How was your week?
Is it Friday already? How did that happen? Welcome to best and worst. It’s the post where you get to settle in with a nice cup of tea and tell us all about how your week has been.
Sharing is caring and for several years now, Mamamia readers have been gathering here on a Friday and over the weekend to trade highs and lows.
Here are our best and worst of the week:
Worst: We were very sad to hear that the world is ending soon because we’ve been having such a lovely year (plus we’re really looking forward to Christmas).
The Prime Minister isn’t particularly happy about it either – she gave a (hilarious) press conference on the impending apocalypse. Seriously, she actually did. You can watch it here.
Best: We were excited to hear that Kate Middleton is pregnant with a Royal Fetus. Everyone has their fingers crossed that Kate is released from hospital very soon because we know from this post that Hyperemesis Gravidarum is HELL ON TOAST.
Over to you now – what’s been the best bit of your week? What’s been the worst? And what’s on your mind?
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Best: My sister had her second baby 2 hours ago and she is well and the baby is well too, all good!
Worst: They are in Germany and I’m in Australia and can’t afford to visit. I missed her wedding and the birth of her first baby and now I’m missing this one too. Feel very guilty for not being there.
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I was just thinking it’s been ages since this post was on MM!
BEST: A distinction on an assignment I thought would just be a pass. All the children are under our roof again and my uni for this year is almost over. Work is quiet, freeing me up to get my teeth into some of the longer term strategy stuff.
WORST: Both exs are playing up (yup, it’s Christmas) over when they will “allow” our children to be with us. C’mon, the kids know what they want (a fair arrangement) and the court orders are pretty damn clear – it’s not rocket science people. I pray they can put their oversized egos to one side and just get on with it.
OMM: Queensland’s economy is worse now than under labour and we’ve lost even more ground in our credit rating. It’s grim. Shops are shutting. People are out of work and I’m wondering if any of the redundant public servants will top themselves over Christmas when the money runs out. Our only hope is that the party implodes and we get another election.
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Worst: Failed IVF cycle no.6. How long did it take everyone doing IVF to get preggo and carry to term??? How many more times do i do this???
Best: Still trying to think of one.
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Try asking your doc to do some blood tests for clotting disorders, I insisted this after two failed and I have a clotting problem that I only got tested for because my sister had it. My doc also did this procedure where they do a biopsy of your lining which can trick the body into the whole fertile process. Good luck, I wish I could go another but just not ready to do the whole process yet.
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Best: have been on a major health kick and have just cracked the 10kgs off point!
Worst: very sad to hear that pranked nurse in the UK has taken her own life. Awful.
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Congrats on the 10ks! is there anything that helped the most?
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Best: Going overseas in three weeks for uni!
Worst: Feeling very unwanted. I’m 19 years old and have no romantic prospects my first attempts bit of dating left me heart-broken. Not to mention i’m constantly reminded of this guy on Facebook and am always bumping into him around town. Bleh when is it my turn. Self-indulgent spiel over!
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You will be fine. You sound like me and my man drought of 1990!
Get stuck into your uni and career and I promise you, you will bump into something MUCH better than what you leave behind either over there or when you come back.
I settled for what I thought was ‘inevitable’ and then had to divorce with two little kids and rebuild my life. I’d hate anyone to make my mistakes. It only took me 20 years to get back into study and find my life partner (even though our lives circled each other) while I was off the market suffering with Bozo.
Best of luck!
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Amen to that. I married the wrong man at 23 because he was ‘ok’ and I felt like I was going to be single forever. Our relationship is shit and I am going to have to start all over again soon. The last few years have been a disaster both for me and my husband. Better to be single and available than stuck with the wrong person.
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“Better to be single and available than stuck with the wrong person.” –> I sooo second that!
Six years ago I split with the really-wrong-for-me person after 13 miserable months. Six years later am still single, but that 13 months were the unhappiest of my life. I just wasn’t me. I felt lost as each month passed. It was like losing my own strength is my closest description.
I made the right decision, no doubts at all, even though he was keen to head down the marriage and kids path.
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Thankyou for your kind insight. I’ll make sure to keep it in perspective
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It’s been ages since I’ve posted here on a Friday. Usually they’re my day off work and I’m too busy hanging out with my awesome daughter to spend any time online. Today I’m working though for my best:
I’m going to Australia for Christmas! We fly out on Tuesday and I’m so desperately excited. Plus I’ve just heard one of my dear friends was proposed to by her delicious boyfriend. Can’t wait to see them for hugs all round.
Worst: It’s snowing outside and predicted to be -17 tonight. Not looking forward to getting home from the office, it is going to be a nightmare. There were more than 500km of traffic jams this morning and being a Friday it’s likely to be a absolutely horrific out there on the roads tonight.
Love to all, happy weekend!
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Best: It’s the weekend! We’ve had my mum up from interstate for the week, which is good but tiring. She got to spend heaps of time with our daughter & go to her last play group of the year & have her second ever hair cut. We also put up the Christmas tree the day she arrived, complete with Christmas lights for the first time. Miss 4 loved it!!
