Why is it?

1) Why is it when you think you have everything under control something comes along to kick you up the arse and throw a spanner in the works?

2) Why is it when you clean your house (declutter) you always end up with a bigger mess than when you started? And always find things that you have no clue why you even have them?

3) Why is it when you have to do something that's good for you, you procrastinate and always put it off?

4) Why is it that new story ideas suddenly jump into your mind at 3 A.M. and won't leave you alone until you get up and write them down?

5) Why is it you can search and search for something, and the moment you no longer need it you find it sitting right out in the open?

6) Why is it if you have cats in the house they think they are the rulers of the whole household, and we live only to serve them? 5A.M. every morning Robson believes it's time to get up and he needs his breakfast.

7) Why is it when my mum is watching the tennis do they have to screech (not all, but some) every time they hit a ball? That noise drives me bonkers.

8) Why is it that my character in my current WIPS keep changing the storylines on me, making me go back and re-do whole sections?

9) Why is it so hard to reconnect with people on social media? I really need to get back into this so I can work on the whole self-promo thing.

10) Why is it already feeling like 2020 is flying by? We're almost at the end of the first month.

Busy, busy, busy...

This week I have a bloody full schedule ahead of me. It started Sunday. When I finally got the mowing done between rain showers. We aren't getting decent rain, but it keeps drizzling.

Yesterday, I have to go out and do a bit of trimming in the front garden. The clouds are building up again, so I got a little rained on.

Yesterday, I had a visit from my granddaughter this morning and I had to cook her some sausages, apparently, she needed them and a drink of Coke no sugar. So that's what she got. She stands on a chair out in the kitchen with me and helps me cook (and by help, I mean she talks to me while I do all the work→she's not quite 2 after all).

Today, I have to go to the hospital with my daughter as she is having a baby scan where we find out the sex of the baby, and I'm getting the ballon thing done so they can do the baby reveal. As both she and her partner want to be surprised. So I have to get the technician to write it out on a piece of paper for me so Emily doesn't find out.

Tomorrow, I have my weekly appointment/check-up with my doctor to see if they need to make any adjustments with my medication. Hopefully, they don't, it's taken me this long to get used to the dosage I'm on now.

That's it for the busy portion of my week. In and around all of that I have to fit in some writing. I'll get some done. I might not get as much as I would like done this week, but hey some is better than none... still working on Lancaster's Way 3: Pre-loved.

Woke up to this... Need I say more.

 Obviously R.I.P. to the other 5 victims of the helicopter crash

Man, is it stinking hot.

I can't believe how bloody hot it's been lately. Mind you, it hasn't helped that I have been having a heap of hot flushes. I think it's a side effect of one of my new medications, or perhaps my menopause has kicked in big time. Either-or, I'm continually drenched in sweat. The other big side effect is ongoing headaches.

Even the odd shower of rain hasn't cooled down the weather. All I can say is I can't wait for winter to get it's arse here. I seriously need to cool down. Thank god I have shorn off hair. I don't think I could go back to having long hair again, it would drive me nuts.

Even the poor cats are suffering in the heat. As soon as they hear me shutting the windows they must know the aircon is going on and they come running before the house gets shut up, so they are inside in the cool. Oliver lives to sleep on the hallway rug, and Robson like to sleep under the end of Mum's bed they must be the two coolest spots in the house.

Okay, now that I've complained. I think I should go and do some actual writing. I'm working on Lancaster's Way 3: Pre-loved.

Happy Australia Day

Happy Australia Day to one and all. 

No matter who you are this is our home.

Be proud of it - because it's ours.

Happy Birthday, Elliot.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIOT

BIG 30

This is me...

Okay, so where have I been for the last three days... Would you believe me if I told you I've been busy? 

1) I did go to the Dr on Tuesday, and so far he never changed m medication again, so I just have to put up with the migraines until at least April→Oh what fun...NOT! 

2) I had to take my daughter in so she could have her wedding dress looked at to see if they could alter the back to fit her ever-expanding belly (I should say she is pregnant and not just fat) we have to go back in April... (Everything seems to be happening in April)→they can alter it.

3) Yesterday, I took the day to catch up on my grocery shopping until I was struck down with a migraine and had to lie down for a while.

4) It's been stinking hot here lately and really muggy. We've had showers on and off which only seems to make everything worse. It's not enough to help with anything, Not that I should be complaining. We've had some pretty white lightning and some deep rumbling thunder. No major rain in my area though.

5) I've lost another kg (2.2lbs) so that's a positive I guess→ I'm 88kg (194lbs) now. I need to find my belt to hold my shorts up. Eventually, I'll have to buy new ones, but it's hard to find ones that are comfortable to wear. I know this because I have been looking for about two years.

6) I've been decluttering my house again. getting rid of all the stuff I don't need that's just taking up space... I'm really trying to go minimalistic. I don't know how I ended up with s much stuff. I swear I only did this decluttering thing last year. It multiplies when I'm not paying attention.

7) I've been washing clothes for my granddaughter that she got off of her cousin... Let's just say Grace will be set for a while, and then they tell me they aren't even all of them. Lacey still has a heap more for Grace that Jax has grown out of. So I'll have a heap more to wash. They aren't dirty, just musty from being packed away for a little bit. Lacey now needs the space for other stuff and Grace is getting all the clothes. 

8) My sister-in-law even gave me some really cool clothes. Though Emily has taken a couple of things, for her baby bump to fit in, I'll wear the rest. Saves me buying them. Luckily they are all black so they'll go with anything.

9) My cats (Oliver 7 & Robson 2) have been very clingy lately. If I go downtown they'll cry until I get home. If I'm at home they have to be right by my side, so if I'm walking their little bodies are pressed up against my legs. It's a wonder they haven't tripped me over. They've both been with me for 2 years now.

10) Today I have to catch up on my household chores before I do some writing. It will be a good day, apart from the unrelenting heat. I also have to go out and buy some bread, because I forgot, and check the mail.