Taking Stock. #5. 47/51. #LifeThisWeek. 94/2020.
Introducing my new collage for Taking Stock. Nothing like a small change to brighten things up!
I admit, that because of the 1000s of images I have in my photos and significant numbers in the media section of the blog itself, I spend far too much time trying to find the images, so made new ones! Hope you like it.
Remember, prompts here for #lifethisweek are ALWAYS optional. For me, and some, they are a good way to start a thread for a post.
A reminder that here’s how things work with the regular optional prompts:
Every 5th Week: Share Your Snaps:
Every 7th Week: Self Care Stories:
Every 9th Week: Taking Stock:
And, before the end of the year I will have the first 9 weeks of optional prompts for 2021 on the home page AND mentioning them in a blog post. Let me tell you, I am feeling pretty clever finishing all 51!!
Back to Taking Stock.
Making: plans, so many plans and loving it too.
Cooking: some meals for us, Dad and the freezer.
Drinking: coffee, tea, water and prune juice with fruit drink.
Reading: Rick Morton’s Book On Money. Highly recommend it.
Wanting: a Certain Ex-President to wave (ok, don’t wave) BYE-BYE. Now. Thanks.
Looking: at so many ideas for celebrating 50 years of marriage.
Playing: Hamilton sound track more often than any music. Have not even STARTED on Christmas tunes yet.
Wasting: more money than I should have purchasing a crappy Ipad cover with blue tooth keyboard. Got some of my money back & told keep the product.
Wishing: I had taken more time over above purchase. Now using an old case.
Enjoying: Schitts Creek. I loved it so much once I survived Ep 1 of Season One. Now it’s about to join Downton Abbey in my ‘comfort-go to’ watching.
Waiting: for ….not much at all really.
Liking: that the community is still making an effort where possible to be socially distant in this COVID year.
Wondering: if it’s possible for Australia’s Prime Minister to actually DO something to HELP people who NEED it most. OK, yes, I am shouting a bit. Sorry.
Loving: the images out of Melbourne in particular where people who did it so very very tough in lockdown for COVID are getting out and about. Safely.
Hoping: that Australia and its near neighbours (and actually our states too) can open their borders safely.
Marvelling: at the incredible fortitude of many people who are in the hands-on caring profession. I am sorry many have become ill themselves.
Needing: very little at all.
Smelling: the ocean when I get out of the car to view it.
Wearing: shorts and sleeveless tops more these days. Suddenly (almost) Summer is here.
Following: the state of American politics with much shaking of my head.
Noticing: when some people I know in my social media feed are not there.
Knowing: those people are likely to have a personal or private reason to be so, but a kind check in does not hurt.
Thinking: how much we need to stay connected even if it’s not in person.
Feeling: that generally I am pretty careful not to exceed friendship bounds but also that I can care at a distance.
Bookmarking: I literally am these days! Reading a couple of chapters each night of Grown Ups by Marian Keyes, and
Opening: the app for Audible to listen to her narrate her story.
Smiling: at myself because I am currently listening to two Irish accented people (Graham Norton and Marian Keys) on audible and my inner thoughts are with an Irish accent!
So, I went with a traditional post today for Taking Stock. But I did find some photos from recent weeks. They are not matching the prompts but here goes:
- Photo #6 Late 2020 All Going Well
- 11.11.2020 from Chris O’Brien Lifehouse.
- Model for me to copy. Husband is dishwasher king.
- Getting ready to celebrate 50 years wed.
- Two Bags gone to Bunnings for Share The Dignity.
- Local ‘Cheap Shop’ display.
- View of the Lake from the top of the stairs at my hairdressers.
- Mural by a local person for NAIDOC week.
- November 2020
I admit, I am finding the writing and posting in these last weeks of 2020 tiring. I think it’s because of the topics!! I know, who set them? No actually it’s the Telling My Story Posts. I wanted to get more out in 2020, and the final one for this year will be week after next. It’s a bit of a challenge to write them to ensure I am telling the story with some accuracy that will not offend people. So far, so good.
Denyse.

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