Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 2

elsien

No-one's thinking badly of you - I'd jump at the chance of working less hours if the option was there. I've decided full time work is bad for my work life balance. If it's suiting you for now, make the most of the opportunity to do more things that you enjoy: like Swain, for example.

Edit - cross posted - that's brilliant MU.I didn't realise you'd struggled with self harm for so long. Orange butterfly sounds good - whereabouts do you think you might have it?

tea_lover

That tattoo sounds great MU.

System

elsien wrote: »

No-one's thinking badly of you - I'd jump at the chance of working less hours if the option was there. I've decided full time work is bad for my work life balance. If it's suiting you for now, make the most of the opportunity to do more things that you enjoy: like Swain, for example.

Edit - cross posted - that's brilliant MU.I didn't realise you'd struggled with self harm for so long. Orange butterfly sounds good - whereabouts do you think you might have it?

"do" more thing i enjoy? :eek: *ahem* well......i shall take you up on that hehe!

It feels like a decent balance. I have time to see Swain and do other things (i went swimming yesterday!) but i'm not overwhelmed by work. I need to keep some kind of balance cos when i don't that's when things go tits up

System

tea_lover wrote: »

That tattoo sounds great MU.

I saw it a few weeks a go and keep looking at it. Now i've thought about it (plus as cliched as it is i have wanted a butterfly for ages)

I shall message the tattooist soon ( need to save a little first)

Pyxis

MessedUp, well done on the 5:2. And especially on the green tea! SO much better for you than pop! Does that mean you given up the Pepsi Max stuff?(Was that you?)

And good on the 16hours. You were getting very stressed doing longer over Christmas, but you held on and came through it! Yey!
Anyway, it's hardly your fault if 16nhours is all they can give you at the moment! Part-time work is good for you, lets you recharge the batteries! And, as you say, a good work/life balance!
Go for it while you've got the chance and can manage.

pollyanna_26 wrote: »

MELLY - both soup and porridge are my go to when I can't summon up much energy also tinned rice pudding . Look after yourself.
polly x

Yes, Porridge is mine, too. I mix in my own mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and dried berries, and make it with almond milk.

Another easy thing is ready-made custard. I prefer Sainsbury's cartons of it to the Ambrosia ones.

elsien wrote: »

Last night's training class: "you are going to bring him to heel, take the lead off, tell him to stay, walk away, call him to heel while you keep walking, then turn left with him still at heel, put him in a down, walk round him, then continue walking with him still at heel."
I roll around the floor hysterically at the thought of any part of this happening in a room full of dogs, let alone the whole sequence.
And Gitdog? He gives a disgusted look at my lack of faith and performs beautifully. Admittedly sauntering along at half speed, not exactly giving it his all. But he does it. I am still gobsmacked.

(Although I do feel obliged to point out that the chances of this happening outside the confines of the training room are about the same as hitting the jackpot on the lottery)

Yey! Gitdog! :T :T :T
Perhaps he only associates the drill with the hall where you do the classes? Have you tried reiterating the drill as soon as you get home and every day after?

Wellyboots6 wrote: »

Someone at my new job has claimed all the credit for some work I have put a lot of effort in to and spent ages on. It's something she was supposed to have done months ago. Do I let it go, or make people aware that it was actually me? I don't want to seem bitter, even though I feel it!

Crumbs! Welly, you must let them know it was you! Definitely! In a nice way, of course, but you must. I.e....." I just feel I should point out that.........." Type of thing.
What a cow for taking all the credit! Did she know YOU had done it?

Wellyboots6

Trying to think of a way of letting people know it was me, in a nice way. She knew I'd done the work as she kept asking how I was getting on with it and how that now I'd done x y and z she could use it. She forwarded me an email from the manager authorising use of the work I'd done and thanking her for the effort she put in! I don't think she has done it intentionally, I think she probably just sees it as me helping her with her work.

MU that sounds like a lovely tattoo. Its something you could add to in the future as well if you ever had anything else you wanted doing.

elona

Melly

Have you tried Complan or similar? They do a few flavours and also a couple of soups. I used to alternate them with special drinks from gp for DH when he could not manage food.

tealover

Well done on reporting everything to the police although it is a bit worrying that his mother sees nothing wrong.

Gentle squish to all

Georgiegirl256

Don't worry what people will think MU. A lot of people's hours will have been cut after Christmas (especially in retail), and if that's all they have available then that's not your fault.

The tattoo sounds great btw! Especially with it having such a personal meaning behind it. I have a butterfly tattoo, and I wish I could say there was a reason why, but there isn't other than I love butterflies and was fairly certain that it was something that I wouldn't get sick of in time!

tea_lover

I'm finally going to get the tattoo I've been promising myself since I was 18 this year (am nearly 37!)

Georgiegirl256

Ooo what? And where? Tea.