Well... phew... Christmas has finally been and gone. At one point I remember having to stop and check myself almost convinced that I would have the tell tale steam escaping my ears..it's just madness. I've got to admit, as much as I feel I must hate all the hustle and bustle, that as a mother and a wife, or for a better word, woman, it's exactly that, the hustle and bustle that keeps me going and actually gives me that festive feeling.
It's the Christmas parties, nativity plays, carol concerts and dare I say it, Christmas shopping that makes me feel like I'm doing something worthwhile and when I see the other parents just as rushed as I am and we share a tell tale sigh and smile that I know I'm not alone and I haven't actually gone batty....
However the Christmas period is over now for another 360 days (or something to that effect, middle monster is counting...) and we look to the new year. It's a very much anticipated new year in our house. The hubby and I have been eagerly looking forward to the approach of 2012. For years we struggled financially, Les couldnt get a permanant job and when he hit lucky (as is in our current climate) he was made redundant, twice actually in 2 years. So agency it was, on off, on off for years. Never knowing where the next pay cheque was coming from or if this Friday was going to be his last in his current job. So as is the way, we ended up in debt. Not because we were stupid with money, we neither of us are big drinkers, we weren't out every weekend. We just had no luck, a pile of debt and a family to feed, clothe and birthdays and christmases to buy for.
One year I had enough, I started a 5 year plan, we would be out of debt completely by August 2012, Mostly by January 2012 with one more bill, my beloved sofa's, (my one luxury.) I can't tell you the feeling I get when I pay one of the bills off, it's like a euphoria. It might sound sad to some, but anyone who has ever been in our situation through, really, no fault of their own, will understand, the letters daily are a nightmare. Last week I asked the hubby to check if our mail was being re-directed as we hadn't had a letter in over 3 weeks, it's fantastic. And all of this because my hubby went out to work in a factory full of women, not nice women, bitchy women, and he stuck it out, hated it everyday but needed to stick to our 5 year plan. It didnt work out finacially for me to work too and as I care for my Mam (who is disabled) I wanted to be close for her. My hubby is a senior op in his *permanant* job now, and there are a few more men there now too ;) He's happy.
This is the main reason I've so looked forward to 2012.
We are going to take the kids on our first ever holiday, just in this country, but you know what, I dont care. It, like Christmas was, will be all bought and paid for before we go...
I'm very thankful, to my family, who have always been there, through thick and thin, in good times and in the bad. This year was a fantastic year for me and my allotment, I learned SO much and had my first ever homegrown pea-pod!! My plan is to make 2012 even more productive.
Anyway, I have warbled on long enough....
Happy New Year!!
It's the Christmas parties, nativity plays, carol concerts and dare I say it, Christmas shopping that makes me feel like I'm doing something worthwhile and when I see the other parents just as rushed as I am and we share a tell tale sigh and smile that I know I'm not alone and I haven't actually gone batty....
However the Christmas period is over now for another 360 days (or something to that effect, middle monster is counting...) and we look to the new year. It's a very much anticipated new year in our house. The hubby and I have been eagerly looking forward to the approach of 2012. For years we struggled financially, Les couldnt get a permanant job and when he hit lucky (as is in our current climate) he was made redundant, twice actually in 2 years. So agency it was, on off, on off for years. Never knowing where the next pay cheque was coming from or if this Friday was going to be his last in his current job. So as is the way, we ended up in debt. Not because we were stupid with money, we neither of us are big drinkers, we weren't out every weekend. We just had no luck, a pile of debt and a family to feed, clothe and birthdays and christmases to buy for.
One year I had enough, I started a 5 year plan, we would be out of debt completely by August 2012, Mostly by January 2012 with one more bill, my beloved sofa's, (my one luxury.) I can't tell you the feeling I get when I pay one of the bills off, it's like a euphoria. It might sound sad to some, but anyone who has ever been in our situation through, really, no fault of their own, will understand, the letters daily are a nightmare. Last week I asked the hubby to check if our mail was being re-directed as we hadn't had a letter in over 3 weeks, it's fantastic. And all of this because my hubby went out to work in a factory full of women, not nice women, bitchy women, and he stuck it out, hated it everyday but needed to stick to our 5 year plan. It didnt work out finacially for me to work too and as I care for my Mam (who is disabled) I wanted to be close for her. My hubby is a senior op in his *permanant* job now, and there are a few more men there now too ;) He's happy.
This is the main reason I've so looked forward to 2012.
We are going to take the kids on our first ever holiday, just in this country, but you know what, I dont care. It, like Christmas was, will be all bought and paid for before we go...
I'm very thankful, to my family, who have always been there, through thick and thin, in good times and in the bad. This year was a fantastic year for me and my allotment, I learned SO much and had my first ever homegrown pea-pod!! My plan is to make 2012 even more productive.
Anyway, I have warbled on long enough....
Happy New Year!!
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