Sunday Stealing..

Sunday Stealing...... 

      stolen from surveysurveysurvey

1. Do you like your movies and books to be more lighthearted or serious?   Lighthearted.  I like my escapism to be make my heart happy, my mind empty and occasionally my feet tap. 

 2. What’s more important, first impressions or lasting impact?   Lasting Impact …. Although my head is able to determing the lasting impact someone will have on me; It’s not often wrong.

 3. Order these areas of psychological health from what you need the least improvement into what you need the most improvement in: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, environmental, spiritual   :    Social- I don’t need improvement in the social side of this.  I’ve learnt how to fake confidence, and how to make OTHER people feel comfortable in a social situation, Spiritual – I’m at ease with what I believe, and am happy to let other people  believe in whatever makes them happy.  Intellectual, I don’t think I could get any smarter … that doesn’t mean I’m really smart; it means that I’ve learned as much as my brain can cope with and I am happy with that.  Environmental; I’m happy in my environment, is that what that means?   , physical – Physically I need work.  Quite a lot of work.  Ha ha ha;  Emotional – my brain is a bit confused in this area.  Several years of medication balancing one area of my head, confused the other side.   Sorry situation.

4. Do you react appropriately to things and control your feelings?   Ha ha ha – see above.  When I was taking medication I was very controlled and happy.  When I stopped taking the pills, everyone around me needs to take care; I tend to explode with increasing fury.

5. 

Do you have stable relationships?   Very; the best.  A patient,kind, caring man who loves me despite my instability

6. Do you need to be in a relationship to feel good about yourself?   Nope.  I’m happy to sit in a corner and watch. 

7. Which is the clearest and most concise, your thoughts, your speech or your writing? Which is the least clear and concise?    My writing.  

8. Are you always trying to learn new things?  Yes. Creative things, knitting, crochet, craft, drawing, sewing, writing.

9. Do you feel at peace?   As much as my busy head will let me.

10. Do you have strong morals and ethics that you believe in and adhere to?   The parables of Thumper.  “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.”

11. Do you think of the needs of all humanity or just the needs of yourself and those you know?   The needs of myself and those closest to me.  – Might sound selfish, but you know what, if we all took care of ourselves, and those closest to us – people might not be in need of other people. 

12. Do you recycle?   Yes I do. Currently cutting up and stitching my daughters old clothes into a quilt.

13. Are you active in your community?   No  I used to be, but it turns out that if you volunteer for one thing – everyone expects you to volunteer for everything. 

14. Are you sensitive to the needs of others?   Yes.  But try not to react all the time. We ALL need time for ourselves. 

15. Do you dress up to go out?   Ha… my idea of dressing up probably isn’t the same as you.

16. What could make you lose respect for someone?   Lying.  Pure and simple; I someone lies to me, nothing left. 

17. If you won $1,000 every week until you die, would you still go to work?  Yes, part-time 

18. What trend has been getting on your nerves lately? adverts!   Moneysupermarket What is that all about (UK only folks)

19. Do you forgive yourself when you make a mistake?   Always.  Mindfulness!! Always. 

20. Is ignorance really bliss?   For some yes.   If I don’t know  I get agitated. 

21. What can be described as ‘even better than the real thing’?  A sunset over the sea on a warm night, with a pink sky and someone you love by yourside.

22. What’s in your wallet right now?   MONEY

23. Do you write letters that you never send?  Nah, I send letters. 

24. Do you ever get the feeling people are laughing at you?   If I did, I would be even more paranoid than I am now.  Are they?????

25. Who’s the one person you’d like to drop a house on?  There are two of them currently.    They are in the Scottish Press,  I’m not giving them a name check, because they are publicity hungry , knob headed twats. 

Do You Believe in Love after Love?

The original was posted here

Have you noticed that I haven't posted about migraines lately? 

I haven't posted about them since August last year, because in August last year, they stopped happening. 

What miraculous thing happened to stop that blight which was probably a week of difficult behaviour building up to a migraine, a day lost to pain and blindness followed by a day feeling as though I had been kicked in the head? 

I stopped taking medication for another problem.  

Yes, for 10 years I have been taking medication which although did the trick in other areas, had been blighting me and costing me at least 3 days a month, every month.    

It was only as the doctor tried to convince me that re-starting the medication I had stopped taking, that I made the association - as soon as I started a new dose - head fuzz. 

