Full Version: What's Made You Happy Today.... ?
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Had a brilliant piano lesson - spent the whole hour on one piece
QUOTE(Solari @ Mar 8 2010, 08:39 PM) 
Had a brilliant piano lesson - spent the whole hour on one piece
One of the 11th April potentials?
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Mar 8 2010, 08:41 PM)
One of the 11th April potentials?
Yep!
My teacher really likes the piece too!QUOTE(Solari @ Mar 8 2010, 09:07 PM)
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Mar 8 2010, 08:41 PM)
One of the 11th April potentials?
Yep!
My teacher really likes the piece too!Cool
Looking forward to it (as long as it's after 2pm 
)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him 
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 8 2010, 09:28 PM)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him
Wonderful news!
Getting a call from a company I had applied to for a job saying that they want me to go to their office tommorow for an interview.
I hope I am not rejected like I was after an interview last week.......
I hope I am not rejected like I was after an interview last week.......
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 8 2010, 09:28 PM)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him
that's fabulous, Babybird!! awwh, how lovely! congratulations!
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 8 2010, 09:28 PM)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him
He only wants you for the tax-break (if the Tories win!)
Jokes aside, hope you enjoy many more happy years together!
Thank you Fran and Sol
Congratulations Babybird!!! :-)
Thank you
Claudia! Congratulations! 
Wowowow Babybird! Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Thanks!
Congratulations
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 8 2010, 09:28 PM)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him
Exciting news! Congratulations Babybird
Congratulations Claudia. Hope he did it properly down on one knee.
Congratulations to you both! Have some cake.
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 8 2010, 09:28 PM)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him
Wow.
Congratulations.
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 8 2010, 09:28 PM)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him
That is wonderful news!!!!! Congratulations!!!!
I take it you said, "Yes", then, Babybird2?! 
Congratulations to you both.
Congratulations to you both.
Congrats Babybird2!!
Erm, well, sort of cheating and looking local to where I currently live at the moment...trying to find out residence requirements to see if I could get away without having to move anywhere (thing is, if I were not working, my husband would have to be working, and his work is very much tied to where we currently live [20+ year client base built up])
Anyway, what has also made me happy today is the discovery that a redundancy lump sum is apparently tax free (up to a certain threashold, which I won't meet). But this means that what I will actually get on redundancy will be over 1 year's current take-home pay, and pretty much my running-the-house contribution for nearly 2 years! So it makes it all a lot more relaxing. It's just nice to know that as and when (and I suppose, technically, if) it happens, I won't be in desperate urgent need of a new job, any job I do get can pay me a lot less, and I can consider things like going back to studying.
Not that my husband knows anything about the studying idea yet which is probably a bit naughty of me. But I want to work out how I feel about it before I complicate things with how other people think about it.
QUOTE(Flossie @ Mar 8 2010, 06:12 PM)
I assume you've looked an have places in mind?
Erm, well, sort of cheating and looking local to where I currently live at the moment...trying to find out residence requirements to see if I could get away without having to move anywhere (thing is, if I were not working, my husband would have to be working, and his work is very much tied to where we currently live [20+ year client base built up])
Anyway, what has also made me happy today is the discovery that a redundancy lump sum is apparently tax free (up to a certain threashold, which I won't meet). But this means that what I will actually get on redundancy will be over 1 year's current take-home pay, and pretty much my running-the-house contribution for nearly 2 years! So it makes it all a lot more relaxing. It's just nice to know that as and when (and I suppose, technically, if) it happens, I won't be in desperate urgent need of a new job, any job I do get can pay me a lot less, and I can consider things like going back to studying.
Not that my husband knows anything about the studying idea yet which is probably a bit naughty of me. But I want to work out how I feel about it before I complicate things with how other people think about it.
Thanks all. Of course I said yes And no, he didn't get down on one knee He just sat down on the sofa!!
Maizie, that course sounds fascinating
And no, he didn't get down on one knee He just sat down on the sofa!! Maizie, that course sounds fascinating
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 9 2010, 08:51 AM)
Thanks all. Of course I said yes
And no, he didn't get down on one knee He just sat down on the sofa!! 
And there was me thinking he'd taken you on a romantic night out.
Haha He said he didn't want to do that because I would have guessed! At least this way it was a total surprise
He said he didn't want to do that because I would have guessed! At least this way it was a total surprise
Aw, it's so lovely...
Just saw this. Many congratulations Babybird2
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 9 2010, 01:28 PM)
Haha
He said he didn't want to do that because I would have guessed! At least this way it was a total surprise Well in that case he owes you a big romantic night out when the thing that shall not be mentioned has been handed in. 
