What do you want to rant about today? #25

[Mamacita]

I suffer with trying to sleep, but now I have restless legs, they're driving me mad!

Oh I hate that. Whatever you do, don't take antihistamines before bed, especially those ones they tell you help with sleep. They give me mad restless legs.

My rant is about myself, why can't I just go to sleep at a normal time. Ugh. I'll start in new year, no point trying to fix my sleeping pattern now

 

[Starlight_100]

There was a family at the local garden centre I'm working at for Christmas today, taking their little boy to see Santa. The kid was falling asleep in his grandads arms, struggling to keep his eyes open and was wheezing. I heard a slight low whistle noise and wondered what it was and the man who is Santa for this year went "is he alright?" When he heard it and the grandma went "No, he's not been very well these last couple of days, he slept all of yesterday, he's not been himself really but we thought we'd bring him to see how he goes but he's not well bless him" but yet she still brought him, half asleep, struggling to keep his eyes open, wheezing and also around other young children and their families. Poor little boy, all so they could get a photo of him with Santa with his eyes half open leaning on his grandad's shoulder

 

[MyLittlePony25]

My youngest cat. A rescue I’ve had since a kitten (he’s nearly 2).
I love him but I’m honestly at my wits end.
He doesn’t let me sleep, he charges around (it’s currently nearly 3am and I’m still up trying to keep him quiet), he yells and chirps and he doesn’t stop.
I live in a flat that’s bleeping tit and the floors and walls are thin. My downstairs neighbour moans about anything and everything anyway, but this I don’t blame her for.
I try to get him to run around in the day, but I work evenings, getting back between 11pm and midnight, he sleeps the whole time I’m at work even if I put things out for him to do. So by the time I get home, he’s well rested and it’s been getting worse. Then he winds up my older cat, who is an absolute hippo and when he runs, it’s like there is an earthquake.
I feel like crying as I’m exhausted. I’m struggling to do anything in the day because I’m so tired and my job is emotionally/mentally draining.

I’ve taken a couple of days off and plan on keeping him awake all day to see if it will help get him in a routine again.

But I don’t know what to do if this doesn’t work, I can’t carry on like this.

 

[LouBug19]

My youngest cat. A rescue I’ve had since a kitten (he’s nearly 2).
I love him but I’m honestly at my wits end.
He doesn’t let me sleep, he charges around (it’s currently nearly 3am and I’m still up trying to keep him quiet), he yells and chirps and he doesn’t stop.
I live in a flat that’s bleeping tit and the floors and walls are thin. My downstairs neighbour moans about anything and everything anyway, but this I don’t blame her for.
I try to get him to run around in the day, but I work evenings, getting back between 11pm and midnight, he sleeps the whole time I’m at work even if I put things out for him to do. So by the time I get home, he’s well rested and it’s been getting worse. Then he winds up my older cat, who is an absolute hippo and when he runs, it’s like there is an earthquake.
I feel like crying as I’m exhausted. I’m struggling to do anything in the day because I’m so tired and my job is emotionally/mentally draining.

I’ve taken a couple of days off and plan on keeping him awake all day to see if it will help get him in a routine again.

But I don’t know what to do if this doesn’t work, I can’t carry on like this.

I feel you, my girl is a 1 and between the hours of 1am and 5am she becomes possessed. She's running about, climbing my curtains, crying at the top of her lungs. I try play with her but she sleeps through the day. My other cat used to go to sleep when I slept and that would be him until morning. I guess it's unfortunately just a cat thing and eventually they will get more into a routine.

 

[charlied0106]

My youngest cat. A rescue I’ve had since a kitten (he’s nearly 2).
I love him but I’m honestly at my wits end.
He doesn’t let me sleep, he charges around (it’s currently nearly 3am and I’m still up trying to keep him quiet), he yells and chirps and he doesn’t stop.
I live in a flat that’s bleeping tit and the floors and walls are thin. My downstairs neighbour moans about anything and everything anyway, but this I don’t blame her for.
I try to get him to run around in the day, but I work evenings, getting back between 11pm and midnight, he sleeps the whole time I’m at work even if I put things out for him to do. So by the time I get home, he’s well rested and it’s been getting worse. Then he winds up my older cat, who is an absolute hippo and when he runs, it’s like there is an earthquake.
I feel like crying as I’m exhausted. I’m struggling to do anything in the day because I’m so tired and my job is emotionally/mentally draining.

I’ve taken a couple of days off and plan on keeping him awake all day to see if it will help get him in a routine again.

But I don’t know what to do if this doesn’t work, I can’t carry on like this.

