How was your day? (Random off topic chat)

Nice idea t-t

Working from home today and not left the house, which somewhat limits my observations, and am squinty-eyed from too many hours staring at spreadsheets on a tiny laptop screen.

But now I've finally lifted my eyes to the world, I find myself moderately cheered by the small act of defiance acted out today in our House of Commons where, it appears, POTUS shall not trumpet.

YEEEESSSSS! Brilliant thread! I was asking the mods only last week if we could do this! I'm fed up with getting told off for going off on a tangent!

I never de-clutter turtle - my motto is 'if in doubt, chuck it out!' Minimalist me! Enjoy it - it's cathartic.

What's Lady G been up to? I like her boyfriend and can't wait for Chicago Fire to re-start.

Resigned my job last week. Gulp.

Right now am watching Dinner Date, my guilty pleasure.

Good luck with the new job search Tibidabo!

I started a new role today actually. Sort of related to my chosen field since leaving uni, but more strategic than hands on. I guess I've reached the age where you start getting promoted out of doing the fun stuff. We'll see how it goes...I'm hoping I enjoy the more high-level elements of the role, and my colleagues seem a lovely bunch at least.

Thanks Jean - I've just arranged a sort of informal interview for Friday. Sounds like you've had a good first day - onwards and upwards!

Mrs Meatpie - the good news is that February is a short month. The bad news is that today's the...um... 6th!.... send out for food parcels?

The day is still on where I am, eight hours behind, sitting and supposedly working at a dining room table (my office) in a flat in West Hollywood, CA, watching the rain come down. Seems like that four year drought is history.

Back at work after moving house this weekend. Felt like a complete zombie for the whole day today, combined with an unending series of aches and pains from unpacking boxes - and carrying things up and down 2 flights of stairs to my new flat. Had professional movers, who were pretty amazing, but I forgot that my Christmas decorations got packed and were left in my office of my old house, instead of moving them back to the garage. So the guys dutifully moved those boxes, and the tree, into my new office space. I spotted them hauling the tree up the stairs, and directed that one back down to the garage, but I had to move the other boxes back myself, after they'd left.

Also, I thought my sofa would fit through the hallway - it doesn't (just too tall to turn into the room), so that's also in the garage! I have an enormous lounge, with just an armchair, side table and TV corner unit! Feels very sparse! I'm sofa shopping this weekend, clearly!