OS Singlies - We Do It Our Way!

mothernerd

Know what you mean about pets - the last of our cats died in February aged 18. I have been telling my sons for the last ten years that they were not to turn up with a kitten, thinking I would be lonely. 3 of the 4 were the boys cats, from the same litter - I don't think any of them has ever changed a litter tray, even when I had an operation and I bought special plastic liners that only needed lifting at the corners and tying in a knot. Now that the eldest has a house again (renting with gf) he wants a dog (one with as much wolf as possible). He's already signed me up for holiday duty.

Finding it hard to think what I wanted to be, coming up with more negatives. knew quite early on that I didn't want to be a nurse. I had 2 younger brothers and two boy cousins living next door - every time we went to the park I would be the only one with a clean handkerchief and would end up by the tap near the tennis court trying to stem the blood from a grazed knee.

Similarly I didn't want to be a teacher. I was going to visit my grandma one weekend - used to watch all the Busby Berkley musicals with her and my aunt and two workmen who were digging up the road called me a Sunday school teacher (I was all of 8yo). They also called my 'Miss Jean' - this was a woman on the tv who had 2 koala bear puppets called Tinga and Tucker. This image has haunted me all my life - people assume I am a certain way - and I am so not. Can work to my advantage - deters a lot of pests.

Also knew from the age of 13 that I definitely didn't want to get married - once was definitely once too many. Not quite the same as wanting to be retired but when I was saving for my house the image I had (and what I told people) was that I wanted to be an old lady - this involved wearing hats (probably straw) and gloves (had inherited some chamois leather and some crocheted ones we found at the back of my grandmother's drawers after she died) and pottering about in the garden (lots of reading as well).

Winter_Phoenix

Moneyistooshorttomention, it's just wonderful to read your new sign-off line after following your lengthy "Workmen Saga"! Many congratulations on getting to the finishing line with your house - may you have many happy years there.

If at first, yes, I have liked/loved most of my jobs over the years. I think I was definitely born to work, not to retire - I've always loved learning new things, tackling new challenges "just to see if I could do it," trying for promotion, and so on. I'm not very good at the art of gently pottering!

Mum2One, what a shame that your great holiday was followed by a kitchen nightmare. Here's hoping that everything is soon back to how it should be.

MummyBobble, hope you're better soon. Meltdowns are NOT nice.

Mothernerd, wow - even I haven't tackled a house boarded up for eleven years (and I've bought some wrecks in my time, sometimes it's been the only way to get onto/up the housing ladder). I'm very, very impressed!

calicocat

Yay.....it's over (my shifts)....lol, to be fair they have been fine this lot again....long may it continue. Watch by the time the place is shutting i'll be actually liking it all the time and then be gutted I won't be working there anymore...typical......( but unlikely) .



Mummybobble.....Thelma and Louise with an added one or few is fine....we'll just hijack ex's motor home, he would never call the cops on me. I'm going Wed to make sure he looks at decent ones, ones suitable for me to steal..lol. ...( and with guest wardrobes facilities). only thing is it would be very difficult to be a hermit in one of those...you would have to change plan temporarily, and be sociable for the duration until we got caught...or ran out of steam and got ex to come pick up said vehicle.


Winter phoenix.....part of me wishes I had had your drive, I have never been the type of person to look too far ahead into the future, so hence haven planned massively for that, or strive to climb any major ladders, it's now I want to not work that I have started planning. At work I hate people who flanny around and don't just get on with a job ( and quick),and there are lots of those, yet at home I can potter until the cows come home. I think the thing is for me is that 'home' or not working has suddenly become more important. This is likely to be my age i'm sure, plus menopause, and my job is high stress....but i'm at a stage where other than for the financial gain....why am I doing it?! ..i never used to feel this way about my job at all..this is a recent feeling/thought, but admittedly a Very strong one.


Right, off to bed.

I seem to have loads of peppers growing.....result...if I can keep them doing it.

moneyistooshorttomention

Now Calico,

Me...I want to know what happened about "him with the bayleaves in the garden". Did it work out/all come to grief/you summonsed up your nerve and "everything is coming up roses and you are cooking up another meal for him tonight".

I know...I know....nosey I know...but I've got the positive vibes up and running that it worked out for you and am wondering...errrr....did it?

calicocat

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Now Calico,

Me...I want to know what happened about "him with the bayleaves in the garden". Did it work out/all come to grief/you summonsed up your nerve and "everything is coming up roses and you are cooking up another meal for him tonight".

I know...I know....nosey I know...but I've got the positive vibes up and running that it worked out for you and am wondering...errrr....did it?

Lol......


Haven't seen him since the cooker hood putting up time, and to be fair didn't expect to. I haven't actually thought about it.....out of sight out of mind...lol. That's right though he did say he was bringing me some bay leaves didn't he....none as yet, but thinking about it he did say he was really busy for weeks.

To be honest i'm a bit of a Bridget Jones type......and often find my head running away with ideas and scenarios......I like doing it as it entertains me...lol.

Having said that if I was in my 20's I may have found myself needing another job doing....



There is a bloke at work doing some serious flirting, but don't think he's my type to be honest, and not worth the whole gossip at work thing unless I really liked him. I shall reserve judgement though and see what I think when i've known him longer as I don't actually work with him. Plus, it's more of a case of he just wants to get me in the sack thing I think than a relationship thing, and mixing that with work just isn't worth the hassle and gossip even if I did want to go there......i'd rather sit and stare at my peppers growing than that I think.....lol.



I have been given a halogen oven....so working out how to use that will occupy my time for a while.


I have just woken up after last shift, and this is when I wish there was someone else around as i'm starving but can't be bothered to cook anything as still tired......or a maid, a maid would do....or the man in the cupboard.

3forholidays

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Now Calico,

Me...I want to know what happened about "him with the bayleaves in the garden". Did it work out/all come to grief/you summonsed up your nerve and "everything is coming up roses and you are cooking up another meal for him tonight".

I know...I know....nosey I know...but I've got the positive vibes up and running that it worked out for you and am wondering...errrr....did it?

Glad to see that I'm not the only one wants an update!

Cats will eat attempt to eat anything - my mum told me that she overheard a lady saying that her cat chewed her hearing aid! Oops!

3forholidays

... a maid & handyman in the cupboard ... what a great idea. What about also having a clone of you in the cupboard that could go to work whilst you stayed at home doing nice things? :rotfl:

calicocat

3forholidays wrote: »

... a maid & handyman in the cupboard ... what a great idea. What about also having a clone of you in the cupboard that could go to work whilst you stayed at home doing nice things? :rotfl:

Now this idea I really like......lol.

MrsAtobe

3forholidays wrote: »

Glad to see that I'm not the only one wants an update!

Cats will eat attempt to eat anything - my mum told me that she overheard a lady saying that her cat chewed her hearing aid! Oops!

In the dim and distant past, I worked with someone who'd had his contact lenses chewed up by his cat...

calicocat

My cat loves the colour red. She used to try and eat a set of red flower fairylights I have, she would try and chew the red plastic and the red bulb...!!!

She also tried to lick off the red paint as I was painting a hallway years ago, had to lock her out until it had dried.