Worst: We couldn’t do as much as I’d planned because I’ve strained my intercostals & have had to go see a physio to get sorted. Sleeping has been a patchy as I can only sleep comfortably on one side at present, then it goes numb & I can’t sleep on my back as I always have nightmares when I do – weird I know.
But on the plus side my mum was able to help with every day housework, like laundry & washing up & cleaning up after playing with Miss 4 which involves a lot of bending over, which hurts me. The irony is that I injured myself hanging from playground equipment! My thoracic was so tight & immobile that my body overcompensated by using its front – hello, intercostal strain.
Miss 4 also was great today when our other play group wasn’t on. We did errands on the way home to pad out time instead. And we took our time & made it fun. She even wore her rain coat for the first time on the way home. I can’t drive at the moment so I was pleased she was so helpful. We got home & she pulled out a whole heap of toys & played with them on her own for over an hour! I love how grown up & independent she is becoming.
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Best: had a job interview on Tuesday. It didn’t go all that well, but it was still good to actually get an interview.
Worst: had dry needling done on my calves on Wednesday to help with chronic plantar fasciitis. OMG that hurt so much!
OMM: have been instructed to get a glucose tolerance test due to a possible diabetes issue. Scared.
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Best: my kids have finished school for the year (yep, early I know) and they’ve all done really well. All three were rewarded with prizes at their school presentation night which makes their hard work (and the sacrifices we make to send them to an awesome school) all worth it
Worst: Watchin Daniel Morcombe’s funeral coverage on the TV. I still remember when he went missing, my children were young and it strangely didn’t affect me the way it does now with them being close in age to him when he was murdered. It’s so hard to watch the coverage and yet these are the realities of life and conversations we need to have with our children
OMM: My brother and his wife separated this year after 3 children and many years of marriage. He’s being a douche-bag and I’m limiting my contact with her until the legal aspects are sorted (so I don’t make things worse) I know that long term she will be in my life, but for now I’m pissed that his narcissistic behaviour is getting in the way. I don’t want to make things worse for her by being in contact, but I don’t want me (or my kids) to miss out on their relationships because of decisions he has made.
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Best 1: Super super excited for January- going to Lord Howe Island (yearly family trip) for 10 days, then the day after we get home, off to Paris for 2 weeks!!! It will be going from one extreme to the other but I don’t care!
Best 2: Playing indoor hockey 4 times this week when I usually play twice.
Worst: Just being tired from working 2 jobs. I also feel like i don’t really have any free time. Thank god it’s only temporary.
OMM: I think i’ve had one of the least messy breakups ever. We broke up about 6 or 7 weeks ago, and are completely fine being around each other and chatting, it’s great
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Best: One week to go before holidays kick in. Love the anticipation! Plus everything’s so Christmassy and we’ve got a busy, social weekend
Worst: Moving buildings at work so packing, packing, packing! Plus, everyone’s tempers are frayed so we’re all walking on eggshells with the bosses. Plus, everyone’s negativity is killing me – if you can’t resolve your long term issues about work, then LEAVE!
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My renovations are in perpetual groundhog day mode. There’s always something to delay them further and I’m now wondering if they’ll be finished before Christmas. Loving the enthusiasm and energy of my new boss (and really grateful to have landed a job I don’t hate after months of searching), but struggling to fit everything in to a part time job when I know if I had more time I could do it soooo much better.
Trying to organise a big (and much anticipated) holiday to central asia next year, and thinking about Christmas arrangements. Also keeping an eye on a family member who is laid up after an operation, making sure there’s food, company, and trashy mags to keep her happy.
All these are good things – well, maybe not the renovations, but everything else is something I’ve been looking forward to with pleasure.So why do I feel like I’m on a treadmill of grumpiness and stress? Sigh!
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best: uni is over for another semester and there’s only three weeks until i leave on my excellent overseas adventure.
worst: i think (well, i know but haven’t had it confirmed) that i didn’t do too amazingly this semester. i’ve let myself down more than anything and it’s frustrating.
omm: honours. i don’t want to do it. like, i really, really don’t want to do it. but i think i have to. there’s got to be something on my resume that distinguishes me even a tiniest bit from the next person. i just can’t fathom picking a topic and pretty much the entire faculty drive me insane so i can’t decide on a supervisor either. whinge whinge whinge.
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Best: I have gotten back into exercise and eating healthily and I already feel better! Also, I got an email from a guy I really like who is overseas and I might be meeting up with him in Asian in January! Very excited.
Worst: I got laid off with one days notice at work because the company is in liquidation. I was already stressed about money and that just increased tenfold! Today I am going to have to make some tough decisions about whether to move back home, whether to take a new job that will involve working closely with my ex’s friend, and a holiday that I had planned for January.
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We’ve had a stinker – child #3 got chicken pox, grandmother had three falls and we got confirmation her tumour has grown and then the overseas holiday deal we bought got cancelled. In the end all we could do was laugh (slightly hysterically).
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Best: the emails that have been going back and forth between myself and the English guy who was here a few weeks ago. I’m able to be on FB during work hours and we message one another when we can, and my God do these conversations make me laugh. It’s a real struggle not giggling like a moron at my desk all day (or blushing like a schoolgirl, depending on where the conversation goes).
