Day 1484 amazing Aurora last night in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ♥️🩷💜🩵

Oh my word. (Polite terminology for blog purposes….)

I actually want to scream with excitement!!!

What a wonderful night to be alive.

The Aurora Borealis slammed earth last night, I follow several FB pages and Aurora Hunters UK & Iceland said there were 5 enormous solar flares all sandwiched together and expected to be a direct hit on earth. He said direct hits are rare but to have 2 M class flares and 3 X class flares, together in one massive hit, is totally unheard of.

We may never see these stats again at least for the next 7 years.

That is the reason I was not going away this weekend.

I was meant to be at home.

I sat out on a seat in the back of the garden after it got dark. Letting my eyes adjust. There was nothing….. except Craig about to get into bed.

I’m in my Auntie Jac’s Christmas onesie and Ugg boots to keep warm. I do look ridiculous!

Some of the running girls can see the Aurora before I can…. It turns out I’m looking the wrong way. Despite being told to look North, this one was distinctly in the south easterly direction!

It started like this….

To the naked eye it looked like wispy clouds but through the phone camera you could see the start of the colours.

I took a lot of photos but the south easterly view from our garden is all trees covering the sky….. I bravely stepped out the front door in Auntie Jac’s Christmas onesie…. I lost count of the amount of cars that saw me. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Faintly at first, it was like a giant rainbow over our village.

At this time, the colours were only visible through the iPhone camera and not visible to the eye.

I’m up the lane over from our house. I should say… that is not our house but a very photogenic subject!

Our lovely village. the colours start to become visible.

It’s moving all the time. I tried to video it but the light is not the same.

It was just breathtaking. I managed to get Craig out of bed so he could see it. Just as well really as I still don’t like the dark much. 😂

The light was changing all the time.

There came a point where it started to fade ever so slightly and we were both shattered…. We decided to head home.

Also so I could show other passing motorists my onesie 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

It’s right over the house. Just beautiful.

So yeah… 12.30pm I got to bed and 5.30 I woke up… still so full of excitement from the night before. Run club was on at 6.45am and there were 7 of us this morning!

My throat was sore when I woke up so I found it pretty hard this morning… but I still ran my fastest 5k ever thanks to Claire for coming back for me at one point and Michelle for dragging me over the last 20 steps.

I was not buzzing and loving life by the end but I’m very proud of myself for doing it. We ran 5.47k at a 7.54 pace. By comparison the subsequent dog walks were about 15 km/ hr pace.

It is a beautiful hot day. It’s been 18-19°C here today. My blogger friend the Windsor waffle laughs at the Scottish definition of hot! 😂

Bhru and Calaidh first…. I’m coming for you mumma!!

Then Freya and Khaleesi. It was nice and shaded here.

Spotted my neighbour’s beautiful clematis this morning, so lovely against the blue sky.

Craig was working this morning, popped home then was heading out to meet friends in Glasgow.

So I dropped him at the train station and decided to treat myself to a Mocha Jaks strawberry milkshake!!

Sooooo good! I may have had a salad too but this was the best!

It’s the first time I have solo dined anywhere locally…. I did feel a bit odd… but I’m so glad I went as that was my treat for the day.

Mochas was also surprisingly quiet. They suited me… I sat outside.

Since I got home I’ve been lying out in the garden dozing on and off. I had a blanket over me.

When the sun when in, it got a wee bit cooler. When the sun comes out I deblanket if that’s even a word?!? I know it’s not.

I’ve done another 3 washing loads. All the dog blankets are washed now. My machine has been going all weekend 😂

There’s a good Aurora forecast for tonight but it might be cloudy here so we’ll have to wait and see. They’re predicting 10.30pm through to 2.30am. Remember to look at the sky through your phone camera. Look all round tonight as it might not necessarily be north.

Happy Aurora hunting if that’s your thing!

Stay safe everyone 🩵💜🩷

Day 1483 the hottest day of the year so far! ☀️☀️☀️

Ahhhh some real heat…. I say that and it’s been at 17-18°C here today and for Scotland that’s a pretty good day.

