Which way to sail?
More options have presented themselves over the past few days, what would you choose?
One
Bar work here in Cala Millor. It's another 'maybe', but could involve 7/8 hour shifts from late afternoon until close. The place is on the sea front and looks much busier than where I was at last year. I'll have to learn how to carry a tray of drinks, but the clientele are mostly English. Positives are that I'll have days in the sunshine and cash to tide me over for the summer.
Two
Braga. Up in the northwest corner of Portugal, there is a Sharepoint Admin role going. Monthly income would be way more than the bar work, but the lifestyle is a change. 9-5, screens and meetings, and honestly the pay proposed is nothing special. I have 0 Portuguese, and although it's not required for the role, no friends and no local dialect could be a bit of a bummer. Braga looks nice though, if you like your history that is.
Three
England. Probably the best 3/4 months to head 'home' weather-wise, but that's not saying much. There are no jobs waiting, but it could be the best place to pick something up and be able to save a little money / buy STEEM. And my daughter will be closer, although that depends which part of the country I'd end up at.
At present, I am siding towards one more summer in the sun, before giving in to reality and going back to office work. It would make sense to complete the minimum employment years to be able to claim the full English state pension, even though there are no guarantees it will exist in 28 or so years time. Blahh.
It's not quite the day to worry and decide though, soon....
Have a good weekend all
Asher
Sounds like you've already decided on option number one buddy! life's way too short; pick what you want to do, not what you should do😊❤️
Now swaying to option 3 :)
Nice to hear from you Lynn!
You mean which would I choose if I were you?
The England option sounds like the worst of the three because you don't have a job waiting for you there. You could end up anywhere in the country. What good would it be it to you to end up somewhere far from your daughter and your other relatives if you had to be in England? Even if the pay were so much better as to compensate for the cost of relocation and the much higher living expenses, getting the job might take a few weeks of job hunting, which could make the financial advantage of moving to England null and void.
Would you really dislike having to spend 3-4 months in Braga? Or would having to spend all day at the office and the more stressful work be the worst aspect of that? At least you could make better Steem posts while in Braga. You could photograph the city and the surrounding landscape and make posts about the history of the place if that's of any interest to you.
The bar work sounds like something you can always go back to. Is it?
Yes.
Thanks for the comment. You are spot on about the UK, and that's without the weather being considered.
Braga is by the looks of it, a full-time contract. I'm surprised at this as getting rid of duff IT staff is a pain in a lot of companies sides. It would unlikely be worth a short-term move there though, a year mininum really. You are right about having a new location to share. I had a look through Steem's history with regards to Braga and there is very little (2 posts), and it does look like a city that enjoys a camera.
I'm sure I could return to bar work - the least likely to be linked to 'saving for the future', which is the done thing, isn't it?
It sounds like next summer working at the bar is in the cards, then. If that's what it's going to be, I suggest that you double down on your efforts to make money on Steem by producing interesting content.
Doesn't eventually your heart goes in one direction more than the other ? This is always the right to pick for me...when you go along with your true desire (meaning in alignment with your soul), you never can be wrong, and it never can go wrong, everything will work out for you Asher 😉
And nobody can tell you the right direction, because nobody lives your life nor knows where you are,
and I would add there is no right or wrong direction, there are only paths we take sometimes that are more long that it could have been, just enjoy and appreciate along the way and you will never feel doing something wrong 😊
Thank you for this nice message @barbara-orenya
I guess my heart and soul are torn right now, and it is making decisions more difficult.
I'll try another path again this summer and re-evaluate as I go, trying to enjoy as much as possible, and perhaps one day there will be some alignment. 😊
Look for a job which is growth oriented and also near to your daughter !! Money and family both are important for a good life !! 👍
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I had that, and it made me incredibly unhappy at the time. But maybe it is also time to give it another go. Thanks for your input 😊
Summer sun. Spain. Bar work. Live life. Don't do bragababa or miserable blighty
There, sorted :0D
That's option 1 btw, lol!
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This is the one I want!
It's the only one that makes sense!! :0)
flip a coin. and then flip it again and again if you don't like the result:)
With 3 options there is going to be plenty of flipping - side of the coin for option 3? 😬
There’s no better place than Cala Millor...or perhaps some “calas” at Menorca will fit well. 😉
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Plenty of solid Calas knocking around, I'll take any of them over rain clouds!
That's a tough one...England - no job (yet) but you'll be closer to your girl. That counts for something.
Portugal, well, that's where I'm heading, but of course, the country is huge so I don't know much about Braga. I've just started Portuguese on Duolingo!
The salary is better, which would buy you more Steem, but I don't think the 9-5 office hours would suit me long, personally. But I'm not you of course. Maybe you can do the job where you are for now, and then you can always later decide, or something might come up by then?
Of course, you can just turn on 'Shake it off' and find a solution in some dance moves...
Yes it does count for something, and I think it might be the winner over the coming weeks.
'Shake it off' like Taylor Swift? - good idea, I shall watch that video right now :D
Hehe, when do we get to see a video of you 'shaking it off'? That sounds worse than it was meant to be LOL. Or maybe you could shake yourself towards Bangkok in November and just make it to SF4 this year? We're expecting you!
Haha, right it does!
I'll start saving today, would love to go!
Yeah, I am manifesting like crazy. Especially since I am not planning on leaving Asia any time soon once we get there. WILL see you there!
Three.
Two votes for 3 - it is option 3 for a reason! 😁
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