A change is a coming...

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Ermintrude, Oct 18, 2018.

  1. I think you need to chill-out and not rush into anything.........theres no rush :cool:
     
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  2. @Lord Congi i think you should:cool:
     
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  3. Suss

    Suss Supporter

    You, a serious producer?o_O

    Ah sorry, misread that!!!!!!!!:oops:
     
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  4. ooh, i like the idea of an audit (i do have a thing for logical processes which works against my hippy impulses at times).

    lots of great questions i have and will continue to ponder. this is less about a career change (I'll turn my hand to anything if i can) but more about, so what now? as far as the job goes, i'm pretty sure i'm stronger than last time and can live on my wits if it comes to it.

    It was hard coming out of lecturing and leaving the job i loved (mostly), the house and friends but once i'd made the decision to and then started thinking 'now what?' there were so many possibilities and i immediately knew it was the right decision. This is how i feel now, but this time i'm checking out the possibilities more thoroughly :)

    The safety aspect, certainly of travelling, always has to be a consideration. I guess that's why i think more in terms of being part of a community or organisation/work when i think of being 'away' (sadly i have a friend who even on voluntary service was seriously attacked abroad), it HAS to come into it.

    you do know that we need to chat sometime, don't you? brevity is not our style and typing takes soooo long. :)
     
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  5. i'm not a wardrobe manager :(
     
  6. The jobs in Manchester as well :thumbsup:

    Series Producer
    ProductionBase
    Manchester
    via ProductionBase
     
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  7. i'm not in a rush. depending on what i decide to do will determine what i need to put in place... but i am in arush to decide.

    got to get the house sorted over winter and earn a crust, but i will be plotting and scheming too :cool:
     
  8. cool, do you have any producing experience?
     
  9. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    Not fast-thumbs then?!
    It was about work for me, but you could apply the same process to anything ... "If I had the thought, why hasn't it happened" etc ... Anyhoo, chats it is, but ????? when!
     
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  10. None but if I get it you can be the wardrobe manger :thumbsup:
     
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  11. I'll pm you my number, surprise me! :D

    OK, not in the early hours, i'm busy this weekend and work during the week, but y'know, anytime :D :D

    maybe this is about work for me but i suspect not... i'm really at the very beginning of this journey but thought i'd throw it all open to TLB (I may regret this), but i do know that i'm not going to be waiting for things to change :)
     
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  12. ACE!:thumbsup:


    *doesn't hold breath*
     
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  13. i have been away before in my life... i moved to belgium once (but that's another story).

    as i'd said, this winter will be house stuff so that once i decide what/where i'm in a better position to facilitate it. not really dreams (I have great dreams!) but looking at what opportunities there are and to see what floats my boat and if one of them happens to fulfil a dream... hussah! :D
     
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  14. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    I'll have a deeper think about what you could do or where you could go and return with some thoughts, but in the meantime............

    DON'T sell your house, bugger off somewhere, spunk the money and come back skint.

    Use the next few months to get it into a rentable state so that when the time comes you can go off, albeit without any money, work your way somewhere and if it doesn't work out at least you can come back and still have your house or at least the equity.

    If you find you're blissfully happy somewhere and living the dream then you can think about selling it - but not before.

    I'll come back later ;)
     
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  15. That's actually great advice, thank you! x

    there's a couple of possibilities which will give me a roof and food, maybe even a bit of money too - so this would be a good call to not sell...yet. I have contacts but don't want to pull them in just yet until i've decided which way I'd like to go with this. Though I've just remembered one in cumbria (ok not the tropics but would be great!) remind me when i'm at the deciding stage :)
     
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  16. Cumbria's stunning, would hate to live in the tropics :thumbsup:
     
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  17. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Woo, so many opportunities, but knowing the time is right for a change (however large or small) is a good start.
    Is anything set in stone, as it were? I mean, are you definitely going to give it the winter to get the house and the camper up together, and work in the meantime?
    I think having some kind of constant is a good thing, at least for the time being whilst you work out which of the multiple juggling balls you are actually going to catch hold of.

