a dearth of compost has been thwarting my horticultural endeavours.
That is really a beautiful choice of words - 'dearth' and 'thwart' just sound so lovely here, regardless of the troubles you are going on about.
Look sometimes you have to be firm with idiots. Us women need to just absorb the fact we may get called 'hags' whilst men get called 'assertive'.
Even Jamie called me rude when I firmly told some marketing company very firmly to 'get my number of your mailing list because I do not want to be contacted at dinner time on a Friday night for fucks sake!'. I absolutely believe sometimes people just need to be told.
Hahaha. I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of you. I'd say you're fierce. I'm a pussycat by nature but idiots get my dander up.
I'm taking fierce as a compliment. Truth be told it's mostly for show.