A whole new world, for now

beanielou

Keep plodding and as you say baby steps. Xx

doingitanyway

Dancing is so good for our spirits but apparently also our brains. I love the kitchen dance idea

redofromstart

I love the kitchen dance idea too. Such a cheerful thing to do and I would enjoy making playlists for it.

in_need_of_direction

confession first, I am up another pound and am scaling back the dance to 10 mins a day otherwise I’m committing to failure. Some highs and lows over the past week. Highs inc Ernie gifting me £100 and dh £175. Lows include getting a car insurance renewal on my 9 year old car for £1300. I know insurances are higher in NI but that really is a pi££ take. I also got a chip in my windscreen while driving back from my Tuesday site visit but this was repaired at no cost to me on Wednesday. That’s apart from what’s going on across the world, the domestic impacts and the sheer feeling of despair. Not intending to be political but feeling completely powerless to influence. Having lived through bombings, shootings, fear on a much much smaller scale and having witnessed the long term impacts on mental health, infrastructure and local economy, I wish trigger happy people would consider the multitude of research done on post conflict impacts rather than just responding to the as is.

Yesterday I made some work inroads and have an outline plan for today and the coming week.

Today I am grateful for

A chat with a friend

Work progress

Dh’s gift from Ernie to help rebalance the treat fund.

beanielou

🫂🫂🫂

Nothing useful to add.

satchmo1

I'd suggest stocking up on non-perishable/tinned foodstuffs next time you have to take a trip over the border, as well as filling your fuel tank. The impact will soon be felt on anything that is transported by sea.

Cherryfudge

I'm entirely with you in wishing trigger-happy people would take the long-term mental health effects into consideration, and I live in an area much less affected by conflict than yours. This intensity can only last a limited time, surely, but for so many, the effects last forever and we will all be dealing with the fallout for years to come. However, having grown up with parents who lived through WW2, I've also seen that normal life can come back and the sun will shine again. We have to hold onto that.

Nice of Ernie to pay you both another visit - he seems to like you!

in_need_of_direction

I hadn’t even thought of the need to secure store cupboard supplies. That’s a job for today, working out what’s needed and from where it can be sourced. Typically though these would be cheaper in the north rather than the south. The same has been true of car fuel recently though that was the other way round for a long while.

Can someone please tell me that I wasn’t the only one wakening with puffy eyes after call the midwife?

Today i am grateful for

DH helping with a work job

Me finally getting the ironing cleared

Having no reason to leave the house yesterday (although this meant my attire was less than admirable)

in_need_of_direction

seeking positive vibes for tomorrow when offspring hopefully has a successful surgery that shouldn’t need follow up

satchmo1

🤞 for INOD's offspring