Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
What made you smile today?
- Thread starter snowbunny
- Start date
This morning I had my just-2-years-old grandson and Tuppy out in the garden for an hour or so, while there was still quite a lot of shade and it wasn’t too hot. When we came in, Kit wanted to give Tuppy a couple of treats as usual. He went to the cupboard but it was a new bag and the packaging had changed, even though the contents were the same. Kit thought they were wrong, so he started to tip them out onto the floor! Cue mad scrabble by Tuppy and me to see who could retrieve the most!
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
I bet Tuppy won
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Yep, he knew you'd been talking smack about him here saying he'd calmed down. His Labrador pride wouldn't stand for that and had to prove you wrong!
When Carbón is being a wild child, people often tell me, "Oh, he's just a baby, he'll calm down". When I inform them that he's 6-8 years old, they just get this combined look of horror and pity on their faces.
Yes, she did!I bet Tuppy won
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Ok, nothing to do with dogs and does not start with a smile but (spoiler alert) finishes with one. 
Yesterday wasn’t the happiest of days and I have been known to take out my angst by eating things I shouldn’t and (more rarely) taking out my scissors and randomly chopping at my hair.
So yesterday evening after I’d eaten the bad stuff and still feeling low, I decided to give my hair a whack. This is NEVER a good plan in such a mood.
But I did it anyway ) and felt instant remorse, especially since I chopped layers in the front that I’d been growing out for over a year (triple ).
On the other hand, the last time I did this, I cut about 6 inches off and after fiddling with it the next day, actually really liked it shorter. So I went to bed last night, vowing to do my best to rescue it in the morning.
That was a really long way of saying, after much fiddling around today, I really like the results of my latest ‘rage cut’.
Excuse my PJs 🫣
Yesterday wasn’t the happiest of days and I have been known to take out my angst by eating things I shouldn’t and (more rarely) taking out my scissors and randomly chopping at my hair.
So yesterday evening after I’d eaten the bad stuff and still feeling low, I decided to give my hair a whack. This is NEVER a good plan in such a mood.
But I did it anyway ) and felt instant remorse, especially since I chopped layers in the front that I’d been growing out for over a year (triple ).On the other hand, the last time I did this, I cut about 6 inches off and after fiddling with it the next day, actually really liked it shorter. So I went to bed last night, vowing to do my best to rescue it in the morning.
That was a really long way of saying, after much fiddling around today, I really like the results of my latest ‘rage cut’.
Excuse my PJs 🫣
Ooooh, Emilyyyy, I LOVE it! Do you think you have a new career as a rage hairdresser? A bit like WWF, you have to roar and beat your chest to get into the zone so you can create marvellous haircuts? If nothing else I'm sure people would pay for such a niche service if only once. Perfect for hen nights, bat mitzvahs, retirement dos...Ok, nothing to do with dogs and does not start with a smile but (spoiler alert) finishes with one.
Yesterday wasn’t the happiest of days and I have been known to take out my angst by eating things I shouldn’t and (more rarely) taking out my scissors and randomly chopping at my hair.
So yesterday evening after I’d eaten the bad stuff and still feeling low, I decided to give my hair a whack. This is NEVER a good plan in such a mood.
On the other hand, the last time I did this, I cut about 6 inches off and after fiddling with it the next day, actually really liked it shorter. So I went to bed last night, vowing to do my best to rescue it in the morning.
That was a really long way of saying, after much fiddling around today, I really like the results of my latest ‘rage cut’.
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Edited to say of course I'm gutted you were feeling crap, and frankly anything that helps eh? I know food relationships are so complex, but yonks ago I decided that eating 'rubbish' food because I was feeling bad and then feeling bad about that was piling unnecessary guiltage on top of already feeling horrible, so I've worked hard to tell myself that it's fine to do, but it's a big strong flag that I need to feed myself in other ways at that point. Taking away that bit of self-flagellation has helped me a lot in slowing that spiral we all get into sometimes. No guilt, just a big hug and resolve to intensely look after #1 for a bit.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Happens to me all the time
Was chatting to another Lab owner the other day. Their lab was sitting calmly, waving the odd gently playful paw towards Ella. Ella on the other hand was playbowing and bouncing around like a kangaroo on meth.
