“Never be afraid to try something new… an amateur built the ark that lasted forty days and forty nights; professionals built the titanic that sank

Hello Hello Everyone :)

Not long now. In exactly four weeks I will be starting Odds Building Ltd aprenticeship in Costa Rica..... hehe :)

I still have not bought the ruck sack... Or the mosquito net, or the present for the host family... but hey there is snow in England so I have an exscuse... :)

I have started this now to make sure I get in the habit of posting little snippets as if anyone knows be well they will know I will be fab on this to begin with and then I just forget... :)

I was told the other day if I was going to do a blogg I would need to stick to it!! and it was said with stern words - yeah you know who you are and look I have started... :)

A lot of people have asked me why? Why now? Well why not is my answer? Why not now? Each year I learn more and more that you can not predict what will happen, who you will meet, who will show you new ways of looking at life or who will hurt you but help you grow as result. I have decided that I want to follow what feels right and regret the things I have done (maybe not that extra slice of cake though, really should have left it.....) than the things I haven't.

Helping people that have so little I hope will humble me up and remind me that life is so much fun and you actually don't need much to see that. Well I hope so other wise I am soooo barking up the wrong tree.. or experience for that matter...

Any how... Must go a glass of nice red wine and a fabulous episode of Jane Ayre await me... Oh my word I am going to struggle - but hey I will finally slim down - joy of rice and beans for breakfast, lunch and dinner!! Whoop Whoop and jazz hands!

Big hugs to you all!

Odders

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Beans and Rice.....

OMG - second day and I am already writing another blog!! I can't believe it!! I think I am becoming blogewised.... Whatever that means - it makes sense in my head so I am going with it!! I am basically becoming one of those cyber nerds... Right I got my first CR leaving present... Thank you RMG J I think I am trying to eat the book - at least if I do starve I will always have the book!! However the people at work aren’t impressed with my blog so far. Yes Merrell I am naming and shaming you! So we have decided to come up with a game focused around my lovely meal choices awaiting me in Costa Rica.... Beans and Rice. Anyone can do it – even you Mr Merrell... J hehe Who can come up with the most creative 10 letter word from beans, rice and odders. You will be awarded with a prize so let the games begin....

Celebrated not Tolerated!

Lately I have been tested beyond what I ever thought I would be in an incredibly short amount of time! The universe has tested me in regards to biting my tongue yet at the same time learning to speak up to hold on to my values, let go and know I most likely will get hurt from it, have possessions stolen, being stuck in an environment that was un empathetic and selfish, take control when all I wanted was to breakdown, loss of a loved one and mainly being surrounded by a world filled with volatile reactions. I have panicked like I haven’t done in ages, I have cried like I haven’t for a while, I have laughed louder and more heart fully than before when something has actually tickled me, yet through this I have decided to take the biggest risk of my life. I have taken a pay cut to put my happiness first. I have said no to temporary pleasures to aim for long-term happiness yet I have been so distressed I have acted out of character and done things that jeopardised my reputation and what I...

My Take on Christmas

Christmas is one of those seasons where it conjures up so many different feelings within people. Some people absolutely love it and can’t remember it being anything but amazing. Others really hate pretty much everything about it. Feel it has become about presents and lost its meaning as a celebratory day about Jesus being born. For many it reminds them of loved ones they have lost and for even more it can highlight family feuds because that chair around the table is empty. For me it is a little bit of all of these factors if I am honest. I come from a very unconventional family setting and Christmas for years has been the hardest time of year. I have great, amazing memories blended with an awful lot of heavy, sad moments. I don’t exactly get that personal present from parents or a partner that I have been hinting I want. I don’t get to sit with my mum and share it with her, my dad or family I grew up with for that matter. When we gather around the table I always have ...

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