The Forty Seventh Republic! Happy Valentines and get some half term rest

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Finally the doctors have a plan!

Hooray Ophelia

Yay for a plan Ophelia!!! I hope it's a good plan, that will make you better enough to go home soon.

That's great, Ophelia!!

I have had some back and leg pain too recently. The leg pain I can attribute to lockdown because the kids in school don't have enough people to play with so we participate, and I pulled a muscle in one. Dunno about the back pain but maybe you are right about it being related to online learning etc.

Is it too early for ?

Nope, name
I've marked some comically bad essays so I'm thinking about gin!

Another herniated disc person here. Had a huge episode a few years back, sciatica triggered it, then was bent double for a week. A really hardcore physio abroad got me upright, and some probably illegal over the counter in this country foreign tranquilisers, but the NHS would not refer me for an MRI for 4 months by which time it had started to slip back in. I had pathetic NHS physio which was a total waste of time, paid for acupuncture which was a bit woo but interesting, although by this time again, the thing was going back by itself. Am left with permanent nerve damage on the bad side and can't scrunch up my toes or lift my leg behind me without agonising cramp pain.
The only thing that made any difference at all was heat, my dad bought me a clay hot pack which is mouldable and stays in the shape you make it, as well as a wearable one which you can tie on to various bits of you (great hilarity from DH who asks me if I am wearing my strap on, in front of friends, hahahahaha).

Suffering from grinding teeth, neck and shoulder pain now too. Gives me migraines also. Feel like Marvin the Paranoid Android , "I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my right side" sort of thing.

Ophelia that's great news - so pleased for you

namechanged as long as we all agree it's not too early for chocolate, I'm fine with you starting on the wine

Chocolate pretty much ok from break time onwards I'd say.

I need a kick up the arse. Woken up with the doom. Massive to do list. All of which seems impossible to me right now. Been out for a walk, come back to it and nope still no clue where to start.

Feeling doubtful if I will make the end of the course today

Interesting that the author of that Warwick study isn’t impressed with the media headlines about it...

Right name consider yourself kicked. You can do it.

What's the worst thing in the list, name?

I find if I'm overwhelmed and don't know where to start then I pick the one that looks easiest/quickest and do that. It makes the list shorter and as you have achieved something provides motivation.

You can do it name.

I usually organise by deadline, start with something that won't take too long. Build in breaks for longer tasks - I will make a cup of tea when I have done 1/4 of this, etc.

That said, my next 'job' today is the Big Shop, and I'm massively procrastinating.

Oh that's very interesting from the Warwick guy Appu.

I know just what you need, name

I've got to do a big tidy-up today. Kick-ass music helps. Or at least it will do when I get round to it.

I wonder if any other threads would like to see that screenshot of the Warwick guy.

@SmileEachDay

I wonder if any other threads would like to see that screenshot of the Warwick guy.

There's no chair involved in that sitting I hope?

He seems quite pissed off with the MS media!

Ben Goldacre used to write a lot about shitty science journalism. Scientists getting pissed off that an interesting small study in mice was trumpeted as 'CURE FOR CANCER FOUND' by the Daily Mail. Studies have always been misrepresented this way.

Oh my gosh he's rather beautiful 😍. I could kind of do with him at my side at all times. Saving to my phone for when I need. who is it . I usually like dark brooding types Aiden Turner but quite honestly at the minute I'm not choosy.

So the things on my list (all equally bad)
Reflection essay for next week 1500 words
Essay on curriculum and assessment 3500 words
Evidence bundle (half focus children home learning and done bugger all)
Plan English block for next term
Start personal statement so it's nearly sorted by March

Easy bits I ticked off yesterday so I'm left with the grunge !!! Have had to take a valium tablet for the first time in I don't know how long as I just couldn't stop the panic😪

I'd start with the reflection essay to get it done. Then something fun - plan the English :)

name have Chris Hemsworth on repeat when you do your personal statement

Yep, I'd do the reflection essay and then the planning. I've done pretty knowledge organisers so far this holiday because they are the things I like.

Next I'll do science planning for first 3 weeks, then art. Science leads directly into English which I'm planning for the first 3 weeks back at actual school (assuming we're back on 8th).

I'm about to dive into some essays about ungendering the English language. I don't want to.