Right here we’re, my thirteenth weblog anniversary (blogiversary) put up, and it’s all a little of a unusual one.
Now not essentially dangerous bizarre – it’s excellent in some portions too – however to suppose again 13 years in the past once I first ventured into running a blog, it kind of feels like some completely other entity that has NOTHING to do with what it’s all about nowadays. In case you’ve learn blogs for years you’ll most certainly know what I imply, should you your self weblog you are going to indisputably know what I imply. I’m no longer going to have a bitch about it, I’ve carried out that masses previously! Lately is ready excellent stuff ♥
So I don’t in point of fact have a particular “matter” for this 12 months’s blogiversary put up. No listicle, no tale as such, only some random, sure issues I’ve been interested by nowadays (which is if truth be told the day sooner than, Monday twenty second – I don’t paintings on my birthday and not have: sure nowadays is my birthday too!) – and I’ll percentage them right here. Only a few fascinating observations and bits n items.
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I’m looking to get slightly “looser” with my weblog writing. It might not be for everybody. I’m leaning in opposition to stuff that’s a little extra at the chatty facet, should you like. In case you have been nonetheless right here hoping for normal outfit posts, you’ve most certainly realised through now that that ain’t going down anymore (no longer none, my ultimate put up was once an outfit put up!) – outfits are simply no longer common anymore. Possibly I’ve over-curated/over-proofread posts previously and that’s why I’d like my writing to get slightly looser? Howdy ho, let’s see what occurs whilst you throw out the rule of thumb guide. The blogosphere moved the goalposts BIG time, so wager what? I’m kicking the ball with a Jude Bellingham-style scissor kick and it’s long past in the place the goalkeeper may NOT get to it (WAY to special up my very own running a blog abilities there, and no, I don’t know what I’m speaking about, both.) I believe my mind is a component perimenopausal mind mush, phase frazzled from an excessive amount of bodily labour nowadays (see first paragraph, under).
However anyway, it’s my birthday! I will do what I really like once I’m the Birthday Woman! (Them’s the principles – in my circle of relatives, no less than…)
My bastard darling well being
Sooo… existence has been a little up and down in recent years however the established order is “issues are ok, type of”. The power ache from my sciatica is not power thank goodness – it’s getting slightly bit higher day-to-day. Physiotherapy has carried out wonders. However this weekend Keith and I labored at the lawn and checking out the lawn shed and oh my GOD our our bodies can not take the bodily stuff like they did twenty years in the past. We went to mattress after the primary day of onerous bodily paintings and we have been SHATTERED, our our bodies damaged. We’re laying an entire new patio house as a substitute of having somebody in to do it as a result of we don’t have a spare £5,500 mendacity round (as consistent with the quote we had). So onerous labour and damaged backs (yeah, I do know I need to be cautious…) are how we’re going to be spending our weekends for the remainder of the summer season. We’ve realised we’re going to have to limit the graft to only a day or a morning consistent with day another way we’re going to drop lifeless with exhaustion (and/or I might undo all of the excellent paintings my physio has carried out, eep).
Shit sizzling birthday plans
The British summer season has been a crisis thus far – the primary sizzling days most effective in point of fact shuffled on this week, however it’s the regulation that the elements is excellent on my birthday and the forecast says it is going to be 22°C (72°F) with sunny periods nowadays: let’s hope I’m no longer regretting writing that someday upfront! A pub lunch with Keith is deliberate (he has the break day paintings – he isn’t allowed to paintings on my birthday both and firstly of the 12 months I make sure that he books twenty third July as depart right away): we’re going to a neighborhood position that has a good looking pub lawn (actually) down through the River Otter. I may even pass paddling. I’m 52 nowadays, however as I don’t like my age being an abnormal quantity I’ve “been” 52 because the starting of the 12 months so I’m no longer if truth be told converting my age nowadays. Welcome to my good judgment 😉
The British climate (let’s flip this frown the other way up…?)
However speaking of the elements, this 12 months has been completely dreadful all 12 months thus far. It’s been completely miserable and Brits all over the place the rustic are completely bored to death with how a lot rain we’ve had. Let’s have a look at this totally – we wish to will it to recover, sure? And should you’re in a sizzling nation someplace with too MUCH solar and/or warmth, please ship some our means. Thanks such a lot upfront, thanks thanks.
Writing me titties off
A excellent factor for me: I’ve been threatening to try this for some time now, which is to jot down a guide, as in a unique. I’ve been toying with the speculation for some time and in a flash of inspiration a couple of weeks again, I got here up with (what I believe is, anyway) a fully sensible thought for a tale. Consider my Substack tales or this sort of non-public tales I’ve shared at the weblog, lead them to longer and there you’ve got it. There might or no longer be a heavy dose of “me” in the primary persona (neatly they do say Write about what )… I’ve written about six chapters in lower than every week and I’m loving the method. I’ll stay you posted.
A couple of nice quotes I learn, plus: Elizabeth Taylor
Those got here to my consideration this week and I sought after to percentage them with you. Let’s hope they’re actual as a result of who is aware of what’s actual and what’s AI this present day, amirite?! (AI could be very suave and jaw-droppingly spectacular, however similarly as frightening…!)
Possibly the adventure isn’t such a lot about fitting anything else. Possibly it’s about un-becoming the whole lot that isn’t in point of fact you, so you’ll be who you have been supposed to be within the first position. ― Paul Coelho
House isn’t the place you have been born; house is the place your entire makes an attempt to flee stop. ― Naguib Mahfouz
We regularly whinge concerning the repetitiveness of our days. Day in, time out, the similar. Morning alarm, breakfast, house responsibilities, paintings, taking a look after everybody else, dinner, baths, mattress, get up, repeat. However will we ever forestall to suppose how a lot peace is in consistency? How fortunate we’re if on a regular basis is identical? No large failures or nasty surprises? How there may be such a lot worth in taking part in house existence? To rise up and do the similar duties day and evening is if truth be told a blessing. Laying your head on a pillow at evening and considering of what to prepare dinner for dinner the next day to come is a degree of restfulness some other people won’t ever revel in of their entire lifetime. This international will also be merciless and needless; so if in case you have the peace of a ‘uninteresting’ house existence, you in point of fact have gained the lottery of existence. – @deepbreathssmallsteps
I simply appreciated those A LOT, and in contrast to a large number of quotes I learn this present day I’ve no longer observed them sooner than. That 3rd one in point of fact hit house with me this week… I wanted it.
After which there’s this piece of brilliance…
On the time of writing (Monday twenty second, after any other day’s attack at the lawn and the shed), I’m an overly drained 6. With a bit of luck the start of my birthday will get started with a 5 after which transfer onto a three, finishing with an 8. (I could be too drained for 4, lol.) That’ll be a excellent birthday, I reckon.
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So I’ll bid you farewell, till subsequent time. Right here’s to any other(?!) 13 years…!
Have you ever been following my weblog because the starting (or how lengthy)? On a scale of Liz Taylor, how are YOU feeling nowadays? Chat about anything else you favor within the feedback under, I *will* chat again (gimme an afternoon or two even though, it’s my birthday and I ain’t gonna paintings nowadays!) ♥
Thank you for studying,
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