Driving home last week I was sad. The verges were filled with browns and golds, the greens all faded and gone. Now, this usually would excite me—the start of autumn, the changing of the leaves. But this wasn’t that. The countryside is burnt to a crisp from the heat of the sun. An exceptional heatwave hit the UK in July, and then a second hit at the beginning of August and all the plants and wildlife have shriveled and many perished. Everything looks beyond saving. It feels like we will never have our beautiful green countryside back. But yesterday something … Continue reading “A little fall of rain”
Month: August 2022
#SpaDay
I went to the spa this week. My friend and I have been promising each other we will go for over 3 years. For the first 2 of those, we couldn’t go because of Covid. The whole world had come to a grinding stop. But the last year we haven’t gone just because of life. It’s been busy. My friend has been juggling her own mental health as well as a couple of health scares, keeping motivated their autistic son, and navigating 2 sets of parents who have reached their twilight years. Including downsizing and moving to a warden-assisted building. … Continue reading “#SpaDay”
New job, New me
I start a new job next week. If I’m honest I have mixed emotions about it. There is excitement and nervousness all mixed together and there is sadness too. For starters, I’ll be the new girl. And I’ll have a whole heap of things to learn. I know I will spend the coming weeks wiped out with trying to remember it all. But thats ok. Im looking forward to that bit. I like learning new things. And with this job comes big changes. It’ll be the first time in a long time I won’t be paying in my own wages. … Continue reading “New job, New me”