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#SoCS & #JusJoJan – Jan. 22 2022 – A Rainy Day

22 Jan 2022 29 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, Socs, The Icing on The Cake

Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week:

Your prompt for #JusJoJan and my very first birthday-Stream-of-Consciousness-Saturday is: “icing on the cake.” Write about the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the phrase “icing on the cake.” Enjoy!

The icing on the cake is most certainly a phrase that tends to describe events or things that are beyond belief, and that is usually in a negative way, rather than a positive, or, in my experience anyway.

For example:

We had a bit of a crazy week at school with staffing, plus there were absences, with the children, due to there being a vomiting bug. Of course, there are times we have to clean up after sickness incidences, especially if they happen in our classrooms. To add to this, the icing on the cake was also having to remove a dead baby mouse from the playground – bleurgh! And the cherry on top? A poopy nappy, right at the end of the day!

The Friday Reminder for #SoCS & #JusJoJan 2022 Daily Prompt – Jan. 22nd

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 21st, 2022 – Mission

21 Jan 2022 15 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Mission

It’s been a while since I took part in Linda’s JusJoJan month-long prompts, but, since I vowed to be creative, here goes!

Today is January 21st, so this is the 21st prompt for Just Jot it January 2022, and it’s brought to us by Fandango. Thank you, Fandango! Please be sure to visit his blog to read his post and say hello. And follow him while you’re there, if you’re not already.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 21st, 2022, is “mission.” Use the word “misson” any way you’d like. Have fun!

Thank goodness it is Friday.

No, seriously. This week feels like it has been the longest week, ever. A true mission to get from Monday to today!

Added to the fact that it was Blue Monday, it’s the end of the pay cycle after Christmas, so funds everywhere are low, and I have been getting headaches, which I think were linked to my sinuses.

So, I am hoping, beyond hope, of a weekend of rest, but also no being ill.

Because being a mum, and ill, is a mission in itself!

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 21st, 2022

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 20th, 2022

20 Jan 2022 18 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Looking

It’s been a while since I took part in Linda’s JusJoJan month-long prompts, but, since I vowed to be creative, here goes!

Today is January 20th, so this is the 20th prompt for Just Jot it January 2022, and it’s brought to us by Di. Thanks, Di! Please be sure to visit her blog to read her post and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 20th, 2022, is “looking.” Use the word “looking” any way you’d like. Have fun!

Looking forward to some kitty snuggles with this gorgeous boy, as it’s his 8th birthday, today!

Happy Birthday, Sonu Singh!

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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 18th, 2022

One-Liner Wednesday & JusJoJan the 19th, 2022 – Google Maps

19 Jan 2022 23 Comments

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

“Thank God for Google Maps!”
Ritu Bhathal

Maybe a tad more explanation is needed.

Today, it took us an hour to get home. Double the time it usually takes.

As we got off the motorway, we noticed a low flying search helicopter, flashing its searchlight around.

Didn’t realise they were looking at something on our route home. A sudden road closure with Police all around, meant we had to veer off onto an unknown country road. I quickly tapped our address in and at least it gave us a different route home!

One-Liner Wednesday & JusJoJan the 19th, 2022 – Voice to text

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 18th, 2022 Cycle

18 Jan 2022 14 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cycle

It’s been a while since I took part in Linda’s JusJoJan month-long prompts, but, since I vowed to be creative, here goes!

Today is January 18th, so this is the 18th prompt for Just Jot it January 2022, and it’s brought to us by JoAnna. Thank you, JoAnna! Please be sure to visit her blog to read her post and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 18th, 2022, is “cycle.” Use the word “cycle” any way you’d like. Have fun!

(In advance, sorry readers of the male persuasion!)

My cycle is all up the Swannee, right now, if I can be quite frank.

It was never particularly regular before, but that was all thanks to the beauty of having Polycystic Ovaries.

Right now, I don’t know what it’s doing, but I have a vague idea…

I believe it may be gearing up for that coming to the end of your cycles moment… the big M!

Still, because there is no real regularity, I have no idea.

What I do know is that I feel sorry for the males in the house, because, between a perimenopausal woman and a teen who is getting the worst PMT, they will have hormones causing ups and downs all over the show!