And I'm a bit shocked at myself.
Up to now I've led a fairly frugal life and am now seeing the benefits with good savings and good pension that I'll be able to take in a couple of years time if I want to.
I now live alone and have an income that very comfortably covers my outgoings. There's some money put by to help DC with house deposits should I decide that's what I want to do
Anyway, I haven't really made a conscious decision to splash out, but I have (following a very difficult period in life) decided to say yes to any opportunities/invitations/adventures and all of these seem to have come together. So I've booked.
- A week's hiking in UK on my own. I'm particularly proud of myself for this one. I'll be staying in a different pub each evening, carrying my own pack and I'm really looking forward to it.
- A UK trip with friends to do an adventurous challenge. Long weekend
- A trip to the med (in the autumn!) with same friends to do a marathon. Also long weekend.
-Anither long weekend for a cultural trip to a European capital I've never visited, with different friends
- A walking holiday in the Alps with DS.
Total cost is probably about £7k, the majority of that being the trip with DS.
I'm feeling a bit weird about being so extravagant, but also proud for putting myself out there and a bit excited. It's such a change to my usual way of life! We spent 30 years doing family holidays in the UK , one week a year!