Anyway enough of this rubbish. 2013 is my 50th year in case you didn't know. I've decided that I'm not going to wallow like some people might in the old "I'm getting old, look at the wrinkles and grey hair!" syndrome. I'm going to embrace getting older and I'm actually finding it rather liberating. I'm no longer young and that means I no longer feel the need to impress people, so go stuff it if you don't like it. My children are getting older; actually my daughter is a full blown adult and about to be a parent herself (more about that later) and my son is reaching 14, so a teenager and therefore, theoretically, able to be left by himself and be responsible a bit more and is probably able to answer his dad back if said dad starts to piss him off. Therefore, I can start getting back a life, my life, an independant life! Woo hoo!
So plans? I've been looking at jobs. I need some extra cash and although Body Shop At Home earns me a few pennies to go out for a drink with, it isn't substantial and, to be honest, isn't really what I want to do with my life. I enjoy it, but I'm not passionate about it. So I've been looking elsewhere. However, I want something I enjoy, I want something I can do from home and I want something that is, at least for the most part, mine! Options = my own business or writing a book. My own business could be difficult as I have no idea what I want to do a business in. I enjoy baking, but that's it, I enjoy it, I don't love it. I don't want it to become a chore, I want to still enjoy it. I enjoy knitting, but I'm slow at it and I get bored with it really easily as I do with most craft things, so that's out. I do, however, love making chutneys and pickles. I don't enjoy making jam! So I could do something involving a farmers market, but it would probably end up seasonal, but that isn't a bad idea. I also love writing, don't ask me why, but then I love talking, haha. If I could get paid to meet people and talk, I'd be fine, but I can't think of anything that would let me do that, so writing will have to do. So I'm back on the novel writing; determined to finish at least one of them before the Summer.
I'm also determined to get my garden back on track. It's not doing too bad, but I've got an issue with some broken fencing and that needs to be sorted. I have a list of herbs and wild flowers that I want to plant for medicinal use and decorative, so I need to prioritise and get on with digging.
I want more tattoos! Yep, I'm an old bird who wants tattoos, get used to it! They, of course, require some cash, so we are back on to the 'how to make money' thing again.
So, priority list:
1. Decide what I really love doing and schedule that in. If I earn money from it, even better.
2. Don't just talk about it, do it!
3. Ring local Council and get someone down to inspect kitchen and tell me what I need to do to make it 'road worthy'.
4. Find out who owns the broken fence, me or them, and get that sorted.
5. Get out of the house more. (I have a tendency to hibernate in Winter which isn't good for me)
6. Meet more people (nothing like a bit of networking)
and last, but by no means least
7. Stop damn well fretting all the time. If it's meant to be, it will be.
There, 2013 plans listed.
And what has happened so far?
1. We'll I'm not dying my hair, I'm now almost completely grey and I rather like it. Lovely not to have to think about roots showing.
2. Had new tattoo done:
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3. Daughter is currently 21 weeks pregnant with 1st grandchild:
Don't know what sex it is as she didn't want to know. Better that way, more of a surprise and you don't end up with loads of pink or loads of blue.
4. New home ed timetable done. It's actually not been followed strictly at all yet and probably won't be. But no more trying to catch up and/or follow curriculum. Completely stressful for both me and Callum, so not doing it. We'll do what he enjoys, we'll have fun and we'll do practical stuff that will be useful for him in adult life like cooking and money and being able to use a washing machine. You know, all that stuff that they DON'T teach you at school. We will do some maths and english (well, he'll read books and we might do a review on them) and we'll do science because it's fun, but as to it all leading to exams - NO! He can do them later when he feels he wants/needs to.
So that's a start. First blog of the year and no real ranting; it won't last, the lack of ranting that is. Am off to Facebook again and to do some research.
Cya
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