The Piano Diary

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Dear diary and all,

This week I received my 10 year anniversary badge on here. I looked back and realised that my first ever diary post was almost exactly 10 years ago! Its been a real benefit to me to keep posting throughout that time and it has kept me on the right track or thereabouts.

DS has got his US visa. In the end it was very straightforward. I'm not quite sure why, but we thought it would be more complicated and more of an ordeal. In the end he said the actual conversation with the person at the consulate lasted less than 5 minutes. I suppose his case was fairly straightforward really. So this means he should be travelling out next week. It has all happened very quickly. We will miss him but it is definitely for the best and will be a great adventure. The next few days will be a whirlwind for him.

Sunshine_girl2

Good news then for DS , he will have a great time . 

glass_half_full

Dear diary and all,

Stock markets have been on a growth run since around March/April this year. My fund has now reached £500k from £400k in March, crazy movement.  I will most likely now finish August 2026 now. I was going to go at the end of the year calendar year. Working at a University means my life is more governed by the academic year. I don't really want to gear up for another year starting in September so I think August makes more sense. Will probably give notice around end of May next year. OH is still weighing up what she wants to do.