    Do you think you could swing it to just bugger off for a bit and do some travelling (either UK in the camper, or further afield, for a month, 2 months, six months, however long)? Or will it come down to Rent/Sell/ Work? I think sometimes travel, just the act of moving, helps clear the mind and opportunities present themselves much more if you are actually out there.
    If you have no great sentimental attachment to your house and the area, I'd sell it at some point. I know you said you fancied moving back down to the south west (I'm with you on that one, happy memories of Plymouth :)) so why not have a look at possibilities down there? There was always quite a lot of arts based stuff going on, and lets face it, the beaches are bloody lovely ;)
    On the other hand, there's a whole world out there, and it is indeed your Oyster (or veggie burger. No I've no idea where that particular phrase came from either)..... but I have to agree with you that being a lone female traveller doesn't feel quite so safe these days (either that or I just got older and less fearless) and it's a consideration. Were you planning on taking the camper and the cat?

    I'm pretty sure there was a point to this ramble, but as usual I have wandered off it. This is why I make lists - although I usually have so many lists on the go at once, it negates their organisational value completely!! But don't be like me, just make one list.... Change job or change location or change job and location? UK or in far far foreign lands? Carefree travel or work travel? The adventure is just beginning..... Just try and make it after techenders in April so we can have a send off drink or three ;)
    I have a feeling there's been lots more posts since I started writing this, so it's probably all completely irrelevant now, but hey 'tis the thought that counts x
     
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  18. it's a possibility (once i've made contact) and would be a nice thing to do for a bit too...:thinking:

    so so far this winter i need to;

    get house sorted
    sew stuff
    pull in contacts
    plan next adventure
    get a job to pay bills

    :D easy


    *eek*
     
  19. yes!!! you get it... this is exactly where I'm at... it is the right time to start. I think i may have too much to do over the winter now, but being busy is what i thrive on and knowing it's working towards something else will help. :)

    i guess i could do short term summer lets of the house to go away for a bit to start with and take up some longstanding offers of helping to build things in exchange for food and a roof?? that could be good.

    Of course i've looked at properties in the southwest!... it's one of my regular googles :D and if i picked the right (but very small place) i could be mortgage free! But i guess i want to exhaust most/all possibilities first before deciding that, though i suspect that'll be where i ultimately end up settling, especially as the beaches are lovely and it's very artsy (throw wales into the mix and i'm like a kid in a sweet shop!). But maybe travelling first and then settling there with a small mortgage??:thinking:

    There's so many possibilities and many more i won't have considered yet but the nicest part right now is, like you say, knowing that i'm ready to make the change. I do love it here, but mostly i love my neighbours - i'm sure I can kidnap Carla (she's only small) and the others will visit. It's the sense of community i love about living here, but i've had that wherever I've lived (i insist upon it, even with the grumpiest of neighbours) and will again.

    I do have wanderlust, i always have had, but the most liberating feeling is knowing that i can do these things if and when i want to. and i want to!

    I've always wanted to travel foreign lands in the camper but always known that that would need to be with someone of same mind (hopefully more mechanical), but I'm not going to wait around for that... i have other adventures to begin :)

    I know it's not going to be easy, i have quite a few hoops to jump through and decisions to make first, i'm sure it'll take its toll and i'll need picking up, slapping and reminding sometimes - but i know this feels right. I've always gone with my gut feeling and they've usually been wrong, but i always have a good time finding out :D

    ...or maybe this is just some pre-winter equinox madness and i'll just work to pay the bills and wait for death :(

    i'm kidding... i won't be waiting :D
     
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  20. I think you need to decide on what it is that you want, or probably more what is the feeling that you want, because in the end that's what it comes down to, not some facebook generation box ticking selfie taking exercise. For me it was off adventuring in far flung places in a 4x4 crossing deserts mountains and jungles, self sufficient and heading where ever I felt like, experiencing different cultures and meeting interesting people. The next thing and this is always the hardest and something I always ask when someone says "I'd love to do that", is what are you willing to sacrifice to achieve that dream (most people don't want to sacrifice anything, end of conversation) . Then it's just about getting the two to meet. Giving up my business and following my dreams is something I'll never regret, but it wasn't really a choice it was something I had to do. It did take me 10 years to actually go though :eek:
     

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