To new beginnings. To the pursuit of...somethingness.

Triciaxx

You might try this, KC.

It's just over t'hill from us!

ETA. I keep forgetting to say 'hooray!' to Cheri, the Austrian home owner. Great news and well done.

EssexHebridean

Woo - just caught up, congrats Cheri - now that *is* following your dream! :beer:

MrsMoo2U

KC, I copied and pasted that paragraph from somewhere and now I cant find it but here is a link to something similar http://www.answers.com/topic/luddite

Thanks for that link Tricia. I studied the industrial revolution in history, which is where I came across a photo and a mention of this so I was intrigued.

youareallhelpingme

Well done on signing the deal! Just one question, who paid for lunch :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

Karmacat

Tricia, thats fantastic, thank you.

Cheri! The lunch! What happened???

MrsMoo2U

Aah the lunch. The agent paid _party_

Turns out that it is the normal thing in Austria :j

Triciaxx

Hooray to agent paying for lunch :T:T:T

As for the Luddites, I taught local social history for Adult Education - reckoned that I would research a year and repeat ad nauseum. Huh! The same students wanted to come back again and again and ended up dictating what they would study - it was great really and I learned a lot but not easy money. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm not really a local (only 30 years here) and the local newspaper actually called me a 'former Southerner' not long ago. :eek::rotfl::eek::rotfl:

Karmacat

Tricia, the "former" bit is a huge compliment! And the local history thing sounds wonderful! Still loving the linkie you provided.

And very glad to hear the agent paid, Cheri!

MrsMoo2U

“The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream”
Harry Kemp quotes

And so today I woke up in a panic. This is the month that I have been kind of dreading as so many bills have to be paid out in respect of my dream. This means that I have no wriggle room whatsoever with my budget. Maybe that is an understatement - I have no budget with which to wriggle is more likely the case.

Panic ye not I said to myself, head in my little book of quotes I knew that there would be something that would inspire me and here it is. Leapt off the page so it did. I know that quotes don't put food on the table or pay for petrol etc but what I do believe is that they motivate me to pick myself up, stop worrying and start looking for solutions to any obstacles that are placed in my way.

So today I have printed off a little picture of my lovely new home and placed it onto the fridge with this quote above it. Then if I am feeling low I just need to remember that I have a dream so I will never be poor.

3 items placed on ebay this morning. Mr C on board for a car boot next week so lots of ferreting to be done in the (now half a ) room of doom.

I need to set myself a target of making enough money per week to see me through the month. Action Plan required

• work out a very minimal weekly budget
• make a plan to earn that amount each week - one way or another
• make a table of daily amounts to place on the fridge to keep track

Pigs emptied - £23.50
Euros to be exchanged - 55
Paypal - £20

Meal last night - Mushroom strogonoff.
Mushrooms £1
Onion (1) 10p
Creme Fraiche (half pot)25p
Rice (one cup) 15p
paprika (one teaspoon) 2p
chilli powder (one teaspoon) 2p

Total = £1.54/2 = 77p each I am sure that I can get this down as there really was enough for 3 but Mr C eats huge portions.

Meal plan required!

Lula-Hula

Congratulations

Loved the Chalet School series too & went on a skiing holiday in Alpbach many years ago ... such a pretty place