Learning to walk before I run

edinburgher

South_coast said:

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-gold-roast-decaffeinated-instant-coffee-granules-100g 😀😀😀

Instant doesn't touch the sides of my caffeine addiction SC!

@Suffolk_lass - Thank you, I ordered some replacements yesterday, picked up a small bag of beans from a local cafe that was able to grind them for me. I'm not chalking this up to the aforementioned bad luck, it's just wear and tear of a silly wee part that had been fraying for a while.

Alchemilla

Ooh coffee is a must!

edinburgher

A weird day. Had a quiet spell at work, looked for jobs (no dice), then really busy! Asked a relative about allied health professions, need to find something in demand that I can get into that actually hires, my job hunting is going nowhere.

Decent wee day for surveys. $10 and £9 from Prolific, £3 from Y Live, $0.25 from Connect. Gave DD1 half the Y Live money as she nominally helped 

In the office tomorrow. Still experiencing discomfort after surgery, but not enough to avoid another office day.

rtandon27

Ed - I completely understand the NEED for coffee - we have an unwritten rule in the office that no one talks to me until the caffeine has taken hold - usually about 3/4 through the cup.  If the talking is that urgent then meet me with a cup of coffee in hand & we can do a deal!

beanielou

Have you thought about teaching? My DS went back to uni & did a post grad in education to teach. If it’s a subject that they are looking for teachers in then you can get help with fees. 

Mind you he only had a mortgage & a partner but no weans. 

edinburgher

I come from teaching stock beanie, they didn't sell it to me. Primary I could just about imagine, but no funding available for that AFAIK

beanielou

edinburgher said:

I come from teaching stock beanie, they didn't sell it to me. Primary I could just about imagine, but no funding available for that AFAIK

Fair enough. Such a shame there are no career’s officers any more. 

Alchemilla

My kids won't consider teaching either, Ed.

badmemory

All my family from great great grandfather, down to father, sister, cousin.  I wouldn't touch it with a disinfected bargepole.  My sister taught in a very middleclass school.  Had a visit from ofsted who told her head to take some of the extras from her, he did the opposite & then she told off a girl in her class & father came to see her with his fists raised.  She was retired by 50.  I hear it is even worse now.

LadyWithAPlan

I also can’t do instant .. I do need to get my next batch coffee beans - might try something new