Stepping into the future - One man's journey

[millidonk]

I wish it was a projector screen! It's my latest Xmas deco.. A garage door cover. I know some people don't like to talk about Xmas until Dec 22nd... but it's Christmas from September onwards in my hizzouse.

Here is what it looks like slumped over my couch:

Click to see full-size image.

[Longines]

The garage door sticker thingy? Can't remember if that was you or a different blonde.

[theprawnidentity]

Mad keen for this diary.  Hopefully it won't be shit.

[millidonk]

The garage door sticker thingy? Can't remember if that was you or a different blonde.

Yessir! Man I love Crimbo, I was measuring it up outside and the neighbour said "you're not putting that up now are you" which makes me want to put it up now so bad.

Mad keen for this diary.  Hopefully it won't be shit.

I can't make any promises brah.

[theprawnidentity]

I can't make any promises brah.

I'm still interested!!!

GL with it.  Looking forward to seeing which way this goes.

[BangBang]

So you never went for Santas workshop...?

All the best in whatever direction you decide on.. Subscribed..

[millidonk]

So you never went for Santas workshop...?

All the best in whatever direction you decide on.. Subscribed..

That is Santa's workshop! Just can't see all of it as it was too big when I tried to roll it out indoors.

https://www.style-your-garage.com/en/Garage-poster/Motifs-for-single-garages/Winter-Edition/Santas-Work-shop.html

[DaveShoelace]

Blonde legend.

Has your recent £25k bink and redundancy money left you with some flexibility? Have you worked out how many months it gives you where you dont have to worry about taking a shit job or whatever?

I know lots of people who got redundancy and turned the opportunity into something big.

What sort of jobs are you looking for, if it comes to that?

Fave pizza topping?

[millidonk]

Blonde legend.

Has your recent £25k bink and redundancy money left you with some flexibility? Have you worked out how many months it gives you where you dont have to worry about taking a shit job or whatever?

I know lots of people who got redundancy and turned the opportunity into something big.

What sort of jobs are you looking for, if it comes to that?

Fave pizza topping?

Ooooooooooh Questions.

Massively so, my redundancy package was going to be 2 weeks pay.. (1 week per year with company, rounded down..) which would have left me in a bit of bother.

However, they were worried I would refuse to do any work or just leave before I had trained the people over from Singapore (the ones taking over my job), so they offered me a 'handover bonus' which would have seen me through to the end of the year (with a very budget Xmas). The plan was to sell the second car, take daughter out of nursery, cancel sky etc and live off the missus' wage until I either got a new job or had my business idea off the ground. After my GP bink I have been able to pay myself £2k per month until end of June, have a very decent Xmas, keep Amelie in nursery full time, splurge on decos and have a little bit left over for an anniversary trip to Paris and an ever depleting poker roll. So yeah it really has afforded me a lot of flexibility which in turn has sent my happiness meter off the charts.

It does seem to be the trend that people are prospering during times of redundancy. It basically puts you into sink or swim mode, you have to do something and do it fast. I don't know if that's what lead to me binking or what. Who knows?

I really really don't want to ever have to work for anyone or in an office environment again but the sort of things I search for that I am qualified to do are Intel Manager / analyst, Research Manager / analyst (Quant), Interpreter / Linguist marketing exec, DP exec but I don't really want to have to do any of those types of thing again.

Pizza topping is all the meats all the way! I also like to go half/half with tomato and bbq sauce base.

[millidonk]

Playing a feeder sat on dtd, phone rings.. Amelie is ill and I have to come pick her up from nursery. I sitout and leave, come back to find I have binked one of the top spots. MBN. Although she isn't allowed back until Thursday at the earliest so it's daddy daycare time! Should be fun.

[DaveShoelace]

More deets about these toyboxes then please.

[millidonk]

More deets about these toyboxes then please.

That's Plan C atm. All in good time. Probs gonna pick it up again at the beginning of next year as left it too late now for the Xmas rush plus I just wanna chill out and enjoy myself. Still not even finished watching Dexter!! New Homeland and TWD tonight. wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[mondatoo]

GLGL Milli.

[redsimon]

New career as a OFC grinder?

[millidonk]

New career as a OFC grinder?

That would require ever getting paid from the people who owe you..

I can't make tomorrow night now either.