Quality time with my sofa
Ahem… Yes, well, that was a waste of 12 days! Still, my doctor now recognises me, my sickness record is well and truly shot to pieces, but I’ve saved some money on travel. My sofa and I have never had so much quality time together, and I’ve never been out of the house so little [...]
Brain-ache, bright ideas and “Oh bother it”!
After much deliberation, checking of timing, and being ready to leave as soon as the result was declared, it was deemed that this morning’s following of the Scotland Argentina game prior to going to church was the plan. It was just as well I had a 25 minute walk to church to recover from the [...]
What a difference
Working routine is now back to “normal” for hours, but in one role only, rather than two. The difference is very, very marked. I’m working as many, if not more hours, but stress levels have plummeted significantly, and the general energy levels have risen. I have been out and doing things for my own amusement [...]
For the curious, and Ian!
It would appear I really do possess a lot of hymn books. As One Voice (Australian RC) Baptist Hymn Book (UK – 1963) Baptist Praise and Worship (UK – 1991) Scottish Psalter and Church Hymnary (1920 – Tonic Solfa, split pages version) Church Hymnary 3rd Edition (1973) Church Hymnary 4th Edition (2005) Come and Praise [...]
Yay!
I think the phase of crying in church at any hymn with any significant memory attached to it may be over! I was singing most enthusiastically one that only a month or so back would’ve reduced me to tears, and was also moved to stop being an anti-social whatsit and stayed for coffee. I merely [...]
Tired, but content
So ends that phase of my life. I now definitely only work in one work place, (two jobs still, but it’s better than three jobs and two workplaces!) I regain weekends, something I’ve not had on a regular basis for over a quarter of a century anyway, but had been hopeful of before the three [...]
Only five more sleeps…
and today has been reasonably eventful! But, it feels as if my equilibrium is somewhat restored, or rather, as if I’m not going to fight anyone and everyone, and that I might make it to 5.00 pm on Saturday more or less in one piece. Today? It involved adventures with a circular saw, and architraves. [...]
Consequences
If I write, and send, over 150 letters and e-mails in a short space of time, the chances are I will be inundated with replies – all in a short space of time! Eating badly, too late in the evening has consequences that I’m not going to describe. I think now there was a bit [...]
Giggling at the lectionary.
I have been in the practice of saying Morning and Evening Prayer for more years than I really want to think about. Mostly with others, sometimes on my own. Sometimes, when I’m having a good sulk I’ll reluctantly read a psalm and a reading, and other times, it’ll be a slow, meditative process. Sometimes, I’ll [...]
News from the Shredding Department
The job continues… I’m now onto the baker’s dozen of bin-liners filled with shredded paper, two shopping trolley loads of unshredded paper and related material, (for alas, I do have to walk with all this lot along to the recycling bins) and I do believe the end is in sight. For shredding, at least. There [...]