Reasons To Be Cheerful

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

First week back done and dusted

Hope you all have a great weekend.

I’m working tomorrow and have a mountain of house to catch up on, on Sunday. So yeah...... :P

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

First week back done and dusted

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Relaxing with a glass of wine as I type this. Work can wait until Monday and we even have the grocery shop done for the week ahead too... house doesn't need too much work so hoping to get some exercise in too.
Have a good one ya'll...

Loughc

This week we will be half way through the month of January!!

Loughc

Monday is done and dusted. Look Friday is on the horizon.

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

This week we will be half way through the month of January!!

Loughc wrote: »

Monday is done and dusted. Look Friday is on the horizon.

Loving the max positivity these days

CheerLouth

It's Friday - we've made it through another January week

TRS30

CheerLouth wrote: »

It's Friday - we've made it through another January week

This week seemed to fly by! Hard to get motived for work today so got to kick my a@@ into gear now so get out a bit early.

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

This week seemed to fly by! Hard to get motived for work today so got to kick my a@@ into gear now so get out a bit early.

We introduced finishing at 4pm on Fridays since coming back after the Christmas holidays. Its amazing the difference an hour & 15 minutes makes when finishing up for the weekend.

CheerLouth

In my old job, I used to finish at 3.15 on a Friday, it was brilliant, nearly felt like you had the afternoon off. The day used to fly by, you'd come back from lunch and only have little over an hour to do! It nearly made up for the utter sh*tshow of a job, but only just nearly :P

miamee

Same here, in an old job we finished at 4.15 on a Friday instead of 5.15 and honestly, it was like you'd a half day sometimes

TRS30

I usually get into work about 7am on a Friday as no kids to drop to Breakfast club or Montessori so finish up around 3.30. Missing the rush hour trains and being home that couple of hours early is a great way to start the weekend!

TRS30

Just about to pack up for the day/week.

Have a good one guys.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

We introduced finishing at 4pm on Fridays since coming back after the Christmas holidays. Its amazing the difference an hour & 15 minutes makes when finishing up for the weekend.

I finish at 4 on a Friday myself and by the time I finish I will have clocked up over 60 hours work this week so I am very much so looking forward to the weekend!!

CheerLouth

Crikey, did you sleep in the office too?!

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

I finish at 4 on a Friday myself and by the time I finish I will have clocked up over 60 hours work this week so I am very much so looking forward to the weekend!!

Had more than enough 60+ work hour weeks in 2019 due to a crazy workload, doing to my best to avoid them as much as possible this year but being realistic am all too aware I will end up pulling a few mad weeks at some stage.

Did 6 weeks in a row of 60+ hours at one stage last year. I was fit for nothing after it with my head ready to implode! Honestly felt like I was losing my mind.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Had more than enough 60+ work hour weeks in 2019 due to a crazy workload, doing to my best to avoid them as much as possible this year but being realistic am all too aware I will end up pulling a few mad weeks at some stage.

Did 6 weeks in a row of 60+ hours at one stage last year. I was fit for nothing after it with my head ready to implode! Honestly felt like I was losing my mind.

Thankfully I’m not that bad. We tend to have 2 60+ hours week a year, one 50+ hours each month and the rest are okay.

Postgrad10

I had a very long week. I’m up to date with everything so taking Monday off!!

Heroditas

We're over halfway through the month everyone! That's gotta be worth celebrating

Loughc

Heroditas wrote: »

We're over halfway through the month everyone! That's gotta be worth celebrating

It really is!!

DvB

Just defrosted a frozen mince pie to celebrate getting beyond humpday of the month (16th Jan) and then pop in here and see this thread... great minds and all that!!!

Loughc

It’s a lovely clear and cold Saturday morning. All is good in the world

Posy

Already noticing the tiniest stretch in the evenings. Nice and bright today until just after 5pm, there are daffodil stems popping up in the park and I bought lawn seed this afternoon ready to spruce up my lawn's (dog related) bald patches once February gets here.

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

Already noticing the tiniest stretch in the evenings. Nice and bright today until just after 5pm, there are daffodil stems popping up in the park and I bought lawn seed this afternoon ready to spruce up my lawn's (dog related) bald patches once February gets here.

My lawn is in bits cause of my dog too. I need to get some seed too.

Heroditas

Certainly made the most of today with a nice walk on the pier in Dun Laoghaire and then down to Sandycove. Smothering with a rotten cold since Wednesday but the sea air did me the world of good.

