Army May 2021

[satz123]

Re: Army May 2021

Morning and waves to the world.

Don't I know it. We're all magpies in this house. Its the emblem for our footie team.
If you see a solitary magpie................you're supposed to salute and say 'good morning sergeant'. Its supposed to bring luck' Please don't ask why its ingrained from birth.

I have finally started the tapestry of a British Bulldog I'm going to have made into a cushion for my brother's 60 birthday in October.

@brit............its sunny here too but still a tad chilly.

Yep I do it. Tug your forelock. " Morning Mr Magpie" !
To lone Magpies not Newcastle Football Supporters :haha:

[satz123]

Re: Army May 2021

Good morning Army and the sun is shining.

Seeing a little chink of light MsA ? :hug:

[JackieClaire]

Re: Army May 2021

Yep I do it. Tug your forelock. " Morning Mr Magpie" !
To lone Magpies not Newcastle Football Supporters :haha:

:harhar:

[rustop59]

Re: Army May 2021

:harhar:

Afternoon all. We used to have a rhyme at school about magpies, one for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, can’t remember the rest.

We had beautiful sunshine this morning and then the most horrendous thundery hail shower this afternoon. Glad to have working week nearly over but more work awaits at home.

[mollyka]

Re: Army May 2021

Afternoon..was in since 7.45 so just home now and bollixed! How's everyone?

[JackieClaire]

Re: Army May 2021

Watching Eurovision semi-finals. Some of them aren't half bad.

[MENTION=8529]mollyka[/MENTION]..............No wonder yer bolixed. Feet up and an early night.

Oooh just had a look at the old fashioned Magpie poem its rather depressing

One for sorrow,
Two for mirth,
Three for a wedding,
And four for death

Think I'll stick with the modern one

One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret,
Never to be told,
Eight for a wish,
Nine for a kiss
Ten for a bird
You must not miss.

Night all :heartbeat:and good morning undies :heartbeat:

[IamMary]

Re: Army May 2021

Think I'll stick with the modern one

One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret,
Never to be told,
Eight for a wish,
Nine for a kiss
Ten for a bird
You must not miss.

Dont forget: "One in flight is worth two in sight"

Plus, if you wave at the Magpie, that takes away the sorrow!!!

Great news on the part time Bridge, looking forward to the botanic garden pics!

End of year exams next week for this house. Panic and stress (same as Jenny and Ad except opposite :haha

[byebyebridgetjones]

Re: Army May 2021

Well that was lovely to wake up to!

Super busy doing nothing of importance in the new job. I'm not going to say again that I wish I'd taken early retirement. I'll just put it in my signature line maybe. Amazing the decisions we make when we haven't got all of the information.

Reality has hit in the new normal and even the nicest of people are having hissy-fits. One thing is really REALLY helping though. I did a lot of thinking about disengagement before starting the new job. I figured if I was forced into a job I knew nothing about, that I would do it, but they couldn't make me care. So I took my hands off the wheel, so to speak. I stuck some images to represent this attitude on my work station which I look at every time I feel engagement stress happening. It has been the single best device I've ever used. I realised that I will never succeed in this organisation because they don't want people like me to. I've been chasing my tail. Investing in bad stock, so to speak. It strikes me that there are a lot of situations in life from which we should de-invest (I'm winking at you Satzy) They don't deserve our attention and we are actually reinforcing whatever behaviour by giving the situation energy. Alcohol abuse is a great example. Bad investment, total waste. No positive return at all from that one.

So I'm not trying to turn this into an agony aunt session, but I'm now going to examine everything in my life that I throw energy into and decide if I am getting a fair return for that investment. I'm kind of fascinated with this concept as I've never thought of my life like this before. I always has plenty of time to get it right, but I'm turning 56 soon and while I've got plenty left in me, it's not without limit. Time and energy need to be wisely spent now. I wish I'd realised this earlier.

Here endeth the Wednesday morning disquisition from the pulpit.

I hope you are all going OK.

[mollyka]

Re: Army May 2021

Well that was lovely to wake up to!

Super busy doing nothing of importance in the new job. I'm not going to say again that I wish I'd taken early retirement. I'll just put it in my signature line maybe. Amazing the decisions we make when we haven't got all of the information.

Reality has hit in the new normal and even the nicest of people are having hissy-fits. One thing is really REALLY helping though. I did a lot of thinking about disengagement before starting the new job. I figured if I was forced into a job I knew nothing about, that I would do it, but they couldn't make me care. So I took my hands off the wheel, so to speak. I stuck some images to represent this attitude on my work station which I look at every time I feel engagement stress happening. It has been the single best device I've ever used. I realised that I will never succeed in this organisation because they don't want people like me to. I've been chasing my tail. Investing in bad stock, so to speak. It strikes me that there are a lot of situations in life from which we should de-invest (I'm winking at you Satzy) They don't deserve our attention and we are actually reinforcing whatever behaviour by giving the situation energy. Alcohol abuse is a great example. Bad investment, total waste. No positive return at all from that one.

