Surviving the COVID meltdown

Aargh! I am starting to go mad, but I guess we are all in the same boat. But I don’t eat at McDonalds so that’s some small grace.

Not like this small child I read about – what a BRAT!

The four-year-old, from Chelmsford, Essex, burst into tears when it dawned on her that she’d have to survive on her mum’s cooking alone.

Luckily, Layla-Rae’s mum Joanne found the whole thing hilarious and filmed her “drama queen” daughter’s meltdown to share with family and friends.

In the video, Joanna lists all the takeaways that have had to shut down – including KFC, Nando’s, and McDonald’s – while Layla-Rae cries in horror.

Struggling to compose herself, the four-year-old then meekly asked her mum: “Are Chinese closed too?”

Firstly what is the name Layla-Rae about and can we expect this kind of bhaviour from other similar brats?!

“Then she kept on crying as she does like McDonald’s – but doesn’t eat it all the time.

“Afterwards she just cuddled me and then went upstairs to bed and called her nana.”

Although she found the whole thing hilarious, Joanne says she always thought her daughter liked her cooking – and that four-year-old Layla-Rae isn’t always the easiest to cater for. She added: “She can be very hard to cook for because she says ‘no I don’t want that’, but she can be very easily persuaded as she’s tried different meals.

“When she was going to a childminder she was eating a variety of food, but when she came home she would say ‘I don’t like sweetcorn’ and I said ‘you ate it earlier’ and she said ‘I don’t like it now and I don’t like it here…That’s just a four-year-old trying to make their stance really.”

Why is this woman excusing the behaviour of her child, instead she should be focussing on herself trying to find out why her child is so spoiled!!

I have found a way to save money though, and it involves using voucher codes. I found a working 10% off AO.com code here.

The money situation

Soooo, about the cash/money. Firstly, I am going to lose about £1m in  trade from my business receipts. Then there’s the hefty question of fan compensation. This is a force majeure, no doubt, but there are going to be a lot of my suppliers fearing for their jobs right now, so getting a refund on a product they didn’t get full use out of is going to be a top, top priority.

I fully expect returns and refunds to rocket when I go back to work too.

Loads of good signs though to stay positive!! Google are paying their contractors. Most are resisting layoffs (he says after week one). They are all keen to take a stand that keeps their businesses intact / doesn’t leave them hate figures when all this settles down.That is a huge question. We’re not in great shape as it is financially, so how we deal with this will be interesting.

Our mortgage repayments are going to go down at least, but only by a tiny percent. Thanks Rishi!?

Straight hair tips

Right, so it’s only fair that after writing about how to have curly hair, I write the opposite for those of us who really REALLY want straight hair – but don’t know where to start!

  1. Use a mild shampoo. Proper shampooing is important to maintain healthy, happy straight hair. Wash hair with a really mild shampoo that doesn’t have sodium laureth sulphate–which dries out hair and makes it brittle.
  2. Beware of tangles. A good conditioner such as Pantene in the UK will also help keep your straight hair healthy and will make it easier to untangle after shampooing. 
Keep a wide-toothed comb in the shower and comb through your hair before you rinse the conditioner out.
  3. Find the Right Conditioner. If you have dry hair you will need to use a moisturising conditioner. However, if you have oily hair you should use a basic conditioner on your ends only, to help prevent over conditioning which will leave straight hair limp and reduce its shine.

 

Further tips with links