International Army October 2020

[IamMary]

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Theres something about pavlova, its light and fluffy, that you could keep eating it all day long. No fruit on my piece please Molly..

Your drink aware site is excellent [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION]. Ours has improved a lot though, I just had a look there. They finally have a section about cutting out completely. Before, it was just about drinking sensibly. Which is not a sustainable option if your an alkie. 'Just drink less' .. hmm, why didnt I think of that :applause2:

Rustop, that sounds like a lovely day for your birthday.
I thought the testing centre near us was extremely well run, wasnt very busy that day. Seems to be the contact tracers that they need more of asap.

Back from a masked garden visit, in the rain. Think it puts it into perspective for the kids when they see how isolated their grandparents are. They are very close to the city but wont go outside the door.

Watching the Comey Rule. Really good.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Please don't say 'Pavlova' arrrgh...


Juuuust about ready to start telling people at work to feck off so I thought it a better idea to check in here and calm down a bit per Molly's example.

My underground networks tell me that we will be receiving an announcement in the next two weeks regarding the future of our department, which does not look good. I think we will all be offered re-deployments (and God knows what those positions will look like) Probably cleaning hair out of drains in the facilities.

Happy nearly birthday [MENTION=22365]rus[/MENTION]top! Sure you don't want to go out for a meal - only a small amount of which you eat so that you can drink more - with a group of people who are at best drinking buddies, make a goose of yourself on the dance floor, not remember the trip home, have a fight with hubby, lose your shoes and phone, wake up the next morning feeling like hell not knowing why nobody is talking to you and vomit all day? Sure? SURE?


Right I better get back

[rustop59]

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Happy nearly birthday [MENTION=22365]rus[/MENTION]top! Sure you don't want to go out for a meal - only a small amount of which you eat so that you can drink more - with a group of people who are at best drinking buddies, make a goose of yourself on the dance floor, not remember the trip home, have a fight with hubby, lose your shoes and phone, wake up the next morning feeling like hell not knowing why nobody is talking to you and vomit all day? Sure? SURE?
Right I better get back

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the reminder Bridget, thank God those days are over. Hope the work situation works itself out. No point letting it get to us Molly, it is what it is and we are lucky that we have this group to come and vent to. I have loads to do in the house so that will keep me going, at least for a while.

Lovely morning and just back from an early walk in the woods. Today is grocery shopping day, the excitement!

[JackieClaire]

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Morning and waves to the world,

Cousin came round yesterday with some flowers for me. She stood at the bottom of the garden and cried about Bess and I stood at the front door and bawled............luckily its quiet out there.

Mega phone call with my best mate ( and she's our bubble)...............her cat (Sidney) iaged 10 ish is having a few problems so we had another weep.

Note to self: I must increase fluid intake or I'll die of dehydration

Things on agenda today:
Open and close fridge door numerous times to work out what we're having for dinner,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ditto with the freezer
Do my roots
Ring another cousin as he's in one of the Tier 3 areas and highly ticked off

Edit: Forgot this important one.............get points on a game on FB.........don't want to miss the gold star on Sunday.

[fickle]

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Good evening,

I can relate and am here to join in the grumping. I had a job interview I've been stressing about for days as I really wanted it. I totally overwhelmed them with all my brilliance and in short it did not go well. I'ts not so bad that I did not get the job, I'm just annoyed at myself for babbling like an idiot. I think I'll quit coffee again for a while.

Glad to be home in bed with a nice cup of tea and a good book.

Go well everyone and goodnight

Xposted JC!

[mollyka]

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I too overtalk when nervous Fickle or I dry up and nothing comes out of my mouth...
Coconut oil in my hair and some other greasy shite on my face...I sure look purty :happy2:
Can't bear the 'threat of change' Bridge particularly to do with work...try and ignore until it happens...or doesn't....do as I say ....not as I do

[byebyebridgetjones]

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JC I'm so sorry. We love them like children. I'm already starting to brace myself for it.

Fickle are you sure you haven't got the job? Have you heard back yet? It always feels worse from the inside than it looks from the outside.

Acheivements today:
Started taking vitamin D3 and body aches are already better. This is not physically possible so it's placebo effect. But I don't care.

Found out that big work announcement is Monday. Convinced self that I don't care about that either.

Picked flowers

Processed washing

Ate sugar (see work situation)

Watered garden

Watched genetic geneology crime shows. Hoped that I never get abducted because my mother will give police the poxiest photo of me and it will be all over YouTube.

Decided to do more with day/life in future

Night all.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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I too overtalk when nervous Fickle or I dry up and nothing comes out of my mouth...
Coconut oil in my hair and some other greasy shite on my face...I sure look purty :happy2:
Can't bear the 'threat of change' Bridge particularly to do with work...try and ignore until it happens...or doesn't....do as I say ....not as I do

It's like playing Russian roulette with these, there are so many games being played and secret phone calls and all of their crap that they carry on with. Enough to turn anyone into a conspiracy theorist. No sense in panicking though, you are right there.

[paulywogg]

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Evening folks -- have had the crankiest day EVER but I've decided to calm down -- I've been whinging in my head ALL day how unfair everything is -- like EVERYTHING -- but a little voice from the treatment centre kept trying to break through and it eventually did --- 'whoever told you life was fair?' -- and it's not - but that's not my fault nor within my remit to change - so instead of railing against everything I need to make things as good as I can with the constraints I'm given... so yeah - going to try... so next time I'm whinging around here just tell me to shut the feck up

Haven't really read back so hope yiz are all surviving? made THE most amazing pavlova and just ate about half it... too good... food DOES help ;-)

Think we all feel that way to a degree Molly,I catch myself getting sooo angry and wonder if I'm finally losing my mind! Everything has just been too much this year.

