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Catching up a bit here... In the past two months the washer, my computer, the dishwasher, the coffee filter machine, and the toaster have all failed.  Some tried to set fire to their surroundings, some flooded them, one tried both!  I now need to replace the kitchen work surfaces and floor as they have holes burned in them by the coffee machine.  Alan repaired the dishwasher, and has sorted me out a temporary computer.  I bought him a new coffee machine, he bought me a new and very cheap toaster (on my instructions - I don't need an expensive computerised taster!). Several new-to-me sewing machines have landed (I now have 21 in the house, but one is going home next week!). I've also had a couple of good Faster Than Light sewing projects (this: http://tinyurl.com/39gov4 and this: http://tinyurl.com/3jmpgr), and more to come...  The fibro is making life less than optimal on the pain front, the IBS is playing up, and my hair has destroyed the hairbrush. But! The last 5 sessions of swimming have all been 60 lengths of the pool in an hour, which is great.  I'm back to two sessions a week, rain, hair or shine.  Next weekend the outdoor pool opens!  Yippeee!   I'm two thirds of the way through a total mountain if washing (not just clothes, but also towels, bedding, all sorts!  Thank God for granny's Towel Mine!), and the new washer is lovely. The customers laxed lyrical about the FTL sewing projects, I spent 5 days teaching kids in school, and yesterday I got paid!  Whoo hoo! I was down a pound this week.  Still three up on WW goal and six on personal goal, but with all the extra stress recently, that's not too bad.

Catching up a bit here... In the past two months the washer, my computer, the dishwasher, the coffee filter machine, and the toaster have all failed.  Some tried to set fire to their surroundings, some flooded them, one tried both!  I now need to replace the kitchen work surfaces and floor as they have holes burned in them by the coffee machine.  Alan repaired the dishwasher, and has sorted me out a temporary computer.  I bought him a new coffee machine, he bought me a new and very cheap toaster (on my instructions - I don't need an expensive computerised taster!). Several new-to-me sewing machines have landed (I now have 21 in the house, but one is going home next week!). I've also had a couple of good Faster Than Light sewing projects (this: http://tinyurl.com/39gov4 and this: http://tinyurl.com/3jmpgr), and more to come...  The fibro is making life less than optimal on the pain front, the IBS is playing up, and my hair has destroyed the hairbrush. But! The last 5 sessions of swimming have all been 60 lengths of the pool in an hour, which is great.  I'm back to two sessions a week, rain, hair or shine.  Next weekend the outdoor pool opens!  Yippeee!   I'm two thirds of the way through a total mountain if washing (not just clothes, but also towels, bedding, all sorts!  Thank God for granny's Towel Mine!), and the new washer is lovely. The customers laxed lyrical about the FTL sewing projects, I spent 5 days teaching kids in school, and yesterday I got paid!  Whoo hoo! I was down a pound this week.  Still three up on WW goal and six on personal goal, but with all the extra stress recently, that's not too bad. Wow what a life, Kate, you 've been busy! But glad to have you back, and congrats on the pound down! You 're not doing bad at all, remaining close to your goal is a major achievement.

Wow what a life, Kate, you 've been busy! But glad to have you back, and congrats on the pound down! You 're not doing bad at all, remaining close to your goal is a major achievement. I think I lead a cartoon life!  

sounds like you are doing very well considering, pain and defiant appliances are two of the worst things to deal with, good for you!!! and money too, Lee Deviant and suicidal appliances, certainly!   And at a time like this, the money helps!  It did mean I could buy the washer I really wanted rather than a cheapo one that would colapse in a year.