Newbie intro...

Giggling Coyote · Dec 20, 2011

Hi to all,
I'm a 30 something gal living in the sticks with my partner and two kids...we have a lovely place and plenty to keep us busy, so why am I here? I'm lonely! My house-lady role is new to me, i'm in my second year, was always a free spirit ready to go where life too me before having my son..and subsequently moving to a fairly isolated homestead in Yorkshire, UK, 2 years ago. I have a loving partner a normal hyper 5 year old and a surly 16 year old of my partners who lives with us half the time. Why do i feel lonely? I suppose my life seems now to be lived for the other members in my household and the dogs and our home. I don't get chance to get out much, when I do I'm soooo concerned about my apperance and feel I flounder with conversation, who wants to hear about what the dogs did today or the cake I baked or the card I made...seemingly noone! Guess I'm feeling like a social outcast! I have little time left at the end of the day for myself, my fitness and self confidence have taken a drastic tumble....and here I find myself reaching out for friendship 'over the ether'! Doe's anyone else feel the same way? Is there anyone else on a smallholding who is having a simliar time of it? I would love to hear from you!

Thanks,
Lou x

Jilted John · Dec 20, 2011

Hi and welcome Giggles! I'm sure there will be someone here that can relate to your feelings of isolation.

Mouse · Dec 20, 2011

Hi Lou, welcome to the forum. I'm new, too, and found many nice people are kind and friendly. Come by in Chat2 sometime. Ask mod mintymint for access.

Love, Anna Mouse

Drama · Dec 20, 2011

ForEverythingAReason · Dec 28, 2011

Hi GC,

I'm also new to the forum, and the people are very friendly. Even after a few days I can honestly say it's helped me.

I used to live in the sticks here in France and I know how on one hand it's tranquil, but on the other difficult. Where we used to live, even a family trip to say the cinema seemed a logistical nightmare... Getting ready, the trip there, trip back... oh the bloody dogs have escaped. In the end we never bothered going anywhere... which was not a good idea.

Welcome.
FEAR. Toulouse.