Dearest Diary…

It’s been a very odd week all told, last Monday I had to have an energy assessment guy in, 🙄, (i know that’s exactly how I looked at the received the somewhat officious looking letter back two weeks ago now) What is or was an energy assessment, I had an idea but was unsure all the same.? Well I could already tell him/her whatever it is right here and now for nothing, I dont have any(energy that is)😁, and if he could possibly find it for me I would indeed be most grateful, but Im almost positive the cat got it😁.. I digress, anyway While everything here was happening, Sage the budgie(who can be sensitive to changes) went round his aunty Debbies on his cobblewomps(holidays),. I packed his wee bag the night before, feeling akin to a traitor as he had his beady eyes well and truly fixed upon me the whole time,.Now his Aunty Debbie secretly likes having him about I think, hes non stops chattering fills any home with sound and energy, .. Whereas I on the other hand hated being without my mini sound machine, The new enforced silence overpowered, made me edgy and nervous, more importantly though making me at odds with my space, ill at ease,.That said what was more of a concern was shall we Say Sages more colourful Vocabulary, .. Oh don’t get me wrong he’s the sweetest little character, and I’m prodigious proud of how well he picks up his latest word, (plus I believe he may just be best budgie I’ve had the pleasure to come across,) . He gets me in the heart every time when I’m sitting here alone and he pipes up with a sudden “you alright”?..it’s just so damn stinking cute, he also says ” I love you” and “Bit” if I’m eating and he wants some, he always wants my food 😊 ….this is all uber adorable, until I’m sat quietly doing something and from the other room a crystal clear little voice says loudly “Pervert”!!!!!, I wouldn’t mind there’s no mistaking what his saying either, and if this wasn’t bad enough he’s new word is dog doo! Only not so nice if you get me!😊….And there’s my wee bird round his aunts, Debbie likes to entertain her posh friends for luncheon, they are all members of a choir, go to the theatre. Are you getting the picture here folks?, they have met Sage twice now though and thus far we have Escaped without his bloopers, but I fear it is just a matter of time now.😁.Debbie has the swear Jar out ready.

Out of the closet….

Here in the UK we mainly call storage areas, a cupboard, these can of course range in size, shape and their function…I had thought in all my years I had virtually come across all the types, that was of course until I moved here some two years ago now. There’s is in my bedroom, what some would laughingly call a walk in closet, why laughingly? your curiosity is whetted I can already tell?, Well I’m all of 5 ft” 2″ short😊, and there’s at no point in this here closet that I can stand upright, what’s worse as soon as you get in it, it begins tapering down to a point…kind of like a block of cheese or slice of cake….mmmmmm cake 😋, shakes head come back from the dark side Treez, ..Anyhow this cupboard although indeed handy, I swear it also doubles as a weapon, I cannot count the amount of times while putting things away I’ve bashed my head,

Talking of which, have you ever done this and seen stars?, well this is becoming an increasingly regular occurrence for me,. It’s also bitter cold in there, even in the summer,. Here’s where store my bottled water, it’s always suitably chilled😊, . I’m just waiting for the day I smack my head and knock myself out cold, only quite literally though!..

Just after Christmas like most of us, I had written a long list of things I wanted to change or improve about myself and my environment in general, I made the list overly long, because then I could choose which to actually carry out, Top of the list is the most tedious, but it’s also the one that plagues me the most, decluttering, (why when I just began writing decluttering, did auto put in decapitated I guess it’s much the same😁) anyhow here’s the decapitation/ decluttering rules, really is only two…1st …if you havnt used it in six months or love it then it goes either in the recycling, charity shop pile, or Facebook free pages, ..2nd you have to clear a bag per week. I generally cover this and more easily, it’s quick, don’t over think it, don’t look at it, just put it in the correct pile, I would say it’s painless but as I’ve already said each time I smack my bloody head getting in and out this cupboard. 

