Just get on with it

I've come to the realisation that if I am ever going to get some flow going with this blog, I'm going to have to fight my perfectionist nature and just get on with it.  I think that posting regularly but keeping it short and sweet is the way to go.  So I'm going to use whatever time I have at my disposal, even if it's only to post a one liner.  We'll see how it goes....

Victoria Wood - RIP

With all the hullabaloo around Prince dying, it was a couple of days before I heard that Victoria Wood had died.  I liked Victoria Wood's humour.  It seemed harmless and innocent at first glance but underneath there was a fierce intelligence.  She could say more with a look than many comedians do with an entire set.  It caught you off guard too.  One minute you were laughing along, then you would realise something serious has just crept in and the tone would change to bittersweet.  Before long the mood would change again and she would deliver a line that was loud out loud with a snort thrown in for good luck!   

You know it!

A few of my favourite things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers.....wait a minute!

I could have organised these by category but sometimes it's fun to see how your mind jumps from one thing to another.  So, in no particular order...

Tea
Butter
Scandinavian drama - The Bridge, Borgen
Scandinavian noir - Jo Nesbo, Samuel Bjork, Henning Mankel
The colour red
Bread
Singing
Sleeping
Bacon
Boots
Scarves
Singing along in the car at the top of your voice
Sunny autumn afternoons
Salty, savoury treats
Books that grab you from the first few pages (I'm reading Dark Place by Gillian Flynn at the moment)
Songs that grab you from the first few listens
A sneaky hour to myself
Warm soapy water on a cold day
Resting my eyelids (what my Dad calls it when he takes a nap but won't admit to taking a nap)
Rice Krispie buns

Deep and meaningful

I noticed lately that I don't think as much as I used to.  Whilst my mind is constantly whirling round the hamster wheel of day to day life, I don't spend much (any?) time pondering the big things - the deep and philosophical, "what's the meaning of life?" things.  I think about how much sugar and processed foods we consume, about climate change and the state the world will be in by the time my children are adults, about what I will cook for dinner.  But I don't spend time thinking about the mysteries of life.  Maybe because I don't have as much sitting around with nothing to do but think time as I used to, maybe it's because I think I won't like the answers I come up with.  One of the books on my to read hit list is "A mindfulness guide for the frazzled" by Ruby Wax.  Maybe it will open up my mind and lead me to consider the great big world around me more.