Photo A Day Keeps The Mind Alive

Here’s to the New Year. Day one of a new story. This year is going to be all about the things I love. With a lot more clicking to writing those pending blogs. Learning new skills to meeting new people. Laughing more and making even better memories.

Life's an open treasure waiting to be found and that how I'm going to view life this year, I'm going to lose myself in the bright lights of life. Never did I think a project from the start could teach me humility for within Facebook people share their rawest emotions , there much intimate of photos ( nothing rude ) for example there are people who may share a photo of their sibling who died on the last day of 2015 . And here they are sharing that sadness with us but at the same time they are celebrating how wonderful they were and what a honour it is to be part of such a wonderful human race.

Too often we can concentrate on obtaining the perfect shot in our lives ,particularly if part of 365 or in the case of this year a 366 day photo project .

Photography for me is what I see in my minds eye and in my heart .

Here the cat is saying goodbye to Christmas.

There are plenty of groups to join in with online as project #project366 / #Project365 doesn't belong to any one person .

And why not join in with Britmums and their #SnaphappyBritmums where they have a  photo prompt each day .

#Project366

It's The Little Things

It's the little things that keep me going , the strange conversations that I have , the whimsy  pops into my brain keeping me sane . For example do your tea and coffee , sugar canisters really need to match , I mean I'm not living a secret Pinterest life am I ? The boredom that can strike when you're tidying and so you dress your vacuum up as a Mexican , I mean we've all done this right ?

I really don't do resolutions as I find them tiresome , I intend to relax more have fun and relax more as I don't want to let my default mode which is panic to always be switched to on. For example we to the mighty fine Bletchley Park it didn't cost anything to get in as we can visit as many times as we like within 12 months. So with this in mind we buy lunch on ocasion and I have a habit of saying ooh what we've spent , so I'm going to try and be more mindful of my default round other people and distract myself. In the scheme of things a missing glasses cleaning cloth is not important my life isn't going to be enriched by finding it here and now , though my glasses will be cleaner .

Oooh and by the way anyone seen the cat ?

Sunday Photo

Charity This Christmas

I know it's Christmas and charity is probably coming out your ears , I know we can't give to all and I know there are lots of charities who want your money. Without Charity my mother wouldn't be having her Christmas dinner with friends , without charity my mother wouldn't be in her association housing . without charity she wouldn't have her cooker , sofa or food at times. 

You see I do want I can.

She does what she can , she'll scowl at you in a garden centre if you take her table , she said something which struck me about charity .

"It's how you treat your volunteers "

Which is true !

So come one come all celebrate the volunteers this Christmas.

Without volunteers my mother wouldn't be have a dinner with friends.

So thank you those who volunteer.

The unsung heroes.

Christmas Procrastination

I saw a quote which said 

"I'd rather have a passport full of stamps than a household full of stuff "

This is why I haven't got a new kitchen yet , indeed I've been ignoring this fact for a good decade I think instead concentrating on providing a good experience for my son and family . To fuel that adventuring spirit is second to none this year saw us going to Berlin 

and to Washington D.C , perhaps I'm the reincarnation of Philleas Fogg !!

I love travel so much I'm lucky to be able to do so.

This is from Dubai a few years ago , ooooh for a kitchen win or indeed a holiday win , I'm tirturing myself with looking at pictures of glossy kitchens . Today we even went to look at kitchens 

Mr T

" I like this one "

Which means " I don't "

The Christmas throws us into the mix of kitchens , decorating , holidays and what the hell do do with the Devils baubles 

Sprouts 

I haven't a clue what is going on in Downtown Abbey ! 

Never seen it and haven't seen Call the Midwife either.

Christmas procrastination I love it.

For the first time I'm relaxing , I know in the new year sometime I'll be taking my flip flops on a Spa trip.

It's unusual not to be in a state of panic ..

Anyone seen my glasses ?