{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Vicky Gooden","provider_url":"http:\/\/www.vickygooden.com","author_name":"vickygooden","author_url":"http:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/author\/vickygooden\/","title":"THE SABBATICAL SO FAR\u2026 - Vicky Gooden","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lwwyyip2b4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/11\/the-sabbatical-so-far\/\">THE SABBATICAL SO FAR\u2026<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/11\/the-sabbatical-so-far\/embed\/#?secret=lwwyyip2b4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;THE SABBATICAL SO FAR\u2026&#8221; &#8212; Vicky Gooden\" data-secret=\"lwwyyip2b4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/payslip-1024x487.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":487,"description":"Well this is rather nice isn&#8217;t it? Days with no schedules or commuter misery. Weekday mooches and allllllll the outdoorsyness and spontaneous dog walks. Yep, just what the doctor ordered. I\u2019m in my element. It did get off to a slow start though if I\u2019m honest. The first 2-3 weeks I was completely lost. I felt naughty and sort of couldn&#8217;t get going. Then once the old body realised it wasn&#8217;t a normal holiday, I found my groove. The making no money thing is interesting. It\u2019s really making me question how much we really need. I\u2019ve been lucky enough to have a little pot to dip into to cover my half of the mortgage payments and household bills but apart from that I&#8217;m still in the dregs of my February salary.\u00a0 When my first paycheque comes through in June I think I\u2019ll look at that in a whole new light. I really enjoyed receiving my first sabbatical payslip through the post though &#8211; a big fat ZERO. Why did that feel empowering more than anything else? So what have I been up to you ask? Started a voluntary role as blogger for Dogs on the Streets, or DOTS (www.dotslondon.co.uk). I [&hellip;]"}