Joyful June - week 1

[Chillgirl]

Good Morning and welcome to June

Here is my hay house calendar saying for the month:-
this month I choose to only see positive energy wherever I go. If a problem comes up, I repeatedly say: "All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this experience, only good will come. I am safe." By repeating this, I calm down and give the Universe time to fix the situation in the best possible way for all. My life is a joy!

Cass - Wow, fantastic news on the driving test!

June was one of my fav times in Portugal but I'm waking up again to grey skies and cold. One thing that moving here has confirmed too me is that we definitely take our happiness with us. I'm not any less happy here although that doesn't stop me from wanting the sun to shine! Do I want to stay? I'm not sure yet but I'm SO SO loving spending time with my Parents and would feel guilty if I shot off too soon. I do love parts of England and it's warmer there but the quality of life in Scotland is good. It's less crowded, far less expensive and has everything you could need. I used to spend so much of my time tending to my home and there was something needing done every day. Living in a rental apartment changes all that and therefore I have more time on my hands. In the perfect world I would like to move to a small house with a garden for Elle, work part time and get involved in some community work. Last night I sent for some info on local voluntary work, it would give me an interest until I found a job. Here's to filling this month with joy!

[Jolie]

Joyful June - week 1

Good morning all my June friends!

Half the year gone already - hard to believe! Chill - hope you realize how your positive spirit has given my spirits a boost more than once around here. I'm going through a bit of a strange time where I find my moods all over the place - guess it's my age and the whole change of life crap we women have to deal with. I can say most definitely that I know AL would not make them better - only worse. I now feel like the adult I have finally grown into in that I can deal with these issues on my own without that crutch.

It's a beautiful (but extremely hot) day for this 1st day of June. Hopefully we are going to be getting a break from the 95+ temperatures we've had to endure for the past several days. Lav & John - watch out for thunderstorms tonight (hope they aren't too severe but I'm welcoming the break in the temps).

Hope all who stop by have a great AF day!

[Lavande]

Joyful June - week 1

Good morning Junsters :H

Hot, humid & extremely buggy here Jolie - yuck! Hope we do have some relief later in the day. Today is also the first day of hurricane season so I suppose we should be careful what we wish for

Chill, it's kind of strange trying to reivent your life, don't you think? Some days I'm OK but some days I'm just damn confused......I'm still irritated being pushed into all this at the age of 57 - wtf?

I have to email a bunch of potential customers to see if I can light a fire under their butts

Wishing everyone a happy hump day!
Lav

[rustop61]

Joyful June - week 1

Hi everyone

Thanks for starting us off Chill and for your wonderful summary yesterday. This is a very busy thread and it is hard to keep up at times. It is nice to be reminded of how much we have achieved in the month. We are promised some nice weather over the next few days so hopefully you will get it too. You will find your niche, think of how much you have achieved over the last year and a half!!!

Jolie - I too am coming to that strange age and hormones are all over the place at times. A bit like staying AF, just take it one day at a time. You too Lav, as you said recently your grandkids are a source of great joy and you are lucky that they live so close.

Star - How are things? How is the new job going?

Cassia - Well done on the driving theory. Like Chill, you too will find your place.

Another busy day on the road. Hubby is away so having quite evenings reading and watching what I want to watch on TV. Must try and get a few early nights too.

Happy hump day to everyone.

Rustop

[Dewdrop]

Joyful June - week 1

Thanks Chill for your very impressive summary of May and for starting us off in a Joyful June. You sound very balanced and grounded these days (forget the men and their dramas!). I am still working but I?m watching an item on ebay and checking emails and lurking here, so many screens to flick between. Ladies isn?t the hormone/age thing a real bugger at times it so disrupts life as we know it, I am unable to find any solution apart from talking to my girlfriends. I don?t want to take any of the medication because I?ve read the clinical studies and decided that?s not the route for me. Hopefully this will pass quickly and without too much stress

Yes.... !! I got the item on ebay I was bidding on ? a cover for my kindle Lav so I can be a bit less precious with it. I do love ebay it?s a great source of lovely items to recycle. I also love Hump Day because it means I am on my way to the weekend, relaxation and me time, fantastic. Dinner is in the oven, a bit of an M&S treat tonight ? salmon fillet in puff pastry with a dill sauce with some steamed asparagus and broccoli - yum yum.

