#112

Is there a viable alternative then? I will definitely rethink my glitter usage.

#113

I believe there are biodegradable alternatives, yeah :slight_smile: really hope the world can be sustainably sparkly~!!!

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#114

OMG, I didnā€™t see this! So chuffed I am included in this! YES!! MEAT!! :heart:

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#115

Move out of the house and tour the country in the camper van for a couple of months.

Sleep better.

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#116

I want to do this.

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#117

Has anyone got any advice for things to do to meet people, socialise a bit more etc? Iā€™ve done evening classes before partly in the hope of making some new friends but nothing came of it in that regard. Iā€™m a bit restricted with what exercise i can manage so exercise classes, cycling etc are probably out.

#118

Get a dog.

#119

Iā€™m more of a cat person and not sure i could cope with a dog on my own. Cats are no good for socialising :frowning_face: thanks for the suggestion though

#120

Need to sort this out next year too. Pretty much all of my friends moved away around the time we had kids a couple of years ago, and never really managed to sort out my social life after that. Think I went out with friends about 3 times last year :frowning: Quite into running so might join a running club, idk.

#121

Take up a penoid card game.

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#122

Work - Be in a position by the end of the year where Iā€™d feel confident in applying for a promotion.

Holidays - Have a night planned in Suffolk in four weeks time, and a stag do (urgh!) in York at the beginning of February. Really want to get away overseas for three or four nights somewhere. Havenā€™t actually had a night away from home that wasnā€™t work related in more than three years.

Exercise - Really need to get fitter. Iā€™m going to look to begin the NHS Couch to 5k programme next week and if that begins well and my ankles hold up okay, look to do a few 5k / 10k races this year.

Other - Continue to read books, continue to focus on producing the fanzine for HFC and try entering a few writing competitions for shits and giggles. Go to the cinema at least once a month and spend a lot less time in the pub on my own.

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#124

Turn 40
Go to legoland (dk)
Dont have a mid-life crisis.

Hmm

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#125

Last year I joined a group called GirlCrew (awful awful name) which has been great for meeting people. Itā€™s mostly organised through Facebook groups so isnā€™t ideal if youā€™re notonfacebookm9, and itā€™s just for women. Dunno where youā€™re based but thereā€™s groups for most UK cities I think. My groupā€™s done stuff like country walks, after-work drinks, book club and mid-week meals out this year. I havenā€™t personally made any best buds yet but I know loads more people in my area now so Iā€™d recommend it.

#126

Have you had a look at meetup.com ? I havenā€™t used it but have had a look and there seems to be a reasonable variety of groups to join.

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#127

Language exchanges?

#128

Come to/organise a DiS meat

#129

  • Get off dairy milk completely (first quarter, achievable)

  • Finally, finally get out of my overdraft (second quarter, achievable)

  • Move back to Scotland (fourth quarter, if Iā€™m lucky)

#130

Mine are pretty much all writing based (I got paid actual money for an article on gender in seventeenth century poetry which makes me think just maybe I can make this more than just a hobby)

Finish YA novel (achievable, been working on it for years and itā€™s almost done)

Get YA novel published (much harder, no real idea how to go about this if Iā€™m quite honest)

Write more stuff for publication (articles, reviews etc)

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#131

Great stuff!

Iā€™m so in awe of people that can make some sort of money out of writing. I think it would be my all-time ideal career, but I know just how bloody difficult it would be to really make a go of and be able to live on.

Good luck with all of this - hope you manage to achieve what you are aiming to! :slight_smile:

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#132

hah, i would like to go to a dis meet but iā€™m too shy. i know thatā€™s probably not just me as we are a bunch of indie bedwetters. i have poor facial recognition skills so the idea of having to turn up somewhere i donā€™t know and identify people iā€™ve only seen in photos fills me with anxiety. but i would like to one day!

thanks everyone else for the suggestions too

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