Tag: storms

Day 1376 there was an orange ball in the sky today!! ☀️☀️🥱🥱🥱

Wow what a stormy night. I think it was the worst weather so far… yet I managed to sleep right through! My earplugs totally drowned it out.

So you see the scary ghost-like clouds in the sky?! They were really spooky clouds when I was out with the dogs at 10pm.

They reminded me of the ghosts on Ghostbusters but I only videos them, so tried to snap these photos off the videos!

It was still really wild again this morning.

I had to go out into the garden at 7am and I shut both gates again and made sure everything was safe for the dogs.

It was a wild drive down to Tartan HQ. That’s really the worst it’s been since the storms started.

But…… guess what… there was actual sunshine appearing mid morning….

It was so lovely to see the sun and the wind had finally died down to a gentle breeze. I almost took a photo every time I went out. 😂

So not much else to report. The silence is deafening now that the wind has stopped raging.

I spent a bit of time in the back garden with the dogs, when I got home. It only got dark about 5pm!!

My friend Ruth sent me a surprise grift tonight. ♥️

So very kind and considerate of her and Calaidh is super interested too. I’m.looking forward to reading it and seeing what lessons I might take from it.

Stay safe everyone ☀️☀️☀️

Day 1375 just the weather again…. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 and some self reflection 🥰

Well it must have been calmer last night as “Julie with ear plugs” was out for the count…. In my actual bed. Check me.

What a great rejuvenating sleep. I felt so refreshed! (as I read that back it sounds like I woke up 20 years younger which was absolutely NOT the case 😂😂 )

Storm Jocelyn has been picking up throughout day.

It’s rained ALL day and the wind has been gusting on and off all afternoon but she really hits tonight.

The Tartan portacabin has been buffeted about… I said thank goodness I was there for the ballast 😂😂😂

I was really lucky that the last deluge stopped about 5 minutes before I left work so my drive home wasn’t massively different from normal. Except for the tree down at the top of the road. This is not my photo so credit to Edward McWilliams.

Our house is literally just around that bend. I had to take the detour on the back roads and had a van follow me as he didn’t know where to go.

We have lost the top of our wood shed unfortunately. It’s done well mind you. It’s an old bus windscreen box from my old job.

The sky was stunning when I got home.

So once again I’ve watched myself have better reactions to previous triggers. When we try to finish a van there are always last minute parts required, for a variety of reasons.

My thought process was always as follows: immediate panic, defensive, high pitched whiny voice, why do you need that, why didn’t I know about it, did I buy the wrong thing, I’m sure I had that in stock, where do ok I get it, I’ve never bought one of them before, how do I even know where to look, how come we need it when I’ve never bought it before, will it get here in time, tears, panic, anxiety, anxiety, anxiety. You usually have to peel me off the ceiling when this happens.

The last time this happened I skyrocketed and came back down to earth pretty quickly, having seen my over-reaction from the outside looking in if that makes sense?

Today….

No problem.

Look part up.

Send screenshot… does this look ok?

Buy it.

Add to list of parts to buy in future.

Smile to myself.

That….. is how it should be done.

When you live with anxiety, you don’t just calmly stop and think. You catapult into the anxious oblivion.

Today I calmly thought and acted. No drama.

I love that I’m so aware of it too.

So that’s us both home safe tonight and hopefully by tomorrow the storm is over.

Hope you’re all safe and warm.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1374 Storm Isha to Storm Jocelyn

Who knew you could get two storms in a row?!?

That was something else last night.

I had ear plugs in, with my fingers in my ears on top of the ear plugs and I could still hear it.

It was like someone parked an artic truck outside the house and left it running. it was wild!!!

I moved down to the couch at 10.20pm as we’d been in bed so early. I didn’t sleep very well.

There are rumours of a trampoline being in the middle of Main Road spotted around half 11 last night and Craig and I slept through the call to help move it!! Least I slept at some point…

It’s been shocking weather all day. It’s been relentless.

So as Storm Isha moves away, Storm Jocelyn rolls right in…. Tomorrow night is another super windy night. To be fair, I don’t think tonight will be much better 😂😂

So other than yawning most of the day. I’ve been good.

I love when I’m proud of myself for a certain reaction to things… when I know I would have reacted differently in the past. I’ve been aware of that a few times today.

