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Time to go
Time to go
This time it was going to work-
Every other plan had gone by the wayside and even though I’d somehow managed to keep myself on track, those around me managed to lose footing and crumbled. While they remained closely in my background, I stepped up a notch in the speed of things and took on a completely new aspect of life.
Here I was, a woman in her late forties and going through the ‘change’, now miles from all that was familiar shacked up in a cottage by the sea.
What on earth was I doing? What was I thinking? This was NOT on the agenda but I’d arrived none the less. While my brood chose to stay within the confides of the concrete jungle, I opted to take that great leap of faith and do the bolt!
An escape from the misery that had begun to nibble at my soul……the stress in life had already affected my thinking but I was damned if I’d let it consume what little of me was left.
Life-
A mortgage that had a habit of expanding rather than shrinking and monthly fees charged for the privilege of existing had finally worn me down. The constant influx of reminders mounting in my poor old letterbox, that phone that once stood out as a happy medium for friendly chit chats now my enemy and greatest fear! The ring tone enough to spark a riot even before any had picked up….and if you DID dare to answer, you often found you’d suddenly discovered there existed a whole variety of personalities within your vocal chords! Was that me? DAM I’m good! after succeeding to fool just one numb minded pencil pushing nag-
Face-to-face was tougher! The disguise a lot harder but still we tried.
Peering through a shrouded window while attempting to remain discreet almost hideous but curiosity always won-Any knock could mean far worse than a voice on a line! You just never knew and seriously didn’t WANT to.
Ah the seaside escape………
By Debbie Stevens ã 2007
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I went through this very thing. It's a frightening and overwheming experience. Glad you found some peace at the seaside.
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