Every year I do my annual mot on my health and my finances. This normally takes place on a day I am at home. This is so I can get my appointments with the dentist and optician booked on the same day. I book them on the same time just to get them out of the way and as I…
The around the world trip, something I dream about doing ! I found out that I was getting made redundant in the summer of 2017 and my job would be gone by autumn of 2018. So with my redundancy payment, we had originally decided to take a year out and travel the world. We have never done anything like this…
This year's travel plans were going to be all about Europe. As we are continuing to overpay on our mortgage, but I now have redundancy this year too. And as I have asked for early release in June. I was successful, that I was released at the beginning of March. Meaning I can start travelling to some many amazing places. But…
My redundancy is finally here. To say I am pleased is a understatement. I was originally offered this in 2011, but instead I was moved to another company into a role and team that I was not where I wanted to be. However I was expecting my redundancy to be my year. I was going to go off and travel…
Our wedding anniversary we had an amazing lunch at one of our favourite places, Galvin Green Man. We were supposed to be in Spain. But I am still not well enough to travel and the cold weather affecting my joints meant a lunch date. I did not mind. We arrived and we shown to our table and had the restaurant…
My family and I decided to book tickets to see Strictly Come Dancing at the O2. My family, meaning my mum, sister, nephew and niece and myself who all watch it. The husbands did not want to go. I have wanted to go for years and this year it just seemed right. However, my condition/illness restricted me. So much that…