I’ve been in shorts and vest top all day apart from the dog walks. I’ve been very lucky not to be working.

I had another great, progesterone-induced sleep but woke with a sore throat and the start of a chesty cough. I’ve been so lethargic all day.

It’s definitely been the first day of the year that you could be out in the garden all day without feeling cold… yet I’ve not appreciated it for what it was. Instead I’ve been tired and a bit grumpy.

It was 8am before I started the dog walks this morning. Bhru and Freya first!

The grass has sprouted this week!

Love the colours of the farm.

Look how muddy Bhru got digging for a stone in the burn.

I am not throwing that stone!

This tree has lots of new leaves, there must be a beech hedge growing up the trunk too.

Then back home…. Chattering to Craig only to realise he was on a work call….. 😬😂 I sat outside in the garden for a bit before I took Calaidh and Khaleesi out.

Everything is so green.

Dry stane dyke.

I kept Khaleesi on lead so she didn’t run about too much. It was a slightly longer walk for her.

I got chatting to a lovely lady with a Malinois-cross. She was asking all about Khaleesi. We got chatting through a whole range of subjects! I lovely having random chats with someone I’ve never met. It’s good to connect with people.

My favourite gate!

The rhododendrons are out in full force.

A herd of coos…

A very random shot but I thought I’d try something different!

Calaidh’s laughing at me!

So back home and I sat out in the sun with my sunscreen on…. I was so tired I just sat with my eyes shut for a while. It felt nice.

I had no idea what to do with myself and started getting annoyed.

I guess my issue is that I want to be away and doing something this weekend, but I can’t.

My head actually has temper tantrums because I want to be doing something different. I’m not very good at relaxing and doing nothing.

When I’m in the house I’m surrounded by things that need cleaned and things that need repaired. I don’t want to be stuck inside doing housework on a warm day. I just want to head out and explore.

The thing is we can’t always get to do what we want to do all of the time and I don’t know how to make peace with that…. Instead I fight it and look for places that I could go. Rather than enjoying the moment, I’m searching for ways to make it better.

I decided to bring a camping table out and clear through my jewellery box.

Honestly that was not my best move. It seemed to open up a whole catalogue of negative thoughts as the jewellery reminded me of different times in my life and where had all that time gone?! I’ve 6 watches sitting doing nothing… what a waste of money. I saw the negative in it all….

I didn’t achieve much by doing it, I threw out a small handful of broken things but that was all. I couldn’t bring myself to part with most of it. As expensive as it all was at the time, it’s virtually worthless now. I looked up selling some of it but it seems like you get very little back.

I gave that job up after a few hours and started cleaning out the camping stuff from last weekend. I put the tent up and cleaned the floor. I put some things away in the shed.

Once I started doing something with purpose I felt much better.

I’ve done 6 loads of washing today and it’s almost all dry. I put most of it away.

Finally I was at peace. About time too!

The aurora might be really strong tonight around midnight if anyone’s interested . I read that it might be seen as far south as Spain!

I can’t believe I’ve been such a grump on such a lovely day.

Poor Craig won’t be home from work until about 8. He’s still recovering from his flu. He’ll be wiped out working that late on a Friday.

I’m off for a shower ready to make his dinner with a smile on my face 😬😂

Have a great Friday night!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1482 finally some heat in the west of Scotland! ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It’s 6.30pm and I’m sitting outside in shorts and a vest top….. finally. It feels so good to feel the sun on my skin!

I know I had sunshine in Rome, but it’s been a cold start to the year in Scotland. Anyone who’s here on holiday now is soooooo lucky!!

You can imagine I’m like a caged lion… where can I go, what can I do this weekend?!?!

Unfortunately Craig is working all day tomorrow and is out all day on Saturday so I really need to puppy sit my own dogs. 🐶🐶🐶🐶

I have looked at campsites for Saturday night but not sure if there’s much point in setting up camp again for one night. Hmmmm decisions…. Right now I’m very happy sitting out on the decking and feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin.

