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Kristoff

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I hear you! A few years ago, we lived in Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia (for two years). During that timeframe, we traveled all over that region, northern Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, to include the mountainous northern border of Georgia and Russia. All in our Tacoma! Never an issue. Including one long weekend nailbiting trek to Shatili.......if you have time, watch this!


Such wild, beautiful places. Kyrgyzstan (where I was born) is similar.
 

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Thanks so much. I usually have my ducks in a row so that I can walk away from a bad environment if need be; I feel pretty confident that I could find a new job after that fairly quickly. My husband found me some jobs to apply for, so that cheers me up too.

Fingers crossed then!
 

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It's pictures like that, that still give me a twinge of homesickness from when I lived in England.

Thanks for the support, all!

Let me take this opportunity to officially welcome you both to the CDR. :) We’re a bunch of international friends coming together to goof around, chat, and support each other. We were also famously described as “nut jobs”, but let’s omit that and get cracking with the introduction. ;)

You’re very welcome! Grab an armadillo to sit on. One-Legged Pirate should be over shortly with a beverage of your choice. Unless he’s working overtime in our bar, The Drunken Penguin. Speaking of penguins, we have two — Silly and Willy. Be nice to them, because @Bee62 can be very protective of them. ;) Don’t worry if you run into the Snow Leopard — she only eats carrots. The only scary thing around here is the Wool Spider (if she exists). But do try not to step on a hedgehog in the dark and prod the jellyfish if you need more light.

If you’d like some coffee, I can send our giant armadillo coffee table, Montgomery, your way. Oh, by the way, I’m Lena, currently living in Denmark.
 

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Hello and welcome to CDR. I'm Linda and I live in Kent in the South East of England :) Whereabouts in England did you live?

We are an international bunch of supportive friends in here subject to outbreaks of nonsense and puns.

Pull up an armadillo and make yourself comfortable. The one-legged pirate will pop by shortly and take an order for your beverage of choice. He's sobered up a bit since Adam, aka @Tidgy'sDad, shut the leprechaun in a jellyfish tank. If it gets too dark, polish the jellyfish a little and they will glow better. Watch out for the hedgehogs, they're prickly if you stub your toe on one in the gloom :D

Of course, someone was here with the introduction before me. :rolleyes: And I spent all that time typing it... [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
 

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Well All caught up, but now need to go and get stuck into work. Lots to do and will pop in later though.

Have a good Wednesday all.

Not See you all later.

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Have a good Wednesday, Carol! :) I survived daughter’s playdate yesterday. Another one coming up today. :rolleyes:
When you’re an introvert, but your child is not—and popular...
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Thank you, Linda! :)
How’s your week going so far?
Pretty well - apart from meeting paperwork. There's a lot! It's the start of the academic year and meetings have started analysing the data from the summer public exams and applying what we learn to plans for this year. There's been major changes to the public exams this summer, the first time the new format has been sat, so there is much to learn. I am good at analysing data, but it doesn't mean I enjoy it :D

I went swimming again this morning and I am delighted to report that, little by little, my shoulder is definitely improving in its range of movement. I can't get my arm up straight completely yet, but it is SO close. Earlier this year, when I raised my arms above my head, my left arm was about 40 degrees short of straight; now it is less than 10 degrees :)

How is your week going?
 

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Pretty well - apart from meeting paperwork. There's a lot! It's the start of the academic year and meetings have started analysing the data from the summer public exams and applying what we learn to plans for this year. There's been major changes to the public exams this summer, the first time the new format has been sat, so there is much to learn. I am good at analysing data, but it doesn't mean I enjoy it :D

I went swimming again this morning and I am delighted to report that, little by little, my shoulder is definitely improving in its range of movement. I can't get my arm up straight completely yet, but it is SO close. Earlier this year, when I raised my arms above my head, my left arm was about 40 degrees short of straight; now it is less than 10 degrees :)

How is your week going?

So glad about your shoulder!
My week is busy with all the extracurricular activities and playdates in the afternoon and my meetings (photo- or school-related) in the mornings. Next week official school meetings start too.
 

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It sounds easy. But actually, at least so far, it isn't.
I've posted an ad in a local site and I've been going around repairing home standby generators.
The boredom is awful

Been there.
Hated feeling like I was “out of the game,” and felt like I still had something to offer- that I could still be useful.
After 18 months of retirement I got a part time job. What a relief!
You’re in a tough spot, Ed. I think many people don’t appreciate what a tremendous change we have to navigate with retirement.
Here’s hoping things work out in the best possible way for you! [emoji2][emoji173]️
 
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