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MrsMoo2U

Well, I read something very interesting today by Dr Tim Cantopher on recommendation from Pippajo. Not managed to get the book yet but I googled him and came up with http://www.dep-end.org/cantopher1.htm

What I found particularly interesting, given the discussion about power thinking was the following

This doesn't mean "positive thinking". That is a device of use only to sports coaches who want to send their prot!g!s out against bigger and better opposition under the deluded impression that "You can go and whup them if you dig deep and believe". This load of tosh convinces nobody for long, though it can persuade a group of otherwise sensible people to take on hopeless challenges for a few hours. No, what we are after is accurate thinking, so you are able to appreciate yourself, the world around you and the future for what they are, rather than through a dark filter.

The whole thing made so much sense to me and I have had a bit of an epiphany (is that the right word)

Pippilongstocking

cherisong wrote: »

Yes Pippi, that seemed to suddenly make a lot of sense to me. It is one thing to think positively but quite another to do powerthinking. By the way I think that you do that all of the time. Always coming up with solutions to conundrums. Very inspirational.

OH is, as I type, heading to meet a home boarder who happens to have 2 great danes! She lives enroute to his parents from where he works so that is a bonus. She is very keen to look after him. So OH is inspecting the set up and interviewing her tonight. He is more careful than I am. He has already inspected two kennels and said no to them. If he is happy with the house and the set up then we will take Moo to meet her and the Danes on Sunday. Its 2 hours from here so poor OH will be spending another full weekend in the car. He is exhausted I think.

Loving the PJs in the garden by the way

Yay :j thankfully somehow its always scary but it does work out in the end - I hope it does for you :j

I'm getting very confuddled with pippa's and pippi's - my poor brain can't cope - sorry if I'm missing anything

I'm sure you were posting about pippa up there (power thinking) and then about me at the bottom in my pjs

Maybe I can just be called bob, um no that won't work already a bob on here, what about daisy? Or stripes?

MrsMoo2U

HA! STRIPES it is. Sorry I was actually meaning to refer to KC for the power thinking bit. Pippajo about the Tim Cantopher bit and you about Moo and PJs in gardens. Sorry I am easily confuddled (like that word) too at the moment. Cheery Cross posts galore, sorry about the car sounds like the kind of thing that happens with older cars. I am a bit disappointed that I have lost my trusted fiesta. I bought it from my bestest friend (who also likes guinea pigs but is not the BF best friend that I referred to earlier) and she had it from new so I was sure that it was well looked after. I havent broken the news to her yet that it is a write off. It was bad enough when I first bought it and she kept checking on it in my drive to make sure that I had put windows up etc YIKES!
My brain is certainly not firing on all cylinders right now. I need to be careful of what I ask for because a couple of weeks ago I was saying that I could really do with some time off work and I deserved a better car. I would not have wanted them in these circumstances. More a second car that was nice and clean for me to pootle in (fiesta to be kept for Moo) and a little win on the lottery so I could take a few months out. Erm I need to learn to be more accurate about what I want.

MrsMoo2U

News from the front is that I "think" we have a sitter for Moo for Christmas. In a trip, that ended up being much further than he expected and not at all on his way home from work as I had believed, OH met two lovely people and their Great Danes last night. He wandered around the Welsh Countryside in the pitch darkness until he arrived at what he believed to be the correct house but thought NO this cannot be it. Too big, too posh and several very expensive cars in the drive. In an attempt to find what he thought was the correct house he sneakily turned around in the drive of this beautiful house and headed back in the opposite direction whence he came. Suddenly his phone rang and he stopped to answer it. The lady who he had arranged to meet said that she was checking that he was able to find her only somebody has just turned around in her drive and headed off again.
He spent a pleasant hour being leaned on and sat on by two great danes in, what he declared, the most beautiful kitchen he has had the pleasure to sit in. The people seemed very nice and quite keen to meet Moo on Sunday. So far it looks promising. I must add at this point that we are booking them via a very reputable petsitting service who were recommended.
In what seems like a farcical turn of events I have also received telephone calls from two kennels who previously did not have any vacancies to say that they now have vacancies due to cancellations. OH is still adamant that we will not be putting him into a kennel except as a final resort.

