Today's joys:
Time with littles, and seeing how lovingly they play with and care for one another.
A catch up with a metamour-always good for the soul.
Confirmation that my boundary setting in a situation was right on the money.
Cheesecake, a cup of tea and a laugh with a dear friend.
A blanket and cosy socks.
A sense of freedom and excitement, and realisation that I have advanced a bit more along my healing journey path.
New eyeliner. Black, of course.
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Fabulous Stuff for you.A pumpkin weighing 1221kg won an award last month:
Sometimes things work out well.
10:30 AM, I'm doing spreadsheet work for my taxes and realizing that with my new computer I'm missing the extra monitor space I had with a laptop + monitor setup.
An hour later I have a new monitor of exactly the size and cost I wanted. It's set up, and working with little effort.
Too easy - waiting for the pendulum to swing back the other way.
Zaagjes, nonnetjes en strandgapers
Tot gisteren had ik er nog nooit van gehoord en nu spotte ik ze gewoon zelf! Naast kokkels en Amerikaanse zwaardschedes vond ik deze schelpen tijdens de Schelpenteldag op Schiermonnikoog.
Wat een leuke n verrassende ervaring!
Samen met veel andere vrijwilligers hielpen we mee aan een mooi stukje citizen science: het tellen van schelpen langs de Noordzee.
Went bicycling today (finally cool enough, only got up to 79F), and came home with a bag of potting soil (brand new, free out on the curb with a "free" sign on it) and an orange, which had rolled off a tree into the road. ("serious cyclist" I am not). Luckily had a backpack when I ran into the potting soil. Juggling the orange home was not ideal, finally managed to cram it in one of the pockets in my cargo shorts. (and it's now being eaten lol)
Een mooie manier van escapisme: weekendje Schiermonninkoog, het grijze monnikeneiland.
Straks meedoen aan de Nationale Schelpenteldag.
Al haalt de realiteit me snel al in. Maar h, ik heb het in elk geval geprobeerd om te ontsnappen aan deze gekke tijden.
Voor iedereen die vandaag vol de realiteit in gaat: een strijdbare dag gewenst!
Verse of the Day: Good Things - Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield
the Lord bestows favor and honor
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.
Well, this week has so far involved a seizure from Jarrah (he missed a dose of his medication, which doesn't bode well for reducing it over the next month, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it), a night of digestive issues for me, and a call from Dad late this afternoon, who thankfully didn't need the hospital this time (probably just dehydrated and low blood sugar I went over and made him a cuppa and a sandwich).
It's Tuesday. Wtf. I'm putting in an order for less drama for the rest of the week please.
However! Good things are happening all the same:
+ Kid4 has been playing Diablo 2 and loving it and keeps asking me stuff and last night we had a chat about some things (waypoints and identifying items) and he said, 'It's so great to be finally playing a game that I can talk to you about!' (because I play few games, but Diablo 2 is one of my very faves)
+ we have a hot day forecast tomorrow but after that, hopefully it'll be into cooler weather
+ the kitchen stayed clean until the weekend! I say 'stayed clean' I mean, I kept it clean. Obviously it's a bit messy now given the last couple of days but I feel like it's not overwhelming. Also, the fam is helping with this yay for a virtuous circle
+ fit in a good trumpet practice before Dad called. I missed so many days last week and I really noticed the difference in my lesson
+ I ordered a record for my birthday soon and it arrived and I'm so delighted
Had a really nice time with mum today.
Despite having to go to the dentist, she liked her new dentist (phew), and it was downstairs so easy for her to access.
Then, we went to a nearby farm shop for some lunch - and so I could also charge the car.
The staff were great at the farm shop - mum doesnt eat too much, so they recommended having just half a sandwich, which was just enough - and no food wastage!
Then, in the shop, we found a wine thats made in the street where mum lives, so thats what well have tonight!
Good things today:
- Felt a lot better than I have been this week
- Went to the gym and did a proper yoga session
- Did some of the life admin I'd been putting off due to not feeling great
- Batch-cooked a soup
Recruiter discusses if bad things resonate longer than good things and they do, why, on episode 10 of :
Good Evening
Today has been full of good things:
I saw Yougest and met his new girlfriend (who is absolutely lovely).
The sun was shining.
I went for a walk.
I did some study.
Snuggles with Tiny Dog
Messing about online with friends.
So many good things.
Today has been a good day.
I didn't get any study done, but that's ok.
I did have a lie in and a restful morning before meeting a good friend for a cuppa.
