Wot no Tues daily chat?

elfen

*zooms in*

Heya my lovelies, home from uni for another day! Had to do a customisation on a trilby I got, 3 badges, a bit of ribbon, 2 safety pins and £2 later, it is le done and looks snazzy.

clairewop

oh wow what course are you doing?

clairewop

right gonna empty dishwasher and clean kitchen and find something for tea

elfen

claire, I'm doing English and Film. So I read a lot of books, watch a lot of films and write a lot of bullplop essays.

Ames

Claire, if you meant me it's the Expert Patient Programme. I'd heard good things about the 'normal' one, but a friend who's a councellor had had a rant about it, because it's just telling people they can get out there and get a job even if they can't, and that it's all linked with the governments new ideas about throwing people of incapacity benefits. I have to say I did get that impression today. I know that taking control and not letting your illness run your life is really important, but I think that also accepting that it means you have limitations and working around them is important. I'm not saying it's impossible for me to ever work, but I don't think it's going to happen in 7 sessions. I'm keeping an open mind about it for now, and if it does start to do more harm than good (as my friend has seen happen) I'll quit.

For semolina there's loads of things you can do with it, if you go to the Whitworths website there's loads of recipes for all their products. I haven't got beyond the basic 'mix with milk, cook and eat' one yet, but there's cakes and allsorts.

sharkey01

hi...have just plucked up the courage to add my debt list to my signature...wanted to see how the signature looks, hence this post...i hope it works! payday tomorrow so there will be a reduction. whoop!

Ames

I had that day today (not a reduction because I haven't a clue who currently owns my debts, but an increase in the pot to repay when I'm asked to), it feels gooood!

clairewop

so why did you have to do the trilby thing?

clairewop

Ames wrote: »

Claire, if you meant me it's the Expert Patient Programme. I'd heard good things about the 'normal' one, but a friend who's a councellor had had a rant about it, because it's just telling people they can get out there and get a job even if they can't, and that it's all linked with the governments new ideas about throwing people of incapacity benefits. I have to say I did get that impression today. I know that taking control and not letting your illness run your life is really important, but I think that also accepting that it means you have limitations and working around them is important. I'm not saying it's impossible for me to ever work, but I don't think it's going to happen in 7 sessions. I'm keeping an open mind about it for now, and if it does start to do more harm than good (as my friend has seen happen) I'll quit.

For semolina there's loads of things you can do with it, if you go to the Whitworths website there's loads of recipes for all their products. I haven't got beyond the basic 'mix with milk, cook and eat' one yet, but there's cakes and allsorts.

i'll never be able to work again so dunno what will happen to me when they come to switch people from incapacity to jsa

littlemisschocolate

sharkey01 wrote: »

hi...have just plucked up the courage to add my debt list to my signature...wanted to see how the signature looks, hence this post...i hope it works! payday tomorrow so there will be a reduction. whoop!

Hi Sharkey,

Welcome aboard. We're a great bunch here!

Good luck in reducing your debt!

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