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maman

indiepanda wrote: »

What kind of dancing do you do Maman?

Scottish country dancing. I'm not Scottish but I've done it since I was a child on and off. It's quite energetic but can also be complicated for the more advanced dances so good for exercising the brain too.;)


:T for fitting comfortably into 14s. You're right that sizing varies from brand to brand but the fact that you bought size 16 in White Stuff just last year is a good guide. I'll take a look there later in the week when I'm shopping for trousers although just remembered that I do have a pair of silky 'jogger' style trousers I could wear but the weather's taken a turn for the worse here too.:(

scatterbrain109

Evening all

Shandy - My sister is a DoE assessor and about two years ago had to go to St James Palace to present awards. She said it was awful, had to hang around in a small room for about 2 hours beforehand, not allowed to take in a handbag and not allowed to take in water. No drinks were served and no toilet breaks allowed., She was glad to leave in the end.

This year she has been invited to a Garden Party and doesn't really want to go but her boss does and so she has to. She is broke but has to wear fancy (i.e. expensive) clothing - dress and jacket. Her boss has spent over £300 on her outfit!

Thank you for the link Maman, I'll have a look at the thread. I haven't had a drink for two days and will probably keep off the stuff until Friday, with a few booze free days and getting my fitbit going again I am zipping with energy at the moment!

Good to see so much positivity on the thread

BTW - how do you do those smiley and other emojis? (My daughters got emoji cushions from a friend for their birthday so I'm learning all the techie language!

indiepanda

maman wrote: »

Scottish country dancing. I'm not Scottish but I've done it since I was a child on and off. It's quite energetic but can also be complicated for the more advanced dances so good for exercising the brain too.;)

I used to do that as a child too - only done a few times as an adult - good fun though and yes, can be very energetic.

I think that Angela Rippon show about how to stay young said dancing was great for you for exactly the reasons you describe - mental and physical workout. Plus fun so it doesn't feel like a "workout". I met a lady on holiday who was a keen dancer, 66 and I would have taken her for a good ten years younger.

I think I am going to try a few different dance styles and see what works for me. Salsa probably the first one I will try but plan to look for Ceroc classes too.

Have booked myself into a new yoga class near me on Saturday morning - it's a more dynamic style than my usual class, but I've booked myself on a yoga retreat in September which will be more dynamic so I want to get some practice in.

chanie

indie I really enjoy reading about your adventures and all the new and exciting things you do. I'm at a point in my life where I get very little free time due to having young children, but you are giving me some good ideas.

Central London was lovely and warm today. I went for a walk at lunchtime and enjoyed the warm sun. Then it started pouring with rain. A few people in my office got caught short, by not bringing coats to work. This morning, I regretted wearing a thick coat, but by the time I left, I was glad.

Speaking of which, I need a new summer jacket. I've looked online briefly, but haven't seen anything I 'love'. I'm now only going to buy items I love, otherwise I just won't wear them. Luckily, I'm in no hurry to get anew jacket, so I can take my time, but I won't buy a new one unless I'm sure it is right for me.

maman

The smileys should be to the right of the reply box when you quote or if you do a quick reply click on advanced underneath and that'll take you to the same page. It works on my desktop and my phone, not sure about tablet.

indiepanda

chanie wrote: »

indie I really enjoy reading about your adventures and all the new and exciting things you do. I'm at a point in my life where I get very little free time due to having young children, but you are giving me some good ideas.

I had a period before I moved to London where I was living somewhere with rather less to do and I think that's made me more appreciative and inclined to take advantage of what London has to offer.

I was quite lonely before I moved to London too - had moved away from the area I first lived post university and found it hard to make friends as where I move to most women my age were married with kids and our lifestyles were too different for our paths to naturally cross.

In London it's so much easier to meet others without children, and of course these days the internet makes it much easier to meet people too - have a number of friends I have met locally via social events organised via a local internet forum.

Not that I always do things with friends - am quite relaxed about doing courses or classes and travelling alone - usually meet some lovely people once you get there.

chanie

I think London can be a lonely place as its such a transient place. I went to Uni in a much smaller city and I'd always see the same people out and about, but in London, you rarely see the same people.


Its nice that you have found a good set of friends Indie. I remember an ex-colleague moved to London in her early 20's and was so keen to make friends that she would literally attach herself to everyone she let met - befriending them on Facebook and going out with them. Needless to say, she often was in the middle of a drama as the type of people she met, weren't always likeminded.

indiepanda

I think you do need to work to make friends in London (albeit your ex-colleague's approach doesn't sound the best!), and you do find people then moving away out of the city because they've been priced out of the first or next step on the property ladder rather than because they don't want to live here anymore.

But there are at least more people here to potentially meet which I see as a big improvement over life outside of London, and among my friends a lot of us have lived in this postcode for many years so perhaps less transient than some parts of the city.

Ellsbel

Deleted last post as it had no bearing on fabbing at all and I think I killed the thread!!
Hope you're all well

chanie

Ellsbel wrote: »

Deleted last post as it had no bearing on fabbing at all and I think I killed the thread!!
Hope you're all well

I read your last post. You are so not a thread-killer as I was going to respond later. I think many people aren't around at the moment as there have been quite a few holidays recently.