Day 1228 a lovely little gift shop kind of day 🎁

Wide awake at 5am which is fine because I was in bed at 8.15pm!!

I was shattered yesterday.

I read for a bit then was off to sleep before 9pm. Apparently I missed a beautiful sunset!

Up and out with the dogs before 7am for a bit of a dog jog though way more walking than jogging.

It was lovely and sunny to the north and east.

And really dark and cloudy to the south. This photo doesn’t do it justice.

This seagull was the goalie the whole time we walked passed.

The sun looked amazing in the clouds.

I was helping out in The little gift shop today and, as usual, it was so lovely. It’s lovely to catch up with so many people that I’ve not seen in ages. I get so much out of helping people choose gifts when they have no idea what to get.

One lady said I was very good at what I did and it was a real talent. Kindness costs nothing and the shop is all about kindness, every step of the way. ♥️ Her words will stay with me.

I love this next one….

I’ve felt good again today. Calm and in control.

For dragonflies ready 2 Blue Merle Border Collies!! Craig is away camping this weekend with Calaidh…. Leaving me with these two beauties 💕

I’ve just looked at the weather forecast and we have strong winds and torrential rain overnight so I hope the campers are ok.

Hope you all have a great weekend! Was about to end with my usual “stay safe everyone” when I remembered that COVID really seems to be kicking back in at the moment, I know 6 people who have got it and it seems like they feel pretty rotten. I got a text about my 4th vaccination and my flu jab and I decided I wasn’t going to get it this time. I kinda feel enough is enough. I never wanted it in the first place but got it and I just don’t know what to do. Now that people are sick again I’m undecided. Will take any advice anyone has. I’m easily persuaded!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1227 busy Thursday and a lovely massage!

Another broken nights sleep…. I’m off the Progesterone for two weeks so it could be that. I say broken nights sleep, it’s just unsettled, I am certainly not awake all night. I just don’t feel very refreshed when I wake up.

In other menopausal news…. I know you love it…. 😳🤦🏻‍♀️😂 The old time of the month came sauntering back along after 4 months of absolutely nothing.

Now I should say here, around this time, I used to say it was the one day of the month that I should have taken off sick. I was always a nightmare, very tearful, anxious, fearful, ready to fly into a rage. Also used to have crippling stomach cramp. I remember my poor Grandpa being sent to pick me up from University when it was so bad…. We didn’t discuss it at all, as that wasn’t the done thing, at all, but I got into bed when I got to my Gran’s, with a hot water bottle and painkillers to sleep it off. I also remember hugging a kettle in one job to try and ease the pain… as you do.

This month I would like to report that I’ve been positively angelic. 😇

It’s so nice for me to be able to see these changes and appreciate how far I have come.

So work was the usual very busy today…. I’ve only had a 3 day week so it’s flown by…. But I’ve been ok again today. Handled anything thrown at me. Again, lovely to have some days like that and not overreact to things that shouldn’t be overreacted to!

I had a Harmony massage booked with Norma straight after work. I soooo needed it. It’s only a half hour but I could have stayed the night! I feel all sleepy and chilled and relaxed now.

Norma is so good and really works her magic.

A quiet night for me tonight… I think the amount I am yawning it might be a very early night!!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1225 a busy day at work and some “through a toilet roll” photos 🧻🧻🤦🏻‍♀️😂

I was out for the count the whole night last night. The caffeine I’ve been drinking in the morning isn’t affecting my sleep.. at all!

I had decided to get up and take Calaidh out before work this morning. I didn’t change my alarm as the Scottish Dog Behaviourist ALWAYS has his set for 5am. I’d just get up when he did.

Not so this morning.

6am.

I did not know it was 6am and decided to have a wee snooze.

My alarm went off at 6.15am and I was gutted. Too late Calaidh puppa, sorry!!

Anyhoo…. Work was crazy busy again today. Non stop though I did get a full half hour out in the sun at lunch time which was fab. A wee catch up with Ellison who’s been on holiday!

So yeah after the day off and visiting the Waverley, I forgot to tell you about my hysterical giggles on Sunday night.

It started when our friend Euan sent me this…

Well that was me…. Hooked!!

Mine looks exactly like a photo taken through a toilet roll tube. I don’t look anything like the moon!!

