I have more than enough for my needs BUT I really WANT a landrover

Souk08

Thanks lovely lady. Don't get me wrong I can cope with loads of sex, it's just all the other carp that annoys me! I tend to see friends and do cheap meals and drinks a lot and also love the theatre when i can afford it. I'd love to do some classes ie yoga but they tend to start early and i'm never leaving the shop til after 6 so I'd struggle locally. Will look again though for winter! I've never been the sensible sort and it works for me. I do work hard at my job though but it's never been my be all and end all and they all know that!

MrsMoo2U

I like the idea of not being sensible Souk, I think that I am a rebel in my own imagination. Truthfully though I have always found myself in situations that have meant that I have had to be the sensible one. For the first time in my life I have somebody who is willing to support me to do whatever I want to do. I dont mean in the financial sense just the emotional way. Now, had I lived on my own all of my adult life I guess that I would have been much more adventurous because on the occasions I have had the opportunity to be so I have grabbed it with both hands. BUT, I have always been the main breadwinner in the past and had people leaning quite heavily on me both emotionally and financially. So a last year I decided enough was enough and moved to Wales, got a new job and completely changed my life. I think that once you did the first time it gets easier. I am toying with the idea of doing what I have always dreamed of doing which is to go and live in Germany. So my research is beginning in earnest. There I have put it out there now so watch this space.

Souk08

OOh how exciting. Cheri i am sensible in my family as i have to be (brother fab but dozy and sis in Oz!) but in my personal life i have always chosen to be single and just have fun. My fabulous sister has lived and made friends all over the world and just goes wherever she gets work (she is a nurse so always jobs available). I have no desire to shuffle into a dreary middle age as i don't think it looks fun. My sis says that the key to making friends is this: whenver anyone says oh we must meet up, she whips out her diary and makes a date. She also tells them what she's looking for ie a church, a book group, more friends and they introduce her and so the circle widens. Feel the fear and do it anyway XXX

MrsMoo2U

Souk, thanks for that. Your sister sounds fab. It isnt that I am afraid to make friends. I am quite choosy I know that sounds stand offish but I find that unless I am careful I end up making friends with people who just drain me as I have a habit of picking up waifs and strays. However I have changed that about myself recently and decided to be a bit more picky. Also since moving to Wales, I have been so busy getting to grips with my new job that I have consciously opted out of life. Hence the new start from now on. I can be very sociable, but like you it needs to be on my terms because I also love my own company.

Souk08

Cheri I was a holiday rep for many years so am super sociable...but I love peace and quiet with a bit of Radio 2 as well!

MrsMoo2U

Sounds really good Souk. When I was at school (many moons ago) I took all of my exams with a view to going into the travel industry. I had a romantic notion of being a courier. In those days it was just before travel reps became the norm. So it was a travel rep but one of those who took guided tours around historical places. You know the kind with the umbrella and lots of people trailing after them. At that point I had never been abroad at all. I thought that I would see the world. When I left school a lovely careers advisor told me I was too young to do anything at all in the travel industry and so I ended up taking a temporary job in the civil service until I was old enough (21 in those days) and here I am 20+ years later:(
Still its never too late±

MrsMoo2U

Quote for the week
There is only one admirable form of the imagination: the imagination that is so intense that it creates a new reality, that it makes things happen.
Sean O'Faolain (1900 - 1991)

Morning world. Another early one here. I think that my body clock has reset itself to silly oclock time.
Dawn chorus hasnt started yet either. So I cant blame the noisy birds this morning. Although there has been at least 2 cars passing the house.:eek: what is the world coming to?

Me thinks I have been neglectful of my finances control freakism since last week. Partly due to going to Anglesey and having to "borrow" money from different envelopes and partly due to .............erm.............whats that word,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ah yes...............procrastination.
Every day I have thought " today I will do it" so I figured that if I did a to do list today then I would get it sorted
So here we go,
To do list

• check banking
• move money around between accounts
• pay mortgage
• phone water authorities
• phone British Gas
• check out job sites to see what is going
• start working on updating CV

I think that is enough for today, although with the amount of real work I have to get through today I dont think that I will get all of that done.

Different_Corner

Morning
Reading your conversation from yesterday I had a little quote come to mind from Chicken Soup for The Soul. (This may be a misquote actually!)
If you didn't know when your birthday was how old would you be ?

Hope you have a good day

MrsMoo2U

That is a good quote. I think I would be 19. Best times because no worries, no debts, no mortgage. Just fun, laughter and dancing.

Different_Corner

So how did you go with the job hunting and the CV ?
Anything catch your eye ?