Worst (FWP alert): I’ve been informed that this Christmas my family won’t be doing what we have done at EVERY SINGLE CHRISTMAS SINCE I’VE BEEN ALIVE. It usually goes: presents and lovely breakfast in the morning, Christmas lunch at either our home or the home of a close relative, a nap in the afternoon and then we all retreat to our rooms to play with presents, or now that we’re all grown up, our respective houses. This year: no presents or breakfast in the morning, having lunch AT A RESTAURANT, then presents in the evening. Are you f*cking kidding me? I honestly nearly cried at my desk when I was told what we’re doing. I’m sorry, it’s Christmas, and you don’t f*ck with tradition. I realise I’m sounding like the whiniest person on the face of the Earth right now, but I’m so gutted that we’re not doing what we usually do at Christmas, I’ve been looking forward to it since last year.
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I think tradition is sacred as well (I drive everyone in my family mad with it!) but hosting Christmas lunch is stressful and a lot of work for the host – before and after. As long as you have your near and dear around you, that”s all that matters. ps I would still kick up a stink though!
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I am so sorry! We have been doing the same thing for my whole life and Im 35, I would be gutted as well. I do hope the day turns out ok for you though x
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I am so sorry! We have been doing the same thing for my whole life and Im 35, I would be guttered as well. I do hope the day turns out ok for you though x
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Aww, thanks, guys! And yes, I have informed anyone who will listen that I’m morally, ethically, philosophically, physiologically, psychologically opposed to what we’re doing this Christmas. Sadly, no one is actually listening.
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A few years ago, we had Christmas lunch out for a change and I have to say, I loved it. We usually rotate Christmas lunch too, but it still means a ridiculous amount of work for one meal and to be quite frank, I’m a bit over it. I am in the “sandwich generation” though and sometimes you feel like you’re doing the bulk of the work for everyone when you’re in that situation.
It might not have hit so hard if Christmas plans were discussed fairly, much earlier. It sounds like you were just told of a decision and Only fairly recently. In those circumstances I wouldn’t be happy either.
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Best: finally getting a spot in childcare for my daughter next year (April). So relieved that I can get back to work and try to improve our financial situation. Daughter needs interaction with other kids, we went to visit the centre today and she didn’t want to leave! I need to be able to separate my tasks to be able to focus…been trying to work from home but daughter needs more and more attention so I just can’t do it properly anymore.
Worst: where do I start? separated from daughter’s dad a few months ago to relocate to Melbourne… he is now moving here too and I don’t know if I want to get back together (I think he is convinced it will happen). Tired of living in a tiny one bedroom flat with my daughter… no room to move or store things, less privacy. Sick of not being able to afford a car and having to do everything with the pram.
OMM: one step at a time, it was already a big step to move to Melbourne alone with my daughter, I shouldn’t be so impatient. I should cherish the last moments I have her to myself. I want to travel, I grew up in France and haven’t been able to go back for something like 7 years now and i miss my friends and family.
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Been awhile since my last post:
Best: Bought my BF the best present for his birthday and arranged a great gathering for Sunday with all his great mates. Looking forward to sunshine and drinks with them all.
Worst: Work. I left crying the other day from anger and stress. I cant just quit, being that I have a mortgage. Now needing to look at jobs again, after doing that all in March!
So disappointed that it isn’t working out…………..but finding a job in my field for the money I want wont be easy. I am even thinking of temp work just to get started and out of this place!
Worst 2: A friend/one of my best friends, who seems to constantly not be able to make things because she is sick. This seems to come and go over the year’s and I really just think she is a massive home-body, who cant be bothered making the effort to come out. But then keeps saying we need to catch up! “I just asked you about Sunday, but you said you wont feel well for it!” Grrr!
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Hi Maggie, I went through a similar thing with work. Such a misery. The best advice I got was that I had a choice. I know it’s hard with the mortgage, but there are always options. I tried to keep that in mind because it helped me feel I had some sort of control over the situation. Good luck.
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Worst: Hitting my limit with incompetent bosses (interview for his job in 5 weeks time!) and tedious magistrates. MUCH needed mental health day today.
Best: Impromptu dinner with friends last night. Decided then i would have a sickie (wasn’t leaving anyone in the lurch at work), and just let loose and had the best time i’ve had in ages! Nothing like good friends and lots of laughs.
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BEST: Husband’s birthday yesterday. Zoo trip, both kids had a day sleep and then we managed to go out for a dinner to Bavarian Bier Cafe. Great family day,
WORST: On Tuesday I had to discipline the 3 year old at the shopping centre. Resulted in dragging her back to car while she cried and screamed and stomped her little feet.
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Worst – the love of my life and man I was going to marry broke up with me. Four years together and a future planned and now I’m lost.
Best – no real best, but upside is that now I will make decisions for myself and pursue what makes me happy.
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Sorry to hear that Liz.
Its great that you are trying to see the positives.
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this happened to me too. my long term partner was hot and cold. i decided to rely on the wisdom of setting him free, and if he comes back one day then he really was mine. if he doesn’t, he never was. hurts like a bugger as ii really do love him, but really i just want him to be happy, and i know i wasn’t making him completely happy.
good luck. it gets easier with time. hoping you find your happy.
