Euro no more?

It appears the Eurozone crisis has hit the headlines again - and with a hell of a lot of force this time. There is every chance that come January when we are packing away our tinsel and baubles, the rest of Europe may now also be hanging up their Euro's for good too.

Having not had the chance to read any news for the last two weeks, I feel like I have been left out of the loop a bit as to how drastic times are getting again. The thought of getting dragged into another recession - especially if it is going to be a whole lot worse than last time, really doesn't bare thinking about.

There's me blissfully unaware, planning my 2012 and hoping to be lodger free by April and now it's almost like being back in limbo again, with plans being put on hold until you know for definite what is going on with the economy. Working for a company that has such strong ties with Europe and depends on their income, it is a very scary thought that the Eurozone could shatter at anytime.

How bleak the future looks, I dare say it will be a very painful Christmas awaiting with bated breaths as to the outcome for many individuals. Here's hoping the banks can come up with a solution to stop this meltdown from happening, so we can actually get to enjoy our Turkey and stuffing without it leaving a bitter taste in our mouths. 

Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe......

Drum roll please......it's a new dawn, on a new day, in a new year with new resolutions - fast forward 6 weeks and is 2011 full of the joys of wonder that I thought it would be? Or is 2011 just the same as 2010?

I'm afraid I would have to say the latter.....the only thing I have learnt is that I really don't know where the last six weeks have gone and it appears that if time keeps flying the way it is, I will soon be sipping egg nogs & tucking into turkey again.

I can feel the dreaded itch coming on again and fear this one is going to be a big one. Every now and then I go through periods where I feel like my life has stagnated and it seems to be losing it's added sparkle. I try to keep upbeat and look for at least one good thing in every day - but sometimes you can't help but reflect back and think - was that it? I'm sure I was not put on this earth to sit at a desk 9 - 5 bored out of my skull constantly wishing my life away.

I am coming to that all important point in life where I have reached a cross roads and something seriously needs to change before the twinkle disappears forever and I am sucked down into the monotonous routine that is otherwise known as the 'rat-race'.

The thoughts going through my mind at the moment will see me heading in one of two directions. I can either flick the indicator right and go for something completely different - this option I envisage all my personal items sold apart from a few essentials in a back pack, heading into the big wide yonder to do some serious travelling, to just disappear from all that is every day life. Or I can listen to the voice of reason and head left - thus finding a job that will give me both enjoyment and fulfill my ever growing thirst for knowledge and help me progress in my career (or to be more realistic to actually start a career!)

I feel like I'm stuck in the middle - where on my left is the angel with halo, telling me to hang on and be reasonable - yet on the right is a mini me in devil get-up telling me to let my inner mischievousness free and go make the most of what is out there.

I'm guessing the hardest thing is that I don't actually know what I want myself - and if I don't know then who the hell will? Does anybody go through life knowing exactly what they want? Or are we all fumbling around in the dark completely clueless as am I?

I think I need to give this some serious thought. I'm guessing the first option would make me feel good in the short run - but what if I never want to return? This scares the hell out of me as I fear this would actually happen if I left, whereas at the same time I don't know if I really have the balls to go through with this or if it is all just a fantasy. Another thought is this could be the pre-onset of a mid life crisis as in the oh-my-god-I'm-almost-thirty-and-what-have-I-done-with-my-life crisis.

Lets watch this space and see what happens, maybe I'm due my miracle any day now.......!