And then one of the doctors said "oh yes, that can be an associated side effect. 

I've considered long and hard, and I've decided to not restart it - I'm enjoying the clarity I feel in my head, and of course the lack of pain.  On the down side, I'm slightly of kilter in other areas.   But as my virtual friend told me (and this is a real person, not a voice in my head), told me - if I wasn't a bit bonkers I wouldn't be me. 

:-) 

Sunday Stealing -

I Want To Be Famous Meme

Stolen from: Surveysurveysurvey

1. Would you like to be famous? In what way?   Would I?  Hmm?   If I wasn't me I think.   As me, I prefer anonomity - I like to watch people,not be watched; and there's always the danger that as a famous person you say the wrong thing... in the wrong pleace, at the wrong time. 

2. Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?   Nope.  I don't make that many telephone calls. I like to use email for EVIDENCE!!!

3. What would constitute a “perfect” day for you?   Today, was pretty perfect.  We got up late, I didn't have a hangover (I had the first one in forever on Saturday and that kind of spoilt Saturday);  We went to mum's and helped demolish a shed.  Si hit me on the head with a plank and he kissed it  better.  We came home, and I did the garden, and painted the window ledges.  We had coffee and cake in the garden and did some home baking for our Nant; whose 86th Birthday is tomorrow!  Then we had the perfect Roast dinner - my husband knows how to cook...  and now we are feet up on the couch..  enjoying the last of the weekend.

4. When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?   I sing quite a lot.   To myself, to anyone who is passing.  My last singsong though was just after I spotted Obama singing Amazing Grace - that' s my party piece... and so I gave it laldy a lot that day :-) 

5. If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?  My mind,.. definitely my mind.   My 30 year old body isn't much to talk about any ways ha ha ha

6. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?   I don't even want to jinx by saying.

7. For what in your life do you feel most grateful?   That I have a husband who adores me.  and children who tolerate me, and appear to love me. 

8. If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?  I am what I am as a result of my upbringing.  People seem to quite like me, so no I won't change it. 

9. If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?   The ability to be calm, and no have panic attacks.

10. If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?   How happy are my children? 

11. What does friendship mean to you?   A lot.  Especially one who is barking mad, but makes me LAUGH out loud LOTS. 

12. What roles do love and affection play in your life?   A massive role.   A hug and a kiss and a "i love you" makes every day easier. 

13. When did you last laugh?   This afternoon.  My husband hit me, accidentally with a plank, I needed a plaster.  My new dad said I looked like a fanny. 

14. Are you a morning person or a night owl?   Morning I think (once I get up).  I'm a sleepy person. I like sleep 

15. Seen anything weird lately?  You know what, we have... but it was me and Tooli, in the car, and we drove past, and both of us took a double take... but guess what?  I can't for the life of me remember what it was. 

I Want To Be Famous Meme

Stolen from: Surveysurveysurvey

It's been a Long time....

Last week, I took a post-work trip to Edinburgh.  It took 2 hours in the car (it would have been shorter, but for the rush hour traffic); I was meeting up with some friends I knew, and have met, and also a friend who I have never met. 

Tooli (Daughter) dropped me off and she headed to meet up with her mate; I bimbled along the street to where I knew they were waiting. 

The one friend, whom I have never met, was sitting at the edge of the table and as I approached, she turned round, looked at me and squealed "OH MY GOD It's Helen". 

The internet is a terrifying thing.  For four years we have ribbed each other, laughed at photos, been thoughtful and sad about things, but we had never laid eyes on each other, other than in photographs.  

She seen me,and knew it was me immediately and the minute I sat down, I wasn't sitting with a stranger, I was sitting with a friend who I had shared stories with, laughed, and cried with.  There was no strangeness and no awkwardness.    Weird eh? 

Our short time together was full of laughing and almost crying with laughter, and too soon we had to head our separate ways again. 

As I walked along the street, I looked at the mass of people in the street, laughing, playing, kissing, holding hands, I looked at the beggars taking up their "prime evening" seats and holding their cups out.  And I contemplated the strangeness and unfairness of the world. 

I noticed one disheveled chap place cardboard down carefully, away from the thoroughfare, and layer torn material on top and the settle himself down carefully.  He wasn't on the busy part of the road, nor on a part of the road which might be busy and he certainly wasn't looking around for a would be benefactor. 

I never give money to beggars; typically because the ones around here are junkies, alcoholics, and people on the make for an easy buck.  

