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    • Glitterfairy
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    I'm glad you said that as just checked it out and yep I do have it within my pension.

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    • InDreamland
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    Excellent. Glad to help. Good for piece of mind. Make sure the scheme administrators know your nominee for the death in service benefit. I used to have my sister as the beneficiary but changed it to hubby after we got married.

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    • Glitterfairy
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    Yep will do that.

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    • Glitterfairy
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    Laundry on the line now, starting to cloud a little but still plenty of blue sky.

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    • InDreamland
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    I've just got laundry up in the utility room.

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    • Glitterfairy
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    So excited for the rugby world cup to start tomorrow. Not so excited that when it is on hubby is djing so we shall be out there with him, but they should have it on the tv live there anyway.

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    • Mrs M Wade
      CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
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    I think kick off is at 8pm GF

    Just got back from t3sc0 needed some nappies and a few other bits and bobs

    Got to pick LO up at 12.30. Where has this morning gone?

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    • Flossie
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    Today is whizzing by, this whole week has gone really quickly! I've had lots to do at work though so been keeping myself occupied.

    Need to go to the post box down the road in a bit and gonna swing by S@1nsburys too I reckon and get some petroleum. Then back to the office and have my left over chilli from last night for my lunch yum yum yum.

    Just seen M@ry Pops is on at the Bristol hippodrome around my birthday so told my mum I may want to go see it for my birthday...

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    • Sarah D
      CommentAuthorSarah D
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    My day isn't going by to badly today! Looking forward to the weekend though need a lazy morning lol

    That sounds a good show to go see Flossie xx

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    • Sam G 2b May 2016
      CommentAuthorSam G 2b May 2016
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    Gone quite quick for me too although I've done nothing but sniffle and sneeze this morning. Ordered a portion of chips for my lunch to cheer me up lol xx
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    • InDreamland
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    Work is driving me nuts! Too much to do!

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    • Sarah D
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    Not good IDL your always so busy I don't know how you do it, everyone needs a bit of downtime in work too but you just don't get that xx

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    • InDreamland
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    I know a couple of my colleagues who do the same job are looking for other jobs.

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    • Sarah D
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    It does sound very stressful, Im lucky I have little stress here and I like it that way, im never here late and never in early, just how I like it as im salaried I don't get paid for OT, when I finish for the day Im finished, I don't take work issues home xx

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    • Glitterfairy
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    Afternoon all.

    Been catching up on season two of mount pleasant, had a really lazy day with no make up.

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    Afternoon all OH finished work at 12. I fetched LO from nursery at 12.30 while OH had his dinner then we picked fil up and took him and LO to have a haircut. LO looks so grown up now. He moaned a bit having it done but it had to be done as it's too long.

    OH and LO just had a bath and now were all sat on the settee :)

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    • InDreamland
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    I'm salaried and work many additional unpaid hours. Contracted to 37 but it's not uncommon for me to do 45-50 per week.

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    Is there not a way you can get paid for the extra hours to make it more worthwhile IDL?

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    • DanielleS0709
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    Afternoon all had a quiet night at work here's hoping for another quiet one tonight then off until Monday night. Tired today though. Just enjoying some me time before picking up LO. Said to OH I had nothing in for dinner. He said not to bother cooking and left money for me and LO to get Chinese and he will get something later. Naughty but I'm too tired to cook. Going to SW to get weighed before getting LO.

    IDL do u get time owed for working so much?

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    • Flossie
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    I definitely wouldn't be doing that IDL! I expect now you've made it a habit they just expect it from you? Can they not give you the time back in lieu?

    Due to the nature of my job and having to work to strict deadlines, sometimes I do need to work beyond my contracted and salaried hours but my boss is really fair and always gives the time back in lieu. I don't mind going above and beyond as long as it is recognised and awarded appropriately. I definitely wouldn't be doing it for no gain!!!

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    • Glitterfairy
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    Anyone who does over full time hours at work gets it in time owing, they won't pay you as it means that they have to pay extra.

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    • Sarah D
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    Im the same if I had to to help out I would but I would get it back in Lieu, ive only had to do it once or twice though xx

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    LO and OH are now fast asleep

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    • Flossie
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    Speaking of deadlines, I've just had one extended from 25th Sept to the 9th Oct. Happy days!

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    • JennK
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    We can take compensation time if we have gone way way over, I tend to always do over anyway, it's just how things go. But when we travel as soon as I step outside my door the clock starts ticking ;)

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    • InDreamland
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    Nope, we don't get OT and there's no time to take TOIL.

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    • InDreamland
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    The whole team is the same. We send emails out at 11pm and get responses from each other! We're all swamped.