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Oh how awful, I know I don’t know you but I’m really sorry Liz! Breakups are just so horrific, I wish there was something to say to make it a little easier but I guess time is the only thing that really works. It’s so great that you are seeing an upside though! Hang in there, spend lots of time with the people that love you and be kind to yourself.
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Oh Liz. I can assure you, I know how you feel. My 4.5 year relationship ended about 9 weeks ago and I was a hot mess.
I had to move out, move in with strangers into a share house, all the while dealing with the heart ache of the fact the man you thought was your forever, won’t be.
I STILL have bad days. cried myself to sleep the other night. But you know what, those days are less frequent, if I’m being honest, I am generally OK.
The sun keeps coming up in the morning and you get up (exercise as much as you can because of the endorphins), go to work and keep on keeping on.
One piece of advice I got was to be cool, not crazy. Don’t contact him unless you absolutely HAVE TO for life admin related things. I wavered a few times and once made a crazy call accusing him of dallying with his personal trainer (he wasn’t, and it’s not my business if he is anyway, meh, who cares, she’s got nothing on how fabulous I am anyway) and the other few times I have called in a time of a family crisis. I WISH I HAD NOT CONTACTED AT ALL EXCEPT FOR LIFE ADMIN!!
Another good piece of advice – this is the first time in FOUR YEARS you can be 100% selfish and focus on you and what you want. Even little things you can do what you want – AMAZING. Want to eat cereal for tea? Can do! Want to read until midnight on a work night? Totally can do it without anyone hassling you to turn the light off. Want to make yourself food you love but he didn’t? Why yes, you can!
Strength to you. You are going to be OK, I promise.
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This is awesome. Thank you.
I emailed him today for life admin, but am planning on not contacting him again.
It feels better to hear that others have experienced the same. And you’re right, the sun still rises in the east and sets in the west.
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Hey Liz, just felt I really needed to tell you that you’ll be ok, sometimes it really won’t seem like it but it’s just a moment in time. I’ve been there, most people have and you get through it and honestly you’ll look back and it’ll just be a memory like all the others. Like Whippersnapper said, think of all the great things you can do without a BF and his complaining I’m sure I’ll get you started: girly movies and takeaway on a Friday night, shopping all day, hanging out with old friends talking for hours …
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I’m in exactly the same place Liz! My boyfriend nearly 5 years broke up with me three weeks ago. So crushing. Clearly, the rejection stings terribly. But on top of that, all of my plans (I thought they were OUR plans!) gone. Only a few weeks earlier, we were talking about where we would bring our future children up. Now, I feel like a little girl lost! People tell me it will get better, so I guess we can only have faith in that. I’m only 24, but god I feel so tired! The prospect of meeting someone and getting to that place of unbelievably intimacy with another person seems impossible.
But we must push on. There’s no other way! Take care if yourself. Xx
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Best: The look on my 3 year olds face when he got up on Saturday and the Christmas Tree had appeared by “magic from Santa” made getting up at 5.20am totally worth it-couldn’t do it the night before as the power was out for 6 hours
Worst: my in laws are driving me CRAZY, one in particular. We rearranged our Christmas Day, which now involves 4-5 hours of driving, and my in laws who insisted on us being there, are now not all going to be together, the reason we had to change our plans
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Worst: Exausted. Working 7 days for new business. Double shifts on weekends. SO freakin tired & exausted.
Best: My amazing boyfriend woke me up this morning with breakfast in bed. Eggs & Bacon on english muffin with a HUGE cup of coffee. Love him.
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Best: finding two wedding dresses that I look awesome in!
Worst: finding two wedding dresses that I look awesome in and not being able to decide between the two!
Best/worst: Daniel Morcombe finally being laid to rest after 9 years of being taken away from his home. Every time I heard a story about Daniel this week I got so upset. I’m just so glad he has finally been returned home.
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My advice on the wedding dresses, write down a description of each doing a compare and contrast, then get your Mum or your bridesmaids or someone you trust to read the descriptions and tell you which one has more emotion etc in it.
My best friend was torn between two gowns and wrote to me about them. I wrote back, pick the second one you love it more even if you can’t tell right now and I was right. Her writing about the second one was so much more evocative.
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Go the cheapest one
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Best: Partner finished his study and has got his results and thank god he passed. Actually he got a Distinction Average but he was so down on himself that he convinced himself (and almost me) that he’d failed. Now for him to get a job!
Next best: Sunshiney weekend. No more birthday party to plan.
Worst: Grumble … Xmas presents to buy with no $$ … I hear the MMs talking about cheap Christmases. This will be our second – hopefully last – with no presents for each other.
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Best: Milestones of both my sons… too many to name. And tomorrow we are heading to The Wiggles concert.
Worst: Partner was absent for most of the milestones achieved by my sons.
OMM: Doing a bit of research about Professor David Penington and his calls to have children’s weight recorded on their school reports. I get his big picture. BEAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY. Yes, that’s great and all good in theory. But I cannot imagine what it would be like for the child and then for the family if it was recorded that their weight was to be a matter open for discussion between the parent and teacher? Imagine. Dear such and such, Your son/daughter is excelling in all areas, kind to his/her peers and has a bright future ahead of him/her but needs to lose 10-15kgs… Wait. What?
