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#SoCS June 29/19 – For/Fore/Four

29 Jun 2019 44 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS Tags: #SoCS, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, For/Fore/Four, Linda G Hill, Stream Of Consciousness Saturday

Linda’s #SoCS prompt this week:

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “for/fore/four.” Use one, use ’em all, use ’em any way you want. Bonus points for using all three. Enjoy!

Oh, Linda, you chose the best words to be honest for me to use today!

There is something at the forefront of my mind today, that involves the number four, well, actually, a one and a four.

Today is the day my Lil Man turns fourteen!

How did that happen?

From a teeny twinkle in my eye, through a painful journey to conceive and all the wonder, joy and frustration that accompanies bringing up a child, to the young man he is growning up to be now…

Fourteen, though? Really?

And the day he arrived was even more special, as he made his appearance on his granny’s birthday!

So that means it’s my mummy’s birthday too.

See.

A special day for us all.

So excuse me if I don’t reply too fast… I’ll be busy celebrating the birthdays of two very special people. One is with me, one isn’t, but they’ll both be in my thoughts all day.

Happy Birthday Lil Man and Mum!!!!

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 29/19

June 27: Flash Fiction Challenge – Paint

28 Jun 2019 28 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch Tags: 99-Word Fiction, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction, Paint

Charli’s prompt this week:

June 27, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that involves paint. It can be fresh, peeling or in need of a coat. What is being painted and why? Go where the prompt leads!

Painting Passion
“Mrs Smith, you can come and sit over here.”
I put my book into my bag and sat at the chair indicated by the technician.
“What are we doing today, Mrs Smith?” She smiled at me, awaiting my answer.
“I’d like my nails painted please, Jemima.”
I chose my colour, a deep red, always my favourite.
Red, the colour of passion
Apt for our date night.
It had been a long time since we’d been out together, as a couple.
Usually, it was all about the children, but tonight was for us.
Time needed, to keep the romance alive.

June 27: Flash Fiction Challenge

Open #writephoto

27 Jun 2019 24 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, open, Photo Prompt, poem, Positivity, Sue Vincent

Sue’s #WritePhoto prompt this week:

Just open 
The doors 
Of your mind 
To possibility
It's amazing 
Which opportunities
Present themselves
Simply
By you being
Open 
To them

Ritu 2019

Thursday photo prompt: Open #writephoto

The RD Collective Podcast Featuring Ritu Bhathal 😊

27 Jun 2019 20 Comments

by Ritu in Guest Posts, My Writing Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Podcast, RD Collective

Sometimes, little things you do, off hand, can create a wave that becomes something much bigger.

This happened to me a few weeks ago, off the back of a simple Tweet Tag that I decided to get involved in.

And here are 5 things I've achieved in my 40's.
1. Published a poetry book all by myself
2. Discovered Slimming World… And lost it too
3. Survived an awful car crash
4. Won Best Overall Blogger award
5. Finally learned how to tame my curls…
And I still have 5 40's years left! https://t.co/LfysAbcp4D
— Ritu Bhathal ✍🏽📚💜 #ChickPeaCurryLit (@RituBhathal) May 29, 2019

That Tweet!

I was approached by a fellow writer and blogger with regards to being interviewed for a podcast, after she had read my answers.

Well, I do like to try new things, and after my really fun phone interview with my blog sis Annette Rochelle Aben for her Tell Me A Story series, I thought, “why not?”

So… Podcast… that’s something that people listen to… then Misty sent me an invitation to a video conference… Eeeeks! Was I going to be videoed and my image sent around the world???

D’oh!

No, Ritu, it’s just a means to get the interview recorded and a way for the recording to sound like a conversation, rather than a stilted, rehearsed exchange!

(Didn’t stop me getting my hair done, specially… Just needed an excuse!)

Anyway, the recording happened a while ago, and it finally went live!

So, if you’d like to listen to my ramblings… please visit here or click below.

I’d love for you to listen, and let me know what you think!

And Misty, I apologise that I didn’t even cover half the things in the original tweet, regarding the award, Slimming World and my curls!