Tidbits

Little things from my days

Hey friends. I feel like I want to apologise for my sporadic posting, sometimes I write super frequently, other times it’s more sporadic, and very rarely is it considered. I write when I want to talk or get things off my chest. I am not going to apologise because I figure most of you know me pretty well by now (if you are new here, this is what you can expect) and we all know I am not a professional writer so why stick to a schedule? I am an EMOTIONAL writer! I am a PERSONAL writer! I am a SPONTANEOUS writer! I know if you do not enjoy the overload of posts or the infrequency of posts you will unsubscribe. And I will try not to worry about how I come across.

The bread that I am baking is excellent. I sent some of my 11-year-old starter to a friend who lives across the other side of the country and it arrived in one piece. I hope it helps her make great bread too

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I finished listening to Margo’s Got Money Troubles today and it was GREAT! Audiobooks can be ruined by the narrator but this one was solid. The story was great and the characters were very likable. The ending was a little flat for me I still gave it 5 stars over on Goodreads. I think it is worth your time.

My daughter has a friend over today and hearing them laugh is so nice. Friendships are not easy for my girl and it has been a wild ride but for now, we seem to have hit an easy patch. Tween girls laughing is very sweet.

Want to know what one of my favourite things is? Making my grown-up sons laugh. I don’t mind if they are laughing at me or with me, I just like making them laugh. I spent some time with my eldest today (he’s 24) and any time I could get a laugh from him made me feel good.

As I got dressed this morning I started to lament my ever-expanding belly. It feels hard to feel good in my clothes when my stomach sticks out so much. I googled “meno belly” and everything that causes meno belly, I do. I have no plans to rectify it, I just needed to speak it out loud. Again. I also noticed that a ring I have worn for 23 years is getting uncomfortably tight. Who knew fingers also got chubbier?

I got my nails done today and fresh nails always feel nice

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I am deep into researching a new fridge. I want something HUGE! My 2008 fridge works but I hate it. It’s like fucking Jenga in there trying to fit everything in! I run a second fridge purely to put leftovers, dog food rolls and cans or bottles of drink in. That’s madness and I am telling my husband we are getting a new fridge despite my rule of never buying a new appliance unless the current one no longer works. Do you have a fridge you’d recommend to me?

I have eaten a metre of liquorice in 24 hours. I know it’s a metre because the pack is called “2 metres of liquorice and I have eaten exactly half.

I ticked 2 big things off my list yesterday- do our quarterly BAS and tidy my book room. My book room has my desk and yoga stuff in there along with all my bookshelves so I need it to be multifunctional and when it is untidy I end up doing nothing in there. I am going to try and rearrange it all soon but that means moving my hundreds of books off shelves and I am unsure I have the capacity for that right now.

Sometimes I think sharing myself and the silly things from my days is bullshit, like who fucking cares about this stuff, and I almost hate myself for wanting to do it. But sometimes, like today, I feel ok about my need for connection and to be seen/heard. And that maybe this is a creative outlet I need. Sure, I could write all this stuff in my little books, just for me, and often I do, but I need to remind myself that I am allowed to be seen and heard. I am allowed to take a space and want to interact with others. I am allowed to want this and it doesn’t make me stupid or needy. Just human.

Talk soon xx