Lovely bright crisp winter's day. What's not to like?

TRS30

Heroditas wrote: »

Lovely bright crisp winter's day. What's not to like?

One of the best things about the Jan-Mar period IMO, wrap up and enjoy the lovely walking weather.

CheerLouth

Posy wrote: »

Already noticing the tiniest stretch in the evenings. Nice and bright today until just after 5pm, there are daffodil stems popping up in the park and I bought lawn seed this afternoon ready to spruce up my lawn's (dog related) bald patches once February gets here.

There was a definite decent stretch in the evening yesterday - helped by the fact it was a lovely clear day. We have a good few daffs starting to poke their heads up too. I went a bit mad and planted loads of them in October/November - some of them might have been too late but I'm hoping that come Easter, we'll have a lovely display of colour in the garden.

Although the rabbits have dug up a lot of them from the flower beds :mad:

DvB

Posy wrote: »

Already noticing the tiniest stretch in the evenings. Nice and bright today until just after 5pm,

Funnily enough, when leaving the office on Friday I really noticed the increased brightness. The week before I walked down to the trai station & it was pretty much dark, last week it was considerably brighter & even noticed when getting off the train it wasnt as dark... cant wait for the clocks to go forward now & we really get the benefit of brigher evenings.

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

One of the best things about the Jan-Mar period IMO, wrap up and enjoy the lovely walking weather.

I agree just back from a 40 min dog free walk :pac:

A dog free walk these days are rare. But yeah it’s lovely out. Cold crisp and I even managed to see stars in the sky

Posy

You had a walk WITHOUT your dog?!
You monster!

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

You had a walk WITHOUT your dog?!
You monster!

In fairness he already had his walk, and he was at doggie day care (yes it's a thing!) poor guy was wiped

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

I agree just back from a 40 min dog free walk :pac:

A dog free walk these days are rare. But yeah it’s lovely out. Cold crisp and I even managed to see stars in the sky

Some amazing sunrises/sets the last couple of days as well. One of the many great things about living beside the sea, seeing the sun coming up or going down across water, is one of life's simple pressures.

kitten_k

I got promoted

DvB

kitten_k wrote: »

I got promoted

Woohoo, congratulations Kitten K!!!

Loughc

kitten_k wrote: »

I got promoted

Oh fantastic news!! Congrats Kitten K!!!

TRS30

kitten_k wrote: »

I got promoted

Go you, great way to start the year.

CheerLouth

kitten_k wrote: »

I got promoted

Fantastic! That's great news!

Posy

Well done, that's great news. Hope it comes with a massive payrise.

Cork Lass

kitten_k wrote: »

I got promoted

Delighted for you - great start to the year

TRS30

Another working week done (sorry to those who have to work weekends!). February is on the horizon and January is nearly done

Have a good one folks and enjoy Rudolph Day tomorrow..........

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

Another working week done (sorry to those who have to work weekends!). February is on the horizon and January is nearly done

Have a good one folks and enjoy Rudolph Day tomorrow..........

Whoop Whoop! Happy Friday folks!

Graces7

(((CONGRATULATIONS)))

kitten_k wrote: »

I got promoted

Posy

TRS30 wrote: »

Have a good one folks and enjoy Rudolph Day tomorrow..........

I'll be celebrating with Indian food.

Postgrad10

Congratulations ! I’m so excited for you Kitten!!!

TRS30

TRS30 wrote: »

Another working week done (sorry to those who have to work weekends!). February is on the horizon and January is nearly done

Have a good one folks and enjoy Rudolph Day tomorrow..........

Doesn't seem like a week since I posted this! Quick week.

Have a good one guys, apologies again to any weekend workers!

Come on Ireland...............

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

Doesn't seem like a week since I posted this! Quick week.

Have a good one guys, apologies again to any weekend workers!

Come on Ireland...............

I love this entire post.

CheerLouth

Boss just phoned me to say I'm getting a pay rise! Nothing to write home about but better than nothing!

Loughc

CheerLouth wrote: »

Boss just phoned me to say I'm getting a pay rise! Nothing to write home about but better than nothing!

That's brilliant news!! Congrats CL!

Posy

Great news, CheerLouth!

TRS30

CheerLouth wrote: »

Boss just phoned me to say I'm getting a pay rise! Nothing to write home about but better than nothing!

Nice one CL. Hoping to hear something similar in the next week or so. Similarly will be nothing to get excited about however better in my pocket then there's!

DvB

Off work now until Monday... yay!