This is my current view!

I had a lovely wee night out in Largs, last night, with the Crochet Hookers.

We went to the Wetherspoon’s Paddle Steamer for dinner. It was really busy when we got in but the food is so cheap. The whole evening only cost less than £15 a head. I had vegan pizza which was surprisingly lovely, with hot chocolate and shortbread for afters. The hot chocolate was £1.76 and free refills. The shortbread was 71p!!!!

We did get a right good natter though. It was lovely to have a change of scenery.

It rained when we left so I couldn’t get any decent photos!

I actually really like this next one after I said that.

It was 9.30pm…. Way past my bedtime.

I set my alarm for the 5.45am run club, fully intending to be too tired and to roll over in bed, instead of going.

Last night was the first night of HRT progesterone for 2 weeks….. I was completely out for the count. I slept like a log all night. The alarm went off, I got up and had one of the best runs with Elly and Lynsey. Lynsey was photographer today!

Not sure I like my rear in this pic but I’m going to embrace it and then buy black leggings….

Lynsey has it ingrained in us that we have to touch the white line at the end of the road in Gielsand Estate!! We do it even when she’s not there.

I love this next one she took of Elly and I! It captures the sunrise run mood perfectly!

We did 5k exactly and I loved every minute of it.

It was so much easier than yesterday. I ran straight into a very cool shower again!

As I washed I really stopped to think about how far I’ve come and it brought some tears of gratitude.

I’ve come such a long way from the days where I could barely put one foot in front of the other even to walk the dogs.

I love the friendship of the run club girls. I appreciate their support and their encouragement. I love that I run so much further with them, than I would do on my own. I love the feeling of accomplishment. I love getting up early and running before everyone gets up.

I felt so alive this morning.

Fast forward to the half shut knife I am now… struggling to stay awake!! 😂😂

It’s been a good week at work too. It’s gone quickly and I’ve enjoyed it.

I made another lovely Planthood meal tonight….

This was one of the best I’ve had, if a little bit spicy! It tasted soooo good!

This is my latest view….. throwing a tennis ball as I type.

Will be an early night for me tonight I think. Hopefully a blissful progesterone induced sleep!

Stay safe everyone ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☀️

Day 1481 a bad sleep, a run, a fast day at work and Crochet Hookers tea oot!

It’s 6.12pm and I’m running out of time. Evelyn my Hooker friend is picking me up in 13 minutes.

Crochet Hookers are on tour once again.

We’re off to Largs for oor tea!! Actually we’re just off out for dinner… don’t know why I have to be all Scottish about it.

I had the worst sleep. Craigie came up to bed last night and he gave my ear plugs a run for their money!!! It wasn’t bad enough for me to move downstairs but it woke me 3 times… then I needed the loo… and then it woke me early.

I felt hungover when I got up at 5.30am to run with the Run Club girls. There were only two of us this morning. Elly and I.

All of a sudden my big toe joint is sore again and my knees have been sore. My bunion was agony in the middle of the night too… actually maybe that’s to blame and not Craig!!

I still got up and went for a run.

It wasn’t sore but I did tire quickly. Elly was great and pulled me around.

The smell of wild garlic was so strong. It’s everywhere.

I love these wee paths…

I look happy and actually I am…. I’m so proud that I didn’t call off because of how I felt.

We ran around 4.6k. I was struggling by the end of it!

Work was quick, busy and just kept going.

So yeah off out to Largs with the girls for a wee change.

Looking forward to it.

Happy Wednesday!

Stay safe everyone 😘♥️♥️

Day 1480 a lovely evening!

I’m sitting outside in the sunshine writing this… I need to go and walk the dogs.

I was up really early this morning to head to the supermarket before work so Craig had food in for today. He said he didn’t need anything last night but when I got home he literally had nothing…. He’s been under a duvet all day again. Still feeling rotten and still lashing in sweat. Wee soul.

