I stopped taking Zyban just over a week ago because I started to get itchy feet and hands. I have since found out this is a really common symptom and it’s all in your head! Nonetheless, it didn’t stop ‘til the other day. The dizziness went, but appears to have come back again today, so maybe it’s just nicotine withdrawal rather than the pills. Last week I didn’t smoke at all even in the evenings, but did have a few again at the weekend. Oh well; I’m getting there!
Today I had a really riveting (sic) day at a conference which was yet again going on about how government agencies want to work with the voluntary sector (or ‘third sector’) as they call it. These things are always the same. Some people from a government agency go on about what good work we do in the voluntary sector and how they really need us, then someone from the voluntary sector goes on about how special and great we are, then there are so-called ‘workshops’ which are actually someone else spouting off about something or other, and then we go home none the wiser as to how we actually in reality get the contracts to carry out work for these statutory bodies. You have to go to these events to be seen, and everyone knows we are doing more and more work for less and less money, and keep having to bend what we do to get contracts and stay afloat, but the message never seams to get up to the top where people can really make a difference. There has to be a better way surely!
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