Right- this is it - the start of the rest of my life!!! Deep I know, but am 50plus, have a couple of girls (12ish and 14ish) a dog and a long husband and, as much as I love them, I am no earth mother and want to get back into the world of work. No....I take that back....I want to be back in the world of shoes, boots, clothes, perfume and my own cash rather than taking it from the long one. I am very lucky to be in this position but where has that thing called independence that saw me going on two holidays a year with the girls and going out got up and gone!? The trouble with being 50plus is confidence is pretty rare and you don't get "seen" as you once were. Life bc (before children) saw a lovely job in a charity attending big events and having a stable career. I chose to give up work when daughter no.2 came along due to her ill health and I have no regrets. The one thing I do regret is all that talking that took place at secondary school. My mum recently gave me my old school reports. The girls are definitely not going to see them. I can hardly tell No.2 daughter to put her head down and stop the talking which she gets reprimanded for regularly when my reports are like a dictionary of descriptive words for "be quiet"! Anyway, as usual, I am rambling again. I have today put in an application to the local supermarket as a General Assistant. I also have another part-time job that I do everyday working with little people. My theory is to have two part time jobs until I can find another part time job with more hours and that I will love and they will love me. Whoops, I'm off again. Must dash - the dog is in the dinner and the girls are creating new levels of sounds with their arguing.