The story

I have lots of dreams. One of them is to become a writer. I write a lot (mainly to escape reality) but only once have I completed a story. I may have mentioned this in a previous blogg. 

This year my goal is to submit something.  I'm starting small maybe a couple of poems or some flash fiction..... Wish me luck😊

You dont speak French?

"You dont speak French you have a French passport and you dont speak French!!"

That was the incredulous officer when I told him I dint speak french when he spoke to me in french which I've had happen before years ago. But this this man had to go and tell his colleague. And said this to me again as his colleague stamped my passport as I was entering Tunisia on my first holiday for 15 years. I did feel ashamed and very spotlighted my British passport carrying sister also felt the shame. 

I really did laugh afterwards but it was not funny when the que of people had to wait for him to stamp my passport and let me through.

I am never going to a French speaking country without learning the rudimentaries.

If you are also wandering. I never wanted to learn to speak French because my father and I did not see eye to eye. We made up luckily 5 years before he passed. 

I had a wonderful time despite this mainly because I was with my sister. In the past I ended up doing everything by myself and it was nice not to be alone.

The French Alps are in my picture attached to my profile.

"If wishes were horses beggars would ride" (old scots proverb)

 Hello to anyone out there.  I suppose you have noticed this blogg was opened years ago.  But didnt have much activity. Well 0 activity. I am not much of a social media junkie so was and still am not up on how to post and make my posts eye catching as you can see.

So straight to the point.

I was confused as what to do as I had a lot if agencies contacting me. 

Well I'm not anymore.  I made a decision. I had to.  If I dont like it I can always resign.

I start, on a trial basis work on Wednesday. Weird but there you have it.

I'm not nervous or anything. Which is not like me. 

My dress sense is different. I'm not like other people and this was even more prominent when I was younger. So I am going to find a more acceptable wardrobe professional. But I wont lose me like I did before.

Maybe before I start work I will send off my creatures or finish one of many many stories i have stashed under my bed.

If anyone is reading this can you give me hints about how to make my blog interesting and colourful.

I write but I can only write well about make believe and magic.

 

If wishes were horses

Like some out there, I have many wishes, dreams and imaginations. Like many, they rarely become reality. 

But I've found the more you dwell on what you dont have, the more you dont have. 

Its a waste of time and takes you to places you should not be. Which are very hard to leave.

I dont think I am alone when I say; I looked up from my work of 28 years and had not progressed to where I wanted to be despite working my whole adult and some of my youth. 

So I did a really scary thing. 

I resigned. 

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I had and still have no job to go to. It was a very 'The straw that broke the camels back' kind of decision.

I have a little savings and I mean a little. Not a few hundred thousand pounds in an offshore savings account and a few hundred bonds. (I wish). Very little.

So despite feeling guilty, I went abroad for my birthday not on my own,  but with my sister. 

It was cheap but absolutely lovely. A different place, people different atmosphere.

Of course I realised all I have been doing was working to help everyone else and not doing anything for myself. 

I now find myself in a unique position. Out of work, yes but. Due to the past pandemic. Work had been very short staffed as people were off sick a lot in my workplace. 

So I found myself learning new skills. And working in a lead role.

Since putting my CV up on Indeed and Reed, I have had many agencies calling me up for work. I really dont know what to do? 

I have never been in demand before.