QUOTE(Flossie @ Mar 9 2010, 02:07 PM)
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 9 2010, 01:28 PM)
Haha
He said he didn't want to do that because I would have guessed! At least this way it was a total surprise Well in that case he owes you a big romantic night out when the thing that shall not be mentioned has been handed in. Awwh bless him, that's really sweet! Really pleased for you, Babybird, but I do agree with Flossie (although I'm not entirely sure what the "thing" would be
)
Congratulations Babybird2!
Just think of all the forumites who could perform at your wedding........................
Just think of all the forumites who could perform at your wedding........................
QUOTE(stetenorve @ Mar 9 2010, 04:10 PM)
Congratulations Babybird2!
Just think of all the forumites who could perform at your wedding........................
Surely they will avoid the cheesy "Pachelbel's Canon" and opt for something a bit more original!
A really good rehearsal with DawnF. Only half our usual time but solid progress made.
QUOTE(oldnotes @ Mar 9 2010, 04:45 PM)
A really good rehearsal with DawnF. Only half our usual time but solid progress made.
Aaah Thankyou
Me too.
That's 2 threads youve beaten me to today
Running an interesting session with students doing a BMus in Commercial Music Performance (most of whom do not read music)...a tad out of my comfort zone but after a few games of Doggie, Doggie I got them reading rhythm cards in canon and singing a major triad in solfa and with handsigns...!!
QUOTE(Maizie @ Mar 8 2010, 05:55 PM)
QUOTE(Flossie @ Mar 8 2010, 05:02 PM)
What sort of PG study, Maizie? 
Prob an MSc in Bioinformatics.Thanks to a recent inheritance, we are debt-free-other-than-mortgage and the household running costs have dropped so much that I could half my income with no real impact.
I'm likely being made redundant later this year, which will come with a substantial wodge of money - well over half my annual pay, so I could use that as "salary" and pay for course fees for a year without too much concern.
My OU degree (humanities with classical studies) finishes June 2011 - so I'd be looking at a 2011 academic year start (oh, my original degree was in biology and I'm currently a programmer...so it's not a total departure to go to bioinformatics).
It's just pondering at the moment but basically it's financially viable in a way it would never have been since I left university (and indeed, probably wasn't even that viable then!)
I'a great believer in the fact that if the time is ripe, everything will fall into place - it sounds ripe for you. Go for it!
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Mar 8 2010, 09:28 PM)
My boyfriend of 7 years asked me to marry him
Congratulations Babybird2
... and I think the same applies to you!
I'm a bit late with this (haven't looked at this thread for a couple of days), but congrats, Babybird2!
Congratulations Babybird and boyfriend sorry - fiancé!
Congratulations BabyBird.
One of my staff has told me she is pregnant ! 
first then
first then
Congratulations BabyBird!!!
We have about half a metre of snow here at the moment, and i've just been out with my dog, an Italian Pointer. We had a great time playing in the snow
We have about half a metre of snow here at the moment, and i've just been out with my dog, an Italian Pointer. We had a great time playing in the snow
QUOTE(The Old Lady @ Mar 10 2010, 10:34 AM)
Congratulations BabyBird.
Good heavens its sounds as though Babybird is pregnant (rather than just being engaged) coming straight after my post ! And we are both in Leeds, but she is not on our staff !
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Mar 10 2010, 11:30 AM)
Good heavens its sounds as though Babybird is pregnant (rather than just being engaged) coming straight after my post ! And we are both in Leeds, but she is not on our staff !
QUOTE(Solari @ Mar 10 2010, 11:35 AM)
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Mar 10 2010, 11:30 AM)
Good heavens its sounds as though Babybird is pregnant (rather than just being engaged) coming straight after my post ! And we are both in Leeds, but she is not on our staff !
I love that icon Sol!!
QUOTE(missypiano @ Mar 10 2010, 11:36 AM)
I love that icon Sol!! I heard back from the pitched percussion teacher I emailed. I'm going to arrange a consultation lesson in the next week or so...
Congratulations Baby Bird!!!!
A good bassoon lesson - I have apparently progressed well on the impossible study he set me... without actually practising once for the whole of last week. 
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Mar 10 2010, 04:41 PM)
A good bassoon lesson - I have apparently progressed well on the impossible study he set me... without actually practising once for the whole of last week.
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Mar 10 2010, 04:41 PM)
A good bassoon lesson - I have apparently progressed well on the impossible study he set me... without actually practising once for the whole of last week.
I love when that happens!
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