So I'm not trying to turn this into an agony aunt session, but I'm now going to examine everything in my life that I throw energy into and decide if I am getting a fair return for that investment. I'm kind of fascinated with this concept as I've never thought of my life like this before. I always has plenty of time to get it right, but I'm turning 56 soon and while I've got plenty left in me, it's not without limit. Time and energy need to be wisely spent now. I wish I'd realised this earlier.

Here endeth the Wednesday morning disquisition from the pulpit.

I hope you are all going OK.

PERFECT Bridge! As I'm older than you I got to that stage a while back...sobriety and the strength it gave me also helped with the 'I don't give a fuck' mentality...the filth of hierarchy I work for ( NOT in my immediate workplace I must stress) do NOT deserve the time of day..my mantra is ..I go to work 40 hours a week and I get paid every fortnight..if it's shit..I still get paid every fortnight..if some good/nice things happen its a bonus and i still get paid every fortnight:victorious:
Mostly I'm lucky in that I love my job in situ just absolutely despise the higher uppers. We were told yesterday we would have to take annual leave or unpaid leave to get our vaccines despite the government pleading with employers to pay staff getting vaccinated...guess who are my employers???

Bridge..take enjoyment out of what you can..and just try and laugh at the nonsense ( I know...easier said than done!!)

Morning all else...GETTING MY HAIR CUT THIS MORNING AND GOING SHOPPING!!!!! Only working a half day today..the other half having been taken off me one of the two days I thought Joe was going to die..I didn't attend one of their self congratulatory Zoom meetings....yeah..I'll try and laugh!!

[JackieClaire]

Re: Army May 2021

Morning and waves to the world,
Sorry, can't join in the job situation as I'm a volunteer. The job I did have in wine merchants. I left (actually I was very politely told perhaps leaving and finding help for my problem) That was 20 years ago..............working in a wine merchant and being an alcoholic doesn't mix.The fact that the stuff we told was far to expensive for the likes of me so I'd run into Tesco on the way home for a couple of cheap get yourself hammered quick bottle. Payday meant I'd throw in a bottle or three vodka............not saying where I hid them. Might give people ideas.

I do have group tonight so its something to look forward to other than that its the same old same old. Stay in, walk the dog, make the dinner, watch TV and knit. Some days I have a good old sob.

[JackieClaire]

Re: Army May 2021

[MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION]...............the teachers are marking the year 11 exams. That's around the 16-year-old age group. They usually go out to properly trained markers. So as well as Jenny doing her normal classes she's been landed with over 80 kids papers to mark............she's has been as stressed as Hell.

[byebyebridgetjones]

Re: Army May 2021

....not saying where I hid them. Might give people ideas.

Behind the cooking books on the kitchen shelf?
Down beside the lounge cushion closest to your drinking chair (always the same chair)?
In the freezer or the vegetable crisper?
Somewhere very safe then forget where that is, even though it was only an hour ago?
Am I close?

[satz123]

Re: Army May 2021

Behind the cooking books on the kitchen shelf?
Down beside the lounge cushion closest to your drinking chair (always the same chair)?
In the freezer or the vegetable crisper?
Somewhere very safe then forget where that is, even though it was only an hour ago?
Am I close?

Upstairs in my wardrobe , down side of chair ( one side flush against the wall ) , in the cleaning products press in the kitchen.
I wonder have I moved far away from that secrecy. Doing a big clean today I found an empty box of chocolates in a drawer.
I ate them all over 2 nights before I started diet & didn't want MrS to know :egad:
So hid the empty box & forgot 'cos it's in a drawer seldom used.

[rustop59]

Re: Army May 2021

Afternoon everyone. I am like Molly, reached that stage a long time ago. Only work part time so really don’t get involved in any nonsense in there. Same in every day life, only deal with the people I like anymore.

Never hid bottles but I’m the same with the sugar addiction. Eating and hiding the wrapping. Couple of weeks into the diet now and having nearly cut out sugar that compulsion seems to have disappeared bit like alcohol I suppose.

Just booked a hotel for two nights in June, himself wants to go fishing. So nice to have something to look forward to.

[mollyka]

Re: Army May 2021

Oh lovely Rusters..whereabouts? We're heading to Kerry in Sat.

And I just came home and HID my shopping:welldone:
Guessing you're right..never leaves us!