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My first real time off work all year starts next week (a week and a half long). My aim is to use this time to get away somewhere and work things out, decide what it is I want out of life and what to prioritise. Regardless of what happens next I have been lucky enough to secure myself some breathing room - if the meetings had gone the other way I'd have had to just panic apply for jobs and take whatever I could. Hardly a recipe for success.

I'd ideally want to have job applications already sent out at both crunch points (appeal board / resit results) to reduce the risk of any significant amount of time out of work. I don't have enough in savings to cover my half of the rent + bills + living expenses for more than a short amount of time.