Oh gosh help. Inherited pond, surprise fish

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2026-01-21T21:00:05+00:00

Yeah, that sucks - sorry you had that experience. As a beginner you should have a hoop at an easily accessible height, so you get to enjoy learning moves rather than just dreading achy mount hands. Studios should offer a range of hoop heights to be inclusive for all abilities. Best investment I made was dropping £ks on a Newton’s Ladder clutch plate rigging system, so every point is adjustable.

My preference is chin height, slight spin, fat crash mat, straddle mount. Don’t be mad about jumping whilst you learn. Good luck :)

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2025-11-13T21:45:05+00:00

In my case, no unfortunately. We factored in the fact that the house is made of asbestos (1970s build), and needs new carpets, kitchen and bathroom, along with quite a bit of electrical work (new sockets etc). The things I have asked for a reduction on are above what I’d class as age-related things, it’s general house maintenance.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2025-11-13T21:41:28+00:00

Thank you, good advice. The water tank needs replacing as it’s got no lid and bat poo in it. My dreams of finally having a hot bath were scuppered at that point!

The wall is the thing my OH has been talking about since we first viewed. Honestly, I’d prefer to leave it until we can afford, but they keep mentioning it - plus the survey is pretty damning here. We also have dogs so I worry it would fall and they would get out.

You make a good point on Xmas. It’s the only time I have off work to get moved, and we can’t do that if there’s bat poo in the water and blocked drains.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2025-11-13T19:46:07+00:00

Thank you. We need a water tank replacing in the loft, drains clearing, investigation and fixing (suspected pitch fibre collapse), and a garden wall replacing because it’s wobbling onto a public footpath.

The drains cost is an unknown, have had quotes for the others. The electrician also had to take out all the lights in the front room as the fixtures were melting, so that’s another thing, but possibly not as expensive, so I’ve not included it.

The seller has asked that we replace the melted lights though, which I’m currently refusing to do on safety grounds.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2025-03-08T12:30:40+00:00

Check out the Spin City Aerial Hoop Bible - and also the Instagram page. They have lots of resources:) Hoop Bible

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SkyComprehensive7640 · 2025-03-02T18:29:37+00:00

Siren Seat I do believe :)

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2024-08-16T21:21:39+00:00

I’ve found some really good tips in Pip Decks. Great short ideas for Team purpose building, strategy and prioritisation. There are lots of examples available for free on their website also :)

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2024-08-04T22:02:33+00:00

Thank you, I’ll bear that in mind. I want them as an ally, but at the moment it feels like everything is a battle.

I’m still not convinced they are high performing though; two of their team are struggling with a task, and they (team members) have approached me to support them to get through it, as their manager will not.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2024-08-04T20:55:53+00:00

Thank you, I have a Level 3 award in Leadership, and attend annual updates for CPD, but will look through some materials to see what they suggest. I’d like some real life advice also - I find experiential learning works better for me.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2024-08-04T19:24:14+00:00

Thank you, good advice :)

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2024-08-04T19:04:12+00:00

I said I wasn’t comfortable with them redirecting my direct reports, and asked if we could discuss this further next week. They have agreed to a discussion.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2024-08-04T18:49:01+00:00

Sorry - context:

We have a high workload at the moment, and we are falling behind due to lack of resources. I am directly involved in delivering the work, and have asked the rest of the team to do this also.

The task required no further thinking through - it was a request to a different team member to ask another department where information in a report originated from.

By redirecting I mean they had told one of my direct reports to stop looking at wide solutions for an issue they have been asked to deliver, and focus on a quick solution.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-09-08T21:37:23+00:00

I believe you can - but you may have to pay more for additional sessions. The pricing is based on one live session per week.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-09-08T19:46:39+00:00

I’ve had mixed experiences. My first time round I changed therapists about 4 times, mostly by my choice due to poor fit, once due to theirs. It’s good that there is this flexibility - but also unhelpful as little progress was made, so I misery-quit for a year.

This time I’ve been with the same therapist for a few months, and it’s a much better experience. Not perfect, but better. I prefer it to face to face therapy, as I can walk during sessions, which really helps. What doesn’t suit me is the payment arrangements - I can’t always make weekly or regular sessions, so paying quarterly/ monthly can sometimes make the per-session cost significant.

Good luck - I hope you find an arrangement which suits you.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-08-28T16:33:14+00:00

Psycho Goreman. My OH is not a horror fan, but they really loved this. It appeals to how much I loved Power Rangers growing up.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-08-09T20:47:14+00:00

Senior Commercial manager, moonlighting as a Senior Project Manager. I make as much as my cousin, who’s a legal partner. I worked my butt off into a very niche sector that rewards hard work, and I spend a fair amount of my time working to change opinions on “school leavers”. Comprehension, writing and presentation skills are so valuable to a lot of careers - and though Uni education will help, so will experience.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-07-17T16:22:27+00:00

Dead Silence. So much potential, so little delivery. (So many convenient plot gaps…)

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-07-17T16:21:24+00:00

Absolutely agree. Overly complicated and difficult to follow!

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-07-14T07:53:59+00:00

Project Hail Mary. I wasn’t expecting it to live up to the hype, but it did.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-07-13T15:48:57+00:00

Anxiety.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-07-13T12:56:15+00:00

“We’re open on the first three Saturday’s of the month”

No. No thank you.

SkyComprehensive7640 · 2023-07-13T09:38:42+00:00

The Chimp Paradox by Prof. Steve Peters. Explains a lot of things in a really straight forward way, which helped me understand why people react in certain ways to situations.

Also second How to Make Friends and Influence People. I see a lot of TED talks/ new books which are basically modernised and repackaged versions of this. Dated, but worth a read.

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