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Sounds perfick 😊🌞edinburgher said:@South_coast - thank you - I was feeling guilty that I have no idea what to do with time "off".
I'd like to reconnect with immediate family and make myself useful. Probably home cooked meals and more DD2 drop offs to try and lighten the load for the supportive Mrs E.
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Absolutley perfick actually.KajiKita said:
Sounds perfick 😊🌞edinburgher said:@South_coast - thank you - I was feeling guilty that I have no idea what to do with time "off".
I'd like to reconnect with immediate family and make myself useful. Probably home cooked meals and more DD2 drop offs to try and lighten the load for the supportive Mrs E.
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Take it easy Ed, you sound burnt out and a mountain of jobs won’t help. It sounds like you’ve made a good decisionMFW 2021 #76 £5,145
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If you had appendicitis or a chest infection, would you be putting together a list of things to be working through? Same applies, you're ill.edinburgher said:@South_coast - thank you - I was feeling guilty that I have no idea what to do with time "off".
Hope it goes well with the GP and boss today 🩷Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
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Sorry to hear you are unwell Ed, I'm glad you have taken steps to look after yourself and seek treatment 🤗Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
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Great advice. I realised in December I was burnt out. A girlfriend asked if I could take some time off and just rest. I started planning things "to do" in the down time and ended up just riding my horse and going to bed and watching stuff on netflix and sleeping. Which is what I would do if i was really ill.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!6 -
Maybe also check out this link and do some CV and application practice, so you develop a bit of an escape plan. You know there is support on here and we all wish you wellSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
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Seems like a wise decision for you, given your recent posts. Hope you get the support you need and start to feel better soon.Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway7 -
Ed, I want to echo everyone else's well wishes.
I too worked in a job that had destroyed me mentally, emotionally, physically. Similar to South Coast, it was redundancy that shoved me out of it. Looking back, I wish I'd been able to take the choice to step back much sooner. It sounds like this is an excellent decision.9 -
Sending positive vibes your way Ed. Taking some time sounds sensible.
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