Then afterwards I came home, and snuggled up on the sofa with Husband and Tiny Dog before playing some games (Rummikub and Qwirkle) and doing some crochet.
It's been a wonderfully restful day.
Evening,
Today I am grateful:
- that my Eldest got home without mishap
- that I managed to do a small amount of study
- that I had the time and space to nap safely
- that the sun shone brightly through my window
- that there are daffodils growing in my garden
These small things are worth concentrating on, because these are the things I can do something with, and enjoy.
I cannot do anything about the global situation and so I choose to look just into my bubble and do what I can to make my little sphere a better space for me and those around me.
Good things this week:
- Lovely dinner with a friend
- Work event went well
- Went to a brilliant gig
- Did a bit of litter-picking and seed sowing with Cathays Wild Gardeners
Starting tomorrow, the fish doorbell is active again. Watch the lifecam and ring the bell when you see fish, so they can cross a lock in the Oudesluis in Utrecht!
After about a month in hospital and all the snowstorms and physiotherapy I had kinda forgotten about my little flower mascot from the of 2025, after all that...
The petals are STILL HANGING IN THERE. New plant based should def be a thing, might have to water it or something this year.
1) morning walk! Im not missing the ice, no siree
2) I gave a great impromptu Joan of Arc lecture yesterday, and the students leaned forward to listen!
3) a whole day ahead for which *I* control the rhythm!
I havent posted (or scrolled!) here much recently, but here are some good things from the past few days.
- Im halfway through a trial period off some meds and my fatigue has definitely reduced
- after feeling weak and shaky for a few days, Mum is making a good recovery from last weeks fall
- I went along to the volunteer session at the native plant nursery for the first time this year, lovely to be back and see my friends there
- I saw a heron on my walk today
- delicious homegrown tomatoes for lunch, delicious fritters from zucchini grown by Mum for tea
- I read some great books (see my previous post)
- I levelled up in Pokemon Go!
This is how a real statesman acts - with class, simpatico. A Votre Sant!
Today's intention: Hold myself in
today
Original post:
Morning, Beige be with you!
My Good News for today
- My operation went well
- My husband is looking after me very well as I recuperate
- Tiny Dog is staying by my side to make sure I don't escape again
What is your good news for the day
Good Morning, may all the blessings of Beige rain down upon you and your household.
My good news of the day:
- I am having a much needed operation that will hopefully have a positive knock on effect on my wider health
- Tiny Dog is enjoying her snuggles
- My Eldest child is still visiting
What is your good news for the day
Why its possible to be both jealous of and frustrated with people for whom good things resonate longer than bad things. Expert Recruiter on episode 10 of :Why its possible to be both jealous of and frustrated with people for whom good things resonate longer than bad things. Expert Recruiter on episode 10 of :
Some people get upset when others aren't repeating all the bad news they say that those others are "ignoring" or "suppressing" the news, or are "not taking it seriously enough" - they think that everyone should be screaming angry, as screaming-angry as they are themselves.
They are free to be screaming-angry there is a lot to be angry about. But anger is a diet which does not sustain it burns hot, and then it turns to acid.
Posting about good things reminds us what we are fighting for, reminds us that life IS actually worth living, reminds us that we are all connected restores our faith in humanity.
These are good things.
Not a bad day... pain calmed down and I got cooking done, and there's four days of fairly spicy stew in the slow cooker. About half of that will become cottage pies with a potato, swede, and carrot mash, and dinner tonight will be stew on a jacket potato. Yay me!
Buenas noches. Buenas imgenes, buenos propsitos. Buenos sueos.
OK, here's the blog post for the weekly ! We'll see if I manage to post it every Saturday, that's just the day I decided to get around to it. I was thinking I was going to do it yesterday, nope, I didn't really want to do it tomorrow, because I have plans, and didn't want to start doing it on Sundays. It contains one quick take from me, but that's because there's an update.
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The view from my window.
today was that I decided not to go to a party. I was tired and stressed. Instead, I went to the swimming pool, exercised, took a sauna, went home, cooked a proper meal and listened to music.
I had more energy than I usually have and lo and behold, all my annoying avoidance just disappeared.
Today I came home to my tiny apartment after a week away. I feel safe here. We left the car and took the train because of the weather. I took a nap in the sofa when I came home. And I managed to realise I was overwhelmed earlier today and asked my partner for help. She told me to go out and do some snow shoveling.
Today I was out for a run in the slush. I managed to deal with a relational issue. And 28 years after everyone else I started watching Titanic (1997).