This is my why is it not working face.

I got Craig in on it….

Then the dogs!!

I was honestly in hysterics….. which Craig recorded and sent to Euan and Lindsay. Of course he did. 😂😂

I was trying to photograph everything through a toilet roll. Even now I still smile at the thought of it. It’s surprisingly addictive… could be the thing that sets me apart from other “photographers”….. I put that in quotes as I means someone who takes photos rather than and actual photographer! Hours of fun and giggles and I don’t laugh like that enough. I had tears streaming down my face and couldn’t speak as I was laughing so hard.

It is very good to laugh!

So tonight I’m heading back to Tuesday night exercise class in the Village Hall. Kinesioflow. Sounds interesting and not connected to kinesiology.

I can feel all my muscles withering away and I have skin sagging where it hasn’t for years. My body is missing the Fit Body Farm even though I’m loving my late nights and morning lie ins.…

I really don’t want to go but I know I will love it and it will feel great afterwards.

Guess it comes back to, if it was easy, everyone would do it. I just have to stay switched on until 6.30pm!

I’m sitting out in the sun, it’s been a beautiful day today. Hot.

Stay safe everyone ☀️☀️☀️

Day 1221 I have had a great day at work, on a Friday!

Check me. A great day?!? At work?! On a Friday?!? Who’d a thunk it?!?

I didn’t get to bed until 12.15 pm after a lovely wee night at Gemma and Jonny’s wedding.

The Gailes Hotel in Irvine was a lovely venue and Gemma and Jonny were lucky enough to get married outside, during the day. It was the hottest day of the week by far, if not a bit cloudy.

The Tartan Camper Crew rocked up at 7pm.

We sat outside for a good bit of the evening. It was really warm. It was good for us all to get a chat outside work.

Suddenly certain that this photo wasn’t my best angle 😂😂😂

So a late night and I had decided to work today as I’d left in such a mess yesterday.

It was absolutely the right decision!!

I have had the best day. Despite the very late night, for me, I was incredibly clear and focussed on what needed doing. I picked up exactly where I’d left off yesterday. It felt super productive, I was buzzing and really enjoyed what I was doing. I have sorted everything that felt out of control. I’ve still loads to do and I’m sure there’s lots I have forgotten but I felt like I ticked enough boxes before I take a day off on Monday, instead.

I’m so glad I went in.

So yeah a very good day. Abbie the Campervan is home. Craig and I will have beans on toast for dinner but hey, she is sale worthy now!

It was so hot when I got home I sat out for a bit but suddenly clouded over so I’m inside, feet up contemplating dinner. It would appear the puppers are also expecting their dinner as they are pestering me 😂

Hope you all have the best weekend!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1217 a very busy day at work!

Back to earth with a bump this morning.

It’s funny when you do something really out of the ordinary and then have to go straight back to normal life. It does feel like I had a holiday.

I had such a perfect day yesterday on the PS Waverley. Given the weather we have had through the whole of July, it’s amazing to think we had sunshine all day. I was so lucky.

As I drive to work this morning, I had a wee smile at Ailsa Craig on the horizon…. I’ve been there now. I love that and I want to do so many more things like it.

I had a great sleep and felt ok when I got up this morning. Work was crazy busy today! Lots of people seem to think about Campervan conversion over the weekend, which I suppose is very obvious. It never stopped. I did get a wee half hour out in the sun at lunchtime though which is a good break.

Over the next few days I’ll share some more photos of my trip. I can’t recommend it enjoying. The Captain is so engaging and his commentary is so interesting. It really feels like a huge part of Scottish history.

So I’ll leave you with some more close ups of Ailsa Craig, certainly as I’ve never seen it before.

The bird sanctuary is uninhabited and lies 10 miles off the coast of Girvan.

This is the castle perched on the side facing Girvan. The heather is so pretty in full purple bloom.

The lighthouse and cottage are at the base of the same side. In the back of this photo you can see the Isle of Arran mountains… if you really really zoom in!

The “back” of Ailsa Craig from the Girvan side, is the front of Ailsa Craig to the Mull of Kintyre side and that’s where all the islands gannets are nesting. The noise was incredible.

