Thread 25 - Covid Cohort - Christmas Trees, No Omicron Please!

[OrangeCinnamonCocktail]

This is a thread for supporting all young people post GCSEs 2020, regardless of their educational setting. It is respectfully requested that all are supportive and helpful to each other. If you want to start a debate, e.g state vs private, please don't within this thread. Please also be sensitive when responding to posts about grades.

Some of us have been here since first thread back in yr10, some will be new. Everyone has been friendly and helpful in the past. Everyone is welcome. It is hoped this goodwill continues.

Our DS/DD may go down various paths (such as employment, apprenticeships, higher ed) We have decided, for anyone interested, they will most likely find us within the Further Ed board.

Orange Cinnamon (Head Monitor )
Previous Thread Found Here

Here's one with updates (I think)

@20newnames / DS / Engineering / Bath, Durham, Lincoln (U/C), Warwick
@Alsoplayspiccolo / DD / English Lit + Film, Liberal Arts / Birmingham, Southampton, Reading, RHUL, KCL
@AnneofCleavage / DD / gap year + Primary Education
@BlueMarigold / DD / Biology / Lincoln (U/C)
@cariadambyth / DD / History / Southampton (AAB), Bath Spa, Warwick (AAA), RHUL (BBB)
@ChristopherTracy / DS / Mech Eng / Warwick, Nottingham (ABB), Kingston (ABB), Sussex (ABB-BBB), QMUL (ABB)
@collywobble / DS / PPE, Economics / Lancaster (ABB), Loughborough (AAB), Leeds (AAA-AAB)
@crazycrofter / DD / Psychology / Nottingham, York, Bath, Southampton (ABB), Manchester (AAA)
@Decorhate / DS / Economics + Politics / Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Southampton
@Delphigirl / DS / Oceanography / Southampton, Cardiff (BBB-BBC), Plymouth, Dalhousie
@DoggerelBank / DS / Biotechnology / Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol
@ealingwestmum / DD / Middle Eastern & European Studies / Cambridge, Durham, Bristol (ABBM2), Manchester (ABBM2), Leeds (ABM2)
@esterfrewen / DS / History / Cambridge, Birmingham (ABB), Cardiff (ABB-BBB), Warwick (AAB), Lancaster (AAB-ABB)
@EwwSprouts / DS / Biology / Sheffield (AAB), York, Nottingham, St Andrews, Durham
@ExquisitelyDecorated / History, Environmental Management / Reading, Chichester, RAU, Winchester, Bournemouth
@Fiddlersgreen / DS / Journalism / Bournemouth (104pts), Brighton (BCC), Cardiff (ABB)
@Fruitygal / DD / Biology / Durham, York, Lancaster, Sheffield (AAB-ABB), Exeter (AAB-ABB)
@Hattifatteners / DD / Vet Med / Bristol, Liverpool, Nottingham, Edinburgh
@Heifer / DD / Biology / Nottingham, York, Loughborough, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam (96pts)
@Hopeful201 / DS / Medicine
@Horace123 / DS / Classics / Oxford, Durham, Edinburgh (34/665), Exeter (36)
@icanbewhatiwant / DS / History + Philosophy / Sussex, Southampton, Lincoln, Gloucestershire, Herts
@Isthisjustnormal / DS / Comp Sci / Cambridge, Warwick, Exeter York (AAA), Bath
@JustHereWithMyPopcorn / DS / Law / Nottingham (AAA), Birmingham (AAA), UCL, Warwick, York
@KingscoteStaff / DD / Medicine / Nottingham (biochem/med sci)
@Knickerthief1 / DD / Child Nursing / York
@Monkey2001 / DS / Medicine / Manchester, Newcastle
@mummabear74 / DD / Environmental Science / York (AAB), Southampton (ABB), Cardiff (BBB-BBC), Nottingham (ABB)
@mummyinbeds / DS / Law + French Law / Birmingham (AAA), Kent (AAB), Warwick (AAB), Nottingham
@Nard75 / DS / Maths / Warwick, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Aston (BBC)
@NCTDN / DD / Liberal Arts / Durham, Bristol, Warwick, Loughborough, Manchester
@Oblomov21 / DS / Accountancy / Southampton (ABB), Durham, QMUL, Reading, Nottingham
@OrangeCinnamonCocktail / DD / Music / Southampton, Cardiff, Sussex (ABB-BBB), Surrey, RHUL
@PaddingtonPaddington / DD / Music / Leeds Conservatoire, RWCMD (EE)
@Piggywaspushed / DS / Social Sciences / Cambridge, Bath, Birmingham (AAB-ABB), York (AAB-ABB), Sheffield (ABB-BBB)
@ProggyMat / DD / Classics / Oxford, UCL, Bristol (BBB), Edinburgh, Exeter (AAA)
@SandyBayley / DD / Medicine / Oxford, Newcastle
@Seeline / DD / Liberal Arts / Birmingham, Exeter (AAA), Kent (BBB), UEA (AAB), Nottingham (AAA)
@Shadedog / DS / History / Oxford, UCL, LSE, Edinburgh, Newcastle
@Shimy / DS / Management, Business + Management / Birmingham (AAB-ABB), Loughborough, Warwick
@singingstones / DS / Neuroscience
@Volterra / DS / Maths / Exeter (AstarAA), Bath (AstarAA)
@Wheresthebeach / DD / gap year + Marine Biology / Southampton, Portsmouth, Swansea, Plymouth, Liverpool
@whoamitojudge / DD / RyanAir cabin crew training under way!
@Zebracat / DD / Liberal Arts, History+ / Warwick, Birmingham, Exeter, RHUL, Cambridge Arts Foundation
@ZittiEBuoni / DD / applying 2023 tbc

