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Reasons To Be Cheerful

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    #452
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,747 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    DvB wrote: »
    Off work now until Monday... yay!

    I’m back into work tomorrow.... nay :(

    Enjoy your break mate :)


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    #453
    Fireball81
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭Fireball81


    Planning for Chrinbo 2020 by opening a separate savings account with my bank - just for Christmas....thinking maybe €75:a month and will be working really hard to make sure I put that away each month.

    Should take the sting out of Christmas too (well that's the plan anyway).


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    #454
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,139 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Loughc wrote: »
    I’m back into work tomorrow.... nay :(

    Enjoy your break mate :)

    Itll be mostly ensuring the kids dont kill one another, kill anyone else or burn the house down... but not gonna lie, looking forward to simply not thinking about work for a few days.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #455
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    DvB wrote: »
    Off work now until Monday... yay!

    Me too :D


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    #456
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    DvB wrote: »
    Off work now until Monday... yay!
    kitten_k wrote: »
    Me too :D

    Some of us will be slaving away keeping the economy going :)

    Time off is very important even if it just being at home with the kids. Enjoy :D


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    #457
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,139 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Just finished watching the last 2 episodes of 'The Mandalorian' that I'd been waiting to watch since before Christmas, had promised myself I'd watch them over the christmas break but never got the chance & since being back in work have had little or no down time so I wasnt missing my chance today, saw a gap & went for it.... what a great show too, if you're a fan of Star Wars I'd highly recommend, if not, I'd give it a miss as its a real companion piece to the original trilogy.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #458
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    DvB wrote: »
    Just finished watching the last 2 episodes of 'The Mandalorian' that I'd been waiting to watch since before Christmas, had promised myself I'd watch them over the christmas break but never got the chance & since being back in work have had little or no down time so I wasnt missing my chance today, saw a gap & went for it.... what a great show too, if you're a fan of Star Wars I'd highly recommend, if not, I'd give it a miss as its a real companion piece to the original trilogy.

    I assume you are using a VPN and watching on Disney+. which one do you use? having been looking at a few and trying to get some recommendations.


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    #459
    DvB
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    TRS30 wrote: »
    I assume you are using a VPN and watching on Disney+. which one do you use? having been looking at a few and trying to get some recommendations.

    Cant remember the name of the VPN we use, I'll have to go back & check to see which one. Works a treat though. I'll dig it out & send you a DM.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #460
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,139 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Just went for a walk there to get some air at lunchtime & its lovely out, great to see it bright & sunny, even if its not to last for long at least its a sign that the brighter days are coming. You can only take so much gloomy wet & windy weather.

    Was only thinking too, 3 months ago we were a week into Christmas FM's seasonal run, meaning we're already a quarter of the year down before its back again, which for many of us here is peak build up time, and probably the time I love the most in the build up as the dreaded 3 weeks of chaos with work n stuff happens soon after.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #461
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It's been lovely to see a bit of daylight the last while, alright. :)


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    #462
    TRS30
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    Posy wrote: »
    It's been lovely to see a bit of daylight the last while, alright. :)

    Kids played outside in the garden yesterday afternoon for the first time this year. Fresh air helped get them asleep as well so added bonus :)


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    #463
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    The Let's See Your Christmas Trees thread and the Christmas Eve traditions thread are nice and cheery, if anyone needs a little morale boost. :)


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    #464
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,139 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Posy wrote: »
    The Let's See Your Christmas Trees thread and the Christmas Eve traditions thread are nice and cheery, if anyone needs a little morale boost. :)

    Went through the christmas eve traditions one (well a few pages of it) yesterday.
    My other go-to's are the adverts ones... love looking back over the old ones, even though a load of links are broken theres still plenty in there to make me smile!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #465
    Postgrad10
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    It’s a fabulous day out. Going to go for a walk outside at lunch time. Around my house anyway.


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    #466
    Loughc
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    Postgrad10 wrote: »
    It’s a fabulous day out. Going to go for a walk outside at lunch time. Around my house anyway.

    Yea it's a beautiful day out here too, deffo going for a walk after work.


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    #467
    Loughc
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    Next week we will be into the 30's in terms of number of weeks to Christmas. That's definitely something to celebrate :)


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    #468
    TRS30
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    Can always rely on coming here for some much needed positivity :)


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    #469
    Posy
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    Loughc wrote: »
    Yea it's a beautiful day out here too, deffo going for a walk after work.
    I'll bring my doggie for a walk after work if the weather stays nice. :)


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    #470
    freshpopcorn
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    That when we get through this period and everything settles down we'll fly into Christmas!


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    #471
    CheerLouth
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    What a beautiful day it was today! We got out to the beach for a walk (nearly had the heads blown off us with the wind but it was worth it) & then the kids were outside all day in the garden. We didn't do any school work today - but that's ok, not all learning is from books! :D


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    #472
    Loughc
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    Beautiful day out there but it was cold!! Birrrrr.


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    #473
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Wasn't it just! Brr.


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    #474
    DvB
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    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    That when we get through this period and everything settles down we'll fly into Christmas!

    Especially if it lasts through the summer!!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #475
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,139 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    9 months today = best day of the year! And fingers crossed we'll be back to something resembling normality by then.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #476
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I am going to make either waffles, or maybe pancakes, on Saturday or Sunday for breakfast.

    I also have a three day weekend to look forward to, so am going to chill out, read, take a long bath and relax. :)


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    #477
    TRS30
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    Posy wrote: »
    I also have a three day weekend to look forward to, so am going to chill out, read, take a long bath and relax. :)

    Sounds like a great idea. Might see if I can take the kids out for a long walk or drive in the car and let my wife do that. She deserves it.


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    #478
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,747 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    The clocks are going forward on Saturday, hello brighter evenings! :)


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    #479
    TRS30
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    Loughc wrote: »
    The clocks are going forward on Saturday, hello brighter evenings! :)

    Can't wait. I am definitely a summer time clock fan. Even though I'm a morning person love the long bright evenings.


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    #480
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,139 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    TRS30 wrote: »
    Can't wait. I am definitely a summer time clock fan. Even though I'm a morning person love the long bright evenings.

    Same here.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #481
    Loughc
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    Over a quarter of the way to Christmas, less than 40 weeks, weather has been great lately, clocks going forward tomorrow and today is Friday. Not a bad day. :)


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