Turning Straw into Gold: Creating Long Term Security & A Solid Home

liselle

Good thinking.We say at my voluntary roles, we’re quite sure that the powers that be forget that we’re purely volunteers…..So actually, most things are above our pay grade….

MillQueen

I can recommend it @sams247, as I have felt loads better this week and much more relaxed. I'm not sure how long I'll last, because I am, at heart, a person who makes an effort. But even if I just have these occasional periods or perhaps 40% of the time sticking to doing only my actual tasks and not over-involving myself with helping with anything else, I will have a much less stressful life. There are people at work who only do their jobs, nothing more, and they are actually the sensible ones. Good luck being invisible.

Greetings @liselle, our fellow invisible worker, it sounds like you could get away with doing absolutely nothing in that role and the petty side of me thinks it would be fun to try doing as little as you can get away with and seeing how far you can take that. I have had great fun today not going above and beyond. I still did the things that needed doing well enough, I just didn't do anything beyond that like I normally would. It was peaceful.

liselle

Oh well done! Quite hard at first, isn’t it, but I suspect there are quite a few of us now.

Got completely ignored at the hairdresser’s, felt like jumping up on the counter and beating my chest like King Kong……

MillQueen

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82038654#Comment_82038654

That would have been entertaining. Although with your evident invisibility super power they may have looked straight through you without even noticing the dramatic display. Tomorrow I might step it up a notch and take my time replying more slowly to emails. Lower the urgency a bit. Take a sip of tea before speaking etc.

MillQueen

In other MSE news, I had an email from the benefits platform at work today, saying we can get free mortgage advice and a whole market comparison 6 months before the mortgage is due for renewal. This is useful and I have put it in my diary to check that out in October when I can start thinking about it.

Reading another free book tonight on Borrowbox, "The Sisters" by Claire Douglas, and deciding whether to have spearmint tea for its calming and hormone balancing benefits, or whether to have a caramel latte sachet for a treat. I bought a box of those when I saw them for cheap, just to keep in, as they feel luxurious.