Momentous (monumental) Moment

The owner of this blog has gone on vacation

So how about these for a couple of opening paragraphs?

Empty table

Progress

Nearly a week since I last wrote here, I don't know where the days go. At the moment I'm busy preparing to go on holiday. It's the first one for a few years so well needed. We are going to Benidorm, which was not my choice, I haven't been there before but am fearing it's Blackpool like image (Sorry Blackpuddlians but I'm not a fan of your town)Anyway, it's Fiesta week, so I'm hoping that will provide some Spanish authenticity. Needless to say, whilst I'm away cobwebs will be forming around my blog as it is unlikely that I will check in.

Back to daily life, I went into town yesterday and noticed that the shops have taken up the Christmas festive theme already. Halloween was also evident and providing a boost in sales for fancy dress outfits. This event seems to be much more widely participated in these days by both children and adults.

As yet I have no idea what sort of family gathering will take place this Christmas, it is usually left up to me to organise, but since the kids have grown up I sometimes wish I could opt out. The whole "business" of Christmas celebrations increasingly feels like more of a chore than a pleasure. I wish I didn't feel like that

Not wishing to degenerate into a tweeter you understand, but I'm in a caring sharing mood, so I thought you might like to know; dinner is prepared and the beef is roasting in the oven as I type.

The dog and I enjoyed our walk earlier. Just the usual stroll through the park and a shop stop to pick up milk.

My urge to "fulfil the day's potential" is ebbing somewhat as I was drawn back here to the computer, but soon I intend resurrect it by tidying my lounge and doing some ironing.

Sabbath won't be a day of rest for me, I am a haphazard "Domestic Goddess" and have to do chores when the urge strikes (or not)

A butterfly draws patterns in the light behind my blinds
Shadows of the tree waving it's arms pass to and fro
A fly flits by in a hurry
The filtered autumn sun beckons
I poke a finger through to part the slats
Dazzled I shield my eyes and put it back

It's quiet in here and safe
Just the tip tap of keys as I type
That fly just buzzed by again
or maybe it was another one
A flurry of leaves hit the window
Come out, come out, they seem to say
Open the blinds and greet the day

Just as I expected, the extra hour in bed didn't materialise for me. The dog gave me a wake up call according to her own body clock - not the one on the kitchen wall, that I had carefully adjusted before retiring to bed last night.

So with an extra hour of wakefulness and an early start, you'd think it could be a really productive day and it does have some potential to be that, but so far I've been sitting sluglike watching TV and having got bored with that I've now moved over to the computer.

These are distraction activities, things that I do when I don't feel inclined to do anything that actually needs doing. My throat is feeling sore this morning and my mouth is really dry, I think it is caused by the inhalers that I have to use, there's alway's a payback with medication in my opinion, in this case "for the privilege of breathing easier" the charge is "dry mouth and sore throat"

I fear this post could easily descend into being a whiney, whinge as that seems to be the tone of my thinking this morning. Time to put a halt to that then! I'm now going to get ready and take the dog out to blow a few cobwebs away, then I'm going to do something to fulfil the day's potential

I love it when writing my blog helps me to clear my "attitude" and get on with the day I f there is anything worth telling, I'll pop in later to let you know

I couldn't get this video on my post with the coloured writing, so had to settle for plain black and white! Have a good day

HAppY BiRThDaY to YOU !

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A few things have been happening in my normally humdrum life in the past few days, but I haven't got round to writing about them. So I'll do a brief precis now.

Lets start with last Thursday, In the morning I had my hair cut and coloured, I went back to my usual hairdresser, I decided that complacency was acceptable in comparison to this

Having had my hair done, and feeling rejuvenated (all the grey hairs magically turned back to brown) I headed over to see my sister to show it off. We had a good natter and a laugh (she makes me laugh, even at stuff that's not meant to be funny)I think it's our Yorkshire upbringing.

On Sunday, I went out for dinner with my eldest daughter and her boyfriend and his parents, it was the first time that I've met them as they don't live locally and had come to visit their son for his birthday. it was good to meet them, but a pity that hubbie couldn't be there as he was working. We had a lovely meal and found plenty to talk about.

Yesterday, I spent a lot of time sorting out my wardrobes and hubbie took two big bags full of clothes to the charity shop for me. I'm on a bit of a roll with the clutter clearing recently. In the evening it was dog training night as usual so that got me out of the house for a couple of hours.

This morning I went to the osteopath for treatment on my neck and back, I am persevering with these appointments in the hope that there will be a cumulative effect. I am fed up of just accepting pain and health issues as my lot in life and this is one of the ways that I've chosen to challenge it. Before coming home I called into the supermarket for some food shopping. I keep toying with the idea of doing this job online and having it delivered, but I haven't tried it yet.

So, that brings us up to date, the only other marginally interesting thing that I've been doing is playing "brain training" games here it's fun, and free for a week.

That's it for now, I'm off to bed soon, I've got a busy day tomorrow, but I'll tell you about that another day

I wanted to do something for Blog Happy day. It's sooo cheesy, but still has the feel good factor
I hope it triggers a happy memory or raises a smile.