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

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  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 17,788 Forumite
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    I sometimes do meetings from the sofa with the camera off Cheery, as too long in my office chair gets uncomfortable (and boring). 
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,621 Forumite
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    I think you could legitimately stand up periodically stand up during some of these meetings, so long as you are still audible.

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  • Baileys_Babe
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    edited 10 April at 2:43PM
    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.
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  • badmemory
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    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.
  • Baileys_Babe
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    Mr C is very wise.
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  • Cheery_Daff
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    😂😂 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
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    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! 
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