Personally for me I know that I am my sons role model when it comes to food and they will learn how to eat from my decisions. I’m just not sure how they would make this work and in fact I hope it comes to a dead beat halt and not go through with it.
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I am greatly bothered by the idea of children being weighed at school. Teachers have enough responsibility, apart from literacy and numeracy they deal with behavioural issues, social issues and bullying. It’s time we stopped passing the buck and took responsibility for our own children. A teacher can’t fill the gaps left by parents.
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Best: I’m helping my friends organise a 100km walk for a children’s charity – ToyBox International. https://give.everydayhero.com/au/rachel-falzon-jade-fairbairn
Worst: A terrible hairdresser turned my hair a blue/blonde
Best 2: My hair is brown again coz I put a rinse over it
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Best: Graduated from my double degree
I was totally unprepared for the sheer euphoria I felt when I received my results for the semester.
OMM: I have decided to do Honours next year and I am terrified that I’m not ready for the intense workload that it will inevitably bring.
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Best: Booked flights to see my brothers graduation next weekend, heading out of sydney this weekend for a MASSIVE party and just being able to spend time with my wonderful boyfriend and knowing that my family are very supportive of anything I decide to do.
worst?: has to be being told I won’t have a job here next year and having my parking fine appeal turned down. more money out and less money in!
OMM: a job option has come up, I’m qualified for it but its 6-12 months far away… wondering if I could do it or not?
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my last two weeks have been shit
worse: receptionist was made redundant (voluntary at least) but now me and one other girl are doing the jobs of 7 people instead of 6. It’s quiet now but that’s going to pick up once uni semester does and I don’t know what they’re planning to do about fixing the situation. It’s been 4 days and I’m already on my own today.
worse 2: I’m freaking out about the auction tomorrow. Only received the contract on Wednesday, had it looked over yesterday by a conveyor yet there’s alot I need in writing to be stricken if we’re successful. The agent is a tool who I haven’t been able to get in contact with and the actual agency say they can’t help me.
worse 3: I really hate my job now yet can’t leave at this stage because it puts off buying a house. And I really really want to buy something soon.
Best: I get to see my boy tonight who i haven’t seen all week.
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BEST: I got accepted into Masters of Psychology at my preferred Uni for next year! I’m very excited to start, but also a bit nervous about starting such an intense course and being broke again after three years working full time!!
BEST 2: My little sis got into a Bachelor of Musical Theatre for next year (very competitive entry)! I’m so excited and proud of her, she’s so talented
Although she does have to move over an hour away so I will miss her lots!
BEST 3: Celebrating my lovely boyfriend’s birthday yesterday.
No worsts this week!!!
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Congrats Sarah.
I did my Masters of Psych too – hopefully you will love it.
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Best: I started my PR internship this week. And so far I’m enjoying it. And, added bonus, I didn’t die. ie my ridiculous amount of stress prior to starting were for nothing
Worst: I’ve felt really lonely all week.
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Best: Husband had laser surgery on his eyes yesterday and now has 20-20 vision. So exciting. He’s had glasses for 28 years, and now gets to say goodbye. We should have a party
Funniest: Our eldest two decided to decorate the tree in the front yard and one was in the tree hanging stuff while I was inside. I heard ‘help me, help me’ and came out to see him hanging in the tree. One leg stuck in a V of branches, one leg dangling down and both hands clinging on. I helped him get out, then at dinner that night boy#2 says “When you were stuck in the tree, did you stretch your rude parts?”
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Is there anything better than sitting around the dinner table with your family poking fun at each other and having a few laughs. I’m 29 and i love having good belly laughs with my brother and sister.
Thanks for making me laugh Renee
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I’m curious about the laser surgery – Is it painful? Is there a recovery period after? It sounds like you’d recommend it ?
I know it’s fairly expensive but I think it might be worth it – I hate wearing glasses and I’ve only had them for 5 years. He must be loving it !
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Do it do it do it! Best thing I ever did for myself. Hurt a bit for about 24 hours – like lots of sand in your eyes but not allowed to touch/get it out. After 24 hours, perfect and no pain. Mine was 6 years ago. I’m 42 now and supposed to be showing signs of aging but my vision is still perfect. You won’t regret it.
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Just realised I didn’t answer your question about recovery. I was advised to take it easy for a few days and rest my eyes as much as possible. I had to wear see-through eye shields at night so for a while (can’t remember how long for. A week or two I think) – they’re to stop you accidentally rubbing your eyes at night. Piece of cake really.
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I’m curious about the laser surgery – Is it painful? Is there a recovery period after? It sounds like you’d recomment it ?
I know it’s fairly expensive but I think it might be worth it – I hate wearing glasses and I’ve only had them for 5 years. He must be loving it !
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Hi there,
Had laser surgery 5 years ago and BEST decision of my life!!! Was nervous as hell, and was sore for several hours afterwards but within a few hours could already tell I had 20-20 vision – best feeling ever. If you live in Melbourne, I’m more than happy to recommend my eye surgeon…him and his nurses were amazing.
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Worst- feeling really confused and torn about what to do next year.
Best- Xmas shopping done with 75% of it wrapped and under the tree. Just waiting on some deliveries and I’ll be all done!