I object to having worked my whole life while they choose to sit on the ground and just ask to have money given to them.   I made that decision years ago when, after having spent 10 hours away from my 7 week old baby, I was shouted at for being a selfish git by a drunk beggar who had been sitting in the same place when I arrived for work, and was still sitting, sodden with piss when I went back to get on my bus home and he gave me a mouthful of abuse and swearing for not acknowledging him. 

But something about this chap made me think.  He wasn't playacting for anyone.  He was looking for a quiet spot to sit down and sleep, maybe think, maybe be alone.  As I walked along the quiet part of the road towards him, I went into my bag and checked what change I had.  I found a note, and thought about it for a moment.  And then I decided. 

I took the note out and diverted towards him.  He looked up at me, aware that someone was coming in his direction and he moved his cardboard in, not wanting to take up more space than was necessary.  As I got closer I held out my hand.  He looked up at me again, and looked at my hand, and then back at my eyes. 

"Take it", I said, and as well as taking my money, he held my hand, in both hands; the warmest hands I had felt; and said "thank you ma'am, thank you very much".  

I refrained from saying "don't buy booze, don't buy drugs".  It wasn't for me to say that; I had made the decision to give him the money - it was up to him to do the right thing. 

As I walked away, I glanced back at him, and he was sat, holding the note in his hand, looking at it, and then he glanced up at me, nodded and put the money inside his jacket. 

I hope he spent it wisely. 

Sunday Stealing Am Back!

17 Meme

Stolen from: Survey Haven

Are you a jealous person?    I once dreamt that my husband was having an affair - right in front of my eyes. When I woke up, I slapped him and stopped speaking to him for four days :-) 

When is the next time you’re traveling out of state?   May, May I am.  "out of state" for me, is out of Country.  We are travelling to France!  So I shall be in England, and France, as well as Leaving Country Scotland

Can you write your name in a foreign language?   Helen, Helen, Helen, Helen, that's my name, in French, Spanish, and Greek. 

When you’re getting ready for something, do you listen to music?   Yes, I like to listen to La Vida Loca.  Takes me back

What is your favorite day of the week?   Thursday, because tomorrow is Friday.

What is something you did yesterday and wish you could’ve done today?   tidied up,  But I'll probably tidy up some more today.

If you woke up tomorrow and knew/spoke a different language, which language would you want it to be?   French I think, it sounds so good. 

What did you last order online?   Clothes. I needed a replacement top for work, I killed one.

Do you have any specific hobbies?   TAP DANCING!!!! TAP DANCING!!!  I started again after a break for six years


What’s a song you recently discovered that you want to tell everyone about?   UpTown Funk... Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

Favorite fall or winter accessory?   Furry Collar. 

What did you last eat?   Poached Eggs

Look to your left. What’s there? The WIndow and the great outdoors

How long does it take you to fall asleep?   No Long I am a SLEEP monster

Is there a TV in the room you are in?   Yes, And Sunday BRunch Is on.

What comes to your mind when I say red?   Blood

Name something you think is pointless?   Wars over religion.

And I'm No Longer by your side...

Weird thing happened.  Although the moods had improved and I was noticing that every now and again I was loosing my cool, quite dramatically.   Not a bad thing for me in a sense, but there is always the chance that I may commit harikari upon someone :-) 

I also found that I had to revert to my inhaler. Beloved said to me one night in bed, "Is that the cat snoring",    Erm, no, it was me. Breathing. 

Then, my hips and my shoulders started aching.  Sitting was stiffening my legs so badly that I was having to get himself to pull my legs out from under myself. 

Then, the headache started. 

Then, I was waking in the night with nosebleeds.  Blood all over my pillow. 

I dug out the pills and re-read the "pros and cons".  

1. Mood Swings, 
2. Increased blood pressure
3. Join Stiffness
4. headaches. 
5. Nose bleeds. 

Hmmm, it would appear that I am suffering every one of the not-so-common side effects.  STOP NOW.  

I know stopping now is not the best idea in every situation, but the aching joints, wheezing, headaches and nose bleeds were just getting a tad too worrying.  

I will cope on Diazepam for now. 

:-) 

Conceal, don't feel, Don't let them know....

I've been away for a while...

Don't get me wrong, I've been about, in an nondescript sort of way.   But I've not been myself.

I have an underlying depression problem, and despite managing it very well for years.... I haven't had a day off my work with it for 10 years, I started to slip in September.  I told the Doctor I thought it was the stress of the Independence Referendum (Scotland) that did it.  He said, he thought that was the straw that broke the pony's back.

We tried different pills.  I was sick.

We tried more the same pills.    No change.

We tried new pills.  Yay.  I felt more calm the same day I started taking them, but it was about 10 days before I actually lifted my head from the desk and thought,"I'm back".  I could think, I wasn't panicking, thoughts were clear in my head.

Phew.

I don't know if many of you suffer from depression, but it is a very hard thing to convey to someone when you are in a pit.  This time, for the very first time, I had cried in front of someone.  I had warned the owner of my company that I was struggling slightly and he told my line manager.  My line manager called me in and wanted to know what could be done to "fix me".

The frustration of that question just set me off.  Nothing can be "done".  I have a chemical imbalance. medication will correct it - and it was just a case of giving me time until "I" came back.

I've got used to the glances to see if I am "coping", and it's quite funny now I'm "back".  "I've had my breakdown, I'm okay now - stop looking at me like that".  

Mental illness is a problem.  People do struggle to understand it.  I think people are just relieved I'm back though.

Sunday Stealing on a Tuesday

From FYeahSurveys

Blogging Meme 

What kind of blog do you have?   I have this blog, but my more full-time, full -on, every day blog, is my Blip.  I take a photo a day, and then I write.  I sometimes write about the photo, but sometimes, it is just a mishmash of my brain.  People seem to like my mishmash more than my artistic thoughts. 

How many posts do you have?   On this one, too many to think about.  No I like 934.  And that is spread over 8 years.   On my Blip, I have 1647 Entries.  That is one a day since 26th February 2010. 

How many blogs do you follow?   I follow a select few on Blip - you find that you become embroiled in their lives, and if you follow too many there are too many things to remember. 

How many followers do you have?   On Blip I have 248 Subscribers

How often do you change your theme?   Over here, I change maybe once a year.   Over there, it is bog standard format.  The only thing that differs is maybe my profile pic. 

How often do you change your icon?   Not a lot ... I like to keep with DOGWITHNOBRAIN. 

 Do you have any favorite blogs?   I have many

Do you ever send anonymous messages to other people?   No; in the words of Thumper, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. 

Do you ever get anon hate?   Nope. I'm pretty dang inoffensive, although yesterday I was offensive about something on someone else's post (The BBC nonetheless), and instantly I felt awful about it, and deleted it, but too late, I had already generated hate. 

Have you made any friends through your blog?  Yes I have. many, many, many.  All lunatics I have to add.

What’s your favorite thing about blogging?   Releasing the pressure from my BRAIN. 

What’s your least favorite thing about blogging?  Releasing the pressure from my BRAIN. 

Yesterday's Sunday Stealing, Today, on Monday, Afternoon, Which is morning for some of you :-)

From FYeahSurveys

  Favorite Fictional ? 

1. Favorite fictional couple?     Detective Inspector Angelique de Xavia  and Zal Innez from The Sacred Art of Stealing, by Christopher Brookmyre

2. Favorite fictional character?   Eddie Cahill - or the other one from CSI Miami - who is sporting a rather schexy beardy face now 

3. Favorite fictional TV show?   Oh, I have a lot.  I like, Falling Skies, I like 24, I like Dead Like Me, I like things that scare me a little bit, but make me wonder a little bit too.

 4. Favorite fictional movie?   Hearts and Souls.  RDJ... WOW

 5. Favorite fictional villain?    Tom Hardie as Bane 

 6. Favorite fictional hero?   The Highlander... There can be only one.

 7. Favorite fictional pet?   Snoopy

 8. Favorite fictional setting/universe?   1744 Scotland with standing stones which make you travel through time. 

 9. Least favorite fictional couple?   Those Simpson ones. 

 10. Least favorite fictional character?   Black Jack Randall - See 8.

 11. Least favorite fictional TV show?   Soaps.



I 'm not doing any more leasts.  Least said soonest mended :-) 

I only LIKE things. 

Sunday Stealing, from Two Weeks Ago, on A Monday a week Ahead .:-)

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing which originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. 

From "A Place Of My Own" by L'Empress

 Would you ever cheat on someone if they cheated on you?  no, no, no, no yes, probably

 Would you ever consider becoming a teacher?  I was a teacher.  I did the qualifications and Everything.  I have letters after my name.

 Would you ever give a hitch-hiker a ride somewhere?  I did once.  And that was the BIGGEST mistake I have ever made.

 Would you ever try fasting for a whole week?  Probably have.  I've tried every mad diet under the sun.

 Would you ever try to quit one of your addictions?  Yes, Am making good progress on the Nails.

 Would you ever dye your hair purple?  Of course.

 Would you ever spend $100 for the best tasting hamburger in the world?  Erm, probably yes. Although I would want to ensure that it really, really, really was the best tasting hamburger in the world before I parted with my money.

 Would you rather chew gum off the ground or kill a squirrel?  Chew gum off the ground.  Squirrels can be killed by gum on the ground

 Would you rather play Monopoly or Operation?  Monopoly

 Would you rather eat chocolate or fruity candies?  Chocolate

 Would you rather listen to one CD forever or become deaf?   One CD Forever... I have thrown CDs out of the car before rather than listen to them once more.

 Would you rather be deaf or blind?  I wouldn't want to be either.  That is an AWFUL question

 Would you rather text or talk on the phone?   Talk on the phone.  (Or Text depending on whether I want evidence or not)

 Would you rather spend a day with Lady Gaga or Miley Cyrus?  Really?  Really?   That's my option?

 Would you rather learn to play piano or guitar?  Guitar. no I can play guitar, I would like to learn piano.

 Would you rather have a stomach-ache or headache?  headache. I get them monthly. Not as in "monthlies", but I have a regular migraine addiction.   I'm used to them. Stomach Aches - pain me.

 Would you rather be overly interesting or overly dull?  Overly dull.  people wouldn't notice me and I could sit in a corner and people watch.

 Would you rather be too loud or too quiet?  To quiet, see the one above. 

Sunday Stealing..... On a Sunday. Perfecting the Art of Timeous Reporting

August 9, 2014

13 Things

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing which originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we try to credit the blog that we stole it from and we will “fess up” to the blog owner where we stole the meme. We also provide a link to the victim's meme. (It's our way of saying "Thanks!") Sometimes we edit the original meme, to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, to select the best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from this new meme or recently asked questions from a previously featured meme. 
Let's go!!!

From Pinterest

1. Outside my window… A mixture of green growing things, and buildings.   I stay in a little housing estate and mostly everyone keeps green gardens, and trees.  

 2. I am thankful…   That I have a loving husband, and two children who are the light of my life.

 

3. In the kitchen… I rely a lot on my husband. Who, in a previous incarnation was a chef in the Royal Navy.

 4. I am wearing… Black, because it is slimming. (that is a massive lie, I am as big as I was in white)

 5. I am creating… A humungous blanket for my baby to take back to Edinburgh with her.  To give her a hug when I'm not around

 6. I am going… To get up in a minute, vacuum, wash the dishes, and make a start on prepping dinner.

 7. I am reading… Missing by Jodi Picoult.

 8. I am learning…  to play the guitar again. I used to play classical when I was younger, but I haven't practise in tens of years... Boy left his here, so I will pull it from it's bag and give it an airing.

 9. I am pondering… Whether or not it would be really evil to go back to bed for another nap?

 

10. A favorite quote… "And I, I took the road less travelled by".

 11. One of my favorite things… My husband.  I'm pretty dang fond of him.

 12. A few plans for the rest of the week…  Tooli is going to Edinburgh.  I am going to work, Si is going to work.  I shall be worrying over Boy who is moving apartment, town, and doing all kinds of exciting things.

 13. A peek into my day…I slept late (after 12), got up, drunk coffee, forgot that I had promised my daughter lunch, drove quickly into the town to get her lunch.  Dropped it off.  Stopped to take a few photos.   Came home and did this.

Smiley Happy People...

Oh dear, 

First day back at work after a week's  holiday.   Bleugh.  And Month End to boot. 

That's two holiday's we have had where we haven't actually "holiday'd". 

In April/May it was Boy's Graduation, and we drove a distance equivalent from Land's End to John o Groats and Back.  In a foreign land! 

This time, it was a kind of guddle. 

Toolibelle's birthday.  First Visit to the flat.  Migraines, Hangovers. Shopping, Cleaning. 

Fingers Crossed we are going to get a REAL holiday in October time :-) 

Me and Him, and Sunshine.