What made you happy today?

It gets easier @Sar , I was in the same position like you at the start of 2018. I was learning in an automatic car. I passed my theory test on Aug 2018 and my driving test on Jan. 2019. I only had the courage to drive on my own to the supermarket a couple of weeks ago though (I was always nervous with parking so I always want hubby to be with me so we can park in a disabled bay :D ). That was only because my piggies don't have fresh food and hubby won't take me to the shop! 😂 It was really an emergency! :D
 
It will get easier the more you get used to it @Sar i think how near you sit is more of a preference thing sometimes. My sister and mum are taller than me and have longer legs than me (I think!) but they sit too near the steering for my comfort. You will find a position that is good for you.

As for hugging the left...I still do that now and my husband will point it out to me sometimes. I try to be conscious of it when driving. But I also don’t like driving near the central line either! And I (a few of my siblings included!) can be quite...particular when it comes to parking. We like to be near the kerb. And I struggle to park nicely in bigger spaces. Go figure 🤷🏾‍♀️🤣

Today I’m happy because I submitted my work. Hopefully my learning diary was okay! Now I can read and watch some tv at the weekend.
 
Merab's Slave said:
What a lovely photo.

No - I'm not putting out food.
We have a fox around. It already had a go at Jemimah's pot which was quite upsetting to find and I don't want to encourage it to come back.
I put out water for Charlie the hedgehog though.
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More hedgehog sightings 👍👍😍
3 hedgies on Wednesday night/Thursday early hours, and one tonight. Heard and saw them munching on the special food. At least that means I can be pretty sure that it isn't rats or foxes taking the food, I'm pretty sure we have both in the vicinity.
The suggested way to put out food for hogs to prevent foxes etc taking it, is to make a feeding station with an old crate or similar, upside down with a small hole cut in it and brick on top so it can't be flipped over. If you were to put it at a distance from your house and Jemimah's pot, with the food under it, hopefully the fox wouldn't cause a problem.
 
Lady Kelly said:
It does get easier @Sar there's no rush to learn either, take your time and build your confidence. I used to hold my breath when concentrating and also used to be a bit too fond of the left edge of the road :)) I didn't tell anyone but my now husband (I was living with him) and I think I might have told my mum and dad but can't remember now. I put lots of pressure on myself and I felt that I would put more pressure on myself from what I perceived to be other people's expectations.
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That's one of reasons I haven't told anyone, I just want to do it & not have the pressure from others as it will take me as long as it takes. Saying that I get picked up/dropped off outside my house so now half the street will know & I was attempting to drive around the next village yesterday so it's only time until someone spots me. Maybe I'll put a bag on my head!

anyar.dris said:
It gets easier @Sar , I was in the same position like you at the start of 2018. I was learning in an automatic car. I passed my theory test on Aug 2018 and my driving test on Jan. 2019. I only had the courage to drive on my own to the supermarket a couple of weeks ago though (I was always nervous with parking so I always want hubby to be with me so we can park in a disabled bay :D ). That was only because my piggies don't have fresh food and hubby won't take me to the shop! 😂 It was really an emergency! :D
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I love that your pigs got you out in the car on your own!

Siikibam said:
It will get easier the more you get used to it @Sar i think how near you sit is more of a preference thing sometimes. My sister and mum are taller than me and have longer legs than me (I think!) but they sit too near the steering for my comfort. You will find a position that is good for you.

As for hugging the left...I still do that now and my husband will point it out to me sometimes. I try to be conscious of it when driving. But I also don’t like driving near the central line either! And I (a few of my siblings included!) can be quite...particular when it comes to parking. We like to be near the kerb. And I struggle to park nicely in bigger spaces. Go figure 🤷🏾‍♀️🤣

Today I’m happy because I submitted my work. Hopefully my learning diary was okay! Now I can read and watch some tv at the weekend.
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I'm only 5ft but I have friends similar heights to me & they've learnt ok. I guess I will never drive a bus but that's fine, I'd definitely be in the field then! I woke up this morning with "I actually did it" thought & then remeasured 20m outside as instructor picked a car yesterday that I could only just see number plate of. I can definitely see 20m though as measured it with tape measure & string.
 
Sar said:
That's one of reasons I haven't told anyone, I just want to do it & not have the pressure from others as it will take me as long as it takes. Saying that I get picked up/dropped off outside my house so now half the street will know & I was attempting to drive around the next village yesterday so it's only time until someone spots me. Maybe I'll put a bag on my head!



I love that your pigs got you out in the car on your own!



I'm only 5ft but I have friends similar heights to me & they've learnt ok. I guess I will never drive a bus but that's fine, I'd definitely be in the field then! I woke up this morning with "I actually did it" thought & then remeasured 20m outside as instructor picked a car yesterday that I could only just see number plate of. I can definitely see 20m though as measured it with tape measure & string.
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I used to get picked up from work but still no one found out :))
 
Today I am happy that we had nice family party for Mum's birthday... 8 of us there altogether and lots of hugs from the kids which feels very covid-naughty but poor Mum completely missed the relative social freedoms of August, she was in hospital over a month from 3 days after shielding ended until last weekend, so we just squeezed in a quick birthday party with us all before the "rule of six" comes in tomorrow!
5 of the 8 people present including baby Alfie and Mum have had negative covid tests for various reasons within the past 10 days so hopefully not too risky... hardly an illegal rave!
 
I got good feedback for reading to the class! I just need to project my voice. And have more confidence in getting them to be quiet (that’s my own critique) 😁 tomorrow I’ll be doing a short session with them. And Wednesday I’ll be doing a starter game with them!
 
VickiA said:
New Shark Vacuum. What has my life come to that this is the highlight of my Monday? :lol!:
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Ooo we got a shark vacuum earlier this year. We'd only had the Dyson just over a year but it's a bag of crap, Dysons just aren't worth the money these days. First 3 times using the shark showed how inefficient the Dyson actually was
 
Lady Kelly said:
Ooo we got a shark vacuum earlier this year. We'd only had the Dyson just over a year but it's a bag of crap, Dysons just aren't worth the money these days. First 3 times using the shark showed how inefficient the Dyson actually was
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First use showed how much our Dyson been missing. Such satisfaction!
 
Lady Kelly said:
Ooo we got a shark vacuum earlier this year. We'd only had the Dyson just over a year but it's a bag of crap, Dysons just aren't worth the money these days. First 3 times using the shark showed how inefficient the Dyson actually was
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VickiA said:
First use showed how much our Dyson been missing. Such satisfaction!
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Oooh, I shall bear your comments in mind if/when I need to replace my Dyson which is now 20 years old. It still seems to do a decent job (though I'm no Kim&Aggie!), maybe the British made ones were better quality, but one day I guess it will wear out and not be worth repairing.
 
I'm happy today because I received this in the post from my bestie. We don't normally exchange presents, but she texted me last week to say she'd seen this and thought of me ...
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A reminder of something we thought hilarious when we were teenagers in the early 80s. Plus I always felt I could relate to Marvin the Paranoid Android 🤪🤖
 
Siikibam said:
I got good feedback for reading to the class! I just need to project my voice. And have more confidence in getting them to be quiet (that’s my own critique) 😁 tomorrow I’ll be doing a short session with them. And Wednesday I’ll be doing a starter game with them!
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One way of learning voice projection would be to have one or 2 lessons with either an elocution or a drama teacher.
They can teach you how to project without straining your vocal cords.
 
^ ooh I also saw a squirrel yesterday - it came right up to us :love: (I love squirrels because they remind me of gerbils lol)
wish I brought my camera with me...
 
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