It’s a lovely sunny evening. It wasn’t even warm enough to sit out at lunchtime today but it’s so calm and sunny now.

I have the sick boy duvet airing on the line at the moment.

The birds are twittering away… I could sit here for hours listening to them…. That’s obviously… mainly because I have to walk the dogs!!

I made another Planthood meal for dinner tonight but it was my least favourite.

Everything was fried so it seemed really heavy… not the usual fresh nutrition. Mine looked ok…

Just didn’t taste the best and that’s probably because I saw how much oil went into making it!

I will feel so much better when I just get off my backside and go walk el doggos.

I did it… I’m not gonna lie, as beautiful as it was, I felt I grudged every step. I’m so tired!

It was worth it for some beautiful photos.

Look at the colours!

There’s a warmth in the sun but I’m only in any shirt and it might not be that warm!

I took some photos of some dandelions… my friend Linda calls these wishes and I sent her a photo tonight. The new iPhone captured them really well.

These are weeds to some but so pretty to others.

I love that I can see beauty in so many places these days, things would have walked past before.

This isn’t the best photo but it shows the ferns starting to unfurl.

Follow the sunshine.

Zoomed in for this one.

I noticed these two planes in the sky, behind the power lines. They look like they are heading towards each other.

Then all of a sudden one of the banks quickly to the right.

I’m sure they were nowhere near each other really but it was fascinating to watch.

Calaidh looking pretty in the green field.

I love the way the light is shining at the end of the tunnel.

Passed these guys on the way home. They came over to say hi!

So I’m home, I’ve filled the dishwasher, put away clean washing and hung a wet washing up.

It’s almost 9pm. The latest blog for a whil!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1479 working Bank Holiday Monday!

For those of us who work a bank holiday…. It always feels a bit unfair that everyone else seems to be asleep when you leave for work… that said, the traffic is amazing. I have a cheek as my commute is nothing these days but there were less cars on my roads!

Poor Craigie is feeling really rough. He fell asleep on the couch last night, woke to eat some dinner and fell straight asleep again. I could barely wake up when I went up to bed. He was dripping in sweat.

I woke at 4.30 and went down to check on me…. Still fast asleep…. When I went in again at 6.15 he was awake. He was literally zonked all night.

He’s slept most of the day… which is just as well really, as we had no electricity for most of the day. Power cuts, low water pressure and no mobile phone signal…. It’s been some day for him, he’d be as well sleeping. Strange goings on in our village.

My ego feels really hard done to having to work a bank holiday…. It feels so unfair, why is everyone else off, why do I have to work, why…. And on and on…. But you know what, it can shut right up as we’ve had a great day at work. We got loads done, delivered a good few vans and it was so worthwhile being open.

Sometimes our minds just want to moan….. Want us to feel hard done to and as a result we feel bad for the day.

When this happens, and you recognise is for what it is, you are taking back control of your thoughts. The ego doesn’t like that and tries to win…. And I often still let it.

But not today.

I had a lovely walk with Claire after work. It was quite warm. We took Calaidh and Bhruic.

The sky is really dark against the green of the fresh growth.

It’s really dramatic.

We are lucky we don’t get wet.

The rain doesn’t come for a good hour and half afterwards.

The wild garlic is everywhere!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1478 kayaking around Tayvallich with Lindsay!

We had a lovely meal last night in the Tayvallich Inn.

I went to order the only veggie option on the menu, when the waiter asked if I was vegetarian….. I went bright red and said eh yes kind of…. When he produced a whole other menu.

The food was amazing. I highly recommend it!!

I had fiery cauliflower bites to start.

Followed by Tagliatelle Napoli.

And finally Salted Caramel Brownie and the most amazing ice cream…. It is under there, honestly!

We went for a walk after dinner and heard the bagpipes playing, carried over the water. It was so lovely, so surreal.

I love the lights in the houses as it gets dark. There’s not a breath over the water.

Reflections!

