2016 has been a shocker for me. It started off when my workplace decided to restructure and my position was among those that vanished. So I left at the end of January only be told three working days later that I needed an eye operation to stop me losing my sight. The best (sarcasm) thing about that was that it would take around 12 to 18 months to recover. Nicole was not working, hadn’t for seven years, and completely lacked confidence in herself to even try. So we become a home without an income. Rhiannon started High School and within a couple of months was the object of some rather nasty bullying. The year progressed with my eyes being sensitive and painful and appearing not to be healing too well. I even had a crisis when the rejection began and my vision temporarily looked like opening your eyes a couple of metres underwater in the ocean. Seriously. All dark and green with floating things going back and forth. That is now better.<\/p>\n
But finance remains at the top of my fears. In May I used my funds and time to try to start a consulting business (mentioned in my previous post). Alas it did not fly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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