The rock is very similar to the basalt columns of Staffa that I visited in 2022.

The sun really lit up the birds though it’s impossible to see them all in the photos. It was lovely and calm around this side.

There are just so many shots and so many views, I may be repeating myself. I used to want to take the trip that allowed you to land and climb to the top but I have to say, I’m incredibly happy that I got to sail around without having to climb. I had no idea it would be so steep. Yet with hindsight that seems obvious.

I am so envious of everyone out on other Waverley trips until she stops sailing the Clyde at the end of August. I could just sail on her every day!!

Still grinning from ear to ear.

Waverley excursions posted some amazing photos yesterday which I’ll share now but must give them credit!

I’m in them both. What a special memory!

More trip photos to follow. Least I have content for a while now!!

I should say I’m so grateful I’m not feeling as bad as I did on Saturday. That was a bit of a dip. It scared me a bit as I struggle to accept the lower days. I don’t want to be that person. I don’t understand why that lethargy raised its head after so long. I seem to always need a reason but I can’t put my finger on it this time. The Waverley trip came at such a good time. It lifted my spirits in a big way. I have to plan some more!!!

Stay safe everyone 💙🚢🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Day 1210 torrential rain all day but still a sunny disposition 😆🤦🏻‍♀️😂

It has not stopped raining all day. I was up by 6 and into Tartan for 7am, to wash Abbie the Campervan, as people were coming to view her today.

I wore old clothes and took my work clothes with me and even a hair dryer! I needed it all. I was soaked through by the time I’d finished. A customer came in to drop off a van about 7.30am and I looked like a drowned rat 😂

Anyway, sadly it was not meant to be. I have a very clean van for no reason as they decided to buy something else over the weekend.

After the initial disappointment at getting out of bed so early and getting soaked, I wasn’t even that upset as these things happen. No amount of being upset or annoyed makes any difference… and yes I hear myself! Who actually am I?!

There have been a few things today that would normally really stress me out or set some rocket off, inside my head. I’m so pleased when I can let things go that would usually be a trigger. I accepted the situations for exactly what they were and got on with with was needed. I really felt the difference today. (I should say that none of these things are a big deal and all SHOULD be totally let go anyway.)

When you suffer from anxiety and serious overthinking, it’s an amazing feeling when that critical voice is quiet. That voice would have had a field day today. I know everything it would say and even when I try to hear it, I sit here smiling knowing that none of it is true and none of it is means anything. I hope that makes sense.

The Scottish Dog Behaviourist is still out at work so I have the remote to myself and I’m catching up on Sweet Magnolias…. My lovely friend Cheryl-Lynn posted on FB about it, I didn’t realise there was a third series yet! It’s such a sweet show… it wouldn’t be Craig’s cup of tea…. At all. 😂

I’ll leave you with some photos of Abbie the Campervan. FOR SALE!!

It’s the cleanest she’s been since I first bought her from exactly that same spot outside Tartan Campers!

That was the fastest photo shoot in the rain!!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1205 another dot joining day!

Another completely switched on and focussed day today. I’m in control and things are going well. Actually I really feel like things are going incredibly well just now. My ducks are in a row (for now!) and I did just type my dicks are in a row just now, so let that be a lesson 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😘

I have decided to sell my van and someone is coming to see it on Monday!!

I’ve thought it all through and while very sad, I know this is right for me and is the next part of my journey in life. Boss man has very kindly agreed to sell it from the yard at work and he’s on it!!! I’m so appreciative of that as I am very anxious about the sale process.

I need to decide what’s next for me….

Sorry it’s a quickie but I’ve been looking at cars and also been to crochet with Evelyn and Jane as Lesley and Anne are both on holiday. I never even took my crochet with me! I need to get back to finishing my blanket soon. It’s been going on for way too long. 🧶🧶🧶

It’s only 8.34pm and I’m heading to bed with a good book that Evelyn just lent me. 📖♥️

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1204 joining up dots like a pro today! …….

What a difference a day makes. 😍

I had the best sleep last night. A real, dead to the world, out for the count kind of sleep and woke up feeling really refreshed.

I’ve had a great day and felt really clear headed and got some really good tasks done at work.

