Had the weirdest of dreams last night. Not totally sure what it was all about, but Callum and I were on the run from a bunch of people who wanted to steal my baby (I, apparently was pregnant, although in my dream I kept telling them I couldn't be and that I'd eaten too much at Christmas and was fat). They kept telling me I was carrying an alien!!!!!
We ended up in LAS VEGAS(?) which wasn't surrounded by sand, but was surrounded by water!! But Callum spotted the men in a car and we legged it to the nearest railway station which happened to be freight only. The trains were huge in height, at least the size of a house and were carrying 20ft long Christmas trees covered in snow! There were huge cranes loading the trees and Callum suggested we climb up the ladders on the side of the train and hide in amongst the trunks.
The next bit I can remember, we were on a caravan type site, but they weren't caravans they were mobile homes. We had a small room in a hall like place (there was a long corridor with rooms off of it). I said I was going to the shop for supplies. However, when I got to the shop it was empty apart from one guy behind the counter and one member of staff stacking shelves. I knew that there was something wrong with them and said,
"I know what you are"
The guy behind the counter replied,
"That's ok, we know what you are and what you have."
I realised the guys were vampires (of all things), but before I could find out whether they were goodies or baddies, whether I was carrying an alien or something else or just fat, Callum woke me up with a cup of tea.
Weird, weird dream!
I can associate the being chased and the weird guys from Utopia, the Vampires from Being Human, the long hall with rooms of the side with an episode of Call the Midwife. The pregnancy is obviously my daughter. But Las Vegas being surrounded by water, the huge Christmas trees covered in snow, the huge trains and the alien baby, I have no idea about.
Any ideas or readers of dreams would be appreciated.
Cya
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Monday 11 February 2013
MOAN UP MONDAY!
Well hello peeps.
Today is dreary weather. So much so that although I woke up at 7am, I didn't feel like getting up, so had a bit of a laze until 8am. Callum wasn't up anyway, so no rush. Had a lovely cuppa in peace apart from the dog wanting to, stupidly in my opinion, go outside. He didn't do anything, just stood at the bottom of the steps and stared into the garden. Bearing in mind it was snowing and very wet, I thought he was a bit of an idiot.
Once Callum was up and we'd had our usual cuppa and discussion of the day he went off for a shower and I got on prepping for the day. Magnets still (see other blog - Callum's World).
Tonight I'm slightly peeved with other half (what a surprise). He's come home, as usual of course, looked at the dog who is wagging his tail and said "you don't want to go out in this do you?" and promptly not taken him out!!! What is annoying is that he's getting worse at taking him out. If we knew in advance when he wouldn't take him Callum and myself would attempt to squeeze in a walk during the day. But when we've suggested taking over before, he's moaned as he says he likes taking out HIS dog as it gives him wind down time. However, it does appear that this is becoming more of an effort for him to do. Might have to sort out a rota for dog walking. Some days are pretty impossible for us to take him out and others are really easy, so it may be a case of saying when we can do it and when he should do it. It really isn't fair on the dog though and, although I'm not trying to make excuses, it's easier for Phil at this time of year in the evening that it is for us as he drives and we don't. To get anyway after the knowledge of 'no walk today dog', it's often getting dark and it would definitely be dark by the time Callum and myself got anywhere suitable. Hence the reason I'd like to know in advance. Anyway, moan over. Said yesterday that the 'no moaning' wouldn't last.
Tonight I plan to get on with the knitting and sort out pancake mixture for tomorrow. Don't forget it's Pancake Day folks.
Cya
Today is dreary weather. So much so that although I woke up at 7am, I didn't feel like getting up, so had a bit of a laze until 8am. Callum wasn't up anyway, so no rush. Had a lovely cuppa in peace apart from the dog wanting to, stupidly in my opinion, go outside. He didn't do anything, just stood at the bottom of the steps and stared into the garden. Bearing in mind it was snowing and very wet, I thought he was a bit of an idiot.
Once Callum was up and we'd had our usual cuppa and discussion of the day he went off for a shower and I got on prepping for the day. Magnets still (see other blog - Callum's World).
