Don't normally post here, just lurk and bask in all your achievements/positive things but today:
- Did something I've been putting off for months and called my broadband provider. Guess who just decreased their bill by £20 a month?! (Even the man on the phone was pretty outraged by what they'd been charging me)
- Finally managed to book some tickets after several weeks of shouting fruitlessly at my laptop (top tip, if you want to book a train in the UK at the moment, do it weeks in advance, but also don't because the timetables change with little to no notice, so do it a few days in advance, but also don't because all the trains on the entire network will be booked up forever by then, so do it at the ticket office but also don't because they won't let you)
Edit: Also, appears I haven't totally messed up an opportunity after a horrendous electronic communication failure
Last edited by Elmer : 01-09-2020 at 05:43 PM.
'It's an impossible choice ... I'll just have to hope that when I flip the coin it somehow explodes and kills me.'
"You're not scared of climbing mountains. You're scared that you can't make them move."
I keep meaning to post and then I forget. Fun story.
Recently:
- visiting a lovely friend and helping them move house (and make their old house Dust-Secure :P)
- starting an imaginary sub-company of my imaginary company and employing said friend and just generally making up nonsense together!
- listening to some A+ tunes
- making my first face mask and it not being a disaster
Today:
- getting my arse out of bed before 7am for the first time since like, March?
- tasty brownie
- Lio frequenting the thread
- starting an LNER support group :P
- study-free day.
- the brisk river swim in the morning sun.
- splashed some watercolours around.
- baked gingerbread.
- watched a film (it was a right barrel of laughs )
- jumper weather is here, fluffiest blanket reinstated and I think hot water bottle will be in a couple of weeks.
- roaring fire even though it's not needed.
- managing college, passing my second assessment and not hearing critical voices for once.
- Friday wine and takeaway.
- D got me a tie-dye kit from Aldi <3
Thank you <3 the film was called I See You and I'm pretty sure it was a horror-thriller type thing so I'm not sure what I was expecting! Well done on the guitar chords, I'd love to have a musical bone in my body!
- did a treatment on D despite much moaning from him.
- chips with vegetable curry because, you know, health.
- managed to mostly sort out clothes, also 'won' a pinafore dress on eBay.
- impulse-booked a night away in a cheap hotel, v excited.
- made self-care box thingy.
Ooh, I like a horror-thriller! Sounds like some great stuff today- chips with curry is an excellent shout.
Today:
- started my new course and there was no one there I knew but I was barely even bothered. Farewell social anxiety!
- a lovely IKEA employee. My general experience of IKEA employees this week has been very positive, even though I STILL haven’t got the part I need.
- LB coming for games night and only slightly resurrecting the social anxiety I buried two bullet points ago
- excitement for Lana coming tomorrow
- I'm in England.
And it still feels right (in spite of driving on the wrong site of the road and shops being open on Sunday :P)
- Outnumbered <3
- Jenna <3 <3 <3
- my family dropping me off at the airport
- Jenna again
- and did I mention Jenna and how crazy it is how we've been friends for so long and it feels normal, but also weird, but mostly normal???
- getting to sleep in this fantastic bed that Jenna and her superior DIY skills assembled
- getting plenty reactions to my IG story
- just ALL of today in general
- I'm in England.
And it still feels right (in spite of driving on the wrong site of the road and shops being open on Sunday :P)
- Outnumbered <3
- Jenna <3 <3 <3
- my family dropping me off at the airport
- Jenna again
- and did I mention Jenna and how crazy it is how we've been friends for so long and it feels normal, but also weird, but mostly normal???
- getting to sleep in this fantastic bed that Jenna and her superior DIY skills assembled
- getting plenty reactions to my IG story
- just ALL of today in general
- This post in its entirety.
'It's an impossible choice ... I'll just have to hope that when I flip the coin it somehow explodes and kills me.'
"You're not scared of climbing mountains. You're scared that you can't make them move."
- fabulous day of doing f*ck all
- MOAR Outnumbered, including my favorite episode
- chilling with Jenna
- got more than my projected likes for my IG post
- quality time with Jenna's pets
I hate Phase 10!!! But of course pleased to hear that some people do manage to get enjoyment out of it...
Recently:
- Lana
- lots of the things Lana already said :P
- FINALLY getting the fricking part I needed for the guest bed after spending HOURS of my life try to track it down
- my baking getting Lana’s seal of approval, even the dodgy cinnamon scrolls o_O
- slept in & still had an afternoon nap, I truly know how to live!
- exciting 3PD outing to Tesco
- found reasonably prized sugar free energy drinks!
- hilarious highlight of K catching a chinchilla with her foot!!!!
- enjoying Jenna feeding me excellent food, who would have thought the girl who lived of pasta with cheese and chocolate would turn into Martha Stewart???
- got an outstanding Guesting Review :D
- 3PD outing to Crepe Affaire
- Road Trip to Not Nottingham
- excellent entertainment provided by K who flooded the bathroom and smashed a plate :P
- caught one of the chinchillas reasonably quickly
- providing some entertainment for Jenna by apparently being quotable in my outrage re the general British Public and Corona Laws *insert skull emoji*
- reading this thread and feeling all happy.
- hearing that the manager from another service I did a shift at called my manager just to tell her how great I was *head swells*
- lovely Skype calls.
- reading a decent book after being too stressed to read for ages.
- I passed everything. Next month I will be qualified!
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
)
Curveball
