Things That Gladden The Heart

We're actually making a bigger effort with christmas cards (we've purchased ours from Cancer Relief which is one of the few charities I support as cancer took both my parents) and adding some personal messages and reiterating our contact details (email) in the hope that when we can all meet up again, we can all make the effort to do so and not simply put it off until another time. Also hoping it'll be a way of being able to check in with a few people I only seem to exchange a chirstmas card with
 
IanM said:
4 day weekends! :-)

If you remember the "retirement thread" I started a few months back.... I have just had confirmation that I can go "part-time" after Xmas. So will be working Wed-Fri but can still do the odd extra day where work requires it. That's the first stage of the plan before a complete stop during next year...unless I start enjoying it again and agree to stay to end of Programme in March 2023.
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Enjoy it! My mother dropped to 3 day weeks couple years ago .. now she has extra day off every 2 weeks ..

However she is the type of person who gets so bored so can't keep her away from the kids which is much useful for childcare costs
 
IanM said:
4 day weekends!:)

If you remember the "retirement thread" I started a few months back.... I have just had confirmation that I can go "part-time" after Xmas. So will be working Wed-Fri but can still do the odd extra day where work requires it. That's the first stage of the plan before a complete stop during next year...unless I start enjoying it again and agree to stay to end of Programme in March 2023.
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I do like the sound of that. Will mention to my Mrs :)
 
Beezerk said:
Who for?
I bought a couple back in September for Pearl Jam and The Pixies in Hyde Park next year. It's the wife's Xmas present as she's a huge Pixies fan but secretly they are for me as well ?
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Bryan Adams in July, caring for an elderly member of the forum ;), and signed up for Beth Hart alerts once they go on sale in November. (y)
 
IanM said:
4 day weekends!:)

If you remember the "retirement thread" I started a few months back.... I have just had confirmation that I can go "part-time" after Xmas. So will be working Wed-Fri but can still do the odd extra day where work requires it. That's the first stage of the plan before a complete stop during next year...unless I start enjoying it again and agree to stay to end of Programme in March 2023.
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I had a part time job a few years ago, 3 days a week. After 2 weeks I was doing 5-6 days, covering for other people.
Be careful :)
 
My dear old mum's 56 reg Ford Fusion that I inherited has been sounding and feeling dreadful of late. Thinking it was going to cost more to sort out than it is worth, I had it given the once over today - it's MOT being due. Comes back £300 tops including the MOT. Result! Will get it sorted and maybe look to a replacement in 6months time and move it on then - keep a few £££s budget in my pocket for the time being.
 
williamalex1 said:
Hugh, you and your misses will need to ease gently into early retirement. I adjusted to it like a duck to water, for donkeys years I was employed by the local authority :p:ROFLMAO:. Only joking of course :unsure:
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Indeed - however - remember I had 6 months career break last year...I took to it like your aforementioned duck to water. And even for the two months we weren't travelling I found it very easy to keep myself amused :) And my retirement would not actually be that early...mrs has already retired and is working for the fun of it (OK - she loves the 2days a week job and it helps fund keeping our lad's head above water)
 
The evenings have started drawing out again !! Hurrah!

And before anyone says - yes I know now we're not at the solstice yet. But nonetheless, sunset is starting to happen later - although admittedly, only by seconds (whereas sunrise is still getting later, and continues to do so past the solstice, and doesn't start getting earlier until the start of January).
 
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