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  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 23,973 Forumite
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    You sound more positive than you used to. There was a cheeky squirrel in our garden in the spring sitting under the table while I had coffee and biscuits, waiting for crumbs.

    Could it be the cold making your hips hurt?

    Hope you have a good weekend xx
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Feeding birds and squirrels is never a waste of time Pauline, especially if it gives you pleasure :).

    Sorry you've got a cold, I had a horrible one a week before Christmas and it really saps your energy.

    With regard to your CV, could you say you just wanted some time out? or a career break? or time to do a bit of voluntary work? (you said you used to volunteer at a food bank).

    Maybe a different type of voluntary work would be less challenging than the food bank. DS1 did some conservation voluntary work once. There are lots of different kinds and it would ease you in more gently than going straight into a paid job.

    Have a good evening :).
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
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    Sorry to hear about your hip.
    Being in pain all the time is not the best.
    Take care.
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  • Maybe not conservation work with your painful hip :o but that was just an example.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 13,142 Forumite
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    Hope you're soon feeling better.
    117pauline wrote: »
    I have eaten properly for the last two days. My halo is very tight.

    :rotfl:
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  • Spent most of the day listening to BBC iPlayer. I find it very soothing when I am not feeling well.

    Again, I have eaten well. Didn't manage to get outside though.

    Need to make my list

    Pauline
    Don't get it perfect - Get it going
    Better Than Before
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
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    You have managed something & thats great.
    Take care of you.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    You have managed something & thats great.
    Take care of you.

    Totally agree, hope you're feeling better soon x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • System
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    Hope you are on the mend soon x
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  • jwil
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    Hope you feel better soon Pauline xx
    "If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney
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