Google says council tax but I pay the full amount separately so not sure why I'd be getting charged again?
Started in December when I brought my house
I've emailed and rang council but no reply
This is more of a rant, but making friends is so hard
I'm turning 30 this year and for the last 2 have tried to make a really big effort to meet people.
I go to quite a few meetup events and although I have met some people no long term connections
I'm just finding now that I'm exhausted at having the same conversations over and over 'what's your name/ what do you do etc' then sometimes you never see them again.
One of my closest friends moved away and another has got a boyfriend so makes less effort. I feel I spend so much time alone but after events I feel even more tired and my social battery is drained from service level conversations
I just wish I had a small group of friends I could hang out with and the meeting people at hobbies isn't working
In hindsight it's probably a bit too soon for me to be joining run clubs and I need to fet a bit faster first
I chose this event because the numbers are quite small and I thought it would be a good way to get to know people. I messaged beforehand to ask if it was beginner friendly as I had only done 3 5ks before all being parkruns and they said it usually takes them between 30 and 40 mins which I thought was good as my time is like 38 mins
Anyway I could only keep up for 5 minutes, I've probably tried to do too many miles too soon as my calves were on fire and I was struggling to keep up with the back so I just had to awkwardly stop and turn around to go back home 😅
I know that they're job wasnt to babysit me and they all want to run theyre own 5k but I just wish they hadnt said it would take 40 mins
Has anyone got their own running group fails to make me feel better as I shuffle home
**this is a lighthearted post, it didn't ruin my day but lets not be judgemental about running
I just want to say thank you. Spite is a great motivator
Its taken me over a year to get to a park run due to fear I wouldn't be able to finish.
Today was my third, the last two I wore a belt but the elastic has gone so today I wore my vest. Within the first few minutes of starting a women right next to me turns to her friend and goes 'thats so embarrasing wearing a vest for a 5k' not what you need to hear when it's taken you so long to get to where you are.
A couple of things
I only had my keys and phone and at first I felt embarrassed as I was one of the only few wearing one. But then I ended up running my best parkrun.
I've only been to parkrun 3 times but I know that this isn't the parkrun spirit. I'll continue to focus on myself, get better at running and continue to wear my running vest no matter the distance. You'll probably continue to be judgemental, lets see who gets furthur.
Wear the shorts, wear the vest and just be kind to each other
I've just realised its bank holiday on monday and I have no plans
Normally there's things going on on meetup but I can't find anything
Anyone know of any events happening that I could join? Thinking a drink in a beer garden or walk sort of vibe
All my friends already have plans or are working
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