Does he play ok with toys? I've bought my wee rescue boy some automated interactive toys to leave on when I go to work. So I'll switch 1 on just as I leave and it does it's thing for 10 mins then goes into sleep mode, so does he. But every 2 hours it wakes up and does it's thing for 10 mins, so it wakes him up too. Sometimes he'll go over yo it, sometimes he'll just watch it in annoyance lol but it wakes him and that helps make him tired at night. I have 3 i rotate.

 

[pinkmug]

I suffer with trying to sleep, but now I have restless legs, they're driving me mad!

I found magnesium supplements helpful for this, oddly enough. I don't know if they are meant to but worth a try, if you can.

 

[Maid22]

I found magnesium supplements helpful for this, oddly enough. I don't know if they are meant to but worth a try, if you can.

Thank you, I've tried that, didn't work for me.

 

[uberoblique]

Thank you, I've tried that, didn't work for me.

Restless legs are strongly linked to iron deficiency too. It’s a first line treatment these days (not magnesium) - basically sufferers with RLS need much higher levels of ferritin than non-sufferers.
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My allergies are wild tonight, I can feel my nose is burning but the antihistamines give me really weird dreams and I don't want nightmares before a very busy Monday. It's either keep wheezing and coughing or sleep like tit and wake up in cold sweat in the middle of the night. Sick of it.

If you can get your NHS doctor to prescribe Dymista it can be a game changer. It’s a nasal steroid and antihistamine in one so doesn’t go anywhere but the nose.

(I am allergic AF to basically everything tree/dust/dander so have been in and out of ENT and dermatologists my whole life )

 

[GalaxyGirl70]

My dog woke me at 5am needing a wee, and I couldn't settle back to sleep, then I got stuck behind a tractor doing 22mph for 4 miles that had at least 3 places that he could have pulled over into but chose not to. When we got to the dual carriageway there were about 35 cars behind it! On a monday bleeping morning at 8,30am ffs. I'm all for supporting farmers but this was an hole of a farmer sorry. I was nearly 15 minutes late

 

[OnlyHereForTheLolz]

I got an email that tickled me this morning. And I thought I'd share in the rant thread as we could probably all do with a laugh!

Anyway I got an email from Assad (Syrian dictator just overthrown for those not in the know) asking me to help him move his money for a small fee ofcourse but in the long run I'll get millions!

I'm half tempted in case it's real

 

[cowtastrophe]

I got an email that tickled me this morning. And I thought I'd share in the rant thread as we could probably all do with a laugh!

Anyway I got an email from Assad (Syrian dictator just overthrown for those not in the know) asking me to help him move his money for a small fee ofcourse but in the long run I'll get millions!

I'm half tempted in case it's real

You just know someone will fall for it too.

I got an email this morning addressed to ‘Dear Pervert’ which went on to accuse me of jerking off to controversial porn. The fact it started with ‘dear’ then followed with an insult amused me.

 

[OnlyHereForTheLolz]

You just know someone will fall for it too.

I got an email this morning addressed to ‘Dear Pervert’ which went on to accuse me of jerking off to controversial porn. The fact it started with ‘dear’ then followed with an insult amused me.

At least it's a polite blackmailer

 

[jackolantern]

You just know someone will fall for it too.

I got an email this morning addressed to ‘Dear Pervert’ which went on to accuse me of jerking off to controversial porn. The fact it started with ‘dear’ then followed with an insult amused me.

I got that one too! Dear Pervert sounds like a great biopic name tbh

 

[~vix~83~]

My youngest cat. A rescue I’ve had since a kitten (he’s nearly 2).
I love him but I’m honestly at my wits end.
He doesn’t let me sleep, he charges around (it’s currently nearly 3am and I’m still up trying to keep him quiet), he yells and chirps and he doesn’t stop.
I live in a flat that’s bleeping tit and the floors and walls are thin. My downstairs neighbour moans about anything and everything anyway, but this I don’t blame her for.
I try to get him to run around in the day, but I work evenings, getting back between 11pm and midnight, he sleeps the whole time I’m at work even if I put things out for him to do. So by the time I get home, he’s well rested and it’s been getting worse. Then he winds up my older cat, who is an absolute hippo and when he runs, it’s like there is an earthquake.
I feel like crying as I’m exhausted. I’m struggling to do anything in the day because I’m so tired and my job is emotionally/mentally draining.

I’ve taken a couple of days off and plan on keeping him awake all day to see if it will help get him in a routine again.

But I don’t know what to do if this doesn’t work, I can’t carry on like this.

There’s a share my cat thread, if you’re not already over there.
Are you able to let him out at night? As hard as it is that’s when they like to be out.
our cat wakes me up at 5 most nights sometimes earlier I let her out. Some nights she’s ready to go out before I go to bed.

