Bluestocking lock in!

Thanks pickle!

It feels like a new start. Been chucking things out as well - you know when you have a distinct sense of a period of life being over, not in a bad way, but excited to move on way, and you want to clear the decks accordingly? Feeling like that at the moment.

Mum is practically throwing paperwork at me, that's how relieved she is

Congrats Woman!

Cheers, woman! To a new start!

actually I'd like to share some news which I'm a tad nervous about sharing IRL

I resigned today! In three months I will be working for my parents' business. I feel like there's going to be some criticism about silver spoons - which I understand given that they worked hard to pass it to us but I'm not quite ready to deal with it.

So I handed in notice today, boss is saying it's probably good as the shit will hit the fan soon, things are going to be changing with higher targets and what not.

so I'm having a happy vodka! Drinks all round!

Datun "as I suddenly felt compelled to make my way through the dark night and push open the big oak door of the Blue Stocking"

sometimes it literally feels like that...ta dah! here you are all snug in the stocking. (that sounds wrong....)

Cheers Datun and everyone else (although it's a cup of coffee at this stage)

I'm still here! Still reading.

Thanks for sending me vibes, though. I obviously felt them, as I suddenly felt compelled to make my way through the dark night and push open the big oak door of the Blue Stocking.

Cheers!

CisMyArse.

Thanks for your hard work, it's really appreciated and you know your DC will reap the benefits

Today seems a day to say "courage calls to courage everywhere" with the statue going up.

I read Tracy Chevalier Falling Angels this weekend and raced through it. Loving the suffragette story and how it showed what people wanted for their DC future. So well written.

I agree with the break thing. I attended Cardiff's WPUK and have spent a bit of time
On Twitter lately. It's been really overwhelming and exhausting and I felt I'f neglected my DC over the whole of Easter. Nothing quite like that kind of guilt so I deleted Twitter and have stepped away from MN. I'm
Glad Datun has had a break (if that's what she was seeking) -
that level of knowledge and understanding must be exhausting when it's constantly challenged.

I've been trying to be good and cutting down on unnecessary calories so naturally, I'm slurping a glass of white wine

darn you lot, you terrible influences

I can't claim boozy style, hipsterfun, just lack of calories. I normally like it with lemonade! Terrible sweet tooth. Rum and coke? Like being a teen again!

Glad Datun has been back.

I like your boozy style there, Woman.

Regular, NC

yes, I was wondering about Datun. Maybe she needs a break, it's been pretty full on.

I've just realised that it's nearly May...well sort of..... winter just crawled, bit of nice weather and now time is whoooshing by. I'm on 5:2, think I can squeeze a neat vodka into my calories today

I know I'm not around much (and even less recently - am
Bloody exhausted in RL) but am concerned that the seems to be an absence of the great Datun lately. Has anyone else noticed this? I'm particularly piss-poor at searching whilst on the App but I can't see her much at all. She's a bit like the FWR comfort blanket for me, so I hope she's ok.

Sorry pickle i dont know

Anyone else on here get thrown when a poster seems to do a 360 on another thread

So a poster on here might appear 'woke' and liberal and so open minded their brain is in danger of falling out...then an about turn

Im the same when it comes to islamaphobia, sexism, racism homophobia etc so it confuses me when people are 'liberal' with one thing and not the other

Just went to see, Spartacus. Can anyone remember the name of the lawyer and the Social worker that often help on here?

Mortifying x-post

Starting to wonder if the real difference is that it's too cold to do most of those things in a park in Scotland barring about a week a year

I suspect it's about population density really... adults dont really cycle in parks here (apart from as transport) because they use the mountain bike trails in the woods etc

I still think it's sad that older people cant join in - they're hit by the cuts too.

Is anyone around to give support on this thread? I've tried but I'm no expert in this area and OP is having a tough time.

Women's aid? How to ask for help www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3182700-women-s-aid-how-to-ask-for-help

[the sack] most likely.

damn!! Cross post. I'll keep the gin

hipster, if you fitted all four in a lunch hour, you can win a prize. I guess!

Not on a work lunch break, I hasten to add.

And I wouldn’t judge, I’m guilty of having done one or two of the above myself

hipsterfun "Snogging, smoking weed, having barbecues, getting hammered"

maybe I should start taking my lunch hour