As my mind was wondering randomly I suddenly had an images of my self as an independent, successful (and reasonably attractive ;) ) young adult.
It was creepy... :)
(as a side note to
thewizard: this is what I meant by finding it hard use written communication. The post is short but i still spent way to long trying to form it coherently - and I'm still not entirely happy with it, but it's probably the best I'll be able to do :P)