Tag: friends

What did I do with My Extra Day?

I don’t know, but I know it was good.

I have socialised more. I caught up with my good friends Wilma and Dallis, who are both looking fantastic and sound happy and well. It was the first time I had been to their new place. It’s great and I can’t believe I don’t spend more time with them, they are good value.

I visited my pa and my Auntie Pat yesterday. Pa is not enjoying the best of health at the moment so I really feel for him. He has always been a strong fit man and although he doesn’t complain, I can see it’s hard for him to be unwell.

My son had 13 teenagers giggling upstairs last night. No word of a lie! They were so noisy!

I had visits from friends today. Rhonda and I shared a giggle at ourselves. My friend Rhonda is born on the same day as me and we seem to often have similar experiences. It is such a gift! Total empathy! I had another friend June drop in for a cuppa and she helped me to consume a yummy Bakers Delight bun, my thighs thank you June! I met June’s sister, Teresa and her two beautiful grandchildren, as well as two great pooches.

I caught up with my parents who had just returned from Tasmania this afternoon. They look so happy and well. It makes me happy just to see them.

So all in all nothing’s changed, I got the usual minimal housework done and a bit on time online fluffing around as I do and the usual exercise and sleep. It was nice though!

Giving and Receiving

December means Christmas season. It starts way too early out there in the wider world, but in our family with so many Sagittarian’s I don’t start with the Christmas tree and the serious contemplation of Christmas until after my daughter’s birthday. So about now for me.
I have actually been doing a bit of shopping here and there this year, so I don’t have too many people still to buy for. I was wondering today if the people I have to buy for have wishlists somewhere online that I am not tapping into. They could have an Amazon wishlist or a Froogle wishlist and I am just not aware of it. It would be really cool if they did. I was thinking about the possibility that people may add their wildest hopes to those kinds of lists and it would be fun to give others exactly what they wanted. One of my close friends has 8 people by the same name and none of them sound like her taste on Amazon. Luckily though the majority of people on my list I am in contact with regularly enough to know what they love.
Today I read a wonderful article by Steve Pavlina called “Making Money Consciously”. It is one of the most grounded, yet inspiring and helpful things I have read for a while and it made me think about my contribution to social value.

Zefrank’s Learning Strategies

Zefrank has some seriously good ideas delivered in his usual frank and delightful way. I am a fan.

Interestingly he uses divorced people as a metaphor and after spending a really positive evening with my ex-husband, current family and friends and ex-in-laws last night to celebrate my wonderful 18 year old’s birthday, I know it works, interestingly enough. Watch the video, it may make sense. If not – Oh well. It was a great night.