 

[Mamacita]

Restless legs are strongly linked to iron deficiency too. It’s a first line treatment these days (not magnesium) - basically sufferers with RLS need much higher levels of ferritin than non-sufferers.
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If you can get your NHS doctor to prescribe Dymista it can be a game changer. It’s a nasal steroid and antihistamine in one so doesn’t go anywhere but the nose.

(I am allergic AF to basically everything tree/dust/dander so have been in and out of ENT and dermatologists my whole life )

That's interesting, I actually standard taking an iron supplement for unrelated reasons but now I think about it, I've not had restless legs for a while I wasn't actually deficient according to blood tests I got done early in the year though but I have seen improvements in various things since taking the supplement so who knows.

Thanks for the tip re antihistamines. I'm not too bad with allergies, usually just take the standard ones and they seem ok. But GP recommended phenargan for helping me sleep. Which it didn't as it gave me not only restless legs but also restless whole body, it was a nightmare!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

I've called off for a McDonald's after the supermarket. The toddler is asleep in the back, so I've gone for the thing where they bring it out to your car.

I took the last collection space, and when I've looked down the line, out of 5 cars only 1 has anyone sat in it. So either Just Eat drivers, or just idiots.

A woman followed me in and parked next to me in a regular space. She then clearly entered the collection number for my space, because when they brought my order out she started shouting and bawling about me stealing her food.

I just wanted a burger ffs.

 

[MyLittlePony25]

I feel you, my girl is a 1 and between the hours of 1am and 5am she becomes possessed. She's running about, climbing my curtains, crying at the top of her lungs. I try play with her but she sleeps through the day. My other cat used to go to sleep when I slept and that would be him until morning. I guess it's unfortunately just a cat thing and eventually they will get more into a routine.

I’m hoping he calms down over the next year. I’ve just spent a ton of money on some thick rugs to try and lessen the noise and some more toys he already has a lot of toys, a tree and a fat older brother
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Does he play ok with toys? I've bought my wee rescue boy some automated interactive toys to leave on when I go to work. So I'll switch 1 on just as I leave and it does it's thing for 10 mins then goes into sleep mode, so does he. But every 2 hours it wakes up and does it's thing for 10 mins, so it wakes him up too. Sometimes he'll go over yo it, sometimes he'll just watch it in annoyance lol but it wakes him and that helps make him tired at night. I have 3 i rotate.

Thank you, he has one interactive toy and million others, I’ve just bought another interactive one and hope that works
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There’s a share my cat thread, if you’re not already over there.
Are you able to let him out at night? As hard as it is that’s when they like to be out.
our cat wakes me up at 5 most nights sometimes earlier I let her out. Some nights she’s ready to go out before I go to bed.

No, he is an indoor cat. I live in a second floor flat and have a balcony but he is so thick (and prey driven) he would jump right off. My other boy goes out on the balcony because he is too fat and lazy to get through the bars or jump onto the railings. I wouldn’t let him out where I am as I’m right by a busy main road and he would run in a blind panic straight into traffic (he has run straight into a door at full speed when something spooked him before ).

 

[FenellaTheWitch]

My hairdresser never runs on time and it's pissing me off. She's been like this for years. It's got to the point where I have to put the whole day aside when I have an appointment. She's not even that great of a hairdresser but I really like her as a person so I haven't got the heart to change.

 

[InkHeart]

People who barely know you who message you something banal, like a question on Facebook about a shared group you're in, or someone on a dating app. Just tit like "Im lookog to get started in this hobby. Where do you buy your materials from?" Or "What are you doing today?"

Then when I ignore them, they follow up a few hours later with "?"

duck off! Why the hell should I stop my day to talk to you, especially when you can't even be bothered to talk to me in full sentences? Why do strangers with boring conversation feel entitled to my time?

 

[Hastaggifted]

My daughters birthday is Christmas Eve, we've never done a birthday party as she's never been bothered about one. We usually do a day out and dinner of her choice a few days beforehand. She's desperate for her first party for her 9th birthday.
We've booked one for January and sent out invitations to 30 children a couple of weeks ago so they didn't get caught up in the Christmas card chaos. 4 people out of 30 have replied, 2 of those can't make it. She's asking every day if anyone else has replied. She's getting upset that no one is going to come. December birthdays suck.
People that don't reply suck.
I've told her that hopefully the invitations are caught up in the Christmas cards but I know alot of people just throw the kids Christmas cards away. We're not sure whether to wait until January to send another batch out if we haven't heard anything but then that only gives like 10 days before the party. Is that enough time? Or send another batch of invites to the same people this week. What would you do? Have we sent them out too early and people have no idea what their doing next week let alone in January?