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[Barrybran]

So I had an interesting situation today. My 2nd anniversary is on Monday and I decided to get my wife flowers. I found a bouquet I liked and thought she would like and as I had a couple of questions I called the florist today in case I wasn't able to organise them over the weekend. I was happy with what the florist told me, booked the flowers and that's when the curveball came - the message.

I understand that gifts aren't advised with DB. I am comfortable with my decision as it is part of who I want to be. It's not a celebration but an acknowledgement of an important day in my life and the person I share that day with. Whether my wife appreciates the flowers or not is neither here nor there. As such, I hadn't thought about a message with the flowers until the florist mentioned it. She balked at the idea of delivering anonymous flowers however I was at work when I organised them, I didn't know what message I wanted to send with the flowers, I have a card for my wife separate from the flowers and, most importantly, I don't want to invite third parties into our problems, even if they are just a service provider. As such, I left the booking as a nice bunch of flowers with no message.

In other news, a teammate on my soccer team who is also studying accounting told me about a cadetship advertised in the local paper this week. There are two possible locations, 90 minutes and 2.5 hours away from home. It may not be financially viable however I am going to look into it anyway. I would love an opportunity to work in the field I am going to be studying in as I don't have time to do work experience around my current employment and family commitments, I will be 35 when I finish my degree and I find immense value in putting theory into practice rather than sitting in a classroom for 3-4 years before trying to convince someone you know your stuff.

I would assume the best-case scenario work-wise would be 20-25 hours per week around uni commitments which would put a serious dent in my finances. There are a few scenarios that could happen and I will have an opportunity to discuss the cadetships with the firm offering them on Monday and I will have until Friday to apply.