But on the plus side I now have room in my cupboard to swing a small insect,should the urge happen.these strange urges have been known😊, This week I mean to set about the two large plastic storage boxes that reside under the bed… Only negatives I’ve had, are trying to gift things on the Facebook free pages, I never gift anything that’s not working, in decent condition, some things were in fact new, and I always receive plenty of offers for the actual rehoming bit, but they then mess me about on the pick up, main issue being they will offer to call if not that day then the next, so I promise the item to them, only i then get a text later saying their great aunt Tululuh has had a fall, the dogs had kittens, or the cars hiding and won’t come out the garage because it’s too cold. I know the issue, they want me to gift the item, but want to collect when they can be bothered or it’s convenient, I’ve no problem with this, just be honest from the first, I hate underhand tactics, it spoils things for others whose need is genuine. I’ve actually thrown good things away out of pure frustration in the end.

Next on my list was diet…but not so much as in calorie control folks, more in the need to eat healthier, in my lifetime I believe I’ve actually tried every diet known humanly possible, and even some not…Cambridge,500 hundred calorie, all carb, no carb, clean eating, dirty eating, Caveman only mine was more like blooming Pacman😁, some worked ishhhh, I lost a few Lbs, the odd stone only to find it again down the line later, to add insult to injury I found everyone else’s too.

But one thing I found to work really well for me was lowering my carbs, not stopping them altogether though, just being more selective and ones that have a benefit healthwise,. Bread, pasta and cereals have all gone, as has the dreaded sugar, …Giving up sugar was the hardest I’ve found, both times I’ve done this now, I have called the first month, (the oh please shoot me now month!) I hate it, my body loves sugar so bloody much it sets up a new punishment for me regime, how special 😁.. These include Headaches, oh those headaches!, Stomach Cramps, cold and flu symptoms, and an overwhelming tiredness like you won’t believe, I swear I laid on my bed some nights and ugly cried myself to sleep, ..The worse thing was I knew what to expect the second time around, the first day out my head asking me over and over on repeat “Are you bloody mad”?, In fairness i didn’t answer 😁.

The first month is now well and truly over and with some stamping of feet, hysteria and internal screaming, I survived this self inflicted torture process..I’m ok, doing fine,. If I say this often enough it may come true right?, But I’ve already noticed some positives, one is the headaches have finally gone, desisted, deceased, no more yayyyyyyy!, Another is I’m 7lb lighter, looks about self, can’t see where mind, but scales don’t lie nor my loose pants 😊, but what’s more remarkable is my thinking is clearer…yeah I know it’s hard to believe but it’s true, that over whelming fuzziness, has lifted, the looking at things in a half light, edges faded, unable to process incoming data, although having my other health issues means my thinking will always be impaired, cutting out sugar has improved the outlook though. As has going wheatfree again,..

This year although off to a slow start, I want to beat my reading score of last year. That was ending December 2023, then I had set a target to read fifty books, by as many different authors as I could find,. well not only did I succeed in this, I did so and more, the final tally was to be 84 books, this doesn’t include the 15 audio books,. Many new author’s, Genre, and I enjoyed getting to know the different techniques and styles, I found my mind and tastes stretching, this year’s book list is far greater, I’ve also included friends in on my plans this time, in hopes they will recommend new titles they have loved themselves, books that have fed their imaginations, left them wanting more, .this is deeply personal and gives me a feeling of connection not only to the author, which I always feel anyway, but to the person who chose it, a sense of knowing them better. Two friends have already joined in, I thank you both wholeheartedly, Joan and Katrina, if you want to join in feel free, I look forward to your suggestions…

 The next thing is connected to the above subject, I’m thinking of either joining a book club or starting one online, it’s early days yet for this, as thus far im deep in procrastination territory, bit lost..But it would be nice to share some discussion with other readers, plus find new books and author’s..as I say early days for this one folks, as I’m not a great joiner of things, I struggle around new people but nothing ventured and all that..oh well speaking of venturing, it’s time to stop all this lollygagging and go forth to the frozen tundra of outside to put out my Bin(trash, rubbish) ready for collection tomorrow, it’s already -3 out there folks and it’s only 5:30pm, if you don’t hear back from me send out the mountain rescue dogs…been nice knowing you😁, but in all seriousness people stay warm, take care of yourselves, until next we meet ……💜💜💜💜💜❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄💜💜💜💜💜💜💜