monotony

[blunt_trauma]

Why do you think I live on the coast? Nothing like the waves of the ocean making life managable.

i don't live far from the coast. but sometimes that's not enough.

the real problem was that in the last year+ i've only taken two weeks off, and one was to have wisdom teeth out. i need some time not doing pain, work or kids.

i should be taking time out more regularly!

 

[trysail]

i know that place. been to a wedding in the abbey.

we have some crazyarse spellings/pronunciations.

worcestershire is a good one. woostersher.

LOL.


You appear to be referring to "What's-this-here-sauce."

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I used to work with a guy (in commission sales) who'd bust his arse for 12 weeks and take off every 13th. He came to mind just the other day as I was thinking about work.


He may well have been onto something.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

work, home, cook, sleep, work, home, cook, sleep...

i fear i might gnaw my own leg off.

cook, clean, teach, sleep, cook, clean, sleep...

and then the woman talk my leg off.

 

[_prudence_]

work, home, cook, sleep, work, home, cook, sleep...

This is pretty much how my life was until recently, now I have respite at the weekend which goes something like:

Pub, beer, speak mind, home, sleep, wakeup, cringe, pub, apologise for things I half remember saying, beer, speak mind, home, sleep, wake up, cringe...

...I'm not sure how much longer my new social life is going to last

 

[blunt_trauma]

cook, clean, teach, sleep, cook, clean, sleep...

and then the woman talk my leg off.

two legs is excessive. let the women talk!

I used to work with a guy (in commission sales) who'd bust his arse for 12 weeks and take off every 13th. He came to mind just the other day as I was thinking about work.

He may well have been onto something.

i think that's the key. remembering to take time off regularly
i'm thinking i need to write in in my diary,
take a week off every few months.

This is pretty much how my life was until recently, now I have respite at the weekend which goes something like:

Pub, beer, speak mind, home, sleep, wakeup, cringe, pub, apologise for things I half remember saying, beer, speak mind, home, sleep, wake up, cringe...

...I'm not sure how much longer my new social life is going to last

and that's another big part of it!
we used to have social lives but now we have kids.
chances of me & my friends having kid free time at the same time, and not being too knackered to do anything with it, are pretty damn slim. the last time i had people over i actually fell asleep on them but they knew where the kitchen was and had fun without me.

 

[trysail]

i know that place. been to a wedding in the abbey.

we have some crazyarse spellings/pronunciations.

worcestershire is a good one. woostersher.

I was fairly certain Wymondham was in your neighbo(u)rhood. I thought you'd recognize it. Wymondham Abbey is lovely with interesting architecture and has an amazing history, to boot.

 

[pinkstarfish]

to be fair, raising children is a job.

government money (welfare) is there for people who need help raising kids, right? not every mom is fortunate enough to have a father in the home willing to support them. not that i am all about people living off of the government but that's the way the system is. being poor isn't something to be proud of or ashamed of, it just is. you have two choices when you have a baby, even if the father is in the picture; go back to work or stay home. babies/toddlers, in their first 5 years especially, benefit more from being with mom than from being with strangers in a daycare system. they are happier and more secure, which also means happier, more well-adjusted adults.

i don't know blunt, so i can't vouch for her parenting skills, but i have seen that she has a strong passion for protecting children and animals. those are two incredibly respectful attributes.

life can be monotony whether you are at home or at a job. i love working but i also love my kids and staying home has been the most rewarding decision i have ever made so i had to chime in on this.

 

[pinkstarfish]

that aside, i have an enormous respect for you too, funk. you are strong and independent and you take everything you do to the furthest degree of success. i have mad respect for you and would love to see you more often. not to mention you are gorgeous, hilarious, have a beautiful voice and have good taste in everything!

 

[blunt_trauma]

i wasn't on welfare, pink. my ex paid too much maintenance for me to qualify for 'income support', which (along with jobseekers allowance) is your equivalent to welfare.
there was a few years where i didn't do anything because i was getting therapy, meds and more therapy for the whole traumatic rape and maiming thing.
then i did voluntary work. then i went back to work full time.

her issues with me are nothing to do with work.
and i would prefer people not to quote her.

 

[pinkstarfish]

okay, i apologize.