my holidays

413x said:
No!

If I'm on holiday.. I'm away from home.

Mexico, Cornwall, morroco planned.

This is why I don't want a big house with lots of upkeep. I don't want to be a slave to it.
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D.P. said:
Indeed, if you want a big house you have to be prepared go pay others to so the upkeep.

Time is much more valuable than money
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flea.rider said:
lol it's not a big house it's a semi .. from your answers you really do earn to much .. or just don't care what your house looks like ..
we live in different reality's holidays are for doing stuff round your house .. why would you spend money to go abroad ?? it's the same as where you live but in a different country .
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413x said:
I'm very much opposite of this.
Why wouldn't you spend money abroad?

I value unique experiences.
-mexico is to see the monarch butterfly migration peak. It's a unique natural phenomenon you can't see anywhere else. A life long memory. My. Number 1 thing to do is see this.

These matter and leave an imprint on me so I can look back on those memories.

I'm not going to look back in 30 years and remember that time I spent a week at home doing some DIY.


Everyone is different. But I value new and unique experiences and creating memories.
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I enjoy the feeling of satisfaction from some DIY and a job well done as well as learning new skills and what I am capable of

I also enjoy going abroad on holidays and seeing new places.

Enjoy both? - controversial in here... Come at me chaps :p :cry:
 
i don't diy or go abroad on holidays, i spend my spare time and money on my hobbies which are vr gaming and my vehicles.
 
Richie said:
I enjoy the feeling of satisfaction from some DIY and a job well done as well as learning new skills and what I am capable of

I also enjoy going abroad on holidays and seeing new places.

Enjoy both? - controversial in here... Come at me chaps :p :cry:
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DIY can be fun but if you don't have the time then spending it with family, friends and enjoying vacations is far more important.
 
Nowhere near as busy as OP's, I currently have my sister and her sons over for a week. They live abroad so trying to show them as much as possible. I love having them here but it's a hard work being last in bed and first up to make sure everything is ready.

We were going to go camping this weekend after they left but yesterday on drive back from Scotland we decided to just have a lazy weekend to recover. :D
 
Richie said:
I enjoy the feeling of satisfaction from some DIY and a job well done as well as learning new skills and what I am capable of

I also enjoy going abroad on holidays and seeing new places.

Enjoy both? - controversial in here... Come at me chaps :p :cry:
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I do DIY/garden when I can. Putting up shelves, changing window hinges, rewired the shower etc. But I won't take time off to do it. I'll do it mid week after work. Or at the weekend if it's wet.

With only 25 days off a year I don't have enough to spend on housework.

I actually like practical DIY. I pay the cleaner because I hate cleaning!
 
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What I really don't understand, is people who pay an absolute fortune to go to some exotic country and then just lie on a sunbed, stuff themselves with food and drink. Seriously, you can do that anywhere.

I have a friend who does this about four times a year. If he's not on holiday, he's on a diet :p

If I go abroad, I want to explore and see things I've never seen before.
 
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IvanDobskey said:
What I really don't understand, is people who pay an absolute fortune to go to some exotic country and then just lie on a sunbed, stuff themselves with food and drink. Seriously, you can do that anywhere.

I have a friend who does this about four times a year. If he's not on holiday, he's on a diet :p

If I go abroad, I want to explore and see things I've never seen before.
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No I don't get that either. If you need that to break away from reality, and you enjoy it, fair enough. And Spain is cheaper than the UK for that.
But beach lazing holidays are absolutely not for me!
 
413x said:
I do DIY/garden when I can. Putting up shelves, changing window hinges, rewired the shower etc. But I won't take time off to do it. I'll do it mid week after work. Or at the weekend if it's wet.

With only 25 days off a year I don't have enough to spend on housework.

I actually like practical DIY. I pay the cleaner because I hate cleaning!
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you really only get 25 ?? thought all you high paid guys got more ..interesting even tho i'm under 30k i still get 31 days i see it as being paid to diy :)
 
IvanDobskey said:
What I really don't understand, is people who pay an absolute fortune to go to some exotic country and then just lie on a sunbed, stuff themselves with food and drink. Seriously, you can do that anywhere.

I have a friend who does this about four times a year. If he's not on holiday, he's on a diet :p

If I go abroad, I want to explore and see things I've never seen before.
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Most people go on holiday for the hot sun. Something you don't get in the very UK often. So they take advantage on the sunbed :D

Doing DIY, which some do as an hobby or going on holiday. Good to have a mixture of both, if you enjoy them.

Some people forget how fast age catches up with you. One day you physically be too old to do either.
 
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flea.rider said:
you really only get 25 ?? thought all you high paid guys got more ..interesting even tho i'm under 30k i still get 31 days i see it as being paid to diy :)
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Yeah might be 27 as I joined late. But def not 31.
Keen in next job for more holidays or going free lance. (to get more time back).

Its worse in USA often. It's better in France.

France have it right!
 
malachi said:
Most people go on holiday for the hot sun. Something you don't get in the very UK often. So they take advantage on the sunbed :D

Doing DIY, which some do as an hobby or going on holiday. Good to have a mixture of both, if you enjoy them.

Some people forget how fast age catches up with you. One day you physically be too old to do either.
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I hate too much sun and heat anyway, I just burn and feel uncomfortable :(
 
IvanDobskey said:
I kind of enjoy DIY projects in a sadistic kind of way :p I certainly enjoy the feeling of having improved my house without having paid somebody else to do an inferior job :D
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100%. These days it seems if you want something done properly, the only way is to do it yourself.

It's a fine balancing act though, between keeping the kids (and other half!!) happy and getting things done - ground floor has been a building site for the last few weeks but took a day off last week and finally got the floor in. Few finishing touches and it will be well worth it :)
 
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