I'm glad you missed the rain osc! What are you up to this afternoon?

I had ward rounds. The psych wasn't as impressed by my news as I was expecting.

What are you up to Cacoethes?

I replied to your thread in serious, Tamo. Do you have any visitors this evening?

I did a washing this afternoon and then just my usual internetting, writing in my diary, and reading.

I was at work tamo
Home now!

Evening all! :)

Thanks osc. L visited me. How are you getting on?

How was work Cacoethes?

Hi Ahimsa how are you?

Hey Tamo.

Did you have a nice visit?

I'm okay thank you, another long and busy (but very productive) day!

In positive news, I got paid at midnight for my 2nd job. I've worked out that so far, the 2 months of working a second job (I'm doing some pub shifts, as well as my quiz twice a week and my actual full time job) means I'm now 65% of the way to earning a block of 10 therapy sessions for when the bad anniversaries and court trial are in Aug/Sept! It's only the pub shifts that I'm putting towards sessions.

I ideally don't want to just only be able to have 10, and then have to work another 3 months to be able to afford more though :( So I'm going to take as many shifts as I can while I can!

Morning everyone!

Over halfway there beth!
You've been working so hard!

Morning Beckie!

I know right! How're you?

I'm ok thanks!
SUPER excited because it's amsterdam tomorrow! :-D

Afternoon everyone.

It really shouldn't be so difficult to access therapy, but I'm glad you're making progress towards it Beth.

That's very exciting, Beckie! Do you need to leave early?

Hello all. I am feeling more normal today. I have been for my annual health check today. Was ok actually.

Hey guys!

Our flight is at 6:35am lindsay. So we're staying at a hotel in the airport tonight. Will leave after S is picked up by his dad.

How is everyone?

I'm glad you're doing better today, Dawn.

That's so much better than getting up really early and extra exciting staying somewhere else before you travel like having a sort of extra day of your holiday. I hope you have the best time ever.

Exactly lindsay!!!
We'll still have to get up early. But without the super stress of trains maybe being cancelled or delayed!
They were last time. If we hadn't stayed over, we would have either missed our flight or have to fork out literally hundreds for a taxi!

Thank you!!!

How are you?

Do you have activities planned?

I'm a bit anxious, I challenged myself with a lot of things today.

Yep! Plenty of things!
Cheese shop tomorrow (it's in a town away from the centre so about 20 mins on a train then a 20 min walk)
Then getting L's cake in the evening. Walk around the city for a bit doing random things. Stock up on hotel snacks from a supermarket. Sunday we're going to Amaze. It's like an immersive sensory experience thing. And an old school arcade where you pay to get in but all the games are included. And got a reservation at a Dutch restaurant we went to last time which was sooo good!
Last time we got a good balance of chilling and doing things. Sometimes it was just fun to people watch in the garden bit outside the hotel! The hotel is a train ride from Amsterdam Central Station too, so it's quiet.

Well done for challenging yourself! That must have been tough. I hope the anxiety passes

Morning everyone!

Morning everyone :)

I've been to yoga, and I'm just home for a bit before I go get my fringe trimmed. It's the first time with someone new, my hairdresser (who's done my hair since December 2021) is on maternity leave now :/

Morning guys. Good luck getting your fringe cut Ahimsa!

Afternoon everyone.

Where are you in your journey, Beckie?

I hope you get on ok, Beth, and you're happy with your trim.

How are things today, Tamo?

Hello all. I am having a mixed day. Physically I am quite well but mentally I am not. I feel confused.com .

Hope it goes ok beth!

We got into amsterdam at 8:55am (7:55 your time)
Dropped our bags at the hotel, went to zaanse schans (a popular little town for cheese and chocolate) it's two trains away. Got some cheese. Had some ice cream. Then train to amsterdam central to get some supplies and now at the hotel to chill. Because we are both exhausted after only 2 hours sleep XD
Done a ridiculous amount of steps!
Were not going to really do anything for the rest of the day. Slow evening then back to stuff tomorrow!

How is everyone here?

Slow evening sounds good after all that Beckie! Glad you've arrived safely and procured snacks.