Omm: the Morcombe family. It seems surreal farewelling Daniel 9 years after he went missing. I sincerely hope they have found peace and some closure now. I absolutely admire they’re strength and bravery.
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Worst: My grandma has been in hospital for two weeks while they wait to operate, and she declined massively during the week. They decided to operate last night, but weren’t very positive.
But, the best bit is she made it through surgery and regained consciousness. Not out of the woods yet, but she is a tough old thing.
Best: Almost finished my christmas shopping (early!). And I have today off.
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Best: Christmas. Decorated the tree this week and it looks beautiful. I’m so happy every time I see it.
Best #2: We had a rental inspection, in preparation for which we cleaned our butts off and the apartment looks amazing. I was able to decorate for Christmas with no fuss and it was wonderful. Worth the absolute exhaustion it took to get the apartment looking so good – now we get to enjoy it for all of December!
Best #3: My dad (who has been uncharacteristically very unwell) is on the improve. Huzzah.
Worst: Broken washing machine. It’s only 3 years old but apparently out of warranty and will likely cost a fortune to fix. Boo! At least they are coming to fix it on Monday.
LTA, especially the lovely Cordeline xox
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Worst – I am not sure if I want to stay married anymore. My husband seems to be on this roller coaster of emotions, bad moods, cranky, cracking it over (what I think) is nothing. We live and work together in a fairly stressful situation that we are trying to get out of but can’t (trying to sell our business). I keep thinking things will get better when our situation changes but I don’t know if I can keep putting up with it until that day comes. We have 2 kids, we’ve been together for 20 years but I keep thinking this isn’t what I want the rest of my life to be like, walking on eggshells. Just doesn’t seem to be much light at the end of the tunnel just now. Then he’s in a great mood and things seem fine for a day or two before the next crash. I don’t know what the right thing is for me or the kids, but I feel very lonely and not very loved.
Best – Thank God for girlfriends, I have some fantastic friends who make me feel blessed.
Hugs to everyone doing it tough out there just now!
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This may help you: http://drphil.com/articles/article/80/. Not normally a big Dr Phil fan but I found it helped us get some clarity and find a constructive way forward during a bad patch.
Best wishes xx
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Ah, not much exciting to report here, but I do have a question for the fellow ladies on here
Recently, I thought it would be a good idea to get my first Pap Smear. The results came back with minor abnormalities in my cells. Ah! I don’t think this is a big deal as it said I’d only need another one in 12 months, to keep an eye on it, but can anyone tell me what this means?
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I have had the abnormal cells result too. I believe it is nothing to be concerned about but certainly keep up with the regular check ups though.
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I’ve had abnormalities that have just disappeared over time, the doctor told me it was probably just that I had a low level virus in my system at the time.
On the other hand it can be the first early signs of something more serious. However if they told you to wait 12 months and come back then it must be pretty minor so I wouldn’t stress about it. Just wait 12 months, have your next one and go from there.
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I had the same thing – but the minor abnormalities turned out to progress to CIN2. Just as a quick overview – you can have CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3. Next stage after that is cervical cancer.
CIN1 – can go away on its own (it’s HPV)
CIN2 & CIN3 – Has penetrated further and needs removal*
I ended up having laser surgery to have the abnormal cells removed. It took about 10 minutes and I was recovered a month later. No biggie. So just saying – don’t worry – even if it progresses, it’s still OK because you’re being monitored.
But to all the other ladies out there – get your pap smears! Now. If I had left it another year it could have been cervical cancer.
*Am not a doctor. This is just my vague understanding!
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I’m sorry to not to be able to help you on this…I’m sure if you’re doctor said to come back in 12 months that should be fine. I hope it all goes okay.
Sorry to hijack, but I have a question about pap smears…last time I asked my doctor he said I’d need one 1 year after becoming sexually active. I’m still a virgin (i.e. I haven’t had penetrative sex) however I have been ‘active’ with my boyfriend in the past year (touching, full on frottage etc. – sorry to be so graphic!). Does this mean I just be getting a pap smear? Or should I wait until after having penetrative sex?
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If you’re not at risk of contracting HPV with your playing around (i.e. no penis near your vagina) you will be fine. HPV is the biggest risk factor in cervical cancer that’s why they tell you to come in a year after you first have sex, in a nutshell.
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Thank you all! A bit of a relief, my worrying has been brought down a lot, haha. I am so grateful we live in such a wonderful place with such good healthcare.
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Best: A few. Boyfriend returns next Saturday to spend Christmas at home after spending the last year working in Italy. Although he’s going back again in January, it’ll be nice to have a month with him. Job interview on Monday for a job in Scotland (St Andrews). Am hoping for the best! I also finish work on lunchtime Tuesday and head to Melbourne for 5 days. Mostly work, but I’ve allocated a day for shopping and am I also catching up with a few friends.
Worst: Not really that bad, but I think something is going on ‘down there’. Initally I thought it was a UTI but it’s not stinging. Maybe thought it was thrush last night but not really getting any of the classic signs of that either. I’m not feeling pain, more just irritatation and general discomfort. Nothing’s changed, obviously no new partner or anything since my boyfriend has been living in Italy and haven’t been getting any either. Might give it over the weekend to try and resolve itself, and then try to make a doctors appointment early next week!