I stood here and listened as the piper played. I’ll share a reel later. It was just so lovely. There was a ceilidh on in the village hall so I think this piper was rehearsing before he went into the hall.

It was a lovely walk as it got dark.

I had the best sleep in my tent. I went in to bed about 10.30 and woke at 4.30. I seemed to fall back a sleep until 6am when Bhruic literally tried to get into my closed tent… she tried to get through the outer door then found she could get under it to the inner door then just kept on trying to get in. There’s no punctuation in that sentence 😂😂 I shouted Crai, who was just outside and he opened up the tent so she could jump all over me!!!

Craig and Bhru had tested out his new sleeping area in the back of his car. I believe it went well! He is loaded with the cold though and trying to make the best of it.

Lindsay and I went off out for a run at 6.15am… we ran from our campsite in Tayvallich (which I’ve only just realised, had two ll’s and not one. 😂) to Carsaig beach and back. It wasn’t a long run but about 3.5k.

This beach was beautiful but it would have been even better in the sunshine. The sand is white and the water would have been turquoise in the sun. 🩵

It’s still a lovely day. There’s no sun and it’s misty but it was so mild and atmospheric.

My legs were heavy this morning but I’m still so pleased we did that.

We went back to the campsite for a coffee then got into our kayaking gear… which means I borrowed all of Lindsay’s.

Euan and Lindsay are so good to us. They let us use all of their kit and give us free tuition too! They could charge a fortune!!

Check Bhru in her wee life vest.

And we are off.

Sadly Bhru wasn’t a massive fan… she did really well but it wasn’t her favourite pastime.

She wanted to see if she would walk on water.

I pulled alongside Craig so she could see me…

That made her so happy that she climbed out Craig’s canoe and had all 4 paws on my kayak!!! There are no photos as safety mode kicked in and she was swiftly removed back into the safety of her canoe!

Craig decided that it was all a bit too much for her so he’d head back in and let her play in the water and practice getting her in and out the canoe. Euan stayed with Craig.

Lindsay and I decided we’d head on her planned trip for the day… she sent me her Strava route. We paddled 10kms.

I love love love love loved it.

I am so proud that I can keep up with her… actually she will paddle at my pace obviously… but I love the peaceful calm of being out on the water.

It was so misty and grey that my photos aren’t great but it was the most beautiful scenery… the water was very dark green along the coast line.

The rock faces plunged vertically into the water in places.

The trees are all different colours as they start to bud at different times. The dark sea is teeming with baby jellyfish. It’s flat calm, mill pond like in places.

There are small waves and splashes in others.

There are geese nesting on the back of small islands for shelter. There were seals lying basking on the rocks in calm inlets, while the geese watched on.

In all the hustle and bustle of life. This beautiful place has just stopped. There was no bluster, no noise apart from birds, no stress, no people…. Just the two of us chattering away as we paddled and explored.

I loved it.

If I’m really honest the amount of effort involved in prep and cleaning up would put me off if we didn’t have such great friends to do it with. There is a lot of work involved to do this safely.

Thank you so much Lindsay for the planning and the time you take with me when we’re out. Thanks to Euan too for allowing us to use all of your boats… and especially the new paddle! Which floats apparently… thankfully…

I’ve always wanted to sea kayak.

While we were doing all of this, poor Craig was feeling really rotten as the cold he tried to fight through, really took hold. He had no energy at all.

As Lindsay and I headed back into Tayvallich for lunch we decided to call it a day on the paddling, as I felt I should stay with Craig. We had a picnic lunch by the sea but ultimately decided we should head home.

Euan tied all the boats together and brought them over to a cleaner part of the beach… as you do Mr I can paddle 4 boats!!

Poor sick boy is on the couch in a duvet while I’m hiding in the dining room having made dinner and writing this.

I am now officially shattered.

A lovely night away and the best day.

Stay safe everyone 🩵🩵🩵

Day 1477 crazy running morning and road trip to Tayvalich for camping! 🏕️

Run, Forrest, Run!!