I have to say that my head has been in a great place today. I found a couple of mistakes in something I’d done, and instead of completely panicking about the mistake and berating myself for making it, I fixed the error and moved on.

That simple.

That doesn’t often happen to me. Normally I’d flay myself the whole day for making such a daft mistake. Worthless, useless blah, blah, not so today. Which is lovely. Being kind to myself for a change.

Long may that continue.

So todays musings…. As there’s always something going on behind the scenes…. I am toying with the idea of selling Abbie the Campervan. 😱

There. I said it out loud. Well, technically I wrote it down, obviously.

The hard part is that a campervan has always been my dream. In my old job, I always used to want one and even used to say how cool it would be to work for Tartan Campers!!! My dream actually came true.

I’ve been on so many lovely trips, both with Craig and the dogs and many on my own. Made so many memories. Explored so many places and taken so many lovely photos.

The reality is that these days I feel like I’m just adding mileage to a campervan by driving her too and from work. I feel like I’ve tried it, done it and now want to explore further afield which I feel can’t do in the van. I don’t know if it’s like a busman’s holiday because I now work in the industry?!

BUT….

I am scared to actually put her up for sale as she’s my baby!!!!!!

It’s a tough one. My gut says it’s the right thing to do but my head keeps arguing. Story of my life really. 😂

Awwww look at her….. hmmm I have a lot of thinking to do. If I sell her I’m giving up on my dream and that’s very hard thing to admit to anyone…. Let alone myself.

Lots of food for thought.

Stay safe everyone ♥️🚐♥️

Day 1203 couldn’t join the dots today 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

I am so tired today!

I’ve come home after work and really just want to sleep! I think this could be an overstimulation from the weekend 😂😂😂Speaking to SO many people!

I’m sitting with my feet up now and my eyes are half shut.

Work was really good today but I almost had the giggles that I couldn’t seem to string a brain thought together. I’d go to copy one thing from a spreadsheet into another and by the time I got there, one click, I couldn’t remember what I was copying. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 As usual I was pulled from pillar to post and couldn’t remember what I was doing at all, so kept chopping and changing. I’m still grinning at how daft it was, which to be honest, is the best reaction to it. Just one of those cloudy head days!!

Rachel, two doors down, posted a couple of lovely wedding photos on FB which I’m pinching!

I got a mention in The Windsor Waffle blog last night!!

Famous!!! What a beautiful gate reflection. 😍

So in other news Gayle and I booked a holiday last night!! We are off to Turkey at the end of September. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✈️🇹🇷

I’ve been looking for a sunshine holiday for weeks now. The Scottish Dog Behaviourist is too busy to take a full weeks’ holiday for the rest of this year and I was considering going away on my own. I’ve looked at so many places and happened to message Gayle to ask where she’s stayed in Fuerteventura, as I quite fancied that.

As soon as she heard I was thinking of going by myself she said that she could come with me. Result! Fast forward a few weeks and we have settled on Turkey. I had such a lovely holiday with Auntie Jac a few years ago and Craig doesn’t fancy Turkey so it’s a winner!!

Before that I have my day trip on the Waverley down to Ailsa Craig on Sunday 6th August.

Here’s a photo from the last time I sailed on her, in October last year.

Then I’m off down to Devon for a weekend to visit my friend Helen. It a lovely to have things to look forward to!

Early night for me tonight…. Definitely.

Stay safe everyone 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✈️🇹🇷

Day 1199 Craigie’s birthday! 🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈

What is it with me and numbers?!? I’m back to being excited about a big blog number tomorrow…. Day 2000 does not come after 1199 but my head goes there all the time 😂

It’s these wee things that make me smile on a regular basis!

I’m shattered today. The Scottish Dog Behaviourist thought it would be a good idea to get up at 5am on his birthday?!? I tried so hard to go back to sleep but work just kept on flowing through my head. When Criagie’s awake everyone’s awake!!

To be fair to him, he had walked the dogs before I even got out of bed!! I felt tired and grumpy and have been a bit crotchety all day! I’m shattered!!

We had a lovely wee birthday evening last night when Craig opened all his pressies. We had a lovely dinner too.

He’s had a great day and seems to have done loads. He wasn’t working but had to make enquiry calls as usual so he never gets away from it fully.

