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  • StarlightStarlight Posts: 1,457 Wise Owl
    Yes I will, I’ve set myself a few self care goals for the day
    * Shine like the star you are! *
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    That's good to hear! Hopefully self care will do some good!
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    Hey @Starlight, yayyy you’ve got wifi!!! That’s brilliant! I’m glad you’re feeling a bit better today :) 

    @Liam aww, I hope you feel better soon.

    My mum has gone back to work today again and it’s so strange without her in the house lol😂 even my dad says it’s weird without her here!
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • StarlightStarlight Posts: 1,457 Wise Owl
    edited June 2020
    Just said thanks 3 times in one sentence in a message to someone on Instagram aha, think I have a problem with the words thanks and sorry aha
    * Shine like the star you are! *
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    @Starlight aha mine is sorry, I always say sorry for everything lol. 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Former MemberFormer Member Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,989 Extreme Poster
    I've been on hold to student finance for almost half an hour now :joy:
  • StarlightStarlight Posts: 1,457 Wise Owl
    @independent_ I say sorry and thanks like 100 times each per day, everyone laughs about how much I say them, I just can’t help it cos I am always grateful for everything and also always have something to apologise for and I feel like one sorry is never enough if it’s coming from me aha
    * Shine like the star you are! *
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    God I hate student finance
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    @Eleanor hope they’re playing nice music for you whilst you’re on hold 
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    @Starlight me tooo. If I apologise I apologise about 8 times for everything aha.

    @Eleanor oh nooo!! I hate being on hold. How’s the hold music though?
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Former MemberFormer Member Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,989 Extreme Poster
    @Liam It's awful and I never want to hear it again 
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    I and so many issues with student finance. You just have to keep annoying them
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    Worst hold music I ever had was on the DWP’s PIP Enquiry line. I was on hold for over an hour and it was the most awful music I’ve ever heard. I bet there was only one person working and they were on their break or something because I’ve never had to hold for as long ever again. 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • StarlightStarlight Posts: 1,457 Wise Owl
    I feel like to get anything in life you either have to pay, or pester until you get what you need aha
    * Shine like the star you are! *
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    @Eleanor dance to it .. might make you feel a bit better 🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼 You could create like a whole dance which is not only fun but also passes time. Winner, winner.
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    @Liam that’s a brilliant idea. Next time I have to ring the DWP I’ll dance to their hold music ;) aha 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    edited June 2020
    Or even better, if it’s just a tune then make a song about how annoying the tune is and sing it to them when they answer the phone 😆 THEN dance to to the song.. you could have so much fun with this 🕺🏼 🎤 
  • StarlightStarlight Posts: 1,457 Wise Owl
    @Liam that’s what I do with the fire alarm at my school, it’s such a funky sounding fire alarm so I try make dances and songs up in my head to pass the time standing on our front field aha
    * Shine like the star you are! *
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Hello?
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    Here’s the DWP’s hold music, it starts about 3 minutes in 
    https://youtu.be/vvJ9IbBrMMU 

    I had to listen to that for an hour. A whole hour! And that woman’s voice too!
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    independent_ said:
    Here’s the DWP’s hold music, it starts about 3 minutes in 
    https://youtu.be/vvJ9IbBrMMU 

    I had to listen to that for an hour. A whole hour! And that woman’s voice too!
    I imagine that being the queens ring tone 
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Okay being ignored. Cool

    Have a good chat :)
  • StarlightStarlight Posts: 1,457 Wise Owl
    Swear I’ve done like a ballet dance to something like that before @independent_ :lol:
    * Shine like the star you are! *
  • Former MemberFormer Member Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,989 Extreme Poster
    Now I'm on hold with HMRC :joy: Loving life
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    Hey @GreenTea, how was work?

    @Liam ahaha I see why you think that. It’s very...what’s the word.. idk lol

    @Starlight aha that’s brilliant, I could definitely try dancing to it next time I call them .. oh wait I can’t dance!
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Former MemberFormer Member Living the Zen life 🧘🏼‍♀️ Posts: 1,989 Extreme Poster
    @Aidan My doctor's surgery sounds like that!!
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    My doctor’s surgery doesn’t have hold music, it just uses the ring back service where if they’re busy you press 5 and when they hang up it rings you back to ring them aha.

    You do have to ring them dead on 8.15 in the morning though to even have a chance of getting an appointment. 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Hello???
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 1,997 Extreme Poster
    GreenTea said:
    Hello???
    Hey ❤️
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 9,953 Supreme Poster
    I hate phoning people

    @GreenTea are you alright?

    @Aidan I won’t be able to stop thinking that now if there’s ever hold music like that when I phone someone aha. 
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
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