Wow what an amazing start to the day.

The Gateside Run Club met at 7am this morning and there were 6 of us this time.

We ran nearly 5k and only stopped to cross roads. It’s the fastest I think we have run with least stopping. It felt great. Claire came today and was resident photographer!

She got some great action shots!

Lynsey, Emma and I with Elly and Michelle

My sports bra is literally singing by a thread and I’ve not bought a new one yet so need to prioritise that. It’s done some hard work over the years… I’m ashamed to say I only have one!!

It’s hard but I love it, it really gets me going. So much so that…. For the first time in ages, I actually took all 3 borders out at once…. AND ended up running!!

I ran into Lynsey who had carried on and was doing a 10k… so I ran back with her.

I was literally buzzing after it…. And beetroot!

I then got Khaleesi and headed off with her. We ran for a few minutes until I realised that it would do me good to walk to cool down and her poor legs probably didn’t need to be running too much.

All of this before 9am!!

I haven’t quite figured out how to read my run distance yet, they are stored on the Apple Watch ⌚️ but seem to have disappeared for now…. 😂 check the watch novice.

I’ve spent the last two hours, packing and getting ready for our overnight to Tayvalich.

This is where we will go today.

We’ll be leaving before 12… let’s see if that happens?! 😂😘

It almost did… 12.30… that’s not bad for us.

We had a great drive up. this is going to be a blog in pictures as I don’t have time to write as we have no signal so I’m pinching WiFi!!

Having the best time.

More words when I have a signal 😂😘

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1476 a funeral, the spider, the car, the housework and the lunch

I woke before 6am.

It was calm and sunny outside.

I mentioned recently that a guy I used to work with had died, well, this morning I watched his funeral. I love that I was able to do that when I couldn’t get time off work to be there.

I laughed and I cried but most of all I remember Des coming into my office and smiling and calling me Jules as he always did. Des was larger than life, everyone knew he was around when he walked in the office. He adored his daughters and granddaughter and showed me photos of them all the time. It was a lovely service for a lovely man.

We got up after 7am and had coffee outside. It was already clouding over.

We had to take Bertie Beetle down to the garage before 9am.

I got a towel for my shower and a MASSIVE spider crawled out!!! It was ENORMOUS. The capital letters don’t do it justice.

I SCREAMED at the top of my lungs and ran through the house.

It was GIGANTIC!!!

My Apple Watch chose that moment to vibrate and deliver a message.

I started jumping around trying to shake it off my wrist.

Comical upon reflection but honestly I’m still shivering and trying to shake it off.

Funny how those tiny creatures do that to us…. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

We dropped the car off and walked the 3 dogs back up the road. It’s a good hour and 10 minute walk, too long a walk for Khaleesi on her sore legs.

How lovely is this wall that we passed? The tiny flowers are so pretty.

I did stop to think when we got here… I’m conscious I get bored with the same walks all the time but we really are so lucky to live here.

The smell of the wild garlic is everywhere.

When I got home I really angrily started on the housework. It really needs doing but I really don’t enjoy doing it.

I know….. who does, but sometimes I approach it from a place of enjoyment. Today it just felt like hard work.

There is dog hair EVERYWHERE…. I’m shouting a lot today with my capitals 🤦🏻‍♀️😂. I also get frustrated about things being out of the place and I feel like I’m moving stuff around the house. I’m aware it made me angry today and I stomped about the house like a spoiled child. I was in such a huff that I had to do it.

So….. I dragged Craig out to Mocha Jaks for lunch. He’s got the start of a cold so is currently passed out on the couch as I write this.

He had a chicken and bacon club toastie and I had veggie haggis with cheese and siracha.

I’d fasted for 18 hours and 45 minutes so I really enjoyed my meal.

I had an oat milk latte and a Biscoff Rocky Road.

We popped past our friend Euan and had a peppermint tea and a chat before Craig ran me to the garage…… my car was parked away in this wee corner!

Turns out it has a dry bush.

