The very first time!

Katy- far from it, read it as though I COULD feel depressed as you still found it hard to come to terms with after all these years. I'm still in the fledgling stage so to speak! :D x

ummlilia

fitted a loo seat; mundane , but no one else is there to do it..

I smiled when I read that as I have a new loo seat, still in the box, waiting for me to attempt fitting it; I tend to give it a dubious look and leave it for another day. So what you see as mundance, others can a bit envious that you got on with it instead of procrastinating!

Liz - just re-read my post. Sorry if it came over as though you shouldnt feel depressed about it as ive had them all those years. Of course it will make you feel low. Its only natural. Bit of self pity on my part there!

OMG, that's really tough KatyK, we're the same age and you've had them for so much longer than me. I won't beat myself up about coming to terms with it yet then, as have only had them three weeks

Just been a film extra in a movie being shot locally. :-)

liz - It's all relative. Just because someone's hardships are worse, doesn't mean that you can help feeling bad about your own. If it makes you feel any better I have had dentures since I was 11. Never came to terms with it to be honest and that was 53 years ago!

I recently had a partial denture fitted, crowns and bridges no longer an option and couldn't afford implants. Really feel relegated to a different sector of society! Never realised that I was going to have to eat and talk differently. Quite depressed by it, which is ridiculous when you see what real hardships people are going through and would swap with me in a heartbeat!!!

fitted a loo seat; mundane , but no one else is there to do it..

Apparently I am having 'highlights' next Wednesday, according to my
grand-daughter who is a hairdresser. Shall I let her go ahead and do it?
Yes, I think so..... ... I've never had highlights before.

I recently had an abnormal result to a bowel cancer test and then went on to a colonoscopy, for the very first time.

Sorry to hear that judidoo.

It doesn't have to be jolly or funny.

It's true that some of the things that you have to do for the first time are anything but.

There are several things I've had to do for the first time, recently, but they aren't jolly or funny so maybe I'll leave this one.

rosesarered I fell about laughing when I read your post. That was hilarious.

papaoscar I am assuming that you did not ruin the clothes or break the washing machine as you are alive to tell the tale!

Ha ha ha roses That made me LOL That should serve as a warning to me then Oh, to hell with it - just go for it!!

mini I once did a similar thing at a large playpark, only it was down a slidey twisty tunnel on your backside. When I eventually tumbled out, my own family had moved on and there were 2 parents waiting for their own off -spring to arrive! They got a shock when it was me, and I got a shock too, talk about embarrasment.

Whizzed down the zipwire at my grandchildren's local park! I'm of very small stature (the clue's in my name!), so got away with it

papaoscar

Was authorised to use the washing machine to do my own stuff. Now that's empowerment!

Walked into a pub on my own. It was just before Christmas, and I wanted gift vouchers for their meals for 2 of our daughters.

A mixture of low- and highlights are ace for hiding the grey bits! They kind of blend in. Gives your hair a more textured look too, which is great for those like me whose hair is as fine as gnats' whiskers and as flat as a pancake. Give it a go Holly. And you don't have to worry too much about roots because your hair isn't all one (false) colour. I love mine.

I know you are relatively new to GN Holly. Have you discovered the Profile you can complete? Many of us only give a brief overview of ourselves, but it is nice to know how many grandchildren we have and our age etc, but of course it is up to all GNs to decide for themselves if they will do this.

Ah, that sounds nice NanKate - I should have more faith in her shouldn't I

I may have mentioned something about grey hair possibly ...

Thank you for the explanation, nowhere near as bad as I had thought it would be!

Low-lights Holly are shades of brown/copper etc which you could have with your highlights and it can give the hair a very nice look of not being one single colour.

I've never had my hair dyed, as such, but often had highlights put into it - my hairdresser said this week that I could do with some low-lights; that's a first and I've no idea what they are or why she has suggested it. I'm not googling it either as it may make me dislike her

Icyalittle greatest respect .