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#SoCS – April 23, 2022 – Too/To/Two A Little Celebration Post!

23 Apr 2022 52 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Golden Anniversary, Linda G Hill, Pops And Mum, Socs

Linda’s SoCS prompt

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “too/to/two.” Use one, use ’em all, bonus points if you use all three. Extra bonus points if you start your post with one. Enjoy!

Two years ago, we were plunged into the awfulness of the pandemic, which meant that we couldn’t celebrate many special days with the family, including my Mum’s 70th birthday.

The lockdown meant I couldn’t go to Birmingham easily, and, quite honestly, working in a school. I didn’t want to, because I could end up taking the virus back to them.

Anywho, another big celebration has come up, today, and we are going to be travelling up to see them today because it is Pops and Mum’s 50th Wedding Anniversary!

Fifty years!

Now, you got to admit, that is quite an achievement.

They are an inspiration to me and many around us, too, and I can only hope that we are in the same position in another thirty years, too!

Please join me in wishing Pops and Mum a wonderful Golden Wedding Anniversary!

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 23, 2022

One-Liner Wednesday – One Word

20 Apr 2022 21 Comments

by Ritu in #onelinerwednesday Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, One Liner Wednesday, One Word

“Sometimes, even changing just one word can alter perception enough.”
Ritu Bhathal

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds

#SoCS – April 16, 2022 – Nose/Noes/Knows

16 Apr 2022 28 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, Socs

Linda’s SoCS prompt

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “nose/noes/knows.” Use one, use ’em all, bonus points if you use all three. Have fun!

Who knows how many noes you need to utter to a boy before he understands that it is extremely unattractive, rather unseemly, and, quite frankly, disgusting, to pick your nose?

There.

How many points?

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 16, 2022

One-Liner Wednesday – Childhood

13 Apr 2022 32 Comments

by Ritu in #onelinerwednesday Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Inner Child, One Liner Wednesday

“Sometimes it’s importan to indulge your inner child.”
Ritu Bhathal

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For Linda’s #1LinerWeds

#SoCS – April 9, 2022 – How

09 Apr 2022 48 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: #SoCS, #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, How, Linda G Hill

Linda’s SoCS prompt

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “how.” Use the word “how” in your post. Bonus points if you start your post with it. Enjoy!

How is it that even though I have had a week off and spent the majority of that time in bed, reading or dozing, I am STILL TIRED?

I tell you, Post Covid fatigue is a THING!

I feel like I’m having to explain myself to the rest of the household when I say that I need an afternoon nap, not because I am being a lazy lump. but because I cannot function without it!

Seriously, how do you explain the tiredness to someone who hasn’t experienced it? (And, I mean, I am thankful that none of them succumbed to Covid, but still, a little sympathy, PLEASE!)