So nothing planned for tonight and he’s out working on the back of his car at the moment so I will leave him to it. (With a celebratory birthday beer of course).

I’ll leave you with a few pictures of the changing hairstyles of Mr A over the years!!

It’s been lovely looking back over the photos I’ve the years.

Happy birthday Craigie!!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1198 where is this week going?!?

I can’t believe how fast this week has been?! I’m so busy at work I just keep jumping from one thing to the next and never getting back to the thing I started. 😬

It’s good to be busy but 4pm comes and I can’t leave…. It takes me till 4.30 to finish up and even then, I think of so much that I haven’t done. I’m not even getting a chance to check my lists as they’re fairly inconclusive anyway!

It’s Craig’s birthday tomorrow so I have got all his pressies together and we’re going to have a birthday night tonight so he can play with all his new “toys” on his day off tomorrow! 😂 yup I hear myself…. 😂

I’m going to cook up lots of lovely nibbles I got on my extortionate food shop yesterday for him coming home from work tonight.

So yeah not much else from me today. It was lovely and sunny again but I didn’t see much of it. Least I get to wear my shorts to work!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1191 another busy day, back on Fb with much trepidation this time as it still doesn’t feel right 🤷🏻‍♀️

I slept like a log last night. Another progesterone induced sleep! Don’t remember anything!

I’ve had another good day at work. It’s super busy just now. I’m not getting time to breathe but thankfully had some help today from the boss man’s daughter. She’s amazing. She picks up everything immediately and honestly made such a huge dent in my backlog today. It felt so good to be getting on with things while she cleared out some tasks I’ve been trying to get to for months.

Oh to be young again. I don’t have to tell her anything twice. I can say a word and she will see it on the screen straight away. Doesn’t spend hours hunting for it like I do!! I also enjoy her company which makes for a great day.

So yeah, in other news, I’m back into FB again. For now. It’s still not right. My profile is still in the UTC+7 time zone and my FB pic has gone, replaced with a blank head and shoulders. I seem to have 2 foreign admin on my account…. Not invited obviously.

We were so lucky to be able to sit outside for lunch today, given the forecast was rain all day. I love to get the break from my desk.

It was war but super dark and cloudy when I left work.

I went to Tesco straight after work but realised it’s left my handbag at work… 🤦🏻‍♀️ so headed home.

I made my lovely salad for work tomorrow. They are different every day, but I’ve been eating mixed salads for as many meals as I can since we came back from Iceland. A bit of everything in them.

Had biscuits and cheese for dinner tonight and sat outside but it’s really windy and I ended up eating my hair!

Crochet is cancelled tonight so I’m wrapped up in my joggies on the couch. And relax.

Stays safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1182 back to work and food shopping!

It’s nearly 7pm and I just sat down.

I didn’t sleep well last night…. That is, until about 4.30am where I knocked out for the count…. Thankfully the Scottish Dog Behaviourist got up early to walk the dogs! He’s a good lad.

Back to work this morning and surprisingly not the chaos that I expected. 😆 I enjoyed catching up on my spreadsheets and getting everything back in order. There’s not a single clean mug for anyone to use but hey, that’s the worst of it. 😆

Ellison and I went out and sat in Abbie the camper van at lunchtime as I had some soup to heat up. It was really nice to have a wee mini camping lunch and catch up after her holiday then mine.

Straight after work I headed to the shops and didn’t get home until just after 6. We’re stocked back up again.

I’d fasted for 21 hours and 45 minutes today which as great. I always find a Sunday afternoon into a Monday really easy for some reason. Tomorrow I will be ravenous by 10am 😂😂

I’m back out of Facebook jail, still none the wiser how I ended up there but I did have a new random FB page open on my account this morning. I finally figured out how to delete it. I think they think I’m infringing copyright by sharing my Just Jules Photography photos with a Just Jules copyright on them. It’s only because I don’t want people to steal them but it’s the only thing I can think of….

I’ll try a few without the copyright and see what happens.

Hope you all had a good Monday!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1168 the fastest day!

I have no idea where today went! It was the fastest day. I got loads done but the time just flew by.

