Morning all – well flattery gets Mick everywhere so I might as well get the thread started – but don’t get complacent mate cos I wont have time to do this every morning. And no excuses either! Don’t blame that poor old computer.
Well last night I slept with 2 tiny Guatamalan worry dolls under my pillow. My daughter gave me some for Christmas and apparently if you tell each one a worry and put it under your pillow the worry is gone the next morning. I figured that since I am a cynical old coot it would help! No side effects either! I am not especially worried about things or an overly anxious person – just a couple of matters that are getting me a bit sad and tense at the moment – and these are bitter sweet. One is my writing (so its to be expected that I will pull my hair out) and the other is my daughter getting older and making more daft plans for next year. Trying to let her spread her wings but still knowing she is my baby. Haha – cute little worry dolls.
Sam – that was a great post for Pauly. Very inspiring. See – applying for new jobs does you good!
Ms Paulette- how are you today? You must know you are loved and protected here – so whatever we can do. That's feasible and doesn't cost anything that is! Quite a few Scottish types on this thread and we are big on words and tight on cash (dreadful generalisation I know).
Lav – have a “fun” time with the grandson. Still – I think its lovely that you have grandchildren (same to you too Pauly – who else has Grandkids) – hard work but it's the way of the world. Its so important for children to have that attention and love.
Narilly – hope you are warm. We are going from c 12 degrees (Celsius that is) yesterday to around 25 degrees today. “What to wear” is a hot topic of conversation in my house – not fashion-wise but weather-wise.
SL – hope you get some relaxing time this weekend. You have so much on your plate at the moment with work and family.
Big hellos to all the other culprits – Pie, Det, NS and others. I better dash now – daughter is at a sleep-over (not sure what that means with 16-17 year-olds!) and I have to take her to archery and then to some filming she is doing. We dug out an old 1950s typewriter for this – made in Czechoslovakia. Does anyone else recall typewriters. I grew up on them and recall feeling so modern when I bought myself a ‘daisy wheel’ one in the early 1980s. By the 1988 I was using a desk-top computer. An Amstrad. Then I bought my own one – a Toshiba laptop that cost thousands of $$$ and died soon after. Since I had purchased it in Singapore the warranty didn’t work here – in those days. That was a lot of money I didn't have – it was still on the credit card.
Well last night I slept with 2 tiny Guatamalan worry dolls under my pillow. My daughter gave me some for Christmas and apparently if you tell each one a worry and put it under your pillow the worry is gone the next morning. I figured that since I am a cynical old coot it would help! No side effects either! I am not especially worried about things or an overly anxious person – just a couple of matters that are getting me a bit sad and tense at the moment – and these are bitter sweet. One is my writing (so its to be expected that I will pull my hair out) and the other is my daughter getting older and making more daft plans for next year. Trying to let her spread her wings but still knowing she is my baby. Haha – cute little worry dolls.
Sam – that was a great post for Pauly. Very inspiring. See – applying for new jobs does you good!
Ms Paulette- how are you today? You must know you are loved and protected here – so whatever we can do. That's feasible and doesn't cost anything that is! Quite a few Scottish types on this thread and we are big on words and tight on cash (dreadful generalisation I know).
Lav – have a “fun” time with the grandson. Still – I think its lovely that you have grandchildren (same to you too Pauly – who else has Grandkids) – hard work but it's the way of the world. Its so important for children to have that attention and love.
Narilly – hope you are warm. We are going from c 12 degrees (Celsius that is) yesterday to around 25 degrees today. “What to wear” is a hot topic of conversation in my house – not fashion-wise but weather-wise.
SL – hope you get some relaxing time this weekend. You have so much on your plate at the moment with work and family.
Big hellos to all the other culprits – Pie, Det, NS and others. I better dash now – daughter is at a sleep-over (not sure what that means with 16-17 year-olds!) and I have to take her to archery and then to some filming she is doing. We dug out an old 1950s typewriter for this – made in Czechoslovakia. Does anyone else recall typewriters. I grew up on them and recall feeling so modern when I bought myself a ‘daisy wheel’ one in the early 1980s. By the 1988 I was using a desk-top computer. An Amstrad. Then I bought my own one – a Toshiba laptop that cost thousands of $$$ and died soon after. Since I had purchased it in Singapore the warranty didn’t work here – in those days. That was a lot of money I didn't have – it was still on the credit card.
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