In pursuit of Health, Wealth and Happiness

starnac

Hey Tete did you manage to get some listing done?

Tete_en_l'Air

Hello! Yes, just been doing a bit this evening. eBay started giving me loads of error messages though so I gave up. Got the main things up though, like the brand new running shoes that hurt my shins - hopefully I'll get a bit for them. Now need to quickly write a blog post before The Returned, which is totally legitimate French revision Anyone else been watching it?

Lara44

Yes, it's amazing! How sinister is Victor? Eeeek! Do you have to stick a wee bit of paper over the subtitles

I hope you get loads of nice buyers for your stuff Tete, you've been so unlucky with some picky rude people. That will be another few pennies to tuck away into the savings.

In other news: tile grouting has been completed :j
Just sockets, silicone and pipe cover to go.

Tete_en_l'Air

Haha, no I just sort of read and listen ... it's always interesting to see how they decide to translate something, and the little bits that get missed out. I WISH my French were good enough for me to be able to crochet and listen to it like I do with Corrie but alas no! (Plus with Corrie, I know everyone's voices and I'm unlikely to miss any super-subtle plot lines )

Victor is soo creepy! Why are kids so creepy? Colleague brought his wife and two year old into work the other week, who proceeded to count up to ten, then count backwards from ten to one :eek: They were all "He's so advanced!" and I practically had my crucifix out! Has everyone read this "creepy things children have said to their parents" list?

Yay for the grouting! Bet it makes such a visible difference! In related, glamorous news, I spent much of my weekend cleaning out the washing machine which had developed a foisty smell _pale_ I've put the tea towels through about five hot washes and I think it's OK now, but as a result I have a huge pile of washing that's still not been done

Fingers crossed for ebay, got a few watchers already. If these bits don't sell straight away I'm just going to put them in the charity and be done with it I think. Since I can't get to a post office in my lunch hour any more it's a lot of hassle. I've only listed stuff I'm hoping to get at least £5ish for so it's worth a go, just hope they all sell this time!

starnac

Lara you are so close to being done now. Hope you finish soon.

Haven't seen the Returned. Is it worth watching? Is it a film or a series?

Kittikins

I used to put a piece of paper across the bottom of the tv screen when I was a teenager and watched a lot of French films, I was a total Francophile geek

DD had a tour of her new school this morning; it was good but also very strange to be back at that school for the first time since probably the early 1980s!!....I'm feeling a bit odd but also good, and its making the whole moving away from home and studying feel extremely real....yippee!

My lovely daddykins took my CRB certificate to Uni for me this morning so that DD and I didn't have to schlep all the way there after our school visit, so hopefully in the next day or so my offer will turn to unconditional on GTTR!

I still need to chase student finance, fgs how long does it take to assess an application?

Tete_en_l'Air

Ahh what did DD think of the school Kitty? Is she excited?

My offer is still conditional on the GTTR site - not sure why as they've had everything they need, although I didn't see the admin lady herself when I was in last week with my GCSE certificates, but the head of MFL saw them and another admin lady copied them for me.... Might send an email to check (I hate over-anxious people pestering me all the time though ...) But I'd prefer it to be unconditional before I hand in my notice TBH!

You've prompted me to log in and check my finance application and I'm delighted to see that I've been approved for the full fee loan, and the full living costs loan and grants There's even a payment schedule so I can sit and do a bit of planning They've sent a declaration for me to sign apparently so I'll have to look out for that in the post. I feel all smiley now knowing that at least something is moving forward. Wish I knew a bit more about what happens with the bursary though...

Tete_en_l'Air

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Payday here, but nothing too exciting to report - just done the usual money shuffle. Had to pay myself back for overspending I did in London last week so I'm going to have to take it easy this month. I've also not been paid for one of my petrol claims so I'll get onto them about that when I claim this month's petrol on Friday.

Scary to think I only have two more paydays left! Because of the 12-week cycles in my job, I've started to find I'm doing things for the last time now - certain reports I hate doing, etc have now been done for the last time. It's a really weird feeling - in one way I'm really relieved and happy but in another, well, I've been running this project since it started so in a way I feel sad to be leaving it mid-way through, when I know it'll be finishing in 18 months anyway. But then again, in 18 months' time I'll be halfway through my NQT year! :eek:

Final Study Skills class tonight, glad to have it over with but I still have my essay to write. Only 1000 words so it shouldn't take long, we're marked more on the planning than the actual essay anyway. It's been helpful; I don't think it's taught me anything mind-blowingly new but it's certainly left me feeling refreshed and ready to get my teeth into something

Health-wise, well... By the end of last week I was feeling pretty wretched. I was eating constantly and feeling so tired and lethargic all the time, not able to get anything done and back up to my highest ever weight. I was just feeling like everything was spiraling out of control a bit, but didn't have the energy to do anything about it. I thought about writing about how I was feeling on here but couldn't even be bothered to do that!

Anyway I did a bit of internet research and asked on Twitter and a few people recommended vitamin B12 and iron. I already have a load of iron supplements from when I've been unable to give blood, I just forget to take them all the time. The B12 was a new one on me though so I bought some and started a regime of both yesterday. I don't know whether it's psychological or perhaps the fact that I've just been eating normal-person amounts of food this week, but I felt so much better last night! I didn't just sit zombified on the sofa, I actually got a few bits done - for example I looked down at my messy toenails and instead of getting depressed about them I simply cut and repainted them, and it didn't feel like a massive chore. :j Really hope this new-found zest is here to stay.

Weight-wise; as I said I'm back up to my highest ever, which is 11.10 I'm back to tracking on MFP again since Monday and feel a lot better already, although I am hungry by bedtime. I'm hyper-aware that I may well stress-eat over the coming year so I need to do some damage limitation now. My goal weight is 10.4 so I still have 20lbs to lose, so I need to reset my sig to 0 :wall: Might have to re-acquaint myself with Jillian ... maybe I'll do a Dinah-style challenge and do Jillian July :undecided

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starnac

Tete I felt better very quickly after starting to take the iron and B vitamins too. I wondered if it was psychological but if you feel it too it must be true

Good luck with your weight loss. I'm struggling to shift 4lbs to get me under the next stone! It's a nightmare. Like the idea of Jillian July.

Yay to 2 more paydays left. You are nearly there now! How exciting for you starting a whole new chapter.

Lara44

VERY exciting to have done some pesky work things for the final time!!! It's getting so close. I LOVE new starts (and hate finishes).

I'm an avid vitamin B taker, I feel that it helps stabilise my moods. I always think you give yourself far too hard a time in general. You always seem to be doing loads of cool stuff!

I've been majorly stress eating too. Normally there's half a stone I yo-yo across, and I am at the upper limit of that now. I really don't want to go over but there's a high chance I will require daily cake to stay alive over the next 3 PhD months. Or at least to stop the computer going out the window So I have decided not to care