would you say your life moves forward

Richie said:
Mostly forward... it has stalled for the last 2 years and its odds on to take a massive step backwards soon... possibly unrecoverably so :(
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It is never unrecoverable, matey. I know because I've had some staggering ups and catastrophic downs in my life. But you are only ever down for good when you decide to stay down.

The choice is always your own.
 
craig3000 said:
Hate these threads so depressing :p
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it's not meant to be depressing at all. i like to know about other peoples lives as much as anyone on a messageboard is willing to share. i have been unemployed since july and thus have had a good amount of time to analyse things and upon doing this, i discovered (to my surprise) that i have always moved in a positive direction, when, at times, it felt like i had lost focus and was not doing this but upon reflection, it appears that i hadn't stopped trying to make things better for myself. finding out about other peoples situations, good or bad, helps me and i hope others, to work through the highs and lows.
 
Yup all is well in my world. 2012 I will move out to Belgium and forget all about the UK. Best of all my work is paying for all the relocation costs and means a nice bump in my salary.

Oh and end of this month.... maybe january depending on how car does in MOT :p I will be completely debt free.

My goals are soon to be met. After that *shrugs* guess I gotta think of a new goal :)
 
Even though it's felt slow at times it's certainly moved forwards very very quickly, this is pretty much the span of this decade:
2003 finished school
start job at supermarket 1
2004 quit job at supermarket 1
2004 start job at supermarket 2
2005 finished college
2005 quit job at supermarket 2
mid 2005 - mid 2006 - spent jobless
2006 is where life got interesting - got a job as an IT Technician at a school
2006 met my current fiancee and made about 25 friends i didn't have previously
October 2007 - bought a flat with gf
2008 - Became a landlord by renting out that flat and renting out a house to live in
2009 - early 2009 got engaged and missus fell pregnant later in the year - also got promoted to Senior ICT Technician
2010 - baby born in july, new 3 bed detatched house in a few days (yes for anyone who read the thread, i went for it, works out better than originally thought out)

2011 - Hopefully later in the year i'll make it to ICT Manager here, managers possibly leaving then and i'd be surprised (and insulted) if i didn't get his job as i pretty much do it for him now. Will also be fully moved into our new home then.

Around education time i had about a set 3-4 friends, everything changed in 2006 and shot forwards since
 
I would say that my life has pretty much plateaued now, hasnt been going forward or backward for several years, but I'm content with the plateau I'm at.
 
My life just keeps moving forward now.

3 - 4 years ago it was a different matter...low paying job with the company making me redundant and screwing me out of some cash, riddled with 10k+ worth of debt, no hope, feeling quite low etc etc

Now in the last 3 years managed to pay off debt, buy a £200k+ first house with my girlfriend, drive a newish car and looking into buying a second, have a basic salary double what I used to get at my last job + a very nice comission scheme.

I am in a very happy place at the moment, and can only seem to get better.

Amazing how your life can just turn around with a bit of hard work, comitment and effort.

Set yourself goals in life and work to them, this way you can only move forward! I always set goals, and always try to better them, keeps you motivated in life at least!
 
VFM Addict said:
It is never unrecoverable, matey. I know because I've had some staggering ups and catastrophic downs in my life. But you are only ever down for good when you decide to stay down.

The choice is always your own.
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True... "the tide turns at low water as well as at high" and all that jazz... Not being "emo" (too old for that pish), just being a realist although a lot can change in 6 months at which time I will, hopefully, be in a position to re-evaluate...
 
i would say life has stopped gone into reverse and is now accelerating HARD!
the only thing that has really been positive for me since school are my pc hardware changes!
 
britboy4321 said:
'Have you ever thought, perhaps this is as good as it gets?'
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I have wondered that sometimes, which just makes me want to write my diary and take some pictures for the future. I just hope that I take every opportunity I can, and don't regret anything later. But generally, over the last few years I think I have been 'moving forward'.
 
Past year, my life has been going backwards.

Not achieving anything, bad results, less free time, more rinse and repeat and my confidence is at an all time low. :(
 
GreatAuk said:
I have wondered that sometimes, which just makes me want to write my diary and take some pictures for the future.
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i used to do this and wish i had never stopped. i didn't do it everday or anything like that but i would quarterly write down a few things and how i felt about life in general but stopped doing it about 10 years ago. i may start doing it again.
 
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