What are you doing right now? (6)

[Professor Willow]

Originally Posted by Percy

^You and me both

I honestly do think that anyone who finds these temperatures enjoyable needs psychiatric help

[Dougella]

^ We're British, we're not designed for this sort of thing!

[Amara 94]

Originally Posted by Dougella

^ We're British, we're not designed for this sort of thing!

I'm certain previous years have had hotter days though. I notice when it's our hottest, something like 38 degrees Celsius, the streets actually become quieter.

[girlinterrupted]

Pootling about on here when I should be doing far more productive stuff, but that's nothing new. Damn you, procastination! (She says, while continuing to do it)

[Tembo]

Originally Posted by Counterpoint

^^ Tembo. It was about £70 with http://ancestry.co.uk website. So it's not cheap, but I got a bit obsessed over family history during lockdown and I did a lot of research. I discovered Polish Jewish relatives who emigrated to London in the 1860s, but nobody knew about this in my family and I wanted to prove it. I was thrilled the DNA came back proof postive! It takes a while for results (about 2 months in my case) but well worth the wait. I also didn't know about the Irish so I was well chuffed to be sure to be sure.

You should do it if you're interested! You just have to gob into a test tube and post it back to them.

Interesting, thanks! I’m really intrigued about it. I know on my mums side of the family, they were Italians who moved here pre-WW2. But I’m not conpletely certain.

Originally Posted by Percy

I did it for my birthday a few years back.

Any interesting ancestry? (That you’d feel comfortable sharing of course).

[Counterpoint]

^Molto bene! Did you feel a conflict of allegiance during the Euro final then?!

[Clumsy*]

Eating a slice of watermelon.

I think they should stop trying to make seedless watermelons and instead make watermelons with bigger seeds so they're easier to spit out.

Lots of small seeds I've given up on sorting out, so now the watermelon is...crunchy.

[biscuits]

^ they're yuhm! I always eat the seeds. Now I have several watermelon plants growing inside of me.

One of the best things about going on holiday is that other countries embrace the big seeds.

[girlinterrupted]

Falling down the pinterest rabbithole (again).

[choirgirl]

^Oh man, pinterest, that is internet crack. I'm planning my holiday. Yay. But it's going to rain. Boo. Maybe I'll stop carrying on like an emo teenager afterwards. Maybe that will take more than four days.

[choirgirl]

Chilling in my cottage, fantasising it's mine. It's literally chilly. I need a rug.

[choirgirl]

All is well. I found a rug.

[Tubbs]

Originally Posted by DiamonD

^ Sounds lovely. I love being chilly and cosying up with a cuppa and a festive movie.

Now you're talking! I can't wait for autumn and winter. I love when there's a chill in the air and you can walk among the fallen leaves in wellies and a big cardie 🍂🍁❄️

[choirgirl]

It was lovely and cosy, but I am now in a caravan. Could only get two days in the cottage. Ofc I had a bit of where is my imaginary gf that I seem to want when I am on holiday?

[Mo34]

Off to Arundel in a bit. Meeting 2 old friends who haven't spent any time together for 10 plus years :/ cause they fell out, gonna be interesting. Their bringing their kids tho so I guess that will be a good ice breaker.

One of them passes where I live on the way so has offered (insisted) to pick me up, she keeps txting me that she's running late etc.. wish I could have just made my own way there (its not far for me). Instead I'm sitting getting anxious and restless waiting.

[biscuits]

^ hope you have a lovely time catching up with your old friends. It's good that they have decided to reunite and be friends again.

Have you packed a mini bag of popcorn to open up when one of them brings up the falling out?

[Tubbs]

^^ Hope it went well, Mo and you enjoyed catching up with your friends

[Mo34]

^ Thanks biscuits

it was strangely civilized! Guess having the kids helped but I think we've all gotten to an age as well where it's like nah... cba with pettiness. (well till they next fall out at any rate )


^^ Thanks Tubbs yeah it was alright. Went out on a row boat and were chased by a flock of sea gulls whilst trying to feed the ducks/swans

[Percy]

I like seagulls.

[Percy]

Watching brooklyn nine nine.

[Counterpoint]

Just handed in my notice on my lovely flat I just can't afford it. I've got 4 months to find something else, failing that might move back in with mum for the interim, but that wouldn't be ideal. I am not in a very good mental head space. These last 2 months both my half-brothers got married, plus my ex got married. Life is brutal and hitting me hard these days and I might be making impulsive reactive decisions rather than thinking through what is best for me. I have nobody to discuss anything with, and mum doesn't really want me home as she thinks I'll start leaning on her financially, which I don't want to do and I understand her not wanting me there.

I just have to find more work and work even harder, and accept that the anxiety volume of my life will have to go up to 11!

[Clumsy*]

^^So sorry to hear what you're going through Counterpoint. It sounds really hard to go through and really stressful. I can sympathise as I was homeless not a long time ago and still rely on short-term rental until I find a stable job. Will it be hard to find a place more affordable?

[Counterpoint]

Thanks Tortilla. Yes, it's not a nice situation to be in is it? I might be overreacting slightly, but there are a number of things that contributed to my decision. I have seen some slightly more affordable places outside London. Of course commuting would add to monthly costs, but if I could find local work that might help. Have to use my imagination as it's very easy to get ourselves into a rut where we don't see any possibilities.

[Clumsy*]

^You're not overreacting Counterpoint Being homeless or the prospect of being homeless is terrifying and makes people feel at their most vulnerable. I understand moving back to your mum's is not ideal, but I'm sure she'd rather you stayed with her than your being in that situation. Also, to talk about your situation and help find ideas, maybe the Citizen Advice would be a good place, or even Shelter? Good luck lovely

[Counterpoint]

^That's good advice, thanks Tortilla. I am not in as vulnerable a position as some people find themselves in in life (I feel guilty complaining because I appreciate I have security in my family that many people won't have). Yet I don't want to lean on this help, but for some reason I struggle to stand on my own two feet and it almost always comes down to anxiety. No matter how many hours I put in I never seem to have enough. It's so difficult for so many these days! Maybe it's time for us all to start a mutually supportive hippie commune!

[biscuits]

I’m doing a load of clothes washing. I’m down to my last pair of pants

[Rocket Spud]

Putting socks on.

[Dougella]

^^ Is that why you started the thread the other day?

[Rocket Spud]

She wanted to do a risk assessment for us

[biscuits]

^ & ^^

yes hahah because I keep getting down to one pair of knickers and wanted to know what a normal amount of knickers to own is by seeing how many everyone else has!

Verdict: I need to buy some more knickers!