Valentine’s Day <3

14 Feb 2018 38 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Hubby Dearest, love, Valentines Day

Last year I spent the whole month of February celebrating #Loveuary. I posted each day about various different types of love, from the romantic, hearts and flowers type, to love for friends and family, pets, and favourite foods, things, songs…

loveuary

It’s come around again so fast, and I couldn’t let Valentine’s day go by without mentioning it.

We decided that this year we wouldn’t make a big deal of the actual day. After all, why choose just one day to show our feelings for one another.

In fact, we aren’t even going to be with each other, as I drive up to my parents to see them today.

But that doesn’t take away from my feelings.

I can show love to my dearest in so many ways. And I can show it every day.

We’ve been as one over twenty years
We’ve laughed so much, and shed some tears
We vowed to spend our days together
We gave our hearts to each other, forever
I don’t need flowers or presents to see
Just how much that you love me
A simple look, a fleeting touch
To me, those little things are enough
And I hope you feel it too
My neverending love for you

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COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE #Tanka #Cinquain #71: Character & Affection

13 Feb 2018 28 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, #MicroPoetry, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Character & Affection, Cinquain, Poetry, Synonyms, tanka

Colleen’s back with her synonym poetry challenge!

The words to (not) use are:

Character & Affection

A Cinquain to start:

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Letters
Meaningful marks
Writing, sending, reading
Conveying feelings on paper
Symbols

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Friendliness is key
It counts for so much in life
Personality
A polite disposition
Encouraging fondness

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https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/02/13/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-71-character-affection-snyonymsonly/

Reasons To Stop… Reasons To Not…

13 Feb 2018 191 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Break, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, To Blog Or Not To Blog

I sit here often, thinking of taking a break.

A blogging break.

A real one.

You know, no visiting blogs, writing, reading, interacting… nothing.

Yet I can’t do it.

I think of the reasons to stop, yet there are arguments that voice themselves, making me think I can’t just up and disappear.

Reasons to stop

Real life is manic – whose isn’t though, eh!
My kids need to see me doing things rather than being on a pc or laptop a lot of the time… am I setting a good example?
That WIP isn’t going to get itself finished
Certain people think maybe I’m more involved in my online life than reality
No one is really going to miss me that much – I am one of millions of bloggers out there, there is plenty to read without my mindless ramblings

Reasons to not

I love my blogily
Reading and writing feeds my creativity
I love to spread positivity
I get to switch off from the worries of life and enjoy my time interacting with my friends around the world
I feel I can really be ‘me’ on my blog
I’m not in the right frame of mind to be writing my WIP at the moment but I don’t want to lose the love of writing
I am perfectly capable of switching off when I need to do other things (just!)
I enjoy it. This is my one outlet, my one stress reliever. I don’t drink, go out regularly with friends, go to the gym etc, this is my one ‘vice’ so to speak.

I did decide to post less… but I still end up on here at least once a day, taking part in creative prompts, and reading via my reader during the day.

I’m still sharing the odd posts for others, but not as active on my blogging group as I know that took a lot of time out of my days; on an interacting and sharing mission, I was – hands and eyes glued to my phone so I could be a fully active participant. I still do some days, but not every single one.

The long and the short of it is that I can’t let go. And I don’t want to. I have seen a few close blogging friends take that blog break leap, and know that it hasn’t affected their blog or interactions in the long run, but I just can’t!

I think my blog is keeping my sanity, in all honesty! I can rant, I can joke, I can be serious… and I know that y’all got my back!

So I guess you’re stuck with me Peeps!

Have a great Tuesday – I need to go pack my bags for my road trip to my parents tomorrow!

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Tanka #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #188 Quick & Slip

12 Feb 2018 60 Comments

by Ritu in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #MicroPoetry, #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Haiku, Nature, Quick & Slip

Lovely Ron with his Haiku Challenge prompt words this week:

Quick & Slip

A nature-filled haiku!!

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Amazing how quick
Winter slips into springtime
Fresh starts for us all

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Half Term Is Here! (Stream of Consciousness)

12 Feb 2018 40 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Busy, Home, rest, Stream of Consciousness

Phew!

It has been a short term so far, but no less exhausting than the 7/8 week ones we experienced before Christmas so this week break was welcomed.

The cold weather doesn’t help, but hopefully, the weather-induced downs will subside soon!

I had it all planned…

Initially, we planned to spend the week with my parents… I could spend time with them and relax, recharge batteries… then all sorts of other plans and prebooked events cropped up!

So no long drive, and instead, the week would consist of me ferrying kids to places, but there would be plenty of writing time to… maybe that WIP would become a completed first draft!

But no… things aren’t ever that simple, are they?!

The trip back home was long overdue, so Hubby Dearest said I should fit it in, even if only a couple of days… meaning that we are apart for Valentines this year…😪 But then, isn’t it really just a commercialised day, when, in fact, we can celebrate our love every day? And it’s worth the sacrifice to spend time with my Pops and Mum.

So, instead, the week has so far consisted of, and will continue with…

Birthday dinners
Bit of pampering (Nails, etc)
Friend’s birthday party (and some alone shopping time for me!)
A day in (today), as my car is out for service and MOT (another expense that wasn’t needed in February, with all the family birthdays too!)
Taxi service for indoor cricket training (Lil Man)
Charity shop visits to find some bits and bobs for Nursery
A sleepover for Lil Princess
Driving home for 2 days
A mega birthday for Lil Princess who will turn to double digits soon!
A single Sunday free from any planned activities before the school term starts again on Monday!

PHEW!

See!

No… where is the writing time in all that???? And I need to catch up on sleep too!!!

It’s Monday, and 9.30am as I type this.

I’ve been up since 6am, getting the car ready for pick up so it can be serviced, tidying up the kitchen, doing laundry, seeing off my working Hubby, occupying kids, paying megabucks for the car (whoever wanted a Mercedes? Dang expensive cars!), reading blogs… I feel like I’ve already done a day’s work!

Can I go back to bed?