I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been praying’ for
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.
Johnny Nash – I can see Clearly Now
Good Morning. Let the stress begin…
My first inclination is to describe 2015 as an “annus horibilis”.
Certainly there were enough bad things going on to warrant it. Continue reading
“Am I the only sane person here?!!? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!”
Mugatu, Zoolander
I’ve been riding the transit system on the damp coast for about 2 decades (yikes!) now and I’ve come to realise that most people really are like lemmings – where one goes, others follow. And it doesn’t matter how foolhardy the act is, people will follow, not once stopping to think that perhaps they shouldn’t. Continue reading
I call the place I live the damp coast for a reason. It rains. A lot.
Winter is wet, Spring is wet. June is wet. We like to call it June-uary.
Normally our summers start in July, if we’re lucky. August can be dodgy; September and October are cool but usually lovely. I remember one November where it rained for 20 days solid.
But this year the sun started shining in April. And it hasn’t stopped since.
Something has changed. This year we are having an endless summer. Continue reading
I’ve packed my bags, cleaned the floor,
Now watch me walking, walking out the door.
Eurythmics, Would I lie to You?
It’s Spring time on the damp coast and inevitably, my mind briefly flits on the idea of spring cleaning the house. And I do mean briefly.
It is a deranged mind that loves house cleaning. To be perpetually obsessed about ridding the world of dust bunnies or banishing bathroom mold is a bit sick and twisted. Continue reading
In the long dark of Winter, we need a bit of sunshine. A Mexican moment.
Although Wiarton Willy said spring will be early this year, it feels like it’s eons away.
So, here are some pictures from my Mexican trip.
It’s a sunny, warm, relaxing Mexican moment for you.
Making New Year resolutions is a bit of a double edged sword. On the one hand it can be the spark that you need to go out and achieve some goals to better your life. On the other hand it can create guilt and feelings of failure when you look back at the year past and realise you’ve not ticked off one thing on your list.
So, how to create resolutions that inspire and not depress you? You can’t make them too airy fairy, like “I want to be a better person” because there’s nothing to achieve. How do you measure “better”? Continue reading
So after the big 51, I decided to get outta dodge.
But where to go? The possibilities were endless but, alas, the funds were not. So it had to be quick and cheap. There was a trip to Palm Springs for $700 for 5 days but I didn’t really fancy frying in the desert by myself for 5 days.
In the end, it was an overnighter to La Conner, WA. Why? I’d never been there and it seemed like a nice quiet place to chill out. Continue reading
The 50 – 50 list was languishing a bit so I decided, with some prodding from Agent B, to get on with it. So, here is the latest items I’ve managed to cross off the list.