My fringe trim was not great, which now means either I don't get my hair cut or roots done for 10 months, or I find a new hairdresser for 10 months.

Either way, will be super awkward when my hairdresser comes back - as I went to the same salon and so this other one is her friend.

Just had a shower and a nap!
AND Doctor who is on Disney plus! So I can catch up :-D

Oh no beth! That is super awkward.
What are you going to do?

I've no idea, I may message some of the other stylists who've been there years and ask if they'll do my roots.

The one my hairdresser recommended is pretty new to the salon and only does 2 days, so if I message the others nearer when my roots are due, and I can maybe say that the days dont work for me?

But I mean, it took ages and isn't a) what I wanted, or b) even! - I've come home and evened it out myself as best I can.

I'm glad you're having a good time Cacoethes.

Oh no Ahimsa!

How are you osc?

I'm ok.

Look after yourself, Dawn.

Sounds like a good day and you've only just got there, Beckie!

Oh dear, Beth. I hate going to the hairdresser. I hope you can figure something out.

Have you had or having any visits today, Tamo?

I'm a bit overwhelmed with physical stuff.

No visits today sadly. Sorry you're struggling, is there anything that helps?

Hopefully one of the other people will be better beth!

It has been a good day!
Settling down for the night now

Afternoon all

Hi everyone.

How are you today, Dawn?

I am not so confused today but woke up in pain. But even that is easing off.

How are you Lindsay?

That's good, hopefully things will keep moving in a positive direction.

I'm not great but feel unable to talk to someone on Duty. I need to phone O2 now so just hope I can get through ok and they can sort out my issue.

Sorry you're not so great and hopefully the o2 issue can be sorted without too much hassle.

How did you get on with O2?

I've had a very busy but productive today, Dad came over and we spent 3 hours in the garden tidying it up, think we filled 7 bags (massive blue Ikea bags) for the tip. I then took 2 of them (only 2 fit in the car!) to the tip, went to the charity shop, Lidl, and then Aldi for the things Lidl didn't have.

I'm just sitting down with a cup of tea now before I tidy and vacuum the living room.

That is an extremely productive day, Beth. Are you happy with the progress with your garden? Did you find anything in the charity shop?

I was on hold to O2 for ages and when they answered the woman convinced me to move to direct debit and she said she'd need to do a credit check. I said that sounded scary and she tried to explain something and then asked if it was ok to go ahead but didn't wait for my reply and she just did it. I think she also got my email address wrong because she said she'd sent an email but I haven't got it and when I said I didn't have the email she somehow thought I said I did have it. When she was explaining the terms and conditions etc I couldn't make out anything she was saying because she was talking very quickly. Now my ears are extra sore because of the long time on the phone.

Oh no, that's really annoying. What were you trying to do?

Is it worth calling them another day and just explaining you don't understand what you've been told and haven't received the email they have sent? Not today, that's too much! Well done for getting through it.


I didn't find anything in the charity shop, which is good. I only went as I was passing.

The garden is more, just staying on top of the chaos until it gets properly sorted.

I was looking to change my tariff but I am old school and use pay as you go bundles and she switched me to a bundle that was the same price just direct debit for a year. I'll hopefully be able to access info in my account whenever I get round to looking.

Gardens can be a lot of work, especially since things seem to grow quite quickly like weeds. I hope you can keep on top of it. Are you doing anything nice with your evening?

Ahh I see. Yeah hopefully when you log on, you can see it?

I've just had a quick nap, I'm going to do my quiz invoice for April and then I've got the quiz tonight so I'll be leaving in half an hour or so.

Really need to remember to plug the car in tonight (my electric is MUCH cheaper from 11:30pm-5:30am) as it's on something like 12%!

Afternoon all.

Afternoon all

Hey Tamo, Insig :)

Hi everyone.

How are you all?

I am frozen. I have been out today.

Morning everyone

Morning, Beckie. How are you? Are you on your way home yet?

Hey lindsay

Yeah. We got home yesterday morning.

How are you?

Oh, I thought it was today you were heading home. Did you have a nice time?

I'm struggling with my usual stuff but today is colouring group day so hopefully that will be good.

Nope. L is back at work today!
It was good thanks!

I hope you manage to enjoy it :)