Quote from: ChrissyRyan on Yesterday at 06:53:02 PMIt is too bad you may move mostly for safety.  That is just not right to have to do.
But, Ireland apparently has many nice places too.

Chrissy

Yes Ireland is gorgeous.

xx

Well it's certainly tough @Robbyv213 especially if you have roots to a place.

I've lived a very nomadic life, including one six-year period in a very remote location without any contact without the outside world (it was wonderful!). Without wanting to trivialise this, digital nomads are a real phenomenon now. People live and work all over the globe. Global travel is pronounced. The beautiful city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, for example, is now full of international people 'working from home'.

I believe, if I may be so bold, that this kind of outward-facing attitude is less true of US citizens where 45-50% have passports compared to, say, the UK where the figure is over 85%.

So a lot comes down to what you are used to. I don't know if I've spent a single year of my adult life, except during covid, when I haven't travelled abroad. And as a child my parents took me on some epic adventures. I don't feel that I belong to any one country anyway. In fact, having spent so much time in other cultures enjoying the very best they have to offer and seeing their darker sides, I'm an internationalist. I'm the very last person you'd find waving a national flag. I see positives and negatives in every country and I believe that generally nationalism and religion are the two curses that have caused more conflict on this earth than anything else. Just my opinion, mind

There's a big psychological and practical difference though between travelling and living, especially if you are forced to uproot and flee. And the older you get, the harder it becomes. Culture Shock is a real deal.

Apart from recalibrating mindset the other factor which holds people back is often friends and family that they will leave behind. The internet has of course made this less of a factor but not wholly.

On a practical note, as @Devlyn has reminded us, there are no restrictions on a UK citizen living in Ireland. And an Irish citizen can live and move anywhere within the 27 member states of the European Union.

Other countries have visa policies that range from nigh-impossible to very plausible. Thailand, for instance, has a Retirement Visa scheme which really isn't too onerous and neither is it particularly expensive. At the other end of the scale there are Golden Visas for those with serious money, and many countries offer various options in-between.

So don't be overly negative. It's perfectly possible to live in another country. You need a positive mindset and then to go and do it.

xx

Are you going to see any fireworks shows today or tomorrow?

I will be leaving to go see one.  Have fun at yours!

Do you have your own personal fireworks displays?

Some seem to shoot them off way too late in the evenings!  That is a no go!
At least it is typically only for a couple of days. 

Chrissy

Quote from: Alana Ashleigh on July 02, 2025, 07:40:59 PMWhen I first started experimenting with being feminine, one of the first things I tried was using perfume/body mists. I was nervous to be out in public smelling feminine. To my surprise, nobody ever said anything. Using perfume has become a big part of my feminine expression, and I never leave the house without putting on a few sprays of perfume. Is anyone else a fan of perfume?

Still working on it ..

The bladder stone is to be removed in about a week. I was wondering if it could be put into a specimen jar to come home with me. Put it on display on a shelf.


I have an appointment with a podiatrist a couple of weeks after getting rid of the bladder stone. If I can remember, I might ask about differences between male and female feet. I don't look forward to this appointment. My VA provider referred me, after I remembered to have her check my yellow toenail.

In a couple of months, I have an appointment with a therapist for an autism evaluation session. Studying up for the test. I found out my light sensitivity could be due to autism. Maybe if I would have been allowed to wear sunglasses I would not have had daily headaches. Because of the daily headaches, I was on a daily aspirin regimen, even in the army. Even now, I need to wear blue light blocker glasses to avoid getting a headache. I need to remember to stop at the eye doctor, and get me some prescription sunglasses.
Interesting thought about welding, and being light sensitive. Not what I thought, the welding mask would cut the amount of light.
I want to get some kind of manuscript listing all kinds of stuff, including removing tags from my shirts.

I finally got the glucose test thing straightened out. Either the meter is way off, or something else is wrong. Even after eating a cupcake with my dinner, a hour later the meter showed me to be in the normal range. Having a hour drive to the VA in St Cloud, I might have had a stress related glucose level to put me at pre diabetes. I plan on doing a direct access diagnostic Walk In at the hospital, to see if anything changed in the past month.
Michelle

I've never worn all white but I recently bought a yellow golf skort.
Last year a wore a white pleated skirt several times but never with a white top, though I do have a white polo with short sleeves. As well as a cute white crop top with spaghetti straps.  I have a lot of clothes.

In the 1970s there would be a lot of jokes on broadcast  television on how little fabric was used in skimpy  women's clothes.
I never thought back then that I'd be wearing clothes like that!

I just got home and stopped to get a roast beef sandwich and fries on the way.

I am eating them now.

Have a nice evening!


Chrissy

I have a clean office area that is not cramped.  I noticed some dust or light marks perhaps on the pants but nothing that did not come out in the wash. 

I wore another bright color today, yellow, but it was not all yellow.

Men do not seem to wear yellow much, do they?  They seem to wear white clothes more than yellow ones.  We women get a lot of variety of colors to choose from.  Lucky us!


Chrissy

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