• ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
    16·
    20 days ago

    Part of my 2025 mental and physical health plan has been building and landscaping my little slice of land to go from an unfenced hillside of lawn to a walled and terraced garden.

    Removed the sod and got a dumptruck load of granite stones at the start of the year. I am building using a dry stone technique and moving it all by hand on purpose. Currently finishing the main terraces and wall base, beginning raised garden beds now. Every day I move a couple stones into place and it feels like an accomplishment that is quite literally building on itself.

    I look forward to seeing how it (continues to) come together.

    • psyvibe@lemm.ee
      3·
      20 days ago

      I did a similar project a few years ago with stones, old logs and repurposed rebar. It was sooo rewarding, especially after the plants matured.

  • Johannes Jacobs@lemmy.jhjacobs.nl
    11·
    20 days ago

    Hopefully, i get my drivers license! Exam is on June 23th.

    I’m 43, always been taking care of my parents. Getting my drivers license is the first thing i do “on my own” so im pretty excited! Then i’ll spend the next 6 months enjoying not having to go through public transportation :)

  • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
    8·
    20 days ago

    i’ll get a cash bonus once the probationary period is up at my new job, which i can use to knock like 10% off of the cost of my mortgage.

    a friend of mine is getting bottom surgery and i’m looking forward to it for them, it’s nice that people around me are happy.

    also, dunno if it’s something to look forward to exactly but if it turns out i do have hypertension and i can get on exforge i may not only be rid of my chronic headaches but also figure out if i actually have adhd, since amlodipine apparently lessens the symptoms. it would be nice to be able to do things.

  • Alk@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    21 days ago

    I’m going to get my commercial drone license and start doing freelance work to supplement my main job that doesn’t pay too well. Very excited.

  • brunch_in_bed@reddthat.com
    7·
    21 days ago

    It’s my 25th birthday on the 25th of this month, and I’m really looking forward to it. My boss is amazing - he always throws me a lavish party and gets me awesome gifts. While my official title is Personal Assistant, the position is actually more of a companionship role.

          • brunch_in_bed@reddthat.com
            22·
            20 days ago

            Eating with him, travelling with him, going out with him, hanging out with him, sex, etc. I’m live-in, so all the companionship a man needs. Technically a de facto personal assistant does a lot of work related stuff, but I don’t really, he has other people for that. Which is why the only “requirements” for this job were good looks and good personality. No previous work experience or higher education required. An acquaintance linked me up when I was 20.

            • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              20 days ago

              I don’t mean this in a demeaning way, but isn’t that just an escort + prostitution?

              You’re getting paid for company is one, getting paid for sex is two.

              • brunch_in_bed@reddthat.com
                11·
                20 days ago

                Personally, I don’t see it that way, because I’m not getting paid for sex. I’m getting paid for company - which is a whole thing on its own - just so happens it also includes sex.

                • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  3·
                  20 days ago

                  What you listed is what escorts do, minus the sex. Hence why I combined the two professions.

                  Do you have a partner? If so, how does your work influence your private life?

            • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              20 days ago

              Fascinating. Is there a large age gap? My daughter thought about pursuing this with a guy a couple years ago, but she wanted to get out of sex work so that was a no-go.

              Do you enjoy the work, and is it considered “work” on both sides, as in no expectation of romantic intimacy?

              • brunch_in_bed@reddthat.com
                31·
                20 days ago

                Yeah. I enjoy it. It’s work on both sides. This guy is very pragmatic which is why he wants this kind of arrangement in the first place. No nonsense, no waste of time (aka dating). Just a guaranteed good time. That’s his philosophy.

                • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  20 days ago

                  That’s a great way to look at it. Are there any provisions for severance if there comes a time where that arrangement needs to be terminated?

                  I also want you to know that in no way am I judging what you do for work, to me it’s just work, but I know a lot of people would have different opinions.

  • tipicaldik@lemmy.world
    7·
    20 days ago

    CT scans every 4 months… probably gonna get another nodule in my left lung nuked at some point. Hoping maybe the distended aorta that showed in my last scan takes me out quick so I can bypass all the misery of my advancing emphysema or the lung cancer possibly spreading. Aside from that, I’m just going to enjoy my family. Got three grandkids that are a real hoot right now. Counting my blessings is pretty much the priority…

  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    71·
    19 days ago

    I’m just hoping to get through the next 6 months, and then the next 3 years, without the government harassing me or my family.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    21 days ago

    I’m hoping to move back to the town where my friends and family live. I’ve been in my current place for a few years, and it’s fine, but I feel like my life is on hold.

    I’m kind of looking forward to my kids getting a little more mature. Parenting lil kids is not what I’m cut out for. But it’s bittersweet - that gets them closer to moving out and starting their lives without me.

    • tamal3@lemmy.world
      2·
      19 days ago

      Feeling like your life is on hold is such an interesting and familiar feeling. Years can go by this way. Good luck! I hope it happens soon.

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
    5·
    21 days ago

    Does it count if it’s a hope and not a fact? If so, then I’ll be looking forward to changing jobs. If I’m changing to another customer service job then I want something less fast paced, hopefully selling something I actually care about. But, ideally I’d love to get a job in the vfx industry again. I’ve been looking for years.

    If it’s a fact only, well, my birthday I guess? Which I’m also simultaneously not looking forward to.