Things can only get better

beanielou

Certainly made me cringe.

Sun_Addict

Happy Monday. Back at work and in the office today. I might have ploughed through my emails by Friday 🙁

On the plus side my new leave year has started 🥳

I need to pop to Lidl on the way home so won’t be a NSD. Also need to look into buying a new pond pump. 

Today’s exercise will be 20,000 steps and a strength training session. 

Tonight’s dinner is roast veg pasta. It was meant to be veggie lasagne from the freezer but I hadn’t updated my freezer list so was disappointed to find I’d used them all up. 

WinterWarrior

That’s a very odd leave year starting date. Ours works on the financial year and I have friends who have the calendar year, but I’ve not known any work on the school year before…maybe I’ve just had a very sheltered existence 😁 I hope you survive Monday ☕️

Sun_Addict

It starts 1 September @WinterWarrior. No idea why that date!

badmemory

That sounds like it could have been associated with an academic year at some point.  Mine were that when I worked at a uni many years ago.  Cos they wanted most non academic staff to disappear in August.  Not me as I was needed to help with clearing re uni entrance stuff.  Who knew an economics dept would need people who could actually add up!

milann

Your holiday sounded great. Love the homecoming of the pets greeting you but not to having to tidy the house.
It definitely sounds as if your holiday start point was linked to term times at some time.

Sun_Addict

milann said:

Your holiday sounded great. Love the homecoming of the pets greeting you but not to having to tidy the house.
It definitely sounds as if your holiday start point was linked to term times at some time.

The leave year only changed to September last year. Previously we all had different leave years based on our birthdays, they wanted us all to have the same date, it was part of our pay rise T&Cs. We’ve had to sell our souls to the devil but it was a decent rise. We have nothing to do with education. 

milann

Mmmmm…..interesting that it only changed to September last year.

Sun_Addict

milann said:

Mmmmm…..interesting that it only changed to September last year.

It’s made me want to question why they picked that particular date but it was to bring us all in line with each other which makes sense I suppose 🤔

Sun_Addict

First day back at work done ✅ Not too bad in the grand scheme of things. Still not got through all my emails but should do tomorrow. I’ve got my fingers in so many pies I can only blame myself, never boring though and you can’t say my job’s not varied 😆 I particularly liked the email that began “I’m looking for help and someone has pointed me in your direction” 🤔 There was also one that began “Let me introduce myself” - I knew that one was going to be trouble 😆 

Although Lidl didn’t have what I wanted, the stocks in this particular store have been atrocious for a while now, they did have back in stock the packs of frozen skinless and boneless salmon, 5 pieces for £7.99, so I picked up 2. I only eat fish that has no skin, bones, heads or tails so this is great for me. 

Mr M sent me a £15 off my next shop over £60 voucher so have used that against tomorrow’s delivery. 

On the exercise front I discovered Joe Wicks is doing a 21 day strength training challenge on You Tube, so I did day 1.