I actually think I might put that on my list of things to eventually get round to at some point 
I was like "Penguin, what happened to you? We love this thread!" I was completely outraged. The dream was interspersed with packing up my house and moving, no surprises there!Excellent dream @Caitlyn130
I love how you were standing up for the righteous cause of not closing the thread and being the voice of reason even in your dream, and even more so that you finished by engaging in a bit of light breaking and entering into the new thread building
You need to describe person it'd be awesome if was actually like one of us! Of course none of us would be able to say
funnys will be shared!
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had long chat with old mutual friend who is positive & uplifting we needed to share flashbacks, memories etc. I've not seen him for long time I've chosen to hermit last few years apart from handful of closest friends so think I'll busy myself outside today to honour his memory in my own way. The workplace we were at was massively toxic environment which didn't help anyone sensitive. Thanks for listeningπ«xxx I'll be back in later on and hopefully bump into you then but I'm thinking of you, I'm so sorry for your loss, sending you lots of love and hugs 
That's so sad, I'm really sorryYou need to describe person it'd be awesome if was actually like one of us! Of course none of us would be able to say
Glad you like her @GoLibrarianPoo she was a childhood heroine of mine
Just processing some sad news will put in spoiler below so if I go ott on not very good humour & sarcasm later please don't be afraid to tell me off. Love to everyone
Young chap (when I say young about 10 years younger than me) I knew personally & worked with before his first mental breakdown has finally succeeded after a couple of attempts
I'm really sorry, I didn't even think about how you might find refuting it stressful, which was really a bit stupid of me! and I hope you are alright Look after yourself sweet Sisturd, much love & hugs, 
BIB Bet you're not! Don't make me slap you with a wetWell I tried changing the name but the mods changed it back to turds
If the person was ugly it was me
... until then ...
I really didn't want to offend Tootler for their post it just seems like diagnosing others/self diagnosing with ADHD is the trendy thing to do lately. The reality is it can be so debilitating and take a major toll on your self esteem. I still have a lot of self doubt especially when conversing. I've been thinking lately I want to get some speech coaching so that I can be a more confident speaker, get to the point more easily, and not feel so self conscious when I'm talking. There are so many different elements to it, it can be hard to unpick them all.@Caitlyn130 I know you aren't spokesperson for ADHD but I was hoping you (or Blurp) would come and give your opinion on that post in the
I just wanted to say thank you for explaining that so well
, and she kicked me out and threatened to dump all my stuff on the pavement outside if I didn't collect it in 24 hours. Luckily my aunt came to the rescue and I stayed in my cousin's old room for a while until I saved up enough to move into a houseshare. Just after that, I was fired. Luckily I found a job I liked, enough to stick around, and things got better from there but it wasn't without its challenges. Come to think of it, the fact that I pulled it together, undiagnosed, after sinking to rock bottom, makes me feel pretty proud. But what a dark time.Iβve seen a lot of people on Instagram especially claim they have ADHD after reading a couple of Infographs without realising the crossover of a lot of the symptoms with things like anxiety and depression. Maybe Iβm out of line saying it, but I think a few are seeing ADHD as an excuse rather than a diagnosis, which is why itβs just self diagnosis. It just makes me sad for those who are medically diagnosed to have it trivialised. I can only imagine how difficult your diagnosis journey and also finding a way to with and around ADHD was.I really didn't want to offend Tootler for their post it just seems like diagnosing others/self diagnosing with ADHD is the trendy thing to do lately. The reality is it can be so debilitating and take a major toll on your self esteem. I still have a lot of self doubt especially when conversing. I've been thinking lately I want to get some speech coaching so that I can be a more confident speaker, get to the point more easily, and not feel so self conscious when I'm talking. There are so many different elements to it, it can be hard to unpick them all.
I have some horrible, horrible memories of the couple of years before I was diagnosed when things got really bad. I ended up homeless at one point, sleeping on a friend's couch because I couldn't hold down a job to pay my rent. I found a new job and held it together for a bit. The friend then abruptly turned on me after the guy she liked said he liked me
I mostly kept my struggles from other people, especially when I got the negative reactions from those closest to me of 'there's nothing I can do/say, you just have to get on with it' and sensing the clear irritation they had over my situation. And the questions of 'how have you managed to not do x / get yourself into this mess?' reinforcing that my mental health was my fault. But aside from the stress other people felt when I reached out to them, I somehow managed to not hurt other people.
Then you have Alice.
in again for Happy Penguin Awareness Day! 
Thanks dear Sisturd!@Just William Oh I'm sorry they weren't getting you to call because they had an appointment right awayKeeping everything crossed the Doc gets back to you very soon!
I would have panicked at the ATM too, I'm glad there was a nice person close by who could help though!
I can get very anxious & also over think stuff & when
things pile up on me I can get very down & veer towards the pessimistic, which is something I try to work on.
I do like this definition of a pessimist! "A pessimist is just an optimist with experience!"
I tell people I'm a realist
I love that quote about Courage not always being loud!
@GoLibrarianPoo - now that is a pencil case, lol! Love it!
She's a Beast!
I missed including the white highlighter pen in my list of things I squeezed in there and it's been bugging me since
Ah I hate cooking too, it always stresses me out! Weirdly I like baking but I think it's because it's more precise and I like hard and fast rules to follow
I don't like loads of sweet things and don't really have anyone to bake for these days so I don't do much of it anymore but my cinnamon buns are pretty good if I do say so myself!
Aw that was so lovely of you to give away all your crafty bits! That was probably a fortune in stuff too so it was a really lovely thing, you doing that
Hope you're managing to keep your chin up otherwise lovely
Me too, will let you know. 
I was very glad too & she was very kind. @GoLibrarianPoo
I tell people I'm a realist
Can so relate! 
One dear family friend was telling me 20+ years ago that things MUST/WILL get better. 
I chat to the Universe often, thank them for my blessings but have also been known to have the odd whinge, lol, but tbh, I talk to myself out loud all the time, but at least there's nobody here to tell me to STFU! I'm like that too, little things can bug me to the point I get on my own tits at times! 
Now eating on the other hand?! My idea of a tolerable amount of time to spend cooking is about 10 mins unless it's microwaved! I haven't even used the oven since I moved in here a year ago! (Mostly to save on electricity) it's either nuked, cold or fried (in olive oil) just can't be arsed! I did try frying some frozen stuff that say oven only, ! came out a treat! 
When you move in will you make me some to try, pretty please?! I'm like you, don't have a sweet tooth, (other than in hot drinks) much prefer savoury, though the odd bar of chocolate or sweet stuff hits the spot at times! I do love salted caramel though, the combo of sweet & salty is just so delicious & probably why I love cheese & onion crisps eaten with a bar of chocolate! Yeah, it was a fortune & she was thrilled! I was happy to give it all to someone who appreciated all the bits & would enjoy using them & she's a sweetheart, I'm very fond of her! I'm old enough to be her mum/nan 
but we hit it off from the get go! 
xxx I'm so glad to see you back posting on the MT! xxx
