Just needed to be heard for a little while

elsien

Yay, road trip. :T
If you do try the screens on the windows that'd help with travel sickness as it stops the view out of the corner of your eye. Eyes front and absolutely no reading, that's guaranteed to make it worse.
(I have thrown up out of vehicle windows all round the world, I'm an expert!)

Tea, sympathies on the possible redundancy - I found it really hard to keep motivated as mine approached. Try to think of something to focus on that makes it a bit easier - good reference, whatever works for you. And of course that nice payout that will hopefully be in order if you've been there a while.

Another flying visit - Gitdog training class ahoy. If I can prod him off his cushion to get him out.
Lir - thanks for the prod to go away last night. I access the site through 3 different devices so I'm generally logged in whether I'm here or not. However there are times when a boot up the backside is appreciated.

Edit - I'm about to ask on the benefits board, but does anyone know what the right of accompaniment is to a PIP assessment?

Solarjunkie

You'll have had so much practice by them it'll seem much easier.:beer:

What are you putting on your feet for all these outings? You do realise you are in danger of actually wearing out the footwear you have and I bet you haven't had that happen for some time! :T There are a lot of soft slippers that have a harder sole, you could end up with a colour co-ordinated wardrobe. Here's some even that look like they were made out of blanket! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MENS-TRADITIONAL-SLIP-ON-HARD-SOLE-COMFY-CARPET-SLIPPERS-SHOES-/281226509604?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item417a67fd24


Anybody realise how close we're getting to 500 pages and 10,000 posts??

Waves_and_Smiles

Good luck with Gitdog training, elsien!

Yes, the problem is the journey. Once I am in a cottage or an empty field I will be fine. Somewhere closer to home sounds better, although WaSp wants to attempt to see the Northern Lights hence he is looking way up north. I have no idea how I would manage the drive, I might need to be unconscious.

I have had one pair of boots for 11 years, Solar! I never wear out shoes! I have been wearing my boots or slippers. It will be boots tomorrow as it's a farm and no doubt sore feet for the weekend.

Solarjunkie

Now there's a thought - "I have no idea how I would manage the drive, I might need to be unconscious."
Is that possible? Could you be knocked out? Or as you react to medication in an unusual manner would it be difficult to do?

I know you have not worn out shoes for years, but then you have been out more in the last year than for years, so who knows!

seven-day-weekend

elsien wrote: »

Yay, road trip. :T
If you do try the screens on the windows that'd help with travel sickness as it stops the view out of the corner of your eye. Eyes front and absolutely no reading, that's guaranteed to make it worse.
(I have thrown up out of vehicle windows all round the world, I'm an expert!)

Tea, sympathies on the possible redundancy - I found it really hard to keep motivated as mine approached. Try to think of something to focus on that makes it a bit easier - good reference, whatever works for you. And of course that nice payout that will hopefully be in order if you've been there a while.

Another flying visit - Gitdog training class ahoy. If I can prod him off his cushion to get him out.
Lir - thanks for the prod to go away last night. I access the site through 3 different devices so I'm generally logged in whether I'm here or not. However there are times when a boot up the backside is appreciated.

Edit - I'm about to ask on the benefits board, but does anyone know what the right of accompaniment is to a PIP assessment?

I think you can have someone accompany you, but they are not allowed to answer questions.

Waves_and_Smiles

Funnily enough, my unusual reaction to medication is mostly that it makes me fall asleep. If I could get a sleeping pill for the journey I would likely be out cold for the whole thing. I am now wondering if my GP would consider it...

Gingernutty

It's been a long few years and I thought things were finally looking up.

However, work has been going steadily downhill - the job I was offered permanently last year has changed.

I'm in the same office as before, but now it's a satellite, OOH office and can sometimes see no one from shift start to shift end - we're going to change the location as another department wants all our spare space.

Changes are made during the day which are briefly explained to the night staff in short emails - there's no training or full explanations.

There's no good news around and the atmosphere is awful - death, gloom, illness and that's just the staff. A well liked member of staff committed suicide and it's affected all of us.

My lovely old line manager is now a cubicle drone trying to get the computer system to work, my new boss has met me once and news from my old office isn't good either, Psycho Boss has had a baby and is worse than ever picking on one of the loveliest people there.

I've had my house structurally surveyed with a view to refurbishing the place - and it's not good news.

Not fit for human habitation (no ventilation between bathroom and kitchen), the wiring around the bathroom is so bad that the guy told me just to pull the cord and to be very careful changing the light bulb, there's no DPM in the bathroom, the cavity is too small and just for good measure, my house is also structurally unsound.

I'll have to spend a lot of money just to bring it up to minimum standard. And I probably won't see it back.

The slummy dump that I live in has received a knock back - Tesco have pulled out of the massive development that was meant to kick start the regeneration of the area and there are no firm plans as to what's going to happen next.

It all came to a head on Friday after I came home from work.

I got a knock on the door to be told that the guy who owns the house to my left had lost a sale because of Japanese Knotweed growing in the yard of a house three doors up to my right.

So even if I do up my house, losing money in the process, my house will only open to cash buyers if that berluddy weed isn't dealt with.

Friday evening, I bought the local paper to see this article on the front page.

Over the years I've seen this city go downhill and it's just awful.

The worst bit was Friday night whilst on my shift.

After joining a gym and actually going away to fat camp, I've caught a horrible cold. I'm asthmatic and it's left me wheezy.

I've stayed out of the gym until the cold clears. It ruined Christmas and I'm still off.

Friday, as the shift went on, I started to develop labyrinthitis. AGAIN!! By the end of the shift, I was reeling if I moved too fast.

I'm so miserable.

I've spent the last couple of months getting more and more unfit, I'm back to square 1.

Wherever I look there's just no good news. Reading or listening to the news over Christmas and the New Year had me welling up some days.

How do you stay positive?

I've made half hearted attempts to find a hobby/craft group, I stood outside the music shop this afternoon and talked myself out of singing lessons as I feel awkward around new people.

Any advice?

mellymoo74

elsien wrote: »

Yay, road trip. :T
If you do try the screens on the windows that'd help with travel sickness as it stops the view out of the corner of your eye. Eyes front and absolutely no reading, that's guaranteed to make it worse.
(I have thrown up out of vehicle windows all round the world, I'm an expert!)

Tea, sympathies on the possible redundancy - I found it really hard to keep motivated as mine approached. Try to think of something to focus on that makes it a bit easier - good reference, whatever works for you. And of course that nice payout that will hopefully be in order if you've been there a while.

Another flying visit - Gitdog training class ahoy. If I can prod him off his cushion to get him out.
Lir - thanks for the prod to go away last night. I access the site through 3 different devices so I'm generally logged in whether I'm here or not. However there are times when a boot up the backside is appreciated.


Edit - I'm about to ask on the benefits board, but does anyone know what the right of accompaniment is to a PIP assessment?

You have the right to be accompanied Elsien I went with OH

mellymoo74

And I answered questions when OH said he wasn't suicidal I made sure they knew it was a lie

whitewing

Gingernutty, I was so fed up with the world today that my DH brought me a glass of leftover xmas baileys just past noon. That helped.

There is good stuff going on out there, every day. It is difficult to notice it sometimes.

My nearly-100 year old relative has gone to a residential home for a brief respite stay. DH saw her today. She is loving it. There is even a male inmate there who butters her toast and pours her a cup of tea. What a flirt she is.

I saw my Secret Crush today. That always cheers me up. (I say 'Secret' - DH knows - he thinks I am pathetic but it does annoy him slightly).