How is your day going?

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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    Afternoon @Jimm_Scope

    The day is rushing by today

  • Autism_at_40
    Autism_at_40 Online Community Member Posts: 899 Pioneering

    @Jimm_Scope Thanks… maybe I will..

    I got to bed about 11pm (long day), my upstairs neighbour - who rarely comes home, came home. He put his TV on loud at 5am this morning, so I only got a few hours sleep, have stayed in bed for hours after trying to sleep and haven't been able to, was a struggle to get up …

    I'm also fasting (it's good for you), which is challenging, I know I should do yoga because I haven't been, I need to go for a walk, but it's been raining all day…

    I have loads of stuff that needs to be sorted out…

    I've just let the council know that I have now got LCWRA, but it's stressing me out because I don't know if now I will have to pay council tax, also I didn't put from original decision (2022), because I'm not convinced I will even get my backpay, nor what actual date it will be from, nor the breakdown of the different amounts for different years… but the warnings they put at the end before you submit it, about it having to be accurate etc or you can be prosecuted, just raises the anxiety even more…

    I have got to a point where everything is really getting on top of me and I could do with a holiday, but I don't have the money (yet - i hope), my car is booked in for an expensive clutch replacement (not for another 3 weeks) and I feel like the DWP will penalise me even for that… given the LCWRA (ie, if you can book a holiday and go, you can do WRA)…

    It's all just to much.. 😥

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    Hows my coffee buddie @Nightcity

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    Yeah I'm good about to tackle a cupboard I've been putting off

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing

    That all does sound pretty stressful @Autism_at_40, especially about being woken up 5am! That would really disrupt my entire day, never mind everything else.

    I will be honest, I've never tried yoga, but I also know I should really be exercising more. Do you have a yoga mat for doing it at home? I've been told by other people who do it that it's both exercising and calming, both things I could probably do with.

    I hope everything does get sorted okay with your council tax as well. It does feel like a lot of things lately are just being made to feel scarier for no good reason. I was on the train the other day and there were so many signs warning you that travelling on the wrong train would see you fined £100. Just felt like it was a bit much at the time.

    I wish I could give you some foolproof way to help not feel overwhelmed, but I've not found one yet. Breathing exercises sometimes help me when the feeling overtakes everything else, but not for that longer-term overwhelm feeling where it sort of hangs out in the back of your head.

  • Autism_at_40
    Autism_at_40 Online Community Member Posts: 899 Pioneering

    @Jimm_Scope

    I started doing yoga about a year ago and I can't recommend it enough… I shifted so much weight, started to feel really strong too (it's muscle building, but stretching too, gentle but intense if that makes sense?).

    Yes, I have a mat to do it at home. I have most of the yogaburn videos, she's really calming. Once you find an instructor you like, it makes it a lot easier…

    Thanks, but I hate breathing exercises, I think it's a sensory thing…

    I think I am just going to quit life for a bit..

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing

    Thanks for the recommendation @Autism_at_40, I'll check yogaburn out. I think for me the calming is going to be pretty key.

    And I understand not liking the breathing exercises, I get sensory issues with other things. I hope you get better sleep tonight and perhaps tomorrow will be a nicer day.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    I sorted the cupboard out glad I did it to be honest. It's took me a week to try buy shelves off Amazon, I can't decide on shelves or a cupboard. So much to choose from and I do read the reviews

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    @AKR lovely to here from you, oh a lovely holiday and spending time with your friend, I'm pleased you are feeling more positive.

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing

    Good morning all

    Been. Non stop rain

    I kept waking up lots last night

  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,968 Championing

    Morning all.

    Sunny here after three hours of non stop rain.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 5,644 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Sounds like a nice holiday @AKR, it's lovely that your friend could point out how well you're doing and help you feel empowered to take things on in the future.

    Morning everyone! It's not actually raining here today, but it's been pretty torrential lately. We had an amazing double rainbow at one point though, I wasn't quick enough to get a picture but it was so strong.

    Hope you're all doing okay!

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,714 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Morning folks! I hope everyone's doing good today. 😁

    Bit grotty outside, but at least nothing's blown away yet.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,043 Championing

    Morning everyone

  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,968 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/920630#Comment_920630

    I've got yesterday's washing back on the line,there's not a breath of wind though so I doubt it'll dry.

  • osrbsj
    osrbsj Online Community Member Posts: 303 Contributor

    hi everyone not doing great here was awake for hours last night. can’t do yoga anymore but I am trying chair yoga seeing as I can no longer use my leg. I am down about the fact I can’t do much anymore will have to get a cleaner place is a mess. I can’t get back to driving yet so we are stuck in doors I am carer for my husband. We never get out except fro a 10 min walk most days unless it’s raining. I feel very moany today. Sorry! Thanks for listening. Have a good day everyone 😊

  • rubin16
    rubin16 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 863 Championing

    hey everyone, I just spent the afternoon with my nan and met up with her for lunch, my health has been very up and down the past few days.

    I hope your all having a good day, the weather is nice today but its gone really chilly outside, feels like winter already.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 5,644 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Feel free to moan away @osrbsj, that's what we're all here for 😊 sorry life is feeling so difficult at the moment. I hope you can get a cleaner sorted out and that you get a better night's sleep tonight! How did you get on with the chair yoga?

    Glad you made it to visit your nan @rubin16! It's definitely colder the past few days, we've had that same chilly sunshine here.

  • Amberpearl
    Amberpearl Online Community Member Posts: 2,296 Championing

    Sun is out now

    Not very warm.

  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,968 Championing

    Morning all.

    The temperature's dropped quite a few degrees.

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