Thanks orange and singing

Thank you to our wonderful head monitor for starting a new thread, thinking of you and all who are finding things tricky at the moment. I too am hoping everyone finds moments of peace, if not joy ( paraphrasing @also’s lovely words)

Aaah thank you @singingstones. That list is so helpful. It is nice to see such a nice variety of course/pathways

Thank you for the new thread @OrangeCinnamonCocktail and for the list @singingstones

Thank you very much to Orange and Singstones

Checking in :-) Thanks as always @singingstones and @OrangeCinnamonCocktail for being thread prefects ;-)

Thanks for the new thread @OrangeCinnamonCocktail and list @singingstones

Thanks for the new thread @OrangeCinnamonCocktail

Thanks for the new post, head girls Orange and singing.

singing, that bakewell looks fabulous! Bet it tastes gorgeous too, lucky pup!

isthisjustnormal, I love your DS’s attitude - what’s done is done, and I’m sure he did his very best, despite trying not to wet himself!

Thank you for the new thread @OrangeCinnamonCocktail and thank you @singingstones for the updates. May there be lots more updates in the coming weeks.

Thanks for the new thread- am loving the photos!

Many thanks to our head monitor for the new thread!
I hope you are taking time out for yourself this week @OrangeCinnamonCocktail
Belting work on the list @singingstones as always!
I can taste that fabulous Bakewell Tart- I indulged in more than I’d care to admit to whilst pregnant with DD. Aided and abetted by my best friend’s DM whom was Welsh!
Loved the photos of trees - keeping fingers crossed DD and DGF will manage to hunt one down on Friday as I’m still rushed off my feet at work
at the pet photos in Chrimbo garb!
Santa leaves an outfit for our doggo in her stocking- she’s the first one to open it…

Wow another new thread already. Thanks Orange and thanks to Singingstones for the awesome spreadsheet about all our DC.

Loving all the pics esp the animals 😁

Many thanks Orange.

Thanks @OrangeCinnamonCocktail and @singingstones

Thanks. Hopefully the week will be kind to all.

Oooh nice new thread! Thank you!

I wrote this on the last thread. So do skip it out if you read it on there.

I'm not feeling Christmassy at all. Ds1 and ds2 not being helpful with what they want for Christmas. Ds1 has given me a list but nothing on it I can actually get him. Ds2 says he's doesn't want anything. Ds3 I have finished his stuff. No idea what to get DH either.

Ds1 has been in bed ill since last Monday. (At his uni house) I insisted he phoned the walk-in gp Saturday as he said his jaw was agony and he couldn't eat very well. All the gp said was it's probably covid and nothing they can do. He has done a few negative LFT's. Sent a pcr off on weds but not had results yet. I don't think it'll be covid though. But we can only wait. He's left his dissertation proposal until the last minute and now says he's too ill to do it. He has been given a 3 working day extension until 21st.

DH is poorly too. He never gets ill. Neither of us have had colds for several years. He had a routine blood test last week and got a text saying he has a low white blood count. That was it...no explanation or follow up. But I said now he will pick up viruses. Within days he came down with a cold. They always go on his chest, so he's coughing. He wants antibiotics, but I think as with ds1 a gp won't see him until he's done a pcr. I've moved into ds1's bedroom. I don't want to catch it.

I'm working more than I've done since having the dc's. I'm finding the hours hard work. Lazy bones here has worked part time for years. How on earth do you get everything done? I've spend all day and evening today catching up on jobs. I will walk the dogs at 7am before work tomorrow, packed lunches done this eve. I think full time workers that are mums are amazing. Tomorrow I'm working 9am-5.30 for the first time in 21 years. Yes...I know I'm lazy.

But weds I'm due to go visit my DM for a few days. So that'll be a break.

Maybe some news from ucas this week will be good. If school send it off.

Thanks orange!

ican, interesting a GP mentioned Covid to your DC. Most doctors do the opposite, don't even check young people have tested and announce chest infection...

DS1 had a sore jaw a few weeks back. I reckon he had a sinus / ear infection.

Thank you Orange & Singing

@icanbewhatiwant it's all relative though. I work FT since 2012 but only have one DD and rarely do anything like make pack lunches . I used to commute but now cant handle it post lockdown - I think you need to build up stamina for these things !

Hopefully the PCR comes through soon and dH gets well soon .

@ I wish the pcr would hurry up. Especially if he's not getting better.

I do like everywhere clean. Have to vacuum before I go to work. Especially as dh is home, he might have visitors. He does vacuum sometimes, but he'd never dust, clean the kitchen or bathrooms etc. Keeping up with dog walks (dh does take them if I'm at work, though I always do one of the walks as dh doesn't go far) is proving difficult with short daylight hours. I'm sure it's just a case of getting into a routine. Hours will slow down again after Christmas. My previous job was term time only and Feb. through to end of nov. That was great.

I've had not even had time to go Christmas shopping yet. Maybe that's just as well with covid.

Thanks @OrangeCinnamonCocktail, great title, but with the PM's message it looks like we would be lucky to all avoid Omicron. One of DH's close colleagues had just tested positive, don't know if it is Omicron. Friend in Cornwall did a concert with a choir and half the choir seems to be down now. Schools Minister said he will do his best to ensure schools go back in January. It is the primary teachers I feel sorry for, no vaccination and no social distancing.

@icanbewhatiwant sorry to hear you are having such a tough time, hope your family help you get into Christmas nice soon.