Just got home from my Twixmas break

Glad you enjoyed it.
Please can you tell me the name of the hotel , it’s something I might do next year

Well done. I am so pleased it went well for you. You have made me think that this year I must be more proactive and stop being such a scaredy cat - I don't even like going for a coffee on my own!

Happy new year everyone. I know it sounds strange on a bereavement thread. But I hope you all have the best year you can . Grief never leaves you but you learn to cope and make a present and future for yourself.

Last year I went on 2 holidays by myself and enjoyed them . I won't go to places I went to with my husband Those memories are precious. Already booked to go to Llandudno in May and hoping to go too Harrogate in September. I don't drive and couldn't stand being on a coach but I love going on trains. I stay in premier inns as they have accessible rooms for walking disabled like me and wheelchair disabled.

BA is far braver than I was. My husband made me promise to go on holiday a year after he died so went to York for 3 days and spent most of the time crying in my room . Went to the minister and hop on hop off bus but didn't get off until the start.

May I went to Berwick upon Tweed and had a wonderful time . September I went to York I wanted to see it with new eyes and did all the things I wanted . Used the hop on hop of bus £13 ticket but it was for 2 days and stopped at all the places I wanted to visit . I didn't intend to go by the minister but I did and so glad I did looking at it and at the hotel I stayed at I didn't feel anything I put to rest the ghosts of the past .

I find doing new things fun as you are never to old to learn . But took me a while to find things for me ..U3A definitely wasn't for me to many people in cliques and talks about no things that interested me .

But I go to sit fit class and do exercises at home which I love. Cross stitch which I am addicted to. Got to a craft group but learn new things especially how hot a hot glue gun is ouch . And others thing I have booked and want to do.

Only took me to moving here to live my life to the full. Before I just existed and that's no life.

I know it's hard but I hope you can do at least one thing for yourself every month or more often . Love and grief never die. I feel I have to live my life to the full for my husband as well as my own sake .

Happy New Year and very glad you enjoyed your trip to Blackpool that is so good to hear.

Well done ! I would recommend Solo hols for the summer too. I’ve had great fun on these trips. Don’t go looking for romance as mostly women going, but I’ve loved meeting new people and having good chats round the table at our evening meals in the hotels. I recommend TravelOne, Paul is a great help with any questions or worries. Good luck

Well done, BA69, thanks for your update. It's great to hear that everything went well and you enjoyed yourself. The whole tone of your post is so upbeat, it's been a boost to your self confidence. Wishing you all the very best for 2025.

You 🌟 xx

Well done you. The first time is always a bit of a strain. Now you know you can do it, you can be more adventurous in the future and try something you havent done before. You will have this success to look back on to bolster your spirits. So now is a good time to be looking towards the summer. May I suggest that you think what you enjoy doing, perhaps playing whist, or swimming or walking or whatever. Then if you look at the brochure you could try booking one that caters for y our interest. That way you will meet some more nice people and have a shared interest which will give you a shortcut to getting together with others. Whether you are the beginner or the expert , you will find your mutual interests bring you together and often you get a good tip from another person. Good luck and enjoy the next adventure. Oh, just had a thought , if you know that you want to visit a specific area, you might chose to tell GN's and possibly someone may live in that area and you could perhaps meet for coffee, or someone else might be considering a similar trip, so you drop the pebble in the pool and the rings widen and widen your horizon. Have a happy time looking at possibilities and good luck

So happy for you x
Have a wonderful New Year x

Lovely positive post to give hope to all those people on their own who lack the confidence to do things.

Great news! More enjoyable trips to come 👏
Not only will you enjoy a summer coach holiday, you could take many coach day trips solo. I love my coach day trips to various parts of the country.

Thank you for letting us know how your break went, and I'm so glad it went well. It takes courage to venture out on one's own. Well done.

Your posting is so positive and encouraging. So great all went well for you.

Well done, so pleased it all worked out.

That fills me with courage maybe to do similar. Lost my husband Sept 2023 but haven't been brave enough to holiday on my own yet. Maybe this year

I recall your original post, and am so pleased you had such a great time. Fabulous, thanks for the update

Heartwarming to know, so delighted for you and all there!!

Well done - so pleased you had a good time. xx

Very pleased to hear ir went well

What a lovely positive start to the new year for you and a message of encouragement for people who may be in the same position. Sending every good wish for 2025

Hi
I did pm you last week,
I am so happy for you, maybe I will go with you next year.
Wish I had done it this time,
So proud of you.
Best wishes
Junie

Sounds a brilliant way to spend Xmas. Last of our lot just left and looks like we've been burgled here lolol. Glad u had a great time xxx

Oh well done

Fantastic! So pleased for you!

Fabulous. An uplifting post