Kamikaze Cat

Remember this post, all about my fearless skydiving cat?

Well, he’s been at it again. In his fearless determination he managed to escape the inner sanctum the other day by taking a leap out of the bathroom window.

Yes this little window. On the First Floor!

God help me when I’m living in a first floor flat. stupid dumb ass wammal.

Just sometimes….

You know those weepy, feel good, sometimes true, made for TV films that american TV produces in abundance? The ones constantly repeated on daytime satellite channels?

Well, just sometimes you need to sit and watch them.

For reminders that some people face bigger problems, overcome harder challenges, and make their own lives and the lives of others better in the process.

Sometimes you need a reminder that your life really isn’t so bad, and your own personal hurdles are more like molehills to be stepped over.

Today I needed to be reminded, and a ten year old TV feel good film did just that.

Go find one to watch. You might be surprised about how you feel afterwards….

Ugh is it that time already?

As the jarring strains of the latest rock band eschewed from the clock radio, and began to pierce the serenity of Kelly’s peaceful slumber, she stretched a weary arm out from under the covers as quickly as possible and slammed her hand down on the ‘snooze’ button for the alarm. Pulling her arm back out of the cold air of her darkened bedroom, and into the warmth of her large and comfy double bed, she pulled the duvet over her head and screwed her already closed eyes up tightly as if it would all help her to avoid the fact that it was time for her to get out of bed.‬‪

Simple pleasures

“What is it with you and notebooks?”

Was the question the boyfriend posed to me the other day, as I stood browsing notebooks, before purchasing myself a new ‘pretty’ to add to my collection.

“you have so many…”

he said, and he’s right, I do. At the current count I have a total of 28, in varying shapes, sizes and styles, lined up ready to use.

I really do love the, but it’s not just an obsession, or a collection, there’s a sensible side to the fact that I have so many too. You see, like most people, I often feel the need to spend money on myself because I deserve it, because I haven’t done it for a while, or even as a simple pick me up. The thing is doing this too often can be an expensive habit.

Notebooks are relatively cheap to buy. It’s rare that one costs as much as £10 although I do have a couple of really expensive ones. I can pretty much buy one whenever I want or need too, without breaking the bank.

They are also useful and they don’t expire or wear out, they just sit on the shelf until it’s time to fill them up with fabulousness.

They fit my needs without bankrupting me and that’s a good thing, that and the fact that they are of course all just gorgeous too.

Great Rules of writing

and how to break them properly…..

Do not put statements in the negative form.
And don’t start sentences with a conjunction.
If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a
great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
De-accession euphemisms.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

~William Safire, “Great Rules of Writing”