the charity needs a UK address to they cna thank us, would you be willing to give your one? If you want I can give my mums..
Yes that is fine with me. I will email it to you now
Eva wrote: "yep! That's why I'm glad of being an only child!Trisha, well done on your story! I like the cover,it makes it look like a classic, did you design it?"
No it was one of the cover themes lulu.com had premade
Eva wrote: "When I was pregnant I left to work in my slippers instead of my shoes, I was made by my boss to go home and change becuase he didn't think it was office attire."The woman I worked with at Thorntons came to work one morning with one black shoe and one brown shoe, she thought I was pulling her leg when I told her until she looked down horrified! Made me smile for the whole day, she really thoght she was something special!
Darkangel wrote: "I think we should get those t-shirts possibly for next year - LOL"What a good idea, Alain is looking forward to you coming over!
Trisha wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm shocked at what your sister did! Incrediby selfish, she is probably very jelous and angry with herself that she can't cash in on your success.The same way I can't read 2 books at t..."
You think that's bad wait until you hear what she said about my house in England! We lived on a posh part of a large housing estate, Derby County had a house just accross from us for one of it's overpaid Footballer's Indoor swimming pool gymnasium the works. Miss green with envy told my dad she'd come to legoland with Sophie's Christmas present, but she wouldn't come in and have a drink. The first time she set foot in the house was at Sophie's Christening and then I really rubbed in the fact that I had a detached house with a deck, pond, huge conservatory and 3 huge bedrooms with fitted wardrobes and two bathrooms.
Made her two bedroom semi look a bit naff!
Darkangel wrote: "Me too."There will be plenty for us to do, we will have to book a mornings noz diving in for sure, I will get Jo over at the same time if I can make a real party of it!
Even if we don't have the official pool I am buying a better one for next year to tide us over!
Darkangel wrote: "Sounds fantastic."It will be great, you won't need to bring many clothes they have great sales here in the summer at Kiabi and that way you'll have lots of room for the wine to take home with you.
Lol I'm now following Marilyn Monroe, spooky or what I have 1900 + followers I wonder if I will hit the 2000 this week?
Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm shocked at what your sister did! Incrediby selfish, she is probably very jelous and angry with herself that she can't cash in on your success.The same way I can't re..."
She sounds like my sister in law
Darkangel wrote: "I am sure you will."I am playing with Chapter one of Growing Old Disgracefully, I know I should be working on HOD but I can't seem to get into killing mode so I thought that rather than fritter my time away on Twitter I'd at least be writing something constructive!
Trisha wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Eva wrote: "I'm shocked at what your sister did! Incrediby selfish, she is probably very jelous and angry with herself that she can't cash in on your success.The same ..."
Then you have my deepest sympathy, god gave us our relatives thank god we can choose our friends!
Darkangel wrote: "excellent, i like your style ;o)"I've changed it somewhat, I'm plumping it out with a little description, not to much or Eva's husband won't read it!
Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "excellent, i like your style ;o)"I've changed it somewhat, I'm plumping it out with a little description, not to much or Eva's husband won't read it!"
how do you mean my hubby wont read i?t
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "excellent, i like your style ;o)"I've changed it somewhat, I'm plumping it out with a little description, not to much or Eva's husband won't read it!"
how do you ..."
You said your hubby won't read a book written by a women because we get too flowery with our description. Trust me the description I'm penning could never be called flowery, Lol perhaps we should try it out on him and Monst! What do you say Sharon do you think Monst would read mammie porn?
Probably not - he reads crap like Clive Cussler - sorry to any fans, but they bore me to tears - especially when the author actually put himself in the book as a character!!!!
Darkangel wrote: "Probably not - he reads crap like Clive Cussler - sorry to any fans, but they bore me to tears - especially when the author actually put himself in the book as a character!!!!"I picked a book of his up once and put it right back down again, it's lurking somewhere in the garage in a box I'll keep it for him for next year!
There is one worse than Cussler and I mean really bad, I wanted to rewrite his first page, that's how bad it was. So memorable I can't remember his name though I think he may have been a Clive too!
Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Oh right."I got up to page 6 of my revision last night, lots of spare commas deleted, I love my commas apparently! They don't have wonderbox in America! Emme didn't understand ..."
Glad I am not the only one who gets a visit from the comma fairy:)
I'm naughty, I need to get my head back in to my studying. Might attempt that this weekend, whilst waiting for the gas man to come back!
Alexandra wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Oh right."I got up to page 6 of my revision last night, lots of spare commas deleted, I love my commas apparently! They don't have wonderbox in America! Emme didn..."
No I just love my commas, sprinkle them all over the place a bit like oofle dust!
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Our office is going to pot here at the moment. There is a long term temp started on Monday covering the Urologist. She came in to, 2 A4 pages of queries to do before she even sat down at the desk. As soon as she gets some of them done, another load come in. The consultant is whinging that she is not good enough, and work is not getting done. Poor thing (she is not the crap temp who covered me). The thing is no one actually wants to work for him.