has another 3 months has gone by already?

It’s been a mixed bag, with news both good and bad, but taking stock always seems to help put things into perspective.

Making: memories through photography for friends near and dear
Cooking: not very often – Husband has been brilliant in taking over this role when needed
Drinking: far too much white wine
Reading: usually reserved for bedtime, and I’ve been just. too. tired
Wanting: clarity
Looking: for answers
Playing: Monument Valley  – highly recommended
Deciding: on what to wear to Daughter’s formal – argh!
Wishing: for more time to make photographs and jewellery
Enjoying: the company of friends
Waiting: for holidays and sleep-ins
Liking: my electric blanket
Wondering: where will my Beautiful Girl be in 1 year from now
Loving: my wool socks
Pondering: whether what I am doing now is making me happy and
Considering: that it’s time for a change
Watching: Orphan Black and iZombie
Hoping: that the lead-up to the HSC goes smoothly for the Daughter
Marvelling: at sunsets
Needing: a break
Smelling: my wool socks to see if I can get another day out of them!
Wearing: fingerless gloves almost every day to keep my knuckles warm
Following: …
Noticing: that I’m getting old and cranky
Knowing: that I’m only going to get older and crankier
Thinking: that I don’t give a shit if I’m old and cranky
Feeling: tired a lot
Admiring: the perseverance and determination of the Kindergarten teacher I work with
Sorting: the back room at Walcha Handmade
Buying: soap, gelatin and sterling silver sheet
Getting: cranky at the mice who insist on inhabiting my home
Bookmarking: …
Disliking: bad news
Opening: another bottle of white wine
Giggling: at the bad jokes of my work colleagues
Snacking: on dark chocolate covered cranberries – yum!
Coveting: a new lens for the camera… still
Wishing: I knew the answers
Helping: where I can
Hearing: the Daughter practising her composition

perspective gained