I wonder how the daffodils are today due to last night’s heavy frost. Will my geraniums, which are still blooming in the window boxes, finally get killed off because of the cold weather? Perhaps the snow forecast for tomorrow will be their downfall. Having heard that 6 inches of snow are forecast for tomorrow and that it will be the worst snow for ages, I looked up the forecast for London today. Well there are a few snow showers prediced but nothing too much. Alan is in Cardiff and the country’s worst snow is meant to be in South Wales [...]
Daffodils.
Clearly yesterday’s blog struck a cord so thanks for the feedback. Building on from that I want to pass on a story that a friend and colleague Zoe forwarded to me. The Daffodil Principle Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead “I will come next Tuesday”, I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally [...]
Gremlins.
Over the last couple of days I have run out of steam. Not surprising in a way given the amount I have been doing and the speed at which I have been adding things to my routine but of course I have been giving myself a hard time. My gremlin has been telling me how useless I am etc but you know what? I am now on confront time. We all have gremlins, that little voice that makes us doubt our abilities and question the goals we have set. The natural response is to try to ignore them in the [...]
Moving on.
I really missed my walking over the last two days so it was great to get out this morning. Am having a few niggles with my left knee, not when walking but when coming down stairs so a massage session with Mike was timely. Happily, nothing worrying to report just need to do some extra stretching and Mike demonstrated. I was determined that it was nothing serious. This year so far is all about learning to juggle all the things I want in my life and slowly introduce them. I am also learning new things that my 10 year old [...]
It’s all coming together.
I’m feeling a little smug. I went to my second Pilates class today (remember this is me getting back into it after a long gap) and Mike was asking how I felt after last week’s session. I remember thinking at the time that I would probably ache. ‘Fine’, I responded ‘no aches or pains at all.’ I then added ‘so I am either fitter than I thought or I did it all wrong’. I was so pleased when he said he’d been watching and I did it well, seems I am fitter after all. I was not so smug after [...]
Winter wonderland
My world was beautiful this morning when I went out to walk. Not as cold as yesterday due to the snow and it was a real pleasure to be outside and be part of it all. I know it all sounds a bit strange to say all this but it was like entering a magical world. Part of me wished I had the camera although I realised that it was still too dark for photos to come out and to use a flash would not capture it as it was. Instead I just drank it all in. In so many [...]
Blue Monday!
Today has been designated as the most depressing day of the year in the UK. So how does that make you feel? Will it effect your day at all? I am not sure it will make much difference to mine as I am just getting on with things. I had my walk, now I’m working my way through the tasks of the day and looking forward to a meeting at 2.00 and a pleasant evening later on. I wonder if labelling today makes people feel worse. Does it draw attention to feeling low and in fact make people feel that [...]
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