Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

greenbee

I sometimes do meetings from the sofa with the camera off Cheery, as too long in my office chair gets uncomfortable (and boring). 

KajiKita

I think you could legitimately stand up periodically stand up during some of these meetings, so long as you are still audible.

KK

Cheery_Daff

One of them has been shortened by half an hour, and another has been cancelled, so things are looking good! 😂

Just had a text and our NW thank you payments have arrived. It's a joint account so £50 each 😊😊

Baileys_Babe

News on the changes to today's meetings.

My Nationwide payout arrived yesterday and OH's today I did consider paying it off our Nationwide mortgage but in the end I decided to add it to our easy access cash savings to help with cash flow and possibly buying our eldest some clothes.

I hope you quickly recover from your fall and are able to enjoy your time off work.

badmemory

After that nasty slip & bang I know what my actions would be & indeed were.  As the fall I am fairly sure was caused by a combination of tiredness & pain distraction, I would have painkillers to hand along with a way of taking them.

I got mine Nationwide text & £50 yesterday too.

Cheery_Daff

Good advice @badmemory although in this case I would have got up anyway to use the loo and refill the hot water bottle.

I'm pretty steady on my feet as a general rule. In this case it was caused by a blanket having been thrown up the (painted wooden) stairs and both of us having just stepped over it on the way to bed, so that's a fairly easy learning point for the future - one we should have learned several decades ago 😂😂

Just had an answerphone message from the LPG company complaints department saying they've played around with figures and managed to sort a reduction in our bill. Not what that reduction is, mind you! They want me to call them back to discuss. Mr C suggested waiting til I'm hungry again 😂 I think it's a good strategy for dealing with complaints for someone like me who's a mild mannered pushover when well-fed 😂😂

Baileys_Babe

Mr C is very wise.

rtandon27

I love that you need to be Hangry to stick to your guns!

For me it is being coffee-less - hard calls get done before morning coffee!  In the office a couple of folks always ask if I've had coffee before they bring me issues, as they know I'm much sweeter when well-caffinated!

Cheery_Daff

😂😂 it's definitely a good strategy for me! 😂 I've always done it the other way round (made sure I was well fed if I was nervous about something or likely to get cross in a meeting), and sweet things have always soothed me (hence my expanding waistline 🙄) but I've never thought to use it to my advantage before 😂

earthgirl2

Sorry to hear about your fall and hope you are not still suffering. I loved your hay box. How are you finding it? I was about to make a wonderbag as I have lots of material floating around, but could make a hay box if they are better? Anyway, get better soon!