Watty's Awakening

daisy_1571

To have set it all out like that means you know you have properly considered all viewpoints and can be confident that this is the correct decision for you right now    👏 🙌 👍 😆 

Dxxx

savingholmes

I like how you've approached your decision and the idea of drawing your network. I think you are wise to value your existing network.

I now recognise the people in the chemist, post office, at my art group and my closest neighbours. I moved a year ago but still haven't made 'friends' locally although I have contacts. Thankfully I have work social and friendships there - and am close enough to where I lived before to see a couple of friends from 'before' I moved. It is difficult when you work full time and are introverted to break into new social groups. I'm hoping my art group will help over time - and meanwhile my counsellor helps fill some of that social gap. I may go to SW again soon locally - as I travel to the art group but SW would be local so if I met people there - that might work... 

debtfreewannabe321

I think a new vision board with all the hacking rights of way reinstated is a must then...(Or whatever the technical horsey term is) 😀❤️

Watty1

Yes @debtfreewannabe321   I've come to realise I need a new Vision Board    There are a pile of old horse and hounds in the living room which I'm hoping will offer up some inspirational pictures

Alchemilla

@Suffolk_lass thanks. DoS's mum is called DevilDog by her family so it followed🙂

@Watty1 this may not be helpful but we have poles on our field and they paid £1600 lump sum for them, to be renewed when/if the house changes hands.

Watty1

@Alchemilla that is really helpful. I didn't expect that.  They never paid anything when we moved in other than the rent and that was a  bit of a performance.  I'm waiting to see what happens next.

In the meantime the lovely head engineer turned up (in a brand new tesla) and fitted her new padlock and she was an absolute  joy to deal with although ruefully admitted some of her engineers were not always the brightest when it came to padlocks

badmemory

Hopefully the new shortened chain & the new contact should solve that problem.  One down a few hundred to go.

Watty1

Spent yesterday in the office and cleared a lot of "stuff" that needed doing.    The online course starts again next month, and the sales are not as great as the first one - but - the two courses combined have meant that I was able to transfer £10,000 to my pension pot.    I am overjoyed with this.  It is an incredible amount to boost into the pension (it has been transferred from the company so saves me corporation tax too).

When I started this diary I was MF but really needed to work on savings and retirement plans and the focus has been really helped by the diary and is paying off.

Happy dance.    The sun is shining here so CC who is according to the vet still able to go for little potters around the lanes and I are going out this morning with our friends from down the road.     Happy days.

Edited:  please don't think I am being smug over in WattyLand, that on line course is as much work as doing another job on top of my current job but i am really aware my world is very expensive because of the horses.    I'm determined to keep them and to rebuild after PPH.   The little wins of £5 to me are as exciting as being able to transfer a solidly good lump into my pension pot. 

Suffolk_lass

Nobody thinks you are being smug. Personally I am glad you are paying attention to those long-term goals as well as the house, garden and land

KajiKita

You don’t come across as smug at all! More hard working, pragmatic and savvy 😊

KK