In other news I have been to the Drs today and have the all clear with the blood tests. Confirmation that my dizzy spells are due to my Menieres probably brought about from the inflammation in and around my neck. I was offered another 2 weeks sick note but opted for one to see how I go. This means that I will be back in work on Weds next week but I have lots of flexi credit so can probably do 2 short days and then my holidays start on 17th. Having been to the Drs I took myself into the local cafe and sat and read a housey magazine whilst drinking earl grey tea. Very pleasant hour spent in there and watching the world go by the window with bags galore.
I still have not even started my Christmas present shopping. I have decided that the nieces and nephews can have something from Germany. No clue what to buy OH. We have agreed that the holiday is our main present to each other but I really would like to have a parcel to give him on the day. Whatever I get I will now have to buy it via internet and will be worried about whether it will arrive in time.

Cheery_Daff

Excellent news on the sitter cherisong! :T And the doctors too. xx

Karmacat

They sound absolutely lovely cheri! And you sound like you're starting to be on the mend - tho I must say, if the doc wanted to give yout two weeks sick, you can't be *all* that mended

And a good idea to do the nephews and nieces in one fell swoop in Germany - always interesting little stuff to be found in *nice* resorts. Tho when I went to Barcelona, the Christmas figure was a bit of a surprise - if you google barcelona christmas crapper you'll see why

MrsMoo2U

HA!!!! that is so funny. What Christmas should be about I say, FUN. We went to Bruges for my birthday a few years ago and whilst we were there Saint Nicholas arrived with Black Peter on his boat. OHs face was an absolute picture. He had never heard of the tradition (I studied German so I knew all about it) He was so shocked at the political incorrectness of it all. However we got caught up with the crowds and ended up joining the procession to the square. He couldnt stop taking pictures and videos (must look them up) and it was so lovely to watch him as he was caught up in the excitement of it all. He still tells people about it today.
He has never really done Christmas until we got together (lots of reasons) and I love Christmas so much. I do try to make things nice for him as I cannot believe that he has spent 20 years hiding himself away so as not to have to deal with stuff.

Yes I think that I am on the mend. I do think that I will feel much better by next week. Although this weekend will be a test as I have so much to do. Saturday I have to go to collect everything from the car before the loss adjusters tow it away. Not really looking forward to that as I am not sure how I will feel when I empty it. It is over one hours drive each way but OH kindly offered to take me. Then on Sunday we have to get up at 7am to drive 2 hours to meet the people with the Danes as they are on an organised dog walk, also known as a twoofter in North Wales. I am lucky because I can lie in on Sunday but OH has to get up and drive back North again on Monday. I must remember to tell him how much I appreciate him when he arrives later.

Pippajo

Bloomin website isnt keeping me up to date with the diaries I am subscribed to so yet again I miss a wobble. But at least you are feeling brighter.

Moo's potential holiday home sounds wonderful, would be worth the trip just for a nosey around .

I've stored the cantopher website in my favourites. When you get the book you will find there are a few things that he says are balloney and created just to hype people up, rather than being realistic and helping you acheive a balance in life.

From now on you have "wobbles" or are "brighter" rather than "depressed, useless, helpless, negative" and "being positive" - hope thats OK with you

I would be lost without my internet friends, most of the "real world" ones disappear when I can't get them free stuff anymore. A great way to know who to trust, say no to them and see how fast they suck up to someone else :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

MrsMoo2U

Oh Pippa, how right your are. I have found out who my friends are when I have been unable to be their emotional prop for a while and needed a bit of a prop myself. Seems that some people are all about take. Still I have moved on and look at it as at least I helped somebody in their hour of need.
Yes I agree - wobbles ( I like the idea of being a weeble wobble) and brighter are the way to go.

I have been out today and feel quite bright. I think that the change of scenery did me good. Even if it was just the Drs and the Cafe. (sshhh I wont mention the £40 worth of Clarins that I treated myself to on the way back to the bus stop) Did catch a look at myself in a mirror in the cafe and got the shock of my life when I saw my Mum staring back at me :eek: People are always telling me that I look like her but I have never seen it until today. Trouble is I look like her at her worst not when she was glammed up for a Saturday nights out jiving with my Dad. This will need to be addressed. Operation Tidy Myself Up!!!

gilligansyle

De-lurking here, haven't read your diary for a while, but it's interesting what you say about who your friends are.

I've had similar conversations myself, and despite me calling her for all sorts on my diary, actually my sister is the only one I can rely on through everything.

But had to laugh at this

Did catch a look at myself in a mirror in the cafe and got the shock of my life when I saw my Mum staring back at me :eek: People are always telling me that I look like her but I have never seen it until today. Trouble is I look like her at her worst

I often walk out of my kitchen and catch a glimpse of myself and wonder who let Mum in