What's making you happy today? - Page 264

DanaC · 05-10-2009, 04:06 AM

Well done Bullitt!

(oh and I don't think I said congrats to Choco did ? so...congrats!)

Aliantha · 05-10-2009, 04:20 AM

Good stuff Bullitt.

DucksNuts · 05-10-2009, 04:35 AM

YAY Bullitt....much congratz

Bullitt · 05-10-2009, 05:13 PM

Thanks all! My brother from Cincinnati got to come up for the weekend as well, which was cool since we don't see him much anymore.

jinx · 05-11-2009, 09:25 AM

Just got back from having the kid's portfolios evaluated - all requirements fulfilled. Yay. Another year under our collective belts.

Congrats to the graduates!

monster · 05-11-2009, 09:39 AM

Congrats. Does that mean that school stops now? Do you have a set number of hours/days you have to get in?

jinx · 05-11-2009, 09:45 AM

No, we can't stop yet, we do have to meet for the required number of days (or hours, but we do days (180)), but we can switch over to more of an 'unschooling' program. I make them keep up with math, even thru the summer, but we'll also just be playing outside, taking hikes, cooking etc... we've done everything that we need to document.

lumberjim · 05-11-2009, 09:52 AM

excellent! good job kiddos! and especially you, hunny!

classicman · 05-11-2009, 10:24 AM

congrats

Sundae · 05-11-2009, 01:41 PM

I've just reviewed the information which will be submitted in support of my Disabled Living Allowance application. It's taken 3.5 hours to get to this point. By the time we double check it, update the times and dates of my last appointments - which I have weekly - and got together the documentation it will be well over 4.

Still, the hard work is done. No more sessions focussing exclusively on what I can't do, on the negative effects of my needs, on what I need help with. Urgh - talk about negative reinforcement

Of course once it's sent off it takes up to 40 working days to be reviewed and an assessment made. Here's hoping it will have been worth it.

Chocolatl · 05-11-2009, 05:25 PM

Congrats Bullitt!

DanaC · 05-11-2009, 05:46 PM

Sundae, let me repeat my earlier warning: don't be put off if they knock you back 1st off. It's not unusual (in my borough) for a claim to be refused and then granted at 1st appeal. On the plus side the appeals are usually sorted out quite quickly.

DanaC · 05-11-2009, 05:55 PM

What's making me happy: I've managed to hit an average of 4 portions of fruit and veg a day *smiles* for about the last two weeks. The last 3 days I've managed at least 5 and probably pushed it up to 6 yesterday.

Made a lovely meal with roasted vegetables and mushrooms, stirred through pasta with spring onions, sweetcorn, creme fraiche and wholegrain mustard. Yesterday I did something similar and the day before I stir fried some veg, with a pasta sauce thingy and served with garlic bread. Have rediscovered tinned fruit. Easy to grab and surprisingly good at satisfying the munchies.

This is all making me happy, because I am starting to feel a little healthier. I seem to be getting on top of the eczema flare and fighting off the infection without going back onto anti-biotics. Some of that is no doubt the fact that stress levels aren't as bad as they'd been just after Dad died; but I'm pretty sure the healthier diet and resuming Pilau's countryside walks have both helped, along with getting a decent night's sleep 2 out of 3 nights (going to bed at 11pm and winding down with an audio book).

I have a hell of a lot more energy the last few days.

ZenGum · 05-11-2009, 07:56 PM

anything to do with having finished your thesis, by any chance?

DanaC · 05-12-2009, 04:43 AM

Somewhat, yes lol.

05-10-2009, 04:20 AM	#3947
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Good stuff Bullitt. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-10-2009, 05:13 PM	#3949
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Thanks all! My brother from Cincinnati got to come up for the weekend as well, which was cool since we don't see him much anymore. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

05-11-2009, 09:25 AM	#3950
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Just got back from having the kid's portfolios evaluated - all requirements fulfilled. Yay. Another year under our collective belts. Congrats to the graduates! __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-11-2009, 09:39 AM	#3951
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Congrats. Does that mean that school stops now? Do you have a set number of hours/days you have to get in? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-11-2009, 09:45 AM	#3952
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	No, we can't stop yet, we do have to meet for the required number of days (or hours, but we do days (180)), but we can switch over to more of an 'unschooling' program. I make them keep up with math, even thru the summer, but we'll also just be playing outside, taking hikes, cooking etc... we've done everything that we need to document. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-10-2009, 04:35 AM	#3948
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	YAY Bullitt....much congratz

05-11-2009, 09:52 AM	#3953
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	excellent! good job kiddos! and especially you, hunny! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-11-2009, 10:24 AM	#3954
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	congrats __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-11-2009, 01:41 PM	#3955
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've just reviewed the information which will be submitted in support of my Disabled Living Allowance application. It's taken 3.5 hours to get to this point. By the time we double check it, update the times and dates of my last appointments - which I have weekly - and got together the documentation it will be well over 4. Still, the hard work is done. No more sessions focussing exclusively on what I can't do, on the negative effects of my needs, on what I need help with. Urgh - talk about negative reinforcement Of course once it's sent off it takes up to 40 working days to be reviewed and an assessment made. Here's hoping it will have been worth it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-11-2009, 05:25 PM	#3956
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Congrats Bullitt!

05-11-2009, 07:56 PM	#3959
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	anything to do with having finished your thesis, by any chance? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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