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Some gold from Mab.

I’ve been hit.

Not gonna lie, I feel bloody awful. I’m petrified how my body is going to cope with my MS and compromised immune system. I also feel incredibly guilty for being off work when I’m needed, although I know it’s not my fault.

I haven’t been able to move from my bed today. I can’t help but feel that if my local NHS sorted my booster I wouldn’t be feeling so bad. I’ve been fighting for it since November, the only vaccine we have on the island is Pfizer and I’m allergic. I’ve been fobbed off for two months with “we’ll get back to you”. I need it for work as well and my Illness so you can imagine the stress.

I just needed to vent  

They are developing an Avatar MMORPG. Willing to bet now that it will flop.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-14-disney-announces-avatar-mmorpg-in-the-works

Used to be Lib Dem, after they got into bed with the Tories I left and have been Green ever since. That being said I do also fiercely support The Women’s Equality Party and the work they do.

Waters beat me to it

On 1/10/2022 at 11:43 PM, simonworden said:

I can understand why you'd be put off driving on the main land if the first thing you hit was Portsmouth or Southampton's roads especially right where the ferry port is as it can take you 30 mins to get back to your turning if you miss the one you intended for. Should have taken the Lymington ferry and had a nice drive in the forest to warm you up!

I have no issue with Soton or Pompey, and yeah driving over to the New Forest is nice when popping to Beaulieu or Exbury Gardens. I'm scared by the speed of the other cars and I assume that everyone is about to crash into me  I'm a speed freak, but it's other drivers that give me anxiety.

EDIT: also I'd rather poke my eyes out with a fork than use Wightlink.

I had some lessons when I was 18 and got quite far with it, but unfortunately ran out of money. 
I didn’t pick it up again until I was 25 and I passed first time with no minors. I adore driving, yet in typical Islander fashion driving on motorways scares the shit out of me to the point where I’ve only ever driven around Southampton and Portsmouth when I venture off the island. I long for road trips, but a combination of fear and pain from my illness keeps putting me off.

Oddly, when I went to America I managed to drive around Santa Monica, Hollywood and Long Beach on short journeys and wasn’t scared at all.

Today I learned that nutmeg is a hallucinogen.

This might have resized horribly

U OK hun?

Could someone please send me the discord link?

Just got home from my nightshift. Had cuddles with my favourite patients and it made me feel so much better. There's something special about working in healthcare etc on Christmas day, sometimes you're the only family some people have and everyone appreciates you so much. It was a tough shift work wise but also lovely.

I've decided to be brave and not put us through the aggro of family Christmas day again. I've tried in the past and it just caused so much stress and my MS suffered greatly. But now I also have my fiance for support. Time to do Christmas my way, however that ends up looking. Dyllan is my priority and given that he now sees the family for exactly what it is it's causing him a lot of stress too. 

Thank you for letting me vent x

I’m at the point of tears already. I wish I could go home. If I don’t come here for Christmas dinner though it would cause such a massive argument. I’ve already been called selfish for having to leave earlier than normal so I can rest for my night shift and my mother just called my nutroast ridiculous. Everyone is saying my son’s hair (it’s long) is silly. My father faked collapsing for attention. Im done. And I can’t have a single drop to drink 😞

I've had some belters over the years. From going on a date with someone who turned out to be an exes Uncle to someone who I found out a few weeks after meeting them was a murderer. 

The one that I always share though was a Tinder special. We start talking and he seems nice so I agree to meet him for lunch the next day. We sit down, start chatting and our food arrives pretty quickly. Within 20 minutes of meeting this guy face to face he tells me he's a born again christan, so much so he had his penis circumsized. This was as I'm trying to eat my veggie burger (which was shit). After about 15minutes I realise I need to get out of this, as he's telling me all about how the entire church scene over the west side of the Island is a massive swingers group.

I suggest we walk off our lunch along the beach so I can slowly make my way back to my car. During the walk he informs me that every couple of months or so he has a mental breakdown and spends a fortnight living with the monks at the local Abbey. He asks me to come and pray with him there the next day which I politely decline. We talk about my most recent relationship and I'm honest, he left to work in France and then blocked me on everything. Finally I have reached my car and I say I need to go home as my son was due to come home or some other excuse. We say good bye and I breathe a massive sigh of relief in the car. 

As I'm plugging in my phone to charge I realise that I've accidentally butt dialed someone. My ex. The one I had been talking about. He messaged me later that day, he had heard everything. Oops.

That night the date from hell starts spamming me with messages. He tells me that he's actually married and left his wife and 3 kids without saying a word to them the week prior. He was now madly in love with me after just a day of messaging on Tinder. I've never blocked anyone so fast in my life.

I firmly believe that Balenciaga was created as a social experiment to see just how much money people would throw at ridiculous shite. 

I GOT THE JOB!!!

They offered it to me there and then, I’m so happy I could cry!

This particular position is permanent and is perfect for me so I’m really really hoping they give me a chance. 

Pleased to share that I’ve been offered an interview ☺️ I’m very nervous but feeling hopeful.

As previously mentioned I’m trying to get back into regular employment after a good 13yr break (for those who don’t know I have MS). 
I’ve applied for all I can and either I’m still waiting on hearing anything or I can’t even secure an interview. 
A couple of jobs have come up but they’re fixed term contracts of 6 months or a year. Would you apply for these also? I don’t really want to be back to square one after the term is up but I also think maybe I’d have more luck in securing another job if I’m already in work. The jobs themselves aren’t really what I want to do, but unfortunately I don’t really have the luxury of being able to pick and choose.

4 minutes ago, Cod Eye said:

Have you thought about doing some voluntary work? I started by volunteering at the Citizen's Advice Bureau a couple of days a week, mainly to show any possible employers that I could physically cope with a days work. It did seem to work, as it indirectly led to the job I'll be starting soon. 

I’ve done a few voluntary things. English Heritage, charities, parish council stuff. I think what’s also not going in my favour is the fact that I’ve been out of work for so long and not really qualified in anything but healthcare.

On 11/13/2021 at 12:18 PM, Cod Eye said:

Has anyone got any experience/tips about transitioning back into full time employment after a long time out?

I’m in the same position, I’m desperately trying to get back into work after a 13 year break (I’ve done the odd shifts for mates but that’s it).

finding someone that will give me a chance is proving a bit of a nightmare and getting me down. I’m honest with them about my MS but I tell them how well I’ve been managing. I’m either not hearing back from employers at all or just “unsuccessful” without even getting an interview. 

Something about him hasn’t sat right with me for years, but I could never put my finger on it. I guess it was an odd gut feeling that, sadly for the victims, ended up being right.

Congratulations @Chest Rockwell!

It hurts my eyes a bit.