Thank-you all for your response. I have done voluntary work before and helped and organised school fetes etc, thanks ChrissiFi I had forgotten about all that. Also a good idea to list the things I am good at jamjams, will start today. I think my main obstacle is myself and lack of confidence. I'm ok in the front room but out there - a big difference! It's good to know others have achieved their goals later in life so why shouldn't I