Having given up my career when we moved to Belgium I now wonder how I ever found time to go to work! Gardening, garden group (which I run), sewing, patchwork group (beginner level for me), dancing (president of local club offering 6 different classes at several levels), social life, walking dogs keeping house, student daughter - not necessarily in that order but no time for anything else at the mo.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I never had any ambitions what so ever, I rarely went school, never taken any exams. All I wanted was to be a mum and housewife. I did that, am now with new partner,for the past 15 years, who also had no ambitions either. He was born and bred on a Devon farm, carried on farming while he could, then went into stonemasonry, where he still is. He's always been self employed, couldn't work with or for anyone.
We can restore two or three headstones a week for a living, what could be nicer than sitting in a quiet country churchyard, painting headstones.
He makes them and fixes them, one a week does the job.
I agree that you mustn't be cheap, we don't charge as much as some around here, but it must be enough to cover all your cost,overheads fuel lorry etc.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I am retired, and it is definitely the best career I have had, although the pay could be better.
Me too. I would love to be paid for doing landscape photography. Many years ago we had a speaker at our local Camera Club who had been a teacher but given it up to be a wildlife photographer. Sounds wonderful? Maybe not quite so appealing when he spoke about laying on the ground, in lousy weather, trying to get a specific image - and failing!
That said, he was making a good living from a job he absolutely loved.
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greenfingers steve, you can volunteer for the fire brigade: http://www.voluntaryworker.co.uk/volunteer-with-your-local-fire-service.html
I retired early too and don't get 'paid' yet. But like Pdoc, P8 and Pansyface I enjoy what I do now
Thank for the link but at 58 years young, I could be a bit slow getting up a ladder ????????
Having given up my career when we moved to Belgium I now wonder how I ever found time to go to work! Gardening, garden group (which I run), sewing, patchwork group (beginner level for me), dancing (president of local club offering 6 different classes at several levels), social life, walking dogs keeping house, student daughter - not necessarily in that order but no time for anything else at the mo.
Obelixx, I wouldn't have time either now and I don't belong to any groups/clubs!
greenfingers steve, it seems to be community work and support for people immediately after a fire (FESS). No ladders involved.
We can restore two or three headstones a week for a living, what could be nicer than sitting in a quiet country churchyard, painting headstones.
He makes them and fixes them, one a week does the job.
I agree that you mustn't be cheap, we don't charge as much as some around here, but it must be enough to cover all your cost,overheads fuel lorry etc.
Me too. I would love to be paid for doing landscape photography. Many years ago we had a speaker at our local Camera Club who had been a teacher but given it up to be a wildlife photographer. Sounds wonderful? Maybe not quite so appealing when he spoke about laying on the ground, in lousy weather, trying to get a specific image - and failing!
That said, he was making a good living from a job he absolutely loved.