Tonight I'm slightly peeved with other half (what a surprise). He's come home, as usual of course, looked at the dog who is wagging his tail and said "you don't want to go out in this do you?" and promptly not taken him out!!! What is annoying is that he's getting worse at taking him out. If we knew in advance when he wouldn't take him Callum and myself would attempt to squeeze in a walk during the day. But when we've suggested taking over before, he's moaned as he says he likes taking out HIS dog as it gives him wind down time. However, it does appear that this is becoming more of an effort for him to do. Might have to sort out a rota for dog walking. Some days are pretty impossible for us to take him out and others are really easy, so it may be a case of saying when we can do it and when he should do it. It really isn't fair on the dog though and, although I'm not trying to make excuses, it's easier for Phil at this time of year in the evening that it is for us as he drives and we don't. To get anyway after the knowledge of 'no walk today dog', it's often getting dark and it would definitely be dark by the time Callum and myself got anywhere suitable. Hence the reason I'd like to know in advance. Anyway, moan over. Said yesterday that the 'no moaning' wouldn't last.
Tonight I plan to get on with the knitting and sort out pancake mixture for tomorrow. Don't forget it's Pancake Day folks.
Cya
Sunday 10 February 2013
AHEM! HELLO, TESTING, TESTING, ONE, TWO, THREE
Well hello there. Yes I am still alive. I'm also pretty damn fine too. Don't really know what has happened to this blog. I've been doing my son's one, Callum's World, but not this one. Think I've been a bit too tied up with Facebook, Summer, then Autumn, Halloween, Christmas, New Year, new news....oh you get the picture.
Anyway enough of this rubbish. 2013 is my 50th year in case you didn't know. I've decided that I'm not going to wallow like some people might in the old "I'm getting old, look at the wrinkles and grey hair!" syndrome. I'm going to embrace getting older and I'm actually finding it rather liberating. I'm no longer young and that means I no longer feel the need to impress people, so go stuff it if you don't like it. My children are getting older; actually my daughter is a full blown adult and about to be a parent herself (more about that later) and my son is reaching 14, so a teenager and therefore, theoretically, able to be left by himself and be responsible a bit more and is probably able to answer his dad back if said dad starts to piss him off. Therefore, I can start getting back a life, my life, an independant life! Woo hoo!
So plans? I've been looking at jobs. I need some extra cash and although Body Shop At Home earns me a few pennies to go out for a drink with, it isn't substantial and, to be honest, isn't really what I want to do with my life. I enjoy it, but I'm not passionate about it. So I've been looking elsewhere. However, I want something I enjoy, I want something I can do from home and I want something that is, at least for the most part, mine! Options = my own business or writing a book. My own business could be difficult as I have no idea what I want to do a business in. I enjoy baking, but that's it, I enjoy it, I don't love it. I don't want it to become a chore, I want to still enjoy it. I enjoy knitting, but I'm slow at it and I get bored with it really easily as I do with most craft things, so that's out. I do, however, love making chutneys and pickles. I don't enjoy making jam! So I could do something involving a farmers market, but it would probably end up seasonal, but that isn't a bad idea. I also love writing, don't ask me why, but then I love talking, haha. If I could get paid to meet people and talk, I'd be fine, but I can't think of anything that would let me do that, so writing will have to do. So I'm back on the novel writing; determined to finish at least one of them before the Summer.
I'm also determined to get my garden back on track. It's not doing too bad, but I've got an issue with some broken fencing and that needs to be sorted. I have a list of herbs and wild flowers that I want to plant for medicinal use and decorative, so I need to prioritise and get on with digging.
I want more tattoos! Yep, I'm an old bird who wants tattoos, get used to it! They, of course, require some cash, so we are back on to the 'how to make money' thing again.
So, priority list:
1. Decide what I really love doing and schedule that in. If I earn money from it, even better.
2. Don't just talk about it, do it!
3. Ring local Council and get someone down to inspect kitchen and tell me what I need to do to make it 'road worthy'.
4. Find out who owns the broken fence, me or them, and get that sorted.
5. Get out of the house more. (I have a tendency to hibernate in Winter which isn't good for me)
6. Meet more people (nothing like a bit of networking)
and last, but by no means least
7. Stop damn well fretting all the time. If it's meant to be, it will be.
There, 2013 plans listed.
And what has happened so far?
1. We'll I'm not dying my hair, I'm now almost completely grey and I rather like it. Lovely not to have to think about roots showing.
2. Had new tattoo done:
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3. Daughter is currently 21 weeks pregnant with 1st grandchild:
Don't know what sex it is as she didn't want to know. Better that way, more of a surprise and you don't end up with loads of pink or loads of blue.
