Fun Monday # 63

Southern Doll is out hostess this week and this is what she wants us to tell the world!

What have you done in your life that was worth doing? I want to know the moments in your life that you hope will be the ones to pass through your mind when your time comes. I hope that doesn't sound too morbid. This doesn't necessarily have to be items you have checked off your Bucket List, it can be those small moments that made you smile, or the time you got that huge promotion you deserved, or the first time your baby smiled at you out of pure joy. I want to know all the moments, big and small, that make life sweet!

My first thought when I read this was I haven't done any thing that is worth writing about and then I realised it is all the little things we do that are worthwhile and often one thing leads to another so.....

I am going to make this short and hopefully sweet so that you can pass quickly on! I don't think I've ever made a secret of the fact that my family are my world so I'm convinced that when my time comes it is moments in my family's life that I will relive! I also believe in karma and that our destiny is mapped out for us.......

• if I had not passed my 11+ exam and got to Grammar School I would not have had the opportunity to pass my O' level exams that enabled me to train as a nurse.....
• if I had not been supporting a friend by going on a sort of blind date I would not have met the father of my children! This lead to......
• the birth of my two lovely daughters, Sam and Beccy which is definitely the most worthwhile thing I have ever done in my whole life. They have given me a lot of joy and some sorrow but I am very proud of both of them. This lead to.....my youngest daughter, Beccy, having children...
• seeing my eldest grandson a few moments after he was born is such a sweet memory and one I will never forget. When your grandchildren tell you they love you, you know that you have done something right!
• if my first husband had not left us I would not have returned to work, completed a management course and started on a new career......
• if my job had not been axed.....I would not have changed direction....then trained as a social worker.....
• if that job had not been transferred to OFSTED I would not have ended my career managing a small team of Inspectors (hopefully making a difference to children's care and education)

So just to sum up what has been worth while in my life I have tried to to be a responsible citizen, help people throughout my life and bring up my children to be kind, thoughtful and show respect to others but also stand up for what is right. I want them to live full and happy lives and in turn I hope they pass this on to the next generation. For me this has been worth doing.

I'll stop here as this has turned out longer than I intended (and I know you will have heard some of this before). Now hop over and see what everyone else has to say!


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