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  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410
    Hi Pat - 34 in Adelaide so we headed for the beach ..... here’s my current view ......

    what a a lucky girl I am  B)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Good morning all :smile:  G'day Pat :smile:
    Hope everyone's getting sorted out now :smile:
    Early start for me today as I'm meeting up with son this morning ....

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ClaringtonClarington Posts: 4,949
    Morning all.
    Sorry I've not been around much of late. Life is rather getting on top of me.

    1. I didn't get that fantastic job. The only feedback was they had someone more qualified.
    2. I'm having no joy finding another job. That said (with my current contract ending this month) I've not officially been shown proof that I will even keep this job.
    3. The company are making redundancies like wildfire at the moment. Honestly our future as paid staff is dangerous as it seems the idea is to go back to relying on volunteers to do everything. Hence why I have a task of finding enough volunteers to fill a once paid position as one of my team decided to jump before he was pushed while in the mean time covering his role (and my role, and the other role I agreed to do) in the same hours.
    4. That ear of mine that is full of fluid trapped behind the eardrum causing much unpleasantness? Well my referral was sent in on 18th January and I've received notification that I'll see the consultant on..*drum roll* 24th April.
    5. With all the snow the garden is now a boggy mess. Efforts to point out to his lordship that I can't do it on my own are proving less than effective. Still (if I do still have a job next month) I'm on the very edge of needing to go off sick to protect what little mental health I have left so perhaps I can bundle myself up in the greenhouse and await spring along with my delicate flowers.

    I'm trying to read back to see what you've all been up too but as you can imagine this new and shiny forum has thrown me off balance a bit.

    Keep safe everyone x
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Clari ((hugs)) good to see you.  Life's tough out there  :'(  Something will turn up ... I was once in a similar position to you  and ended up taking agency jobs that I was totally over qualified for ......... and one of those lead to me working for my last employer for 15 years.   I'd never have applied for that job ... it wasn't within my experience, but temping proved that I could work in that field and they made the position permanent and then I got promoted a few times.  You never can tell what's around the corner ...You look after yourself xx ...

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Good Morning/G'Day all. 
    Clari (and indeed everyone): your health and well-being is the most important part of your life. Little steps, little changes, little treats - are all required to succeed.
    Have a great Friday everyone. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    Good morning,
    Its Lily Pilly, I seem to have gained an avatar but lost my name, can’t see what to do
    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    Good morning Lily.  Your name is showing on my tablet .
    West Yorkshire
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    edited March 2018
    Ahhhhh, so it comes up after posting, got it. Thanks Pauline, how ya doin?
    Clari, you poor girl what a difficult time for you, something will turn up🤞
    Chicky that just looks fab, have a lovely time, where are you having the party?
    Dove enjoy your time with son
    Hosta thanks for help, have you had much damage in the garden?
    unfortunately I twisted my knee on holiday and it hasn’t righted back so dil treating by FaceTime but need app with Physio. Why are knees such a problem? 
    Beautiful sunny day here today
    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Morning all.
    I can see your name, Lily Pilly.
    Encouraging words from Dove, Clari. I hope the right job turns up.

    Thank you, Joyce, for the advice about Google Chrome. OH has set up the GW forum on the task bar at the bottom of the screen using Chrome and I can now type posts on the Laptop. Only trouble is that it was bought it France and has French spell check so all the English words are underlined in red! He's searched for how to change it but no joy.

    Don't get burnt, Chicky! How warm is the sea?
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Joyce21Joyce21 Posts: 15,489
    Morning all.
    Pleased you have sorted Busy :)
    Lily P, hope your knee improves very soon. Beautiful morning here too but very cold.
    SW Scotland
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