There is much in life that we usually take for granted, not realizing how wonderful it is til we lose it, be it our health, our jobs, our loved ones. One that hit me today was the incredible blessing of being young, strong and independent. As I sat in my aunt’s nursing home, surrounded by […]
Sometimes we really need to consider the other side of things, the other’s point of view. If we get caught up in our usual automatic reflexes, we’ll only understand things from that limited perspective and then wonder why other people sometimes get annoyed or upset at us. I sometimes find it hard often to look […]
It’s 10.43 pm, I’ve just finished my dinner and washed the dishes and I’m just waiting to get this daily scribble done before I can head off to bed. Why so late? We were out on the town folks! Or, as normal people would say, Alex and I headed out to the pub for a […]
Would you believe it, day fifty of all these daily scribbles. I’m impressed at myself. Today I’ve already spent too much time staring at the computer screen doing work for our business so for this post I’m just going to share a few funny and ancient words. Snollygoster: a person who has intelligence but no […]
We all hanker after things we love: pretty clothes, travelling the world, going out for coffees/partying, getting a new car, a boyfriend/girlfriend… the list is infinite. We believe that accommodating these desires will make us happy and in the meantime abide in a state of dissatisfaction and mild tension as long as we can’t. But […]
Today I’m feeling sluggish and unmotivated. Don’t get me wrong, there’s absolutely tonnes of stuff I could or should be doing, but I really don’t feel like doing any of it! The house needs hoovering and dusting (and a whole lot more but even just those things would be a good start). The website for […]
Upon discovering this morning that my previous blog-post contained a heinous typo (where I somehow called Tom Hanks – Tom Cruise even though in my head the screen said Hanks) I decided to write today’s daily scribble in the morning for once. It seems my eyes and brain aren’t too reliable later on in the […]
I’m so stuffed with curry and garlic naan, I’m torn between wanting to lie down and sleep and actually get sick. Note to self: don’t keep chewing on bread once you’ve finished a big meal. I’m having a week off from the restaurant, thank goodness. It’s gotten so busy in there lately I felt like […]
I’m a really lucky person. There are many many reasons why that is true, but for this daily scribble I’m going to focus on just one. Today, after more than a week without any real exercize plus a lot of time spent sitting at a computer, I headed off up the nearby hill for a […]
I wish I lived in my own home and could wake early and have the house to myself while my husband slumbered peacefully on, making my morning tea in a silent kitchen and writing in my journal at the table. I am so grateful to have a warm, comfortable house to call home, with the […]
Coffee and Scribbles 