The other person said "oh, she's just a pup".
Yep, turns out their calm and mature lab was 2years old while my "pup" is 9years old
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Why go to a hairdresser when you can do such a fantastic job yourself! You look absolutely beautiful, your hair is perfectOk, nothing to do with dogs and does not start with a smile but (spoiler alert) finishes with one.
Yesterday wasn’t the happiest of days and I have been known to take out my angst by eating things I shouldn’t and (more rarely) taking out my scissors and randomly chopping at my hair.
So yesterday evening after I’d eaten the bad stuff and still feeling low, I decided to give my hair a whack. This is NEVER a good plan in such a mood.
On the other hand, the last time I did this, I cut about 6 inches off and after fiddling with it the next day, actually really liked it shorter. So I went to bed last night, vowing to do my best to rescue it in the morning.
That was a really long way of saying, after much fiddling around today, I really like the results of my latest ‘rage cut’.
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- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
You girl!!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Oh, my employment worries have been SOLVED!
Thank you for your faith in my rage styling abilities. I think it’s a bit like my cooking though: best done only for myself so if it all goes sideways it’s only me crying.
Wise words.. I’ve managed to shift 25kg recently, most of it this spring in Cornwall, and have another 12 kg to go to get to ‘gently round’ vs ‘oof, it’s too hot to drag all this around’ weight. It was a challenge but doable in Cornwall, here it feels insurmountable. I’m not making progress anymore and on the cusp of going backwards, which I really don’t want.
I’ll keep hacking away at it somehow. Trying to inspire myself partly by thinking how much nicer it will be to stomp around in Italy in September without the extra weight. Think of all the extra Carbón modelling shots I could capture!
Wow!! Beautiful!!Ok, nothing to do with dogs and does not start with a smile but (spoiler alert) finishes with one.
Yesterday wasn’t the happiest of days and I have been known to take out my angst by eating things I shouldn’t and (more rarely) taking out my scissors and randomly chopping at my hair.
So yesterday evening after I’d eaten the bad stuff and still feeling low, I decided to give my hair a whack. This is NEVER a good plan in such a mood.
On the other hand, the last time I did this, I cut about 6 inches off and after fiddling with it the next day, actually really liked it shorter. So I went to bed last night, vowing to do my best to rescue it in the morning.
That was a really long way of saying, after much fiddling around today, I really like the results of my latest ‘rage cut’.
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Want to rage cut my hair?!I hope you’re feeling better today though, even though you got a beautiful new hairdo from a crumby day
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
I don’t get my haircut professionally anymore. After the last bad haircut in Cornwall 1.5 years ago, I figured I couldn’t do any worse and it would be less traumatic if I was the one doing the (potential) butchering. I miss having a really nice professional cut and color, but with all the moving I do and many bad haircuts in multiple countries, it’s just one more thing that had to bite the dust in the name of travel.Why go to a hairdresser when you can do such a fantastic job yourself! You look absolutely beautiful, your hair is perfect
But hey, the money I save I use on crazy good hair products and hair scissors. A good conditioner hides a multitude of hair cutting sins.
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
@Emily_Babbelhund, you should have my horrible hair, very fine, blows out of shape at the wisp of a thought of a breeze. I would give my eye teeth to have yours. Conditioner just makes my hair go limp. You look very beautiful.
It looks fantastic! Why is it that hair suddenly seems to go wild and grow an inch in a night?! My attempt to get mine under control when I’ve forgotten to contact my hairdresser never work as well as that!
I hope you’re feeling better today.
- Location
- SW London UK
Wow, 
you are beautiful with beautiful hair. 
you are beautiful with beautiful hair. 
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Haha!
There is a sign on the A44 as you cross Mid Wales that says "Llandegley International Airport Terminals 1 & 2" - it's been there for years, but I noticed lately that it has moved!