4. New home ed timetable done. It's actually not been followed strictly at all yet and probably won't be. But no more trying to catch up and/or follow curriculum. Completely stressful for both me and Callum, so not doing it. We'll do what he enjoys, we'll have fun and we'll do practical stuff that will be useful for him in adult life like cooking and money and being able to use a washing machine. You know, all that stuff that they DON'T teach you at school. We will do some maths and english (well, he'll read books and we might do a review on them) and we'll do science because it's fun, but as to it all leading to exams - NO! He can do them later when he feels he wants/needs to.
So that's a start. First blog of the year and no real ranting; it won't last, the lack of ranting that is. Am off to Facebook again and to do some research.
Cya
Anyway enough of this rubbish. 2013 is my 50th year in case you didn't know. I've decided that I'm not going to wallow like some people might in the old "I'm getting old, look at the wrinkles and grey hair!" syndrome. I'm going to embrace getting older and I'm actually finding it rather liberating. I'm no longer young and that means I no longer feel the need to impress people, so go stuff it if you don't like it. My children are getting older; actually my daughter is a full blown adult and about to be a parent herself (more about that later) and my son is reaching 14, so a teenager and therefore, theoretically, able to be left by himself and be responsible a bit more and is probably able to answer his dad back if said dad starts to piss him off. Therefore, I can start getting back a life, my life, an independant life! Woo hoo!
So plans? I've been looking at jobs. I need some extra cash and although Body Shop At Home earns me a few pennies to go out for a drink with, it isn't substantial and, to be honest, isn't really what I want to do with my life. I enjoy it, but I'm not passionate about it. So I've been looking elsewhere. However, I want something I enjoy, I want something I can do from home and I want something that is, at least for the most part, mine! Options = my own business or writing a book. My own business could be difficult as I have no idea what I want to do a business in. I enjoy baking, but that's it, I enjoy it, I don't love it. I don't want it to become a chore, I want to still enjoy it. I enjoy knitting, but I'm slow at it and I get bored with it really easily as I do with most craft things, so that's out. I do, however, love making chutneys and pickles. I don't enjoy making jam! So I could do something involving a farmers market, but it would probably end up seasonal, but that isn't a bad idea. I also love writing, don't ask me why, but then I love talking, haha. If I could get paid to meet people and talk, I'd be fine, but I can't think of anything that would let me do that, so writing will have to do. So I'm back on the novel writing; determined to finish at least one of them before the Summer.
I'm also determined to get my garden back on track. It's not doing too bad, but I've got an issue with some broken fencing and that needs to be sorted. I have a list of herbs and wild flowers that I want to plant for medicinal use and decorative, so I need to prioritise and get on with digging.
I want more tattoos! Yep, I'm an old bird who wants tattoos, get used to it! They, of course, require some cash, so we are back on to the 'how to make money' thing again.
So, priority list:
1. Decide what I really love doing and schedule that in. If I earn money from it, even better.
2. Don't just talk about it, do it!
3. Ring local Council and get someone down to inspect kitchen and tell me what I need to do to make it 'road worthy'.
4. Find out who owns the broken fence, me or them, and get that sorted.
5. Get out of the house more. (I have a tendency to hibernate in Winter which isn't good for me)
6. Meet more people (nothing like a bit of networking)
and last, but by no means least
7. Stop damn well fretting all the time. If it's meant to be, it will be.
There, 2013 plans listed.
And what has happened so far?
1. We'll I'm not dying my hair, I'm now almost completely grey and I rather like it. Lovely not to have to think about roots showing.
2. Had new tattoo done:
.JPG)
3. Daughter is currently 21 weeks pregnant with 1st grandchild:
Don't know what sex it is as she didn't want to know. Better that way, more of a surprise and you don't end up with loads of pink or loads of blue.
4. New home ed timetable done. It's actually not been followed strictly at all yet and probably won't be. But no more trying to catch up and/or follow curriculum. Completely stressful for both me and Callum, so not doing it. We'll do what he enjoys, we'll have fun and we'll do practical stuff that will be useful for him in adult life like cooking and money and being able to use a washing machine. You know, all that stuff that they DON'T teach you at school. We will do some maths and english (well, he'll read books and we might do a review on them) and we'll do science because it's fun, but as to it all leading to exams - NO! He can do them later when he feels he wants/needs to.
So that's a start. First blog of the year and no real ranting; it won't last, the lack of ranting that is. Am off to Facebook again and to do some research.
Cya
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