My addendum

Horrendous photo. That's Mark's phone sharing picture of me with food on my face! And no, I'm not a child (see below) but I'm so bloody messy! I can't believe I'm volunteering to share these pictures with you. I have no shame obviously.

As you may have noticed I love a good life quote. I add one at the end of every blog, so that's quite a few sayings I've come up with over the years. But I thought I'd share a few that just don't cut the mustard, for me at least.

Do something every day that scares you by Eleanor Roosevelt. Nooooooo! Why?? Who on earth wants to be scared? I have done some scary things (mostly anything involving heights). I've zip lined through the tree. The zip bit was fun but standing on the platform was horrible. I tried Go Ape and climbed around a wooden assault course about 5 foot in the air. It's not high, and looked easy from the ground. I was terrified and don't know how I got round. These experiences don't improve my personality or make me a better person! They created memories - but bad ones. No thanks, keep your daily scares. 

If you want the rainbow you have to put up with the rain by Dolly Parton. Yeah I get it but a huge element of this is missing. The sunshine! You can't have a rainbow without it. And let's face it, rain is just pretty miserable. Sunshine, however, is lush.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much by William Hazlitt. How depressing is this one? I say enjoy a lot and endure what's left. 

We are here to add what we can to life not to get what we can from life by William Osler. Uh-uh. Nope. It's your life, it's short, get what you can from your life! No excuses needed. Enjoy!

At work this week a residents family member described me as young. I can't remember if it was young lass, young lady or young girl but it was definitely young. How cool is that? Me, at 55. It's so weird that after about the age of 20 you don't get any older. I mean the years go to by and you have birthdays but I'm not any older than I was over 30 years ago. I only know my age because I can do the maths. I know my body isn't the same as it was 30 years ago, and I look a bit different now, but tell me I'm 55 and I just don't feel it, or believe it. I forget that people under the age of 30 probably look at me as if I'm ancient. I look at them as my peer! Only children under the age of 18 are allowed to think I'm ancient! So there! 

Have a lovely week and we'll speak next Friday. 

This week's addendum I've used before, but it's my favourite. 

Just be yourself because everyone else is taken. 

PS to those that are normally on my holiday photos what's app group - next holiday is next weekend but I wasn't going to bother with the group as it's getting a bit samey. Cocktails, sunsets, flowers, creatures and me in a dress. If you disagree feel free to let me know, and I shall reconsider.