That sounds fantastic! I love the idea of progressively decorating, sounds much less daunting
I’ve really enjoyed getting to know more about Krampus over the last few years
That sounds fantastic! I love the idea of progressively decorating, sounds much less daunting
I’ve really enjoyed getting to know more about Krampus over the last few years
Are you in a Nordic country? Sounds nice!
I’m atheist too but spend most of December in cold churches. I like the ritual of it even if I don’t actually believe
Whatever you’ve had I hope you’re sharing!
Glad things are going well 🙂
I felt so sorry for all the kids yesterday, trick or treating can’t be fun when it’s tipping down
Busy week for me so far and I am knackered. Been out and about with work which is nice but it’s so tiring being sociable on a Monday, usually I work from home in my pyjamas. Finally got an answer regarding my salary, it’s not going down in April after all. I think appealing to my director did it, for a manager she is pretty great.
Performing in a concert on the weekend as well as doing a choral workshop so I will be amazed if I can speak on Sunday. Going to a work conference up north(ish) next week which will be fun. Staying in a relatively posh hotel overnight and cannot wait.
It’s been a long week. Quarterly reporting time so I haven’t really stopped. It’s been good though, very productive. I went to a show last night which was great fun, just what I needed.
Also finally found a form of fibre craft that I can do- loom knitting. Makes such a difference to not have to rely on hand eye coordination, turns out mine is worse than I thought! So looks like the baby hat will be ready for my niece after all.
I don’t understand a lot about this conflict but surely there can be no justification for this. Those poor people
This is a great resource, thanks for sharing
Sertraline. It’s helped hugely with depression and anxiety, though I think Covid helped with the latter as well. I struggle to feel anything much these days but it’s much better than feeling low and anxious.
Peanut
Aw poor Chuck! He looks so sorry for himself.
Glad you’re feeling a bit better
Still ill, annoyingly. It’s just a cough now but every time I go to choir I can’t speak the day after. I know I need to rest my voice but I can’t miss a rehearsal without not being allowed to perform at the concerts.
Speaking of, got an invite to potentially sing in Hiroshima as part of the 80th anniversary of the bombing in 2025. It costs a huge amount to travel there but may be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Not sure whether to go for it.
Otherwise I’m ok. Meeting at work last week went ok, they’re going to try and get some clarity to me before Christmas.
Have you looked down the back of the sofa?
Better than last week in that I feel almost back to normal. Never had a chest infection before (that wasn’t Covid) but it was like being hit by a truck, wonder if having had Covid twice makes me more susceptible to these things now. Or maybe I’m just getting older.
I will know if I have a future at my work by the end of the week which is slightly nerve wracking. My job is safe but due to the restructure my salary is protected only until April, when it decreases by a fair bit. I am handing my notice in after Christmas if management don’t agree to keep my salary at the same level as I’ve worked too long and hard there to be treated like shit salary wise. Hoping it won’t come to that but we’ll see. Meeting management this week and making my case as it’s budget time.
I am hoping to make a baby hat using a knitting loom. Gave up on crochet because I have no coordination so hoping this is an easy first project.
Not had a great week, not been very well. I’ve had what feels like a chest/throat infection and it’s made me knackered. Had hardly any appetite and haven’t felt like going to choir was a good idea (don’t want to infect anyone) so have had barely any good things to get me through it.
I don’t really get sick but when I do it hits me like a truck. Slowly getting better but I’m very impatient.
It depends on where they’re from though. Outside of America we don’t have such a reliance on tipping
I plan my diary a week in advance so I have all my lunch breaks in. I’m terrible at making myself work without breaks so the reminders help me to do it. I also listen to podcasts (or music when I’m working from home) and make myself go and eat lunch by the river so I have a solid hour away from everyone else. I struggle with being around people all day and having to constantly be ‘on’ do that time is precious.
Sting has a lot to answer for
It’s been a busy week so far. Trying to tidy my flat before an inspection next week as well as get some reporting done before a deadline tomorrow (it won’t be done in time but their expectations aren’t particularly reasonable so doing what I can). Got to do a Hackathon today based around a potential new system which was exciting! It’s so much better than what we have at the moment.
Going to Amsterdam on Friday for the weekend, really looking forward to it