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Well World, Here Goes..........

Posted: Sunday, 21 October 2007

So, now I'm here I'm not sure where to start LOL. I'm 35, a trained nurse and a mum of two beautiful children. Moved here about 16 months ago due to my hubbies work and I now find myself a stay at home mum, through circumstances, not choice.

When he first came home and said we "have to move - pick an Island", I thought no way am I going anywhere - I was 6 months pregnant and wasn't moving anywhere - quite literally as I was like a beached whale. Shetland was too far away,........ I used to go out with a lad from Orkney and I'm still not sure if he destroyed that tape (or circulated it), so that wasn't an option either. Harris was our first choice but we didn't get that move, so that left Lewis. I'd never been before, but hubbie has family here so, decision made.....Only one problem, what about my job??? I trained very hard for three years as a nurse and worked for 10 years in the same job, so what was I going to do?? Working isn't an option really, as firstly there are no suitable jobs near us and secondly who would I leave the children with as child care is scarce. So we became a one income family and I stay at home.

So here I am being all things Mother Earth, well at least trying to. Surviving without family, close friends, Tesco's and escape.

I actually quite like where we live, it's rural but we have neighbours and all the required services close at hand. The area around us is beautiful and the kids are thriving on all the good clean sea air.

I'm settling into my new job quite nicely, I'm learning to cook and I'm studying as well. I use the mobile library every three weeks. I have discovered ebay !!!!! And I'm more at ease with the slower pace of life. Don't think I would go so far as to say I'm less grumpy - don't want to change completely.

Well I'll have to sign off for the moment as the kids are killing each other by the sound of it and hubbie is still in bed even though it's mid-day.

Now that I've introduced myself to the World, I'll start my blog proper as soon as...........

Posted on Confessions of Mother Earth at 12:15

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Ebay and Island Blogging...shopping and gossip...what more does a girl need? Welcome to IB Mother Earth!

Happily Ever After from am moving to Lewis soon too!

welcome to the funny farm!!! a litle piece of advice,from and old one---get back to nursing as soon as possible---or get another job-fast,cause before you know it,time has flown past and then you start to ask questions--who am i, what am i worth etc! i left scotland in 1976 to come over here to live and like you was a trained nurse,now at the ""old age"" of 53 when all my frinds are preparing their retirement--i've just went back to nursing and to make matters worse in an old folks home where we care for patients normal care homes don't--very violent cases etc---!

carol from over here

Wheeeee ... another blogger to read! Welcome!

Plaid from Outback Aussie

Alright there Mother Earth, this IB needs some new young bloggers, it's getting to be like one of Carols care homes. Oh and BTW Carol was 53 about 20 years ago, and she's not one of the nurses, if you know what I mean. Oh and if you don't like cats you'll get on really well on IB. Just a few pointers to welcome you, it's the friendly type of guy I am, no need to thank me, a cheque in the post would be better, Cheery...

Tws from Page Three

I agree with Plaid, Wheee. I'm also confused. Is blogging on Sundays allowed on Lewis? Bruce, the trouble maker.

CVBruce from CA, USA

Thanks for the friendly welcome everyone. This has been an exciting discovery for me, there's very few folk to talk to around here, and being a woman I like to talk to folk that are a few stages up from the Tweenies and Scooby Doo lol. And Carol, much as I loved my nursing (I was 13 years in Theatre) I'm not 100% sure I'd go back to it, a bad back and too much red tape for my liking. Studying at the mo with a view to trying something new.

Mother Earth from whats Normal

Bad backs seem to go with the territory, no matter how many 'policies' the managers produce...

Flying Cat from hoping Carol's back is holding out

Oh I lurve this - scandle, arguments and bitching. This is what I miss about being at work....................love it. Bruce, I am contraversial in all that I do, Sundays are for washing, housework and blogging.......M E

Mother Earth from Lewis

That's what I call multitasking!

Flying Cat from an admiring glance

Well I am a woman after all, we can do that............M E

Mother Earth from The Loft

i have a hellava bad back but i'm enjoying the work i've evenbgot job ready abd interviews for when i arrive in aucland in dec(if you really want to be i a beautiflace plent of job opportunities nz is the place to be,believe me i was there in jan and am going back early december it is a greta place

carol from still playing florence nightingle

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