So a wee funny story …. One of our suppliers had a sale on and we laughed when we saw the nodding Coconut Tortoise…. I mean why? 😂😂

I messaged my supplier contact, who is the loveliest lady….. and we had a good laugh and she sent us not one but two!!! What a lovely thing to do. ♥️

They are the funniest things, carved out of a coconut with nodding heads!

I gave one to Ellison as took one to the office. She drew a smile on hers and I copied her. she called hers Tam. 😂

Simple things eh??

Anyway, needs must when there’s not much midweek content! 😂😂

Stay safe in the storms.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1290 I breathed all night!! 🙌🙌

Woop woop! What a difference a good nights’ sleep makes. I woke at 4.06am and rolled back over to sleep again, until the alarm. Then I couldn’t move!!

I feel SO much better today. I’m still loaded with the cold but something has definitely lifted. my head feels a lot less woolly!

Another busy day at Tartan HQ, it’s been a busy week. Despite the lurgy, we’ve survived on skeleton staff and made good progress.

I work SO much better when I’m in control. This may not come as a shock to you but I have decided I am actually a control freak!!!

Today I felt very in control. Things went as planned and it felt really good. I feel excited by work when everything is going right. I just need to master my reactions when it’s not….. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

I really need to work at letting go of control… I shiver at the thought 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Anyhoo…. It’s my weekend now and I’m so grateful for the break.

We have Storm Babet heading our way but it’s pretty calm just now.

I did have a giggle with the giant ivy leaves when I came in tonight….. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😂

They look like giant dinosaur feet. 🦖🦕🍁🍁🍁

Hope everyone’s ok in these storms.

Stay safe everyone 🍁🍁🍁

Day 1268 Breast Screening appointment and OUT OF THE OFFICE is on!! 🏝️☀️👙🏊🏼‍♀️🌊

My out of the office was all set up and ready to go and 4pm. Truth be told I typed it all up on Monday, ticking off another thing on my to do list. The out of office voicemail is also on…. Wonder how many months it will take me to switch that back off?!?! Let’s not think of that just yet 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

I got a very teeny, tiny long lie this morning . Ok… so I was still awake but I stayed in bed a bit longer. I had my first over 50’s breast screening appointment at 9.06am in Morrisons car park in Johnstone.

I’ve had a few before (under 50 obvs!), as I’ve found lumps in the past, which have always been cysts. This was the first call just because of my age.

It’s actually very clever…. Reception is just inside the door at the top of the stairs, there are 3 cubicles… you are allocated one, you take your underwear off and put your top back on and sit and wait till you’re called.

You leave your underwear and jacket in the cubicle and take your bag into the screening room.

For all you men out there who have no idea… breast screening is where you stand top half naked and they whap a boob onto a plate and squeeze it with another plate until it’s as flat as it can be. 😧

You have to do each one front on and each one side on while your arms are up in the air and your hugging the machine. That’s FOUR boob pancakes…… It is fairly uncomfortable and a wee bit sore. After having had a few, I know not to panic but it really is the strangest thing. There surely must be an easier way to do it but hey….

It’s done and results in 3 weeks. We are very lucky to get this free in Scotland.

So back in Bertie Beetle and flying back to work. Did I mention I love driving again?!? It’s soooo much better.

I was already completely in control at work and ready to finish up, so today was about tidying up all the loose ends.

I feel like I’ve ticked all the boxes and crossed off all the lists but I’m sure there will be something major that I’ve forgotten. 😆

Here’s my last view of Tartan Campers until Monday 9th October!! That sounds like ages away, doesn’t it.

It was actually a lovely morning, a nice sky and very calm. The calm before todays Storm Agnes hits. Our ivy is starting to turn and is looking lovely.

The storm had already hit by the time I left Tartan. It had rained for hours!! To be fair, so far, I’m not sure why it has a name as it doesn’t seem that bad. It must be worse somewhere else.

I’ve finished packing and just have the last minute stuff to do tomorrow.

Tonight Craigie and I are having a quiet night with all the candles on. We were going to go out for dinner but we’ve both been out all day, so decided to stay in. It’s so autumnal today that the candles are lovely.

Tomorrow Gayle and I head to Bodrum in Turkey. Our flight’s not until 4pm so there’s still time to get organised.

My ramblings might not always be daily or on time… I’ll see how it goes. Stay tuned to my Fb page as there will most likely be photos!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️