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A colourful tapestry of jobs

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I had this idea last night - in the early hours, after Cody the dog got me out of bed to let him out for a wee - and it seemed like a good thing to do at the time. Keeping in mind that this blog is, first and foremost, for my children to read when they are grown so they can get to know me better, I thought they would enjoy reading about my professional failures and successes... where I've been, where I got to, and why. So it's mostly for them, but if you're interested enough, grab a cuppa! Summer Jobs The summer after my mother died, I didn't work even though I legally could have - I was about to turn 16, but life was stressful and I was recovering not only from my mother's death but also from a gallstone operation. The summer after that, there was a very short lived stint at Toys-R-Us . Two days, I think - maybe it was just one day, a morning and an afternoon. This job taught me that it's the lowest jobs that are often the hardest, both physically and in terms ...

2024: Our Year

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This is the yearly roundup post - as I've done almost every year for 2023 ,  2022 ,  2021 ,  2020 ,  2019 ,  2018 ,  2017  (2016 seems to have been skipped as I got to grips with mothering two little ones), and  2015 . Family photo in Austria This year brought a few tweaks and changes, and growth of course, but it was a much more settled year than previous ones. A lot of travel though! Let's start with that... Travel We kicked the year off with our usual short sun-seeking week in Spain - Benalmadena for the third time, although I think we've had enough of that place now and may look elsewhere in future! Unfortunately, D(7) was ill some of that time (very rare for him, and impeccable timing!) so he missed out on some of the fun. The Butterfly Sanctuary Both in March and at the end of August, we visited Norway for my work with Churchear (posts: March and August ). I was involved with Churchear for several years quite intensely, putting together a ...