I finish up for a week on Thursday so I’m trying to get all my ducks in a row… today we added at least 4 more ducks 🦆 🦆🦆🦆 they are definitely not in any kind of row just yet. It’s great to be busy like that! It never stops!

We had torrential rain overnight and into this morning. I set my alarm for dog jog but just couldn’t wake up enough to take them out this morning. I only gave in because I knew Craig was around to take them out this morning. Instead I had a nice leisurely shower and even blow dried my hair which is fairly unusual these days. We even sat and had coffee together before I went out. Again…. Fairly unusual on a “school” day.

The rain was actually lovely this morning. It was so heavy and so fresh, it was good to see the yellow grass getting some water. It was dried up before about 10ish and had been pretty hot ever since. My weather app did not get that memo. I was roasting in jeans and trainers as I drove home in Abbie 38°C heat!!! That was hot.

I had to pop into the pharmacy tonight to pick up my HRT prescription. Its the third time I’ve gone in to ask for it. To be fair, I should wait for the text to say the script has arrived at the pharmacy…. But no… I prefer to cancel my plans for a food shop and head there instead, not knowing whether it’s ready or not. Yup you guessed it…. Not up from the surgery yet.

I had a little strop inside my head… how could they blah blah blah…. and then I calmed right down. I sat in Abbie 33°C heat and tracked it all down. After calls to the docs and calls between them and the pharmacy… it was indeed at the pharmacy. 🤦🏻‍♀️😆 instead of getting annoyed, I felt relief walking back into the freezing air conditioning of the pharmacy.

So it appears that the progesterone, Utrogestan is not available at the moment. The doc needs to prescribe an alternative. It’s not safe to take the oestrogen Evorel without taking the progesterone. I have enough to last me this week and I don’t need progesterone for another fortnight. Have to wait and see what they come up with.

Craig posted this today on his Scottish Dog Behaviourist FB page.

I like that. ♥️

I’m still adding photos onto my new photography page…. Just Jules Photography. I don’t have a lot of followers yet but that’s ok. I’m enjoying looking through my shots and posting them.

I sat outside for dinner but the sun went in and i was freezing. Now wrapped up on the couch in a blanket and it’s just started to rain again!!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️

Day 1154 another beautiful sunny day! ☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

I was out in the pub last night… on a school night! Our friends Lindsay and Euan walked out from Beith to meet me next door. We had a lovely wee catch up and FaceTimed Craig in Spain!!

I came home and played with the dogs for a bit and got some lovely random photos.

Always love the jumping shots!

This morning started off cloudy. I had an alarm set for 5.30am and was off out with the dogs but had to wear a long sleeved top. I felt pretty tired and grumpy if I’m honest. I get sluggish as I jogged. Not feeling it today.

We saw this big sheep!

Freya alway checking up to make sure I’m still there!

I’ve not been in the best mood today. I don’t quite know where to put myself. I think I’m just tired after being so busy at the weekend. I got through lots at work so that’s always good. The sun came out about 9ish and it’s been really hot today. We’ve had the door wide open all day and even the fan on.

I am LOVING this run of beautiful weather. All the things mulling round in my mind should be irrelevant when I look at that lovely blue sky and just breathe.

I just yawned my head off…. Early night needed I think!

Stay safe everyone 💙💙💙

Day 1140 functioning on less than 4 hours of sleep!

Considering I got a mere 3 hours and 54 minutes sleep last night, I actually think I have functioned pretty well!

That “fair” sleep is while taking progesterone too, which usually makes me sleep like a log! Not so last night.

I felt really tired about 4.30pm and could have gone for a nap but decided it was too late in the day.

I was super thirsty so drank a pint glass of sparkling water…. Surely it isn’t that but I can’t think else would keep me so wide awake and wired to the moon!!! Poor Craig ended up on the couch with all my tossing and turning….

I am so lucky that I usually get a great sleep. I very rarely lie awake like that and my heart goes out to anyone who doesn’t sleep well. It feels like the end of the world at the time ( jeez let’s face it, I could make anything feel like the end of the world if I think enough about it! 🤦🏻‍♀️🥴😂)

Finally get to sleep at half 1 and Calaidh wakes me at 5.15am… barking.

I came out into the garden this morning and did some energy toning moments for Kinesiology….. I felt like I was being watched…..

