Quit everything , and start again over 50?

lessonlearned

another_casualty wrote: »

Thanks LL
I'll have my dinner after the local news . So different from London, with far less stabbing . Fred Dinage , sagheeta etc . Make news interesting.:)

My breathlessness , is bizarre . I'm not walking around wheezing loudly . It's more me feeling it internally .
LL , I can see your artistic side:)
In hindsight, I think psychology wouldve suited me as a career .
Years ago, I would've said personnel, which is now Hr .However, that would've given me a very wooden personality.:)

Not too late to study physchology and take up a new career.

You can be an 80 or even 90 year old psychologist, writing books, conducting seminars, seeing clients. It's one of those careers that doesn't rely on physical fitness. It's your brain that does the work. I think it would be excellent choice.

I'm sure there are plenty of part time courses.

another_casualty

Worrierwalker wrote: »

Hi again everyone on this brilliant thread.

Ac- re the breathlessness, are you feeling anxious? I've been breathless the last couple of weeks but put it down to anxiety to do with getting the house we're buying to the point of exchange. I heard on telly that anxiousness can make you breathless.

Have to say I'm enjoying rug gate- it's very Adrian Mole-ish- here I go likening you to a book again- don't mean to.

Hi Dan . No , I don't get anxious . Obviously, had the most stress ever in 2015/16 so tension was everywhere .
No, the breathless thing is part of myasthenia Gravis . It comes and goes. I don't get it hugely .
I have a friend who suffers from anxiety .
I feel very calm now. Not feeling much stress about the potential flat in buying . I was running on adrenalin for so long . Now my sleep patterns are out of the window . Myasthenia makes you lethargic.
I'll get there .

another_casualty

lessonlearned wrote: »

Not too late to study physchology and take up a new career.

You can be an 80 or even 90 year old psychologist, writing books, conducting seminars, seeing clients. It's one of those careers that doesn't rely on physical fitness. It's your brain that does the work. I think it would be excellent choice.

I'm sure there are plenty of part time courses.

May look into that at some point
I missed out on doing many things because I was always working long hours and socialising all the time .
Taking this step back , may get my brain doing more constructive stuff
We shall see:)

dreaming

Morning AC et al.


Definitely agree that it's never too late to learn new things. I went to a grammar school back in the day but wasn't encouraged to aim high. In fact in my family any attempt to "improve yourself" was met with snorts of derision and I was often told that "people like us don't...(whatever)". So I left school with 4 'O' levels and went to college to do child care (mainly because my best friend was doing that), then dropped out and got a job in an office until I married and had children. I was then a housewife and mum for several years before going back to office work. Somehow I found myself in a really well-paid job that I was good at and after my marriage broke up I decided to start an OU course (my husband had always discouraged me before). Well it was very hard, working full-time, doing up my little terraced house and studying but I kept at it all through the recession when we were working crazy hours (I worked in finance), and after 8 years, at the age of 50something, I got a degree in Sociology and Criminology. The subject wasn't particularly relevant to my career but it made me a better worker (time management skills etc.) and I eventually ended up as manager of a small team until redundancy/retirement. Since then the cost of the OU has gone up but it was definitely worth it for my self-belief if nothing else. Nowadays I am a big fan of Futurelearn courses which are free. My main interest is literature but I have done all sorts. They re very good - have a look https://www.futurelearn.com/.


My challenge today is to get to the supermarket and back without grumbling (I hate shopping), then to clean the over. Envious?

another_casualty

Hello dreaming
Cleaning the oven . My oven broke a few years back. Ended up getting a cheap halogen oven. Too small , and I burnt my hands now and a gain.
Still , something I have to consider . I believe you can get self cleaning ones? I may do online supermarket shopping when I move .

I'm off to boscombe . Friend who lives in Farnham wants to see a band there end of March . I've gotta get tickets .

dreaming

Well, failed at the shopping with no grumbling. I do use online as well when I stock up on stuff like tinned tomatoes/baked beans/kidney beans/rice/pasta etc. once a month, but prefer to pick my own fresh stuff. Plus the supermarket is only 5 mins. away by car so saves me the delivery charges. I can actually walk it reasonably quickly but coming back up the hill is not on with shopping bags as well.
My next oven will be a self-cleaning one (and a double one too) but am trying to make this one last a bit longer. Have looked at the halogen ones - some people seem to be able to cook for hordes with them but there isn't much worktop space. The hob is also on its last legs- cheap. basic oven/hob were fitted about 3 years before I moved in so about 10 years old now. Having seen one in action I quite fancy an induction hob (although would have to get new saucepans) but that then requires a new worktop, so needs to be considered before splashing the cash. I have money tucked away for such things but am still quite cautious.
You seem to be getting out and about a bit more now so that's good. Hope you get the tickets and enjoy the trip to Boscombe. It almost feels like spring out there today.

Verbatim

I've been warned that the self cleaning doesn't last more than a few years.

harz99

Good afternoon all.


AC, have you had the survey through yet, I assume you can access it on line? Any 2s or 3s in it?


Relating to the wood floor discussions - I'm a little confused, are you referring to cleaning up/sanding and sealing existing floor boards, or are you contemplating installing new wooden flooring over what is already there?


If the latter, personally I wouldn't do it. In a building of that age it would be normal for the ground floor to have floorboards atop joists suspended above the ground itself (unless the original floors have been taken out and the void sealed and filled with concrete). Such a floor may well have slight undulations and imperfections, or even a slight spring, all of which will be absorbed far more easily by underlay & carpet, much less so by wooden boarding.


FWIW, I would be far more inclined to lay a good "heavy domestic" grade carpet with a 10year guarantee above a good deep underlay, which with light use (single person/no kids)should last well beyond the guarantee period. It will be warmer, more comfortable, have reduced noise levels and easier to keep clean and less problematic than wood strip flooring.

another_casualty

harz99 wrote: »

Good afternoon all.


AC, have you had the survey through yet, I assume you can access it on line? Any 2s or 3s in it?


Relating to the wood floor discussions - I'm a little confused, are you referring to cleaning up/sanding and sealing existing floor boards, or are you contemplating installing new wooden flooring over what is already there?


If the latter, personally I wouldn't do it. In a building of that age it would be normal for the ground floor to have floorboards atop joists suspended above the ground itself (unless the original floors have been taken out and the void sealed and filled with concrete). Such a floor may well have slight undulations and imperfections, or even a slight spring, all of which will be absorbed far more easily by underlay & carpet, much less so by wooden boarding.


FWIW, I would be far more inclined to lay a good "heavy domestic" grade carpet with a 10year guarantee above a good deep underlay, which with light use (single person/no kids)should last well beyond the guarantee period. It will be warmer, more comfortable, have reduced noise levels and easier to keep clean and less problematic than wood strip flooring.

Thanks harz . I'll bear all this in mind. Not got results of survey yet.
I'm just going with the flo. I'm probably getting ahead of myself with the flooring . What I don't want to do, is find myself skint and unable to afford a carpet in the future , should I need one or if I move again.

Friday, venue closed so I couldn't get tkts in boscombe .
May get them online, but I'm not too fussed tbh.
Met up with friend at lunchtime for a swift cider.

Forward onto yesterday, a few ciders too many .
Shan't be repeating that again. Still, I insisted

another_casualty

Worrierwalker wrote: »

AC it was far more interesting than the novel I was reading. I will continue reading your adventures to see how it all works out for you and your friends on here.

Just realised. I was calling you Dan . He has a similar name to yours .On a different part of m s e :rotfl: sorry about that.
When you get to a certain age ...:o