Renovations and Repayments II: New Year, New Start, New Diary.

gallygirl · 28 April 2018 at 5:06PM

Alex - some America bald eagle chicks on this webcam

https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/

AlexLK · 29 April 2018 at 10:37PM

shangaijimmy wrote: »

Contentment certainly is thought provoking and one to be mused on. I kind of agree that in the main it has to be worked on, though how consciously you are able to do that i'm not too sure. Equally the realisation that you are content does seem to just happen, and i suspect out of nowhere rather than increasing month by month... possibly?!?!?

Not to sure what i have said there, very abstract thinking for a Saturday morning (good job i wasn't drinking last night!).

I've no idea how one finds contentment, to be honest. My parents instilled the notion only the lazy and without ambition are content with what they have. However, I don't think that is the case (hence thinking it comes later in life) and would like to raise my son to be content with his own life rather than constantly coveting more.

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

Loved it! 13 of us in a large house that was warm and comfortable. There was a large bird-feeder outside the kitchen window and we saw all sorts of small birds on it; siskins, long-tailed tits, great tits, blue tits, chaffinches, coal tits and a regular red squirrel. We had stayed at the house before and only I saw a red squirrel then but he is obviously a regular visitor now and he gave us a huge amount of pleasure. It dumped about 5-6" (up to 15cm) snow every night for the first four and that is not my kind of walking weather but we had a super glen walk on the first warm sunny day and I spotted a distant pink-footed goose standing sentinel beside a nest on the ground with the female in it. Also explored Grantown on Spey for the first time. I never mind going back to the Cairngorms.

Ref the first part of your post, I am away a bit at the moment and my weight has crept up just enough so that the odd blouse feels snug or too short so I agree. Back to meat and veg or meat and salads for me now it is a bit warmer. And I must stop drinking the delicious bitter at the local when we go there - a glass of red wine is so much less fattening :beer: but still a pleasant social experience. I've posted the other two web cams in case your son would like to see them too

here is the woodland trust

Loch Garten is here

beanielou wrote: »

Loch Garten is lovely.

Sounds wonderful.

We plan to make our way to Scotland for a family holiday at some point.

Thank you for the other webcams. Will show them to my son tomorrow.

AlexLK · 29 April 2018 at 10:38PM

gallygirl wrote: »

Alex - some America bald eagle chicks on this webcam
https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/

Another one to show my son tomorrow.

He'll love these. Thank you.

daisy_1571 · 1 May 2018 at 7:55PM

Hi Alex

Interesting re contentment. I can see your parents' idea that it is good to strive for 'better' or 'more' and the benefits this can bring to life. There is perhaps an argument that once a person has reached a certain level of competence, wealth, fitness or whatever they were striving for they may enter a period of 'enough' and be perfectly content with that aspect of their life at that point.

I feel lots of people burn out or have health issues through the constant striving if it is accompanied by anxiety or a feeling that they or their efforts aren't enough on some scale they feel the outside world will measure them against, not sure if the same can be said for someone who is basically quite content. That doesn't mean they are stagnating necessarily, just happy that they are measuring up to their own measure of success and therefore content.

I'm not sure I measure myself against others that much - there will always be someone in a perceived better position, always someone in a perceived worse position. Others' success takes nothing away from me, others' failures does not make me any better than them. I can only live my own life and in the main am fairly content. Am I lazy? Does anyone care what I'm doing enough to think about it and label me as such ? Not sure but thank you, its given me food for pondering for this evening.

Daisy xx

AlexLK · 5 May 2018 at 11:09PM

I need to get back to being productive and effective in budgeting. We're spending a lot of money and I'm still struggling to get the eating out under control. Eating too much, drinking too much and it took its toll this morning. Work is still going well as is business.

Looked out the window this morning and thought it would have been the perfect for this upcoming wedding. Mrs. K. has been making a guest book for them this week. Friend is very concerned about what the bride's parents / family is going to think about his family not being there.

Daisy, I don't want my son to grow up to be as unsatisfied as my parents are. Father regrets a lot and both could not be satisfied they have 'enough'. I fall into the same category but am careful to feign being content with life to my son as I think my dissatisfaction is something I learnt to an extent.

AlexLK · 10 May 2018 at 11:03PM

Having a good week so far: spent very little money, eating much more healthily and moving towards finalising kitchen design.

kelpie35 · 11 May 2018 at 12:27AM

AlexLK wrote: »

Having a good week so far: spent very little money, eating much more healthily and moving towards finalising kitchen design.

All sounds very positive, well done.

Take care

beanielou · 11 May 2018 at 1:59PM

AlexLK wrote: »

Having a good week so far: spent very little money, eating much more healthily and moving towards finalising kitchen design.

:j :j :j

AlexLK · 11 May 2018 at 11:28PM

Thank you.

Had a quiet day in the office today before picking my son up, cooking a family meal and going for a long walk. Sat by the river for a while, Mrs. K. was really good with our son this evening. After he went to bed she decided to look through our old photos. That brought a lot of memories back and I realised just how much things have changed, how much I've improved my mental health and attitude to life and how much my son has grown. Mrs. K. thinks we're through the hardest part of our lives now, I'm inclined to agree with caution as no one is aware what's around the corner.

My friend gets married tomorrow. He came here to stay for the evening just in time to see all our photos. He remembers Mrs. K. and I getting married, was convinced it wouldn't last at the time. :rotfl: Told me tonight he wants a family of his own. I really hope things work out for him this time. The wedding is small without an evening reception but still quite a few guests.

beanielou · 12 May 2018 at 10:24AM

Have a lovely day

Renovations and Repayments II: New Year, New Start, New Diary.

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