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Worst: my husband’s job finishes just before Christmas and I have to go back to work full time. I am a stress ball about bills, money and leaving my son full time. What I earn isn’t enough to cover all the bills.
I am going to be very selfish here and say that we’ve had really poor Christmases in the past 3 years. One year I would like to oodles of money to buy great presents and to get great presents. People say that the spirit of Christmas is being with family. Well it maybe but if you’re worried about money for petrol how do you relax?
Anyway, rant over. No best this week unfortunately!
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I know how you feel, I have had to go back to work full time after both my kids (3 yrs and 15 months) and it sucks, but they cope. Its not ideal, and I am exhausted, but my kids are happy and healthy and well adjusted, and know that when I am home, they get a lot of me time. You will be able to do it.
And I hear you about the money thing too. I know that money doesn’t buy happiness, blah blah blah but just once I would like to find that out myself, and have enough money to not feel guilty when buying clothes, buying the occasional lunch and not having to dip into savings every few months to get through the monthly bills.
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Hi Everyone. Been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted here.
WORST: Had a dream Wednesday night that I had a baby. It was from the moment I found out I was pregnant to when the baby was 1 year old. It was so real. I could feel the baby kick and everything. I’ve been out of sorts since then. I’d like to have kids, but I’m in zero position to have any and it’s kinda making me sad.
WORST: I’m so tired. Realised that at the beginning of the week, I spend 20 hours a week travelling to and from work. This week the trains were delayed 3 days in a row, so Tues, Wed, Thurs I got home at 8 pm.
WORST: Falling for a guy in Canada. I’m such an idiot.
BEST: I’m alive.
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Hugs to you – sounds like its been a pretty tough week!
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I had a similar dream last week, Cuppy. It started with the moment I did a pregnancy test that was positive, and followed the pregnancy, but not the birth. I woke up still convinced I was pregnant. Sorely disappointed when I realised I wasn’t!
Love and cupcakes to you. xx
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“I’d like to have kids, but I’m in zero position to have any and it’s kinda making me sad.”
Cupcake, I myself have often-times had such thoughts recently, however maybe you (and maybe I) are like a 2002 Lingenfelter Chevrolet Corvette: 0-60 mph in 1.97 seconds? You just need to meet the right guy, and it can happen in the blink of an eye.
I have had baby and pregnancy related dreams. In interpreting, it could be playing out what’s on our minds, but more likely it means the beginning of something. I think good news and new starts maybe just around the corner for us both in one regard or another. Thinking of you! And will watch out for your posts.
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OMM: I want one of those biscuits in the picture so bad….
Best: So many bests this week. My husband and I have decided that next year we are going to try for our third baby. We also bought a coffee machine and now have quality coffee at a touch of a button – LOVE. We have also decided what is happening with work. I will continue working full time whilst he does part time, but come September next year, we will swap over, as by then his business would be well established and he will be able to take on the extra financial responsibility (I hope, especially as I will be going on maternity leave). Also, I am on the Michelle Bridges 12WBT and loving it. Really what I needed to show me my portion sizes were way too big, and that I can survive on about half of what I was eating. I have lost 5kg and am thinner then I have been in about 8 years. Now to lose that little bit more and fit back into my wedding dress for our 10th Wedding Anniversary in January!
Worst: I had a Q fever vaccination on Monday – wow that threw me around. I have only just got on top of it today.
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BEST:
Decided to start my own online business. Found a fantastic, cheap online course to do through Sydney Community College. I am going to hit eBay first just for the start up process and see how I go. I know it won’t be a pajama party watching daytime television. I am prepared to give my all to this.
My brother runs his own business and has been giving me great pointers. I am so excited, going to start 2013 with a fresh outlook. Might even be able to give up my full time job in the city, and then can work my own hours. I know it will be hard work, and my brother told me I will have to live and breathe it if I want it to pay off but I am prepared for anything.
WORST:
Nothing, really. Just been a little tired this week, due to hitting the gym after work and then getting home late. I want to exercise but living so far from work means I leave at 830 and get home at 2030! (Which is where the online business idea grew)
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Business sounds good,can I
ask what your business idea is?Good luck with it!
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Selling clothing
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Good luck with it Girly ! You sound like you have the right attitude for self motivation so give it your all and you will reap the rewards xx
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Best: I’m working only a half day today so I’m heading out to launch myself into Christmas shopping. Why is that a best? David Jones Christmas Windows!!
Worst: Nothing that wouldn’t make me sound like a miserable git if I complained about it
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Best: Got some amazing uni marks back this week – finally feel as though working my ass off is paying off!
Worst: Nothing really, except it’s that time of year when everyone is loved up and coupling up and I’m still the lonely single. It’s a bit sad to so often to be the 3rd wheel…
OMM: Where are all the men??
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I love-love-love this idea. Great way to let go of the bad stuff from the week and remember the good.
Worst: I’ve been sick all week and I’m either pregnant but it’s too early to test, or I just have a tummy bug. I’ve been sleeping heaps all week and there’s actually 5 loads of dirty washing that needs to be done. Leaving on holiday in less than a week and I’ve done nothing because I feel like a train wreck!