However I do have my first ? year review on Friday with my Manager so tomorrow will be spent pulling all my evidence together and getting my ducks in a row ? honestly the sales figures are excellent but we still have to justify and evidence our input and the resulting output. We then review it again at the end of the month and document it online. Why oh why did I not become a gardener or a masseuse or run a B&B ? I really do seek the simple pleasures in life and once I retire I will be pursuing them with a vengeance. Only 5 years to go

Dewdrop :h

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

Evening Guys

Dewdrop - I had a chuckle to myself over your dinner tonight, our friends across the pond with have no idea what M&S is :H Marks & Spencer produces the most yummy luxury convenience food known to man. I bought the salmon en croute last week for McNotso we had it with their delicious spring cabbage in butter with new potatoes followed by a lemon tart which was too die for!

Rustop - Thanks for reminding me how far I have come. I feel so comfortable now in my AF shoes, the memory of that party girl is fading. Jolie it sounds like you are growing into your new shoes too.

Lav - when I allow myself a moment of self pity, I could break my heart. This wasnt what I signed up for. I would never have dreamt in a million years Id be alone and penniless at 46. I found my prince and truly believed in happy ever after. Im not giving up that easily, I SO want to share my life with someone and I have so much love and caring to give away.

I got a call from the Doc to see if I was still interested in being his dog walker. He lives only minutes from my folks where I am most days anyway and the extra cash would be welcome. Of course my ulterior motive is to keep in touch with him and maybe have him fall for me......

[Cassia]

Joyful June - week 1

Hey our massachusetts pals! Check in and let us know you are ok. X

[Lavande]

Joyful June - week 1

Good evening all!

I too am wondering about papmom Cassia
Hope she is OK!

The severe thunder storm & tornado warning has expired here tonight. Had a little thunder, nothing else! I still hope to wake up to cooler temps tomorrow ~ somehow or another.

I hope everyone has a good evening!
Lav

[Cassia]

Joyful June - week 1

Hey all

Sorry I have been a bit neglectful here lately and also a bit self obsessed! I do read everyday and you are all in my thoughts.

Chill - thanks so much for your month end round up. Hard to believe it is the first of June and our big moves are now just a distant memory. It's a funny thing about home. I was happy in Glasgow for a lot of years but there is just something about being back in NJ...I can't quite put my finger on it. Its like an inner peace. We definitely do take our happiness with us but I was so miserable in Glasgow towards the end and I am truly happy where I am. If only husband and dad were here. I miss talking to my dad every day. but that will all come. Interesting about the doctor. I hope it works out. Anyone would be lucky to have you in there life.

Jolie - I admire your conviction and cleverness to deal with your emotions and moods without al. It's hard though! Women never have it easy eh?

Lav - hot and humid today here as wellfp; there was a huge haze over NYC when I was driving back from work. We seem to have avoided the thunderstorms but it has been terribly windy. I hope you got some good feedback from your clients!

Rustop - good to see you!!! I hope you enjoy the time to yourself and spoil yourself a wee bit. You have been crazy busy lately. You deserve some 'you' time!

Dew - good luck with the half year review! I am sure it will go well. Haberdasher me salivating over m&s food...I think have them in Canada sonthat may warrant a trip. My hubby and I would always have m&s roast and trimmings on a Sunday! Yum!

Well, things are going great here. I had a wee hiccup with the license fiasco but it is all sorted now. My wor colleagues couldn't be nicer. I have particularly bonded with one lady and it is a really positive environment. I have some paperwork to read tonight and I have my first bit of new business to write tomorrow. I have reconnected with my friends, my little sis and my aunt. I believe that people come in and out of your life at a certain time for a particular reason. I have a few friends and family over here who need my support and I am more than happy to give it. I am blessed...not many people have two homes.

