3 Good Things (again)

1. Day off, tomorrow (I do work part time, in case you are wondering how I manage to have so many days off)

2. Have a Webinar tomorrow on Eventbrite on - Environmental Influences on Anxiety and Depression in Autistic Young Poeple. 

3. Managing okay moodwise.

1. My cleaner came, this morning; she has a funeral to attend, tomorrow.

2. The National Windscreens Blokes, from Omagh, sorted out my chip mark this morning; at no additional cost.

3. Paid for my Home Insurance, in cash, this afternoon.

1. My wife - who is my rock and love.
2. A great weekend away camping.
3. My cat - who I miss when we are away.

Sorry to hear someone you know has passed. I hope the wake went okay. xx

1. I had a day off - my usual Tuesday off

2. My line manager at work is going to ask the Business Manager to think about options for what can be done to save our jobs.

3. I've got my Plan B

1. My car was valeted, today.

2. Visited my cousin, at my uncle's, who's visiting with his kids; he teaches in Dubai.

3. Went to a wake; this evening.

Water is God-given.

I felt dehydrated, last Tuesday, when in Belfast.

Wasn't fun, let me tell you!

We finished our multi-day hike along the Laugavegur and the Fimmvörðuháls-Trek in Iceland with an especially challenging one. Feeling exhausted but also very good about it.

I overcame a lot of anxieties and problems on my first trip alone with just my best friend to help me.

The nature is amazing an brought some deep sense of peace to me for the first time in months.

Oh no! I hope she is ok. I will miss her.

1. Order a new Godzilla funko

2. Had a nice walk out on the evening sun

3. Just got done on the exercise bike 

So sorry to hear you had been poorly with dehydration. Hope you are doing okay. xx

1. Home again after being in hospital from dehydration.
2. Spent some time sorting my plushies.
3. Got petrol this morning first thing, before the roads get too busy.

1. Spuds doing REALLY well.

2. Realised that, to use Google Meet on my MacBook Air, I need to use Brave; Firefox doesn't allow the speakers to enable.

3. Listening to the 2023 LP reissue, I have, of the Undertones' 1981 Album; Positive Touch.

1. I managed to do a bit more on my nature presentation folder (for work).
2. I found my old purse - and it had some money in it!
3. Thunderstorm has finally eased off to the point I can take my earplugs out.

Gosh. Where did Debbie go? Did I miss something? She's now a Deleted User. 

So sad about this. Will really miss her.

1. TMI !

Hope your tummy is better soon

1. Taking a rest; due to Diarhoea.

2. Dried clothes, this afternoon.

3. Charging the batteries of my friend's Mobility Scooter.

Jam: these days; I tend to make smaller batches (5 jars per batch) by using a heavy-based, stainless steel, deep pasta / stock pot with twin handles - as I find that more manageable on modern cooker hob designs (compared with the more traditional, broad, vast, preserving pan).  If the weather around berry harvest time is just too hot to face making jam; I put 2lb / 900g freezer bags-full into the freezer ...until the motivation of a cooler month!

Camp Gadgets: someone recently told me that because Guides these days may only have the opportunity to camp for shorter durations (weekend as opposed to a week) they do not always have the chance to have a go at making gadgets (washing up bowl stands etc.).

In case people wonder what we mean by "camp gadgets" - here is an overview aimed at groups of Brownies (age group: 7 to 10, with adult supervision):

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/globalassets/docs-and-resources/programme-and-activities/adventuresathome/brownies_invent-a-gadget.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwil0pWR6KWOAxUvRkEAHezbJKUQFnoECCEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw30gD5MB_OaySHjalRPHMjH

(Maybe a candidate activity to help keep young people occupied, for a while, over the school holidays?).

The jam sounds lovely. I used to make jam and chutney with my Mum when I lived at home. There is something special with homemade.

I learnt a lot of interesting skills and crafts when I was in the Guiding Movement. I still find those like knotting and gadget making come in handy in the garden.