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    • Pinky Pie
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    Just gone back in from getting kids from school and going to my aunties,was lovely to see her and my uncle Brian too.
    Made an appt today too to look at wedding dresses with my mum and sister next week,sooo excited seen soooo many I love can't wait to try them,did any of you say I'll never wear that dress then try it and like it,seen a dress today with ruffles which I said I disliked and in person it's really pretty???? Xx

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    • Flossie
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    I would just down right refuse to do that IDL. It's their responsibility to ensure they are adequately resourced, not your responsibility to do that much work!

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    • DanielleS0709
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    Sounds stressful IDL!!

    Just seen a lovely wooden play kitchen on A8da I think I'll get LO for Xmas. He got a tea set for his birthday and just loves making everyone tea so think he will love making everyone dinner lol

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    • DanielleS0709
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    Pretend obviously!! Lol

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    • Flossie
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    I'd never judge a dress until you put it on Pinky! You never know what will look amazing on you and suit your body shape, don'r rule anything out! xx

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    • InDreamland
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    I have no choice, we are so stretched and there is no extra help. It's more grief not doing the extra.

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    • Glitterfairy
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    Mum is now on the boat home, need to go pick her up in a bit

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    • Sarah D
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    Defo try all styles on Pinky I had an idea what I wanted but I went in open minded xx

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    • Flossie
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    Same. I knew in my heart what I wanted but had no idea if it would suit me. As it turns out it did! But I did keep an open mind and tried lots of styles on xx

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    • Sarah D
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    Yeah same here Flossie I tried the big puff ball and it defo wasn't me lol I knew it wasnt but still had to try it lol xx

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    • Flossie
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    Same here! I knew I didn't want a princess style dress but I couldn't go dress shopping and not try one on haha, the little girl inside me HAD to try it on! It was horrendous on me though, was a definite big no no!

    Boss is letting me get off early, yay :) have a lovely evening all xx

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    • Sarah D
      CommentAuthorSarah D
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    Yeah I had the same thought but it was so awful on me lol!

    Have nice evening Flossie :)

    Im off soon too cannot wait been a long dragged out day today xx

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    • Pinky Pie
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    Defo going to try it on it really beautiful on the peg,it's a bit over budget but I could pay weekly/ monthly so that helps me out loads. All I've looked at and liked have been ball gown type. But like you all said go in with open mind..... Even my brother who was there said try it I might love it.

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    • Pinky Pie
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    Have a lovely evening Flossie and Sarah xxx

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    • Glitterfairy
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    Evening

    Pasta bake for dinner, did not overly enjoy it but oh well.

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    • InDreamland
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    Boiled rice with steamed salmon and broccoli for us.

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    Just got back from the Indian. It was lovely just me, mil and sil. Ended up saying sod diet as never go out so had chicken tikka masala and mushroom rice. Yum but so stuffed

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    • InDreamland
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    Glad you enjoyed it mmw2b x

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    • InDreamland
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    I'm just in from gym and had to clean kitchen as hubby didn't do it whilst I was out.

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    • Mrs M Wade
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    Got really bad stomach ache :( bed time for me I think

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    • leasa
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    Stressful day!!!! Frantically trying to get hold of my sister who's in Chile, not easy to do while working.
    Finally heard from her though and she's safe (earthquake/Tsunami last night 8.3 and 8 reported dead, I panicked as she wasn't responding).

    Not been on here much as work is hectic, and hubby's dad just diagnosed with dementia, so feeling a bit drained. Hopefully things might calm down soon. How's everyone else?

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    • Glitterfairy
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    Morning all.

    Hiya Leasa, sorry to hear about hubby's dad. hope you are keeping well though.

    I am so physically and mentally exhausted today. I got a call at 745pm asking if there is any chance I could pop into work until midnight as it was crazy, for them to say that I knew it would be, so being a good egg that I am I went in, and boy yep it was mad!!! I left at just after midnight hoping by this time it would have calmed down. One of the midwives came down to the ward to tell me something before going home, I was busy with a woman at the time, but she walked past a room and a woman sounded a tad uncomfortable, ended up she progressed quickly and delivered there and then. She never told me what it was as she forgot and meant she left even later (about 11pm and she had been there since 7am). Another midwife on a late shift did not leave until about 1115pm as she had so much to catch up on. I crawled into bed as soon as I got in so I have had about 5 hours sleep and that was broken.

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    • Mrs M Wade
      CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
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    Morning all

    GF sounds like a nightmare. Hope you get to have a snooze later

    My backs playing me up today woke in the early hours in agony. All on the right side again from when I had my accident :(

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