It now has a wet bush.

Good to know. 😂

More importantly, the wetting of the bush didn’t cost me anything 😂

On the way back, I went to the Co-op to get some food for the weekend…. We’re heading away tomorrow for an overnight in Tayvalich with Lindsay and Euan.

I had a bath to relax when I got home. It’s only 6.20pm now and I could quite easily sleep already!

Have the best weekend!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1475 5.45 run club and the wind thought it would blow away some of the lovely heat!

I woke just after 5am and lay looking out our non curtained windows, at the trees outside. It doesn’t look sunny but it is a lovely chilled way to start the morning.

Up at 5.30 and straight into my running gear as 4 of us were meeting for run club!

Here we are “in action” but stopped for photos as there was no multi tasking possible 😂

There were 4 of us, Caryn, Elly and Lynsey and I. We ran for 34 minutes and I only stopped a couple of times just to catch a quick breath, before starting again. I’m really proud of the way that I’m running and that I’m enjoying it.

I’m so grateful to have such a lovely group of girls to run with a different times.

I ran in the house and straight into the shower. 😂

When I went to feed the dogs I realised that our Butternut Box dog food hadn’t been delivered. I felt so bad that I hadn’t realised it never arrived last night and they didn’t get fed! Worst dog mum! As soon I was ready I headed down to the co-op for it opening at 7am!

So much all before 7.15am. 😆

Work was busy again and passed pretty fast… oh forgot I didn’t get Kinesiology last night as the lady got held up. Hence the reason I forgot about the dog food! I managed to get in to the pub to meet the Crochet Hookers instead.

Back to today…. Ellison and I sat outside at lunch time and there was a warmth to the sun. It’s so lovely to see the blue sky. The wind has picked up now and it’s blawin’ a hoolie outside. Blowing all the warm air away!

In other news the village is being used for some more filming tonight for the drama about the Lockerbie disaster.

We currently have film crews out in the street again and they’ll be here until 11pm. A nice wee bit of excitement for the evening.

Bertie Beetle goes back into the garage again tomorrow…. Another creak from one of the top mounts. The garage say it’s the poor quality parts supplied by the warranty people. The warranty people are questioning the repair.

Me 😬 right smack bang in the middle.

It’s all good though, I’m handling it.

Oh and finally. I’ve achieved 500 fasts!! I got a badge.

We just had a chat about how much I’ve changed…..no drinking, very little caffeine, fasting every day and now eating veggie and vegan. If you’d told me that 5 years ago plus, I’d have laughed in your face.

Who actually am I these days?!?!?

Turns out I kinda like this weird, random version of myself.

For now.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1474 the 1st May brings some warm air ☀️☀️☀️

Finally there was some heat to the sunshine.

Wow.

I can’t believe it’s the 1st May already. This year is flying by.

Ellison and I sat out at lunchtime, grinning like Cheshire cats and saying ….”wow”…. Every time the sun shone through the clouds. 😂☀️

Love this from Severe Weather Updates 😂😂

I felt instantly better the minute I woke up today. My head is clearer, the cotton wool is gone.

I feel calm and less irritable than yesterday.

It’s still been there but I’ve been way better at seeing the brighter side of it.

We have a choice in how we react.

I woke up with the alarm this morning so no chance for a run. Today that’s completely ok as I felt so grateful that I slept a bit longer.

Work was busy. I cleared two big jobs that have been at the back of my mind for a few weeks, another one to be tackled tomorrow. It felt really good.

The sun shone for most of the day. The forecast was for rain!

I came home and made another Planthood dinner.

This was how mine looked!

It was sooooo good. I know say that a lot but I really mean it. Mine never look the same but hey…. I’m sure they taste just how they should.

I have kinesiology tonight so I’m looking forward to that. I love exploring how my mind works and finding ways to understand it. I’m planning to do some work on my fears arising during my solo travel. I hope to remove some of the stress from that.

It’s so calming to feel better after a low day.

Stay safe everyone 🥰🥰🥰