Best: Feeling a bit better today than I was on Monday. And I got a small Christmas tree up. Sigh. And that’s it!
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my money is on pregnant!!
that is how i felt!!
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My best and worst are kind of odd this week. I moved up to Darwin almost 2 months ago for a 3 month contract and have been sharing a house.
Best: Last week my housemate went away on holiday and my amazing boyfriend flew up to visit me for the weekend. We ate and lazed around a lot. Bliss.
Semi-worst: while he was up, someone came into the yard in the middle of the night and stole some alcohol from the outside fridge (it’s under the house – which is an elevated Queenslander). We think on both Friday and Saturday nights. And we didn’t hear a thing. We thought it might be local kids so we bought a padlock for the gate as a deterrent and increased the sensitivity on the sensor lights, and kept all alcohol in the inside fridge. Boyfriend then flew home in the early hours of Monday morning.
Worst-worst: on Tuesday night (home alone, housemate not due back until Thursday) I was woken up by a weird noise, and then got myself a bit spooked by all the general night noises, though I’m usually fine living on my own. A couple of hours later I heard someone moving about outside downstairs. I could hear bin lids being opened and things being shuffled around. By that stage I was scared. I didn’t want to go outside to yell at them (I’m young, female and fairly small) and I was worried that whoever it was would realize there was no alcohol and might trash the place or come looking in the house so I called the police. They came pretty quickly but there was no one there, nothing was missing and the padlock was still on the gate. I felt pretty silly and, while they said it was the right thing to do, and to call them any time, I still felt like I was wasting their time.
Semi-worst: during Wednesday and yesterday I was feeling pretty foolish, starting to think I’d imagined it all and the noises were just the neighbours putting the rubbish out or a prowling cat or something. At the time I thought I’d noticed some stuff had been moved but I started to wonder if I’d just forgotten where it was in the first place etc etc. Really generally feeling that I’d been quite unnecessarily hysterical about the whole thing.
Semi-best: I wasn’t being ridiculous. Late last night a neighbour came over to tell my housemate and I that he’d seen a large man leaving our yard by climbing the fence. Looking around downstairs we found the fridge door open and a few things moved. I know that doesn’t sound like a best, but it probably means that there was someone there on Tuesday night and I wasn’t imagining things. You have no idea how relieved I am that the complete scared-panic I felt on Tuesday night wasn’t unfounded. I guess the lesson in this is to trust your instincts. If it doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t.
Best-best: Finishing work early today and then getting into the Christmas spirit by putting up decorations with housemate.
Love to all the MMers out there.
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How scar, there is nothing worse than when you think you’ve just ‘spooked’ yourself, but then find out it was real!
Do you know anyone with a dog you can borrow? Preferably one you with a deep bark you can have inside so that it may move them on to somewhere else if they think you have a dog now?
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Worst: feeling tired and stressed all week. I think it is just end-of-year-itis combined with some work stuff but I am so over it. I’m desperate for our Christmas break but got some news yesterday that means it might have to be delayed or I may have to remote work during it. Doh.
Best: 3 Christmas parties in two days starting tonight. Two of them are for my various dance schools so there will be heaps and heaps of dancing this weekend – yay!
OMM: Christmas presents. I’m nearly done except for my partner. He is hopeless. At this point I think I will end up getting him something in the post Christmas sales but I want him to have something to open on Christmas mornng. Also OMM this will be the first time I’ve ever opened my presents on Christmas morning as my family does the German thing of Christmas Eve. I’m a little excited about that!
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My best was last weekend…. I am now an ordained deacon in the Anglican Church of Australia! It was a wonderful, awesome, Spirit full experience to stand before a full cathedral (complete with organ and choir) and make my vows to love and serve God and Her people. And I could never have done it without the support of my wonrful husband and full co parent to our 5 yo and 16 mo children. Thanks be to God.
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The Anglican church believes God is a woman???? What do you say about all the references to He in the bible?
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I think we can all agree you shouldnt believe everything you read in the bible…
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God is whatever entity you want God to be.
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That was me referring to God as a woman, not the Anglican Church. I think we can all agree that as God does not have genitalia, to refer to God as either gender is really not quite right. When I am in an official setting (creeds, baptism etc) I will use the male gender terms, but when I am preaching/writing/speaking I use female. Hope this helps!
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Congratulations JosieY I know this has been a long time in the works. It’s wonderful to see you achieving something so important to you and I wish you all the best in your community xxpt
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Congrats, Josie! It must be minister qualifying time – a friend had his MTheology certificate on Facebook the other day. Very cool.
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Congratulations Josie! I know that you’ve been working towards this for a long time.
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Congratulations!
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Worst: just got knocked back for another job I interviewed for – so much competition, so despondent and so sick of writing job applications………Over it!!!
OMM: Just got offered an interview for a job I really, really want, its next week so I am excited, nervous and hoping so much that this one is mine. fingers crossed.
Best; one more week until I go on two weeks holiday with my lovely partner – time out to forget all about job hunting, just resting, relaxing and recharging before stepping hopefully into a brighter and more prosperous new year -can’t wait.
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