It was Neville from the pub!

He’s being brave because the dogs were still in bed!!

I also took a photo of my second favourite plant in the garden, which is now flowering!

I just think these are the most beautiful colours ♥️💛

So after all that, I’ve had a really good day. My head’s been good, I’ve been focussed and on the ball. I’ve got loads done without any anxiety.

I do feel tired now that I’ve sat down! Freya always jumps up for cuddles when I try to write. 🥴

It’s been a beautiful day. The sun has shone all day and it’s been warm… T-shirt weather for most of the day. Really a first day of summer for us, I reckon, which is crazy considering it’s the 22nd May!! We’ve usually had a Scottish summer by now. I should also say that’s it’s probably only been about 15/16°C today which is warm for us, considering the weather we have been having!

So, the out of office is on and I have a lovely catch up for the next 3 nights and 2 days with one of my oldest friends… she’s not old, the friendship is 😂

I pick her up from the train station in less than an hour.

The forecast is good for the next couple of days so let’s see what we can get up to!

Stay safe everyone ♥️💛♥️

Day 1136 work followed by a lovely massage!

I didn’t sleep that well last night…. The two alcohol free Gordon’s pink gin and slimline tonics, that I had with the Crochet Hookers, kept my heart a-pumping all night!!

I did enjoy them though. It’s my fav alcohol free.

This makes me smile!

It’s been a really busy day at work!

I have another 2 days off next week as my friend Helen is coming to stay, all the way from Devon! Since I’ve just had 2 days off, I’m trying to catch up but at the same time, prepare for being off next week. It’s a tricky one! I could have done with another day at Tartan to get everything done this week.

That said I had to fly out the door tonight as I had a lovely massage booked with Norma in Harmony – Beith at 4.45pm. It was a bit of a rush to get there but soooo amazing.

I felt all kinds of tension melt away. it’s such a lovely space and lovely to see Norma.

So Craig and I are going to have dinner and a movie night tonight so I’ll not do the 2nd half of my trip in Iceland, just yet.

One last thing, I’ve had a song running through my mind for days now and I finally looked it up today. It’s an oldie!! It’s Ace of Base – Life is a Flower – click on that link if you fancy a listen.

I just think the words of the chorus are really powerful and are thing to tell me something. I’ve honestly had it in my head for days. I’m signing it as I write.

Carry on smiling and the world will smile with you. 🎶

Stay safe everyone 🎶🎶🎶

Day 1135 a little warmth to the sun today! ☀️

I’m not going to get a chance to tell you about the second half of the trip tonight as I have got the Crochet Hookers at 6.30pm.

It’s a while since we’ve all been together and in that time sadly one has lost their dad, one lost their mother in law, one’s been in Spain and I’ve been in Iceland so I’m sure we have a lot to catch up on!

Another great sleep last night that saw me dead to the world. I woke at 5am when the Scottish Dog Behaviourist set his alarm (and didn’t get up!!!) 🙄 and couldn’t get back to sleep for thinking about work stuff.

I was STARVING yesterday.

I’ve been fasting since 20th December and I’ve done it every day, even on holiday. I am very rarely hungry. The odd grumble but yesterday was hunger on a ravenous level. I had to cave at 14 hours (which is still excellent!) but I could quite easily have eaten my own leg!!! Nothing filled me up… and trust me, I ate loads. I ate anything and everything I could find.

I had a huge bag of crisps all to myself as just one of the snacks. I finally stemmed the craving hunger about 7pm. Don’t know what that was all about.

Thankfully I’m back to normal today.

So nothing much else to report. I still haven’t taken the meds the doctor prescribed. I don’t feel I need them. I’m definitely happier on holiday than I am in the day to day routine of working but hey, I’m sure I’m not the only one…. The main thing is I’m not crying at work which is always a bonus. 🤦🏻‍♀️😆

The sun was quite warm today. Definitely not hot but it was lovey not to be freezing. Ellison and I sat out at lunch again too!

This next one made me laugh a little bit too hard!!

Dinner is just about ready. Salt and pepper chicken crown with potatoes and broccoli . Proper food! We’ve done good this week eating fresh food for a change. (Except yesterday when my body said it wasn’t enough!!)

Long may that continue!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️