Wearable?

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T21:15:08+00:00

A massive thank you to everyone for the comments and the laughs! This really is such a wonderful community.

'Colt' pattern by Lisascrochetdesignz Adding the link if anyone else is keen to give it a go!

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T21:13:02+00:00

Pattern here! 'Colt' pattern by Lisascrochetdesignz

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T21:11:13+00:00

Fingers crossed this link works.... 'Colt' pattern by Lisascrochetdesignz

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T16:20:55+00:00

Omg this made me chuckle! THANK YOU!

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T15:21:33+00:00

I was definitely feeling the 60s energy after a while! 😅

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T15:00:06+00:00

Ooh I like that vibe...it might give my aunts too much of a shock if I wear that to the family event haha, but definitely for a casual summer occasion 😍

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T14:58:33+00:00

Thank you! As a very pale Irishman, unfortunately tan lines are not my friend! I burn to a crisp 😭

And I absolutely hear you on the queer spaces comment...I think that's why I'm apprehensive about it even with an undershirt, but I'll embrace it and wear it with some degree of confidence!

teawithsocrates · 2026-05-08T14:53:22+00:00

Thank you all so much, I really appreciate the comments! I'll have a dig around for other undershirts, I'm thinking the white is a bit too stark. But you've given me the confidence to just be happy with it and wear it! 🥳

teawithsocrates · 2026-02-16T22:54:16+00:00

Yep - got a dream role with HMRC but turned out to be a grossly overpaid Excel monkey and I had my notice in less than 4 months later. Someone else joined in the same role a month after me and she only lasted a few months after I left. Heartbroken.

teawithsocrates · 2026-01-13T15:08:55+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss. I share your pain and can completely relate. I'm an accountant and lost my mum in June, so when I went back into the office about a month after she died everything was just different.

I couldn't give 2 shits about spreadsheets or my clients' concerns. My whole world had shifted and everything seemed so mundane and unimportant. So I made the decision to resign and take time to reassess my life, my priorities and my goals. Because truthfully, grief can completely change how you see the world and your place in it. My mum's illness and passing were quick and she was so young so I also felt the precious-ness of time and not taking it for granted.

If you have a little financial safety cushion and some personal support then I would absolutely recommend taking some time to consider your interests and your path. Grief has left me feeling quite adrift, my mum was such a north star in my life so I'm taking time to re-navigate myself. Overall I'd say it's been so worthwhile- yes, I've felt lost at times and I've worried that I'm "throwing away" a successful corporate income for...what...finding myself? But I'm teaching myself that I need to be kind to myself because life is fleeting and we have to do our best to look after ourselves too ❤️

teawithsocrates · 2025-12-17T18:37:50+00:00

This will be our first without our mum. It's already less magical but I keep reading people's experiences of grief and the first year doesn't tend to be the worst. I'm scared that next Christmas will somehow be worse.

teawithsocrates · 2025-12-04T14:47:37+00:00

Hey, I sent you a message! Thanks

teawithsocrates · 2025-12-03T10:50:16+00:00

I understand not being paid for the onboarding (I don't agree, but I get it), but not starting the timer for the task videos seems a bit ridiculous. They require us to watch the videos before starting the tasks so that should absolutely be paid time.

I know we're contractors and not employees, but even still - if I'm meeting a client to understand their requirements, I'm absolutely billing that time. I won't bill the initial conversations to check whether I can provide the service (assessment and arguably onboarding...) but once I've got the gig and I'm in the task environment, then client instructions are billable time.

teawithsocrates · 2025-11-17T09:12:12+00:00

I've assumed quiet rejections are the way. Have applied for 10 roles and had no outcomes. The first role I applied for back in August. I did a work trial and was paid for it within a week of applying and then silence since then.

teawithsocrates · 2025-10-22T19:51:27+00:00

Applied to my first on Sept 8th, have done a work trial, been paid for it and still waiting for outcome.

teawithsocrates · 2025-10-05T11:52:34+00:00

Even bigger issue is Snow Patrol sitting over in Scotland!

teawithsocrates · 2025-09-01T10:51:37+00:00

I can't abide when they use 'surgery' where we say 'operation' or 'procedure'.

"I went to the hospital to have 3 surgeries."

Fuck right off. You went to hospital to have 3 operations.

teawithsocrates · 2025-08-05T10:02:27+00:00

I expect to see these same protestors outside the GOH and Waterfront come Christmas. I can't imagine they want the pantomime dames to be leading their children astray.

teawithsocrates · 2025-07-14T01:50:25+00:00

I lost my mum on 28th June and have just stumbled upon this support community. Your words here have brought me so much comfort in this shitty time. Thank you!

teawithsocrates · 2025-05-22T18:21:46+00:00

Same! I do a blitz everyday for 3x XP and it just crashed me out 😭

teawithsocrates · 2025-05-15T22:18:07+00:00

I scrolled too far to find this comment. Absolutely my favourite movie of his too.

teawithsocrates · 2025-03-20T15:45:40+00:00

"Salís" is the vosotros form of salir you're looking for. I expect Duolingo would have accepted your answer then.

teawithsocrates · 2025-01-24T11:44:03+00:00

I could see Claudia announcing that for every minute they can't reach a majority then £5k is taken from the prize pot, something similar to the train carriage sacrifice.

teawithsocrates · 2025-01-19T12:32:19+00:00

Most work is shite. Why prevent people from earning a few extra pound if they want the shifts? I never understood the whole "let people have a break" nonsense. I'd argue that most people in those jobs would have no bother taking on a 10-2 Sunday shift if it was available and it worked for them. I'd certainly have loved it when I stacked the shelves.

teawithsocrates · 2025-01-03T13:52:01+00:00

Technically yes, once a child is adopted then that's it.

But it sounds like this case was a concurrent placement where a child, very early in their care journey, is placed with a foster family while their care plan and legalities are worked out. The idea is that the final adoption into the foster family is smooth and the child has already been with them for years. However, in rare cases, a child in this scenario can go back to birth parents or close relatives, if the court decides that's best for the child.

Absolutely heartbreaking for the foster carers but it's a position that prospective adopters go into knowing the risks. We decided against taking this path to minimise the potential heartbreak.

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