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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 118

21 May 2017 35 Comments

by Ritu in Spidey's Serene Sundays, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Calm, Health, Quote, Serene, Sore Throat, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday

“Health is a state of body. Wellness is a state of being.” – J Stanford

Spidey is trying to gee me up this weekend as I am suffering from a horrendous sore throat at the moment. Who knows who gave it to me… One of the lovely children at school? Someone at home?

I don’t know that, but what I do know is that it hurts! It’s been a while since I had a sore throat, and I have been wallowing in my own misery today, but I really need to buck up. I am getting rest, and relaxation, so I will get better. Positivity helps wellness I believe, just like paracetamol is great for health!

But we found this quote too, that raised a titter!

“I’d hate to be a giraffe with a sore throat!” – Mitch Hedberg

That’s me right now. Thanking God I am not a long necked animal!

So, I hope you all have a healthier weekend than me Peeps!

Enjoy your Sunday!

TJ’s Household Haiku – Melody & Blue

20 May 2017 28 Comments

by Ritu in #tjshouseholdhaikuchallenge, Poems Tags: #TJ's Household Haiku Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Haiku

TJ has a great photo and pair of words for our haiku prompt today!

Melody & Blue

Flock of Birds, Perth, Western Australia

And here is my first response for the photo with the words added. I have opted for the 3/5/3 traditional Japanese haiku form for this first one.

Blue skies filled
With melodious birds
Spring begins

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And one reflecting exactly how I feel right now, using the 5/7/5 traditional English form.

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Singing the blues here
Feeling sorry for myself
Throat infections suck!

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Proud member of the Haiku Hub!

#SoCS May 20/17 – All Or Nothing

20 May 2017 42 Comments

by Ritu in Socs, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: All or Nothing, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, Socs, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday

Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week:

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “all or nothing.” Use one, use both, use them any way you’d like. Bonus points if you start and end your post with one (or each) of them. Enjoy!

All I am asking for is one full night’s sleep, one day with nothing major planned. A day and night where I can think of me…

But alas, tonight that sleep probably won’t come, or if it does, it’ll be drug-induced. I came home from school with a sore throat brewing. No fun! It hurts!

And tomorrow, well, that day to myself won’t happen. I need to go shopping, no proper food in the house! Then we need to pop to the local shopping mall, where my beloved Surface was given in for repair… They messed it up! But on the plus side, I shall be coming home with a shiny new one, and possibly an updated model too! Following that we are meant to be going to a function at the temple… then on to my in-laws for dinner.

When really, I need to sleep, and stay at home… Maybe Saturday will be my night of sleep, and Sunday will be my day of nothing!

Ritu’s Healthy Eating – Week 41 – #icandothis

19 May 2017 35 Comments

by Ritu in Health, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Health, Healthy Eating, Slimming World, Weight Loss

Another crazy week, busy, with eating on the hop!

But I managed another 1.5lb off!

I don’t quite know how that happened! I have been visiting the freezer rather a lot, eating Haagen Dazs and things like that too!

Also not sleeping well as my best friend is in labour, and has been since the early hours of Sunday morning… it is Friday now, and finally baby is thinking the pains can stop, and she is trying to bring this baby out into the world today and RIGHT NOW! Been constantly on alert, checking my phone for updates… that doesn’t help, when you a re tired you wanna snack too! OH God! Got the Alert! She has a GIRL!!!!!!

Still, foody pics for this week!

Aside from my news, my colleague recently joined Slimming World, and I am so proud of her, 5.5lb loss in her first week!

Right, I’m off to get happy about my new ‘niece’!

Happy Week Peeps! Love y’all!!!

The Real Neat Blog Award

19 May 2017 20 Comments

by Ritu in Awards, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Award, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Gratitude, Real Neat Blogger

Many thanks to Melissa of The Anxious Canadian blog for thinking of me for the Real Neat Blog Award!

As I have taken mart in this award previously, I wish to say thanks to Melissa for thinking of me, and request my followers to head over to her blog to check her amazing posts out!