to finish off a grotty day.
I’ve only just managed to get Small to bed, and mainly it was by holding him down while he screamed and I hated myself. 🙁 I screamed blue murder at Big when she decided to create just as he was dropping off and wake him up again.
It’s been a tough day all round. I was trying to deal with paperwork (credit card bills, bank statements, bill for our holiday in January (which I’m almost wishing I hadn’t booked as financial situation is looking precarious at best), inland revenue demand for national insurance payments) which has just been piling up on the table while I’ve been ignoring it. Have come to the conclusion that this is not the most efficient approach to the situation, and I really need to get my finger out. Not quite sure where to go next though 🙁
So while I was attempting to deal with that, and housework, and washing and so on, it really helped to have Big throw a tantrum because I asked her to pick up the two pairs of her pjs which are decorating the bathroom atm, and tell me that I never do *anything* to help her. Grrr….I know that I shouldn’t be expecting a not quite 5 year old to be a grown up, but it would be nice to have a teeny bit of appreciation somewhere along the line. So she spent large parts of the afternoon playing in her room again, apart from the half hour that I chucked them both out in the garden for some fresh air while I hung the washing out.
Later on I gave up on paperwork and went out to do banking and shopping, leaving Big at home and taking Small with me. Turned out that that was a bad idea too – I’ve taken to having him walk with me instead of riding in the buggy, and today he decided he would assert his independence and leg it for the far horizon at every possible opportunity. This made the whole shopping experience rather fraught, and meant that I didn’t get everything I went for, and paid rather too much for some other bits (way too much, I’m going to take them back tomorrow! £9 for 45 pieces of chocolate, but that’s a whole other rant, don’t get me started…)
And then tonight neither of them has done anything I’ve asked, and consequently, I’ve wept on my keyboard, hidden downstairs while they rioted and eventually forced them both into bed, so that I could have some food in peace.
Bleargh.
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I bought Robyn some reigns which means that when she tries to leg it I just kinda let her hang there,lol, needless to say she doesnt do it too often anymore.
Sounds like you need a Scarlett O’Hara moment as well :-/
(((Jax))) hope you get a good nights sleep and that tomorrow is a bit better 🙂
(((((((((Jax))))))))))
Hope everyone has woken up in a much better mood this morning.
Wishing you a calmer day today.
Yesterday afternoon turned into a severe Bach Flower Recipe moment too – my sympathies. Hope today improves.
Aw Jax have some hugs (((Jax))). For once we were not having the same day at other ends of the country – but I have had many days just like that. I also did a big rob peter to pay paul juggling act with our credit cards yesterday by just shuffling money around them without paying anything – but that is only one step up from head in the sand 🙁
(((Jax))) I made the right decision about Sunday as I am now feeling really grotty so I’m glad I didn’t give you that on top of what you are going through.