Until next time - be safe!
Xxx

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Just up from the basement after 5 hours of a Tornado warning. Watch still in effect until 11pm. 2 confirmed tornados touched down this evening-one in the Springfield area where 3 towns were hit hard and one along the Mass Pike (both were southwest of me by about 1 hour's drive time) where at least 3 towns were hit. The second one missed my brother by about 30 sec as he was driving past the exit where it hit. Cars were overturned as they were stuck in line at the tollbooth. He got huge hail hitting his truck and he said the sky was just an unbelievable color but there was no wind whatsoever (calm before the storm). He thinks he was 30 sec or so ahead of it because if he had been behind it the mass pike would have been all jammed up from it hitting the toll booths on the exit. My whole family is fine. A twister touched down about 5 miles from my house as I was on the way home from work but I don't think there was any damage. This one wasn't confirmed by the Nat'l Weather service but people have video. 4 people are confirmed dead so far in 3 separate towns, all west of me. We had horrible shaking thunderstorms roll through from 7-9 but all is clear now. A pap friend of mine lives in one of the towns badly hit. I just found out that she saw the tornado roar through right before she and her family and 10 dogs jumped into the basement. Her neighbor's house across the street is demolished as is the historical church in the center of town. Her house wasn't touched and she is OK. We're still waiting to hear about a couple of other pap friends who live in the hit areas. The local weather stations counted 41 separate storms over 5 hours including the 2 tornadoes. This is unprecedented in this part of the country. We did have the killer tornado in 1953 that took out the neighborhood I now live in-up until Joplin it was the deadliest tornado in US history so it can happen here.
Somebody pissed of MN bad and I'm betting it was all of us on this earth. We need to smarten up.

[Cassia]

Joyful June - week 1

:l:lGlad you and the family are ok! :l:l

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Make that 7 confirmed tornados

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

Papmom - thank God you are ok, please give us an up date ASAP. How absolutely terrifying to have this going on around you. Your whole post gave me shivers and I wish I was there to give you and the dogs a big hug. I agree MN is totally pissed at us. Earlier this year in Portugal I experienced the most violent storm of my life plus an earthquake both of which were most unusual for the region.

Cass - it's wonderful to hear how at peace you feel and that the timing is right for you to be there for others. I feel that about my folks. Having been apart from them for 10 years the joy when they see me now is all over there face. My Dad particularly has turned into a soppy old guy and hugs and kisses me every time we meet and part. Whatever happens in my life I will always be grateful to have come back at this time in their life and spent all this time with them.

I have now applied for over 20 jobs and it seems you don't get many acknowledgements back. I have also been looking at some courses, I'm passionate about photography although it has only ever been a hobby. There is a local college where I could do a one year course starting in September but I would need to find a way to fund it. I just feel I don't just want to take any regular job if I could follow a dream, something guided me back here and I feel it wasn't just to settle for any old thing........

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Hey Chill-thanks for the virtual hug and thank you for that fabulous summary!! Waking up this morning I see absolutely no damage whatsoever but know that just 45 min to the west a small town has been devestated. The Governor has declared a state of emergency and non essential personnel in the affected counties, including mine are not to report to work. But here is the conundrum: I live in an affected county but my city wasn't hit at all and i work in a non affected county. What to do, what to do. Actually I know what I will do-disobey the Governor and go in to work as we are short staffed. I don't think being on the highways will hinder the clean up and rescue efforts.
Now as far as job search and courses: yes, it is the era of not acknowledging applicants. In this economy businesses are getting hundreds of applications and resumes for the smallest of jobs. Just keep applying and most importantly network your head off. Tell everyone you meet you are looking for a job, any job at this point. doesn't matter if you are passionate or not about it. You need to get some cash flow going. It's fair play these days-they don't ackowledge your application and people quit on a dime, especially the part time position. I don't know how it is in the UK but over here there are lots of financial aid programs available to help with schooling. Check out your local college and university website, your national educational aid and anything else you can find. In terms of courses, follow your dream.

Cass-glad you are finding that the move was what you were meant to do.

Where's Star? Jolie, Dew, Rustop, Rusty and anyone else who has stopped by-I've been reading but just can't remember all that's been said in just one day. Love you all, glad I wasn't in the thick of it last nite and i'll be back tonite.

[Stargazerlily]

Joyful June - week 1

Good morning to all!!

I just lost a long message and don't have time to rewrite. I am fine, just extremely busy with work.

Pap, glad you are safe and not hit by tornado.

Chill, I know you will find a good job, sometimes it takes time.

To all, have a great AF day.