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Cancer – #JusJoJan the 5th, 2023

05 Jan 2023 16 Comments

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Welcome to the daily prompt! Today is your fifth prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to you by Lauren. Thank you, Lauren! Please be sure to visit Lauren’s 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 5th 2023, is “cancer.” Use the word “cancer” any way you’d like. Have fun writing!

I felt the weight of this prompt.

The C word, Cancer, scares me.

It’s taken many I have loved along the way.

But there is always hope. Recently, I heard that there is a drug that has been trialled, which could reverse some cancers.

Wouldn’t that be a blessing?

I just hope it doesn’t become a life lottery, that those who can afford it can have it, and those who can’t, spend their time wishing and hoping…

A few years ago, I did the Cancer Research Moonlight Walk with some friends, and we raised quite a lot of money. Nearly £2000!

It was a beautiful, tough 12.5-mile walk around Central London at night time. It needed to be tough, though, along with having a few laughs to remind us of what we were walking for. Who we were raising money for.

One-Liner Wednesday – No Pain No Gain #JusJoJan 4/1/23

04 Jan 2023 34 Comments

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“No pain, no gain, which is why I have foolishly agreed to my son being my personal trainer!”
Ritu Bhathal

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds and #JusJoJan

Solo – #JusJoJan the 3rd, 2023

03 Jan 2023 16 Comments

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

Welcome to the daily prompt! Today is your third prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to you by Dar. Thank you, Dar! Please be sure to visit Dar’s blog to read her post and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Linda

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 3rd 2023, is “solo.” Use the word “solo” any way you’d like. Have fun!

When the word solo comes to mind, the first thing I think of is singing.

I’m a great car singer, and a shower singer. I often perform solos there, a) because none of the others will join in, in the car, and b) because I am alone in the shower!

If I’m honest, I don’t think I’m too bad of a singer… but that’s just my opinion!

Stepping up, solo
Blanking out the audience
Microphone in hand
Singing alone is a dream
And a nightmare all at once

Ritu 2023

Constellation – #JusJoJan the 2nd, 2023

02 Jan 2023 13 Comments

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

So, I shall be trying to keep up with Linda’s JusJoJan challenge this month, as well as getting back into the swing of things with school and trying to exercise a bit more and write… phew! (Anyone know how to add a few more hours in the day?)

Welcome to the daily prompt! Today is your second prompt for Just Jot it January 2023, and it’s brought to you by Willow. Thank you, Willow! Please be sure to visit Willow’s blog to read her post and say hello. And follow her while you’re there, if you’re not already.
Linda

Your prompt for JusJoJan, January 2nd 2023, is “constellation.” Use the word “constellation” any way you’d like. Have fun!

Now, I’m not an astronomer…so I have no telescopes or fancy camera to aim into the sky, so I can see and identify planets, specific stars or constellations…

But I do love a clear night, where I look up and see the twinkling in the sky. Not having that extra technology means that I give those stars my full attention.

Here, at the new house, we often seem to have clear nights. Maybe it’s because we are in the countryside, so there is less pollution. I don’t know.

But when we still lived at the old place, I was able to point to one particular cluster, and identify it as The Big Dipper!

And there ends my thoughts on the word of today… Thank you to my blog sis, Willow for the prompt!

Chai And A Chat #217 #ChaiAndAChat

02 Jan 2023 24 Comments

by Ritu in Chai and a Chat Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Catch Up, Chai and a Chat

Welcome to the first Monday of 2023!

You got your drink? I’m nursing my cuppa today, calmly, which will be a different matter from next week, as well be back into the seeing of school! Still, let me relax today …

If we were having chai, I’d start by saying this week has felt very long but also extremely short as well! As I mentioned the last week, Pops and Mum were coming over for a few days, so on Boxing day, we had our second family Christmas dinner with them! No,w in our new home, we still don’t have a decent dining area, so we usually feast in the living room during the colder months and the conservatory when it’s warmer. So our dinner was on our makeshift table in the living room!

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If we were having chai, I’d mention that we popped over to the in-laws on Tuesday so my parents could visit, and we paid our respects. at the gurdwara, and then on Wednesday, we had a trip to Bluewater, seeing as there were vouchers to be spent and post-Christmas sales!
If we were having chai, I’d say that Pops and Mum headed off on Thursday morning after a lovely visit, even though it sped by, then Lil Princess and I attended a long awaited appointment, for something she’s been struggling with. I’ll tell you about it, one day… Just not yet…
If we were having chai, I’d tell you that I have been cooking more than usual, as well and I made an awesome (even if I do say so, myself!) shepherd’s pie for dinner one day!

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If we were having chai, I couldn’t avoid the other event that took place, aka New Year! As always, we didn’t do anything crazy, but visited the in-laws in the afternoon, then saw the new year at home. As I posted yesterday, my new Word Of The Year is Strength, so let’s see how I get on with that! It’s also probably the last one for a while that we are all together, as this time next year, we will have a new adult in the house, and I am sure he will want to see in the New Year with his mates!

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If we were having chai, I would give Sonu a couple of mentions since we had less pics of him the last few weeks. He’s had a fruitful festive period, with lots of family company. He was so excited to have Nanu and Nani (Pops and Mum) visit, as he always remembers them. He tried to get into their bags and left plenty of his fur for them to remember him by! Now, below, you can see some of his gifts! He got a teepee as well as a radiator bed, which he seems to enjoy. Bless him!

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This week I shall savour Monday, as it is a bank holiday, before the craziness of the term starts up, again! I am back at school on Tuesday, and my kids are back on Wednesday. So the grindstone calls us! Elsewhere, we have nothing else planned, so let’s see how things go!

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