[mollyka]

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Hi Pauly...yeah reckon we're all in the same boat really..but it's hard sometimes..anyway there's people out there a lot worse off!!
Morning everyone...lovely day here!
MrsA how are things with you?

[rustop59]

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Good morning Molly, Pauly and all to come. Big :hug: to all those of you struggling.

It is a beautiful morning. Just did a long walk and now enjoying a coffee before I go out to the garden to do a bit of a cleanup. Don’t think it is promised too good weather wise for the weekend so must make the most of today.

Somebody shared this poem by John O’Donoghue yesterday and thought I would share with you .

There is a time to be slow, lie low to the wall, until the bitter weather passes.
Try as best you can, not to let the wire brush of doubt scrape from your heart all sense of yourself and your hesitant light
If you remain generous, time will come good and you will find your feet again on fresh pastures of promise.
Where the air will be kind and blushed with beginning.

[mollyka]

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Good morning Molly, Pauly and all to come. Big :hug: to all those of you struggling.

It is a beautiful morning. Just did a long walk and now enjoying a coffee before I go out to the garden to do a bit of a cleanup. Don’t think it is promised too good weather wise for the weekend so must make the most of today.

Somebody shared this poem by John O’Donoghue yesterday and thought I would share with you .

There is a time to be slow, lie low to the wall, until the bitter weather passes.
Try as best you can, not to let the wire brush of doubt scrape from your heart all sense of yourself and your hesitant light
If you remain generous, time will come good and you will find your feet again on fresh pastures of promise.
Where the air will be kind and blushed with beginning.

That's absolutely gorgeous Rusters -- love poetry -- been listening to a lot of it at night and reminding me of a few I'd forgotten.. not familiar with that one so - thank you xx
Went out to deadhead my patio but the aul back is aching a bit - I've taken a couple of painkillers so will head out again before the promised 'hurricane' arrives:victorious:

[stirly-girly]

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Good morning Army!!

Rusters - thanks you for the poem. I need to sit back and assess things. Work is very stressful for me lately as the smelly, thick person is still with us and I am allowing him to get on my nerves. Not good. We are busy and can't afford to let him go yet as we don't have a replacement. Up to my neck in bookkeeping which I don't like so not really enjoying my job at the moment. Need to take a more positive attitude towards that. Just not in the best mind frame. I have a hernia that requires surgery but can't get time off of work til around Christmas. Don't want to go to either the doctor or the hospital to avoid contamination from others. Our new cases were 880 yesterday and 865 the day before. Escalating at an alarming rate. Apparently the new restrictions are that no one is to be out and about after 12:30 midnight. Like that's going to help. The average age of the infected persons is 37. Mostly at that age, they are parents of young children and are most likely to be home and in bed by 11 or 12pm anyway, so the new restrictions are bollocks. And the hernia is causing me pain and sleeping problems which makes me a bit grumpy. I know there are worse things but I am not seeing a solution for the embuggerances in the near future so trying to lay low and avoid contact with others. Thankfully I have my painting and that helps even things out. Pauly - there are many days when I too, feel like I'm losing it and I don't like it one bit. It's against my nature and I feel I am not myself. Have to put on my big girl pants and get on with things but it's not easy with all that is going on.

Jackie - I can so relate to what you are going through. Give yourself time. As Bridge said, we look on our pets as our children and the empty space they leave is huge.

Mrs. A - hope things are going as well as possible and that Mr. A is comfortable. Sending you :hug:

Ficks - hope you get the job. Somebody else posted on here recently that their job interview went horribly, or so they thought, and they ended up getting the job. Fingers crossed.

Bridge and Molls - hope changes in the workplace are for the better and not disruptive. We have enough to deal with as things are now.

Waves to KTAB, Foxy (where are you?) and anyone else I've missed.

Hope that storm heading for Ireland blows out to sea instead.

Keep warm and safe and hope you all have an enjoyable weekend.

[JackieClaire]

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Just waves today..........was on the bed reading a book but it was a bit chilly so decided to get under the duvet...........and yes, I nodded off :sleeping: Now I feel yuk.

I've got a letter for a smear test :sad: After the bowel cancer check, beginning to wonder why the health service are so interested in my nether regions.

Its a revolting day today...........its dark and wet and cold.

My father in law has planted next years onions...........he's 91. There is hope.

[fickle]

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Morning all,

Woke up at 4.30am for some reason. Thanks for the kind words of encouragement, it may be that I've overreacted. I thought afterwards maybe they thought I was making it up. But its all true, I have done amazing things and just because I'm in a role now where my skills are not on show, it doesn't mean they aren't there. My skills and experience are all real. Its the usual short-sightedness where they are looking for some specific component of a person. If you have more than one skill they think you will be a handful. I used the word 'frustrated' meaning in my current role as why I was looking to move, but they focused on that and said they thought I would continue to be frustrated in the new role. I was too surprised to refute it.

Some things aren't meant to be. Although I thought that was my opportunity, another might be lurking nearby unnoticed. So I'll just keep on looking. I was in early the other day and actually had a good conversation with my manager who also came in early by chance. He is normally the most discouraging person I know so this was quite a surprise. I've got his permission to put my hand up for a project so I'm excited about that instead.

Hope everyone has a good day and for all who are struggling, just keep on swimming. [MENTION=15758]rustop59[/MENTION] That was a beautiful poem and sums up how i would like my house to be - a sort of sanctuary for rest and recovery so I can rest up and bounce back out there again. I might put it on my wall.

Hoped that I never get abducted because my mother will give police the poxiest photo of me and it will be all over YouTube.

:haha: