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Coughs, sneezes and happy thoughts
Dec. 22nd, 2019 10:08 pm
It seems I was right yesterday when I said I thought I was coming down with something. I am full of cold, coughing and sneezing, all my muscles ache, my head feels like cotton wool and I've spent most of the day napping. Sara made me some chicken noodle soup and I'm sure it was lovely but I couldn't taste a thing. I'm doped up on cold & flu meds and lemsip and hopefuly I can shake it off before Christmas.
We watched Empire Strikes Back this afternoon. Or, at least, I tried to but I fell asleep. When I woke up, Sara was watching a documentary series on Netflix about Tiny Houses and she's making all sorts of excited noises about them. She's assured me that she doesn't want to pack up our lives and downsize quite that small. I like our three-bed house, thank you very much.
I mentioned in my post yesterday about being cranky that I should write about the things that make me happy to combat it. The idea has been swirling around my head ever since and, so, I present to you: A List Of 10 Things That Make Phoebe Really Happy
1) Sara.
It goes without saying that my wife makes me happy. We've known each other since 2005, been a couple for the last 8 years, and got married 4 years ago. She's five years older than me, is pretty much the dictionary definition of butch dyke (and uses the term to describe herself) and works as a carpenter.
2) My kids.
I have two children from a previous relationship. Georgia, 20, is a trainee hairstylist and lives with a group of friends about 5 minutes away. Jackson, 18 is away at university in Bath studying to be a teacher. I am SO proud of both of them.
Sara has a daughter, Vicki, from her previous marriage. Vicki is 20, she's in the army and her role is something to do with environmental health. Vicki and I do not get on, she blames me for her parents splitting up
3) 90s boybands.
Take That, East 17, Boyzone, Backstreet Boys, 5ive and Westlife. Also One Direction. And Spice Girls, Steps and S Club 7. I was 12 or so when Take That exploded onto the pop music scene, promptly fell in love with Robbie Williams and the rest was history.
4) Painting
Pretty much any form of creating art makes me happy. I've tried a few different types but usually come back to either watercolour or chalk. I've been playing with Fluid Art recently and it's a lot of fun, although very messy
5) Pink
It's super girly to have pink as my favourite colour but I swear I love it more than any millennial pre-teen girl. It's relaxing, comforting, soothing. It promotes feelings of caring, tenderness and contentment, self love and empowerment. It makes me smile
6) Lazy Days
My job can be stressful, thankless and tiring, sometimes I work 50+ hour weeks. There are days when I barely get chance to sit down. So when my shifts allow me more than a day off at a time, I love to sit and do nothing, put my feet up, cuddle with the cats and my wife, eat junk food, watch movies. Kind of like I've done this weekend.
7) Fireworks
I'm still a big kid at heart and I love bonfire night. I love going to an organised displaying, the bonfire burning, being all warm in a hat and gloves and scarf, playing with sparklers, eating toffee apples, drinking hot cider and the ooh and ahhh of fireworks exploding into a clear night sky.
8) Diet Coke
I'm a caffeine addict and Diet Coke is my drug of choice. I am trying to cut down on it, I only have 2 or 3 cans a day now. You don't want to know how many I used to have. Cherry Diet Coke is probably my favourite, or the original.
9) Clean Sheets.
It goes nicely with lazy days - relaxing in a hot bubble bath with a cocktail in one hand and a book in the other, music playing. You dry off, put on clean, warm, fluffy pjs, and climb into a warm bed with clean, fresh, bedding. Bliss.
10) Movies
No matter how many hours I've worked in a day, I always try to unwind with a movie. It helps me refocus, lets me lose myself in a story and know that pretty much, things always work out. Action and crime dramas are my favourite, a nice adrenaline punch.
I've toyed with the idea of looking into options for being a mature student, maybe doing something about films. It's not past the idea stage yet.
And now, I think I'm going to do the thing where I have a quick shower and go slide into bed, even if it's not freshly made
We watched Empire Strikes Back this afternoon. Or, at least, I tried to but I fell asleep. When I woke up, Sara was watching a documentary series on Netflix about Tiny Houses and she's making all sorts of excited noises about them. She's assured me that she doesn't want to pack up our lives and downsize quite that small. I like our three-bed house, thank you very much.
I mentioned in my post yesterday about being cranky that I should write about the things that make me happy to combat it. The idea has been swirling around my head ever since and, so, I present to you: A List Of 10 Things That Make Phoebe Really Happy
1) Sara.
It goes without saying that my wife makes me happy. We've known each other since 2005, been a couple for the last 8 years, and got married 4 years ago. She's five years older than me, is pretty much the dictionary definition of butch dyke (and uses the term to describe herself) and works as a carpenter.
2) My kids.
I have two children from a previous relationship. Georgia, 20, is a trainee hairstylist and lives with a group of friends about 5 minutes away. Jackson, 18 is away at university in Bath studying to be a teacher. I am SO proud of both of them.
Sara has a daughter, Vicki, from her previous marriage. Vicki is 20, she's in the army and her role is something to do with environmental health. Vicki and I do not get on, she blames me for her parents splitting up
3) 90s boybands.
Take That, East 17, Boyzone, Backstreet Boys, 5ive and Westlife. Also One Direction. And Spice Girls, Steps and S Club 7. I was 12 or so when Take That exploded onto the pop music scene, promptly fell in love with Robbie Williams and the rest was history.
4) Painting
Pretty much any form of creating art makes me happy. I've tried a few different types but usually come back to either watercolour or chalk. I've been playing with Fluid Art recently and it's a lot of fun, although very messy
5) Pink
It's super girly to have pink as my favourite colour but I swear I love it more than any millennial pre-teen girl. It's relaxing, comforting, soothing. It promotes feelings of caring, tenderness and contentment, self love and empowerment. It makes me smile
6) Lazy Days
My job can be stressful, thankless and tiring, sometimes I work 50+ hour weeks. There are days when I barely get chance to sit down. So when my shifts allow me more than a day off at a time, I love to sit and do nothing, put my feet up, cuddle with the cats and my wife, eat junk food, watch movies. Kind of like I've done this weekend.
7) Fireworks
I'm still a big kid at heart and I love bonfire night. I love going to an organised displaying, the bonfire burning, being all warm in a hat and gloves and scarf, playing with sparklers, eating toffee apples, drinking hot cider and the ooh and ahhh of fireworks exploding into a clear night sky.
8) Diet Coke
I'm a caffeine addict and Diet Coke is my drug of choice. I am trying to cut down on it, I only have 2 or 3 cans a day now. You don't want to know how many I used to have. Cherry Diet Coke is probably my favourite, or the original.
9) Clean Sheets.
It goes nicely with lazy days - relaxing in a hot bubble bath with a cocktail in one hand and a book in the other, music playing. You dry off, put on clean, warm, fluffy pjs, and climb into a warm bed with clean, fresh, bedding. Bliss.
10) Movies
No matter how many hours I've worked in a day, I always try to unwind with a movie. It helps me refocus, lets me lose myself in a story and know that pretty much, things always work out. Action and crime dramas are my favourite, a nice adrenaline punch.
I've toyed with the idea of looking into options for being a mature student, maybe doing something about films. It's not past the idea stage yet.
And now, I think I'm going to do the thing where I have a quick shower and go slide into bed, even if it's not freshly made
