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  • Lara44
    Lara44 Posts: 2,961 Forumite
    Hey FW

    Fieldwork is all done now :) I have been putting my fieldnotes into Atlas and starting to write some notes and develop some lines of thinking. I am very behind with this as I ended up taking about a month off to sort out the wedding, whoops. My first draft chapter is due the end of September, and I am hoping to stick to that somehow.

    Married life is great! We feel newly invigorated. It has been a tough couple of years. It feels nice not to have something looming in the foreground, and just to be able to get on with writing now. And some nice home things like finishing off bits of DIY and making a store cupboard. I have been spring cleaning all last week, it has been great.

    I am so pleased to hear about your leg feeling better. It was such a good decision. Just let yourself be spoiled for once. Hope you have a lovely name day and your sister has a brilliant birthday :)
    :A :heartpuls June 2014 / £2014 in 2014 / £735.97 / 36.5%
  • Lara44
    Lara44 Posts: 2,961 Forumite
    Here's a little romantic picture, hope it's okay to post it on your diary.

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    :A :heartpuls June 2014 / £2014 in 2014 / £735.97 / 36.5%
  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    AW!!!!! Lara ............................. I want one .............


    The dress obviously - not your hubby LOL

    MG
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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Lara!!! That is a *beautiful* photo! Thank you for posting, what a perfect moment that looks...
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  • claudiac_2
    claudiac_2 Posts: 300 Forumite
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    Congratulations Lara - you both look wonderful in the photo, I hope you have many happy years together. x
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  • Firewalker
    Firewalker Posts: 2,682 Forumite
    Lovely picture, Lara - thanks for posting it. It is all looking really great!

    FW
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,616 Forumite
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    Oh Lara. Lovely you have cheered me up! Yay for happy things.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,452 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    What a lovely photograph.
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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  • boredofbeingathome
    boredofbeingathome Posts: 15,657 Forumite
    What a beautiful photograph Lara :)

    Hope you are well and resting FW.
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    Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:
  • Firewalker
    Firewalker Posts: 2,682 Forumite
    Well, I walked to the nearby big park today - my estimate is that the walk was about 2.5 miles. My leg is telling me that it was too long. Feeling rather worried that I overdid it and praying that no damage has been caused.

    This also made me think that I tend to overdo things often. With everything. Failing to remember Pareto's rule - 20% of effort brings 80% of results. Overworking texts, over researching, over analysing. No patience, always in a hurry. One foot in the past and one in the future - you all remember what happens to the present.

    Solution? I have decided to return to Indian philosophy and the study an practice of zen. And start practicing meditation and mindful living. Yep.

    Firewalker
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