I rarely look at my stats anymore. Blogging is a joy for me nowadays, rather than a number crunching pressure. But a few minutes ago I decided to have a little look at them, and I saw this…
I hit over 100,000 views! That’s a bit mad! Wow!!!
Wowzer!
20 Jul 2016 66 Comments
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FRIDAY FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #34-Holiday
19 Jul 2016 13 Comments
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Friday gave me Ronovan’s Fiction Prompt, but as I have been a little out of sorts (read totally exhaustipated!) I was unable to get my head into gear.
The prompt word was Holiday.
So I decided to take a break too this week. Lara is having a holiday! She will be back next week, full of bumbling exploits with her crew.
Sorry… Cheesy excuse, but I seriously am so tired, that the old brain isn’t quite ticking as well as usual!
I sat with my computer on for hours, in front of me, and not one word formed when it came to Lara, so I figured, rather than feed you an awful chapter, we can have a break, and by then I will be on holiday too, and hopefully refreshed, I can get Lara’s story going again!
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #106 Sing&Flower
18 Jul 2016 22 Comments
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Monday Haiku with Ronovan time again!
Find the prompt here.
The words this week – Flower & Sing
A flower blossoms
The bees sing their gratitude
Harvest time againRitu 2016
Hearing you singing
However tuneless it is
Love blooms in my heartRitu 2016
Poetic RITUals
18 Jul 2016 23 Comments
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Just a sneaky post to say if you haven’t already, please take a moment to check out my new book.
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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 74
17 Jul 2016 29 Comments
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“Sometimes you need to do the right thing by yourself too, not just think of what is good for everyone else.” Ritu Bhathal
Today, I don’t even really have the energy to help Spidey an inspirational quote by someone else so, Spidey noted what I was saying to him instead!
Today is my day. By that I mean, I am not going to live it depending on a whole host of outside factors.
Of course, my own little family will be around, and things will be done accordingly, but for the rest of the world, I am not available.
It’s the end of the academic year. There is one week of term left.
As a teacher, I am dragging myself to school every day, counting the days until we can officially say holidays are here.
As a mum, I am already wondering what I need to do to keep my own two munchkins occupied over the 6 weeks.
As a wife, I know I want to give more time to my long-suffering, neglected Hubby Dearest.
But in order to do all this, I need energy, and that is what I am lacking!
I have had a hectic 2 weeks, with the emotional and mental stress of the school inspectors coming (still no result, we’ll find out in September!), visiting new pupils, and encouraging the old, and physical exhaustion due to the late nights that preparations have caused.
This is not including the over-tiredness from hosting some lovely family who came over to visit. They didn’t expect much from us, but when you have visitors, you need an alertness of some sort, and I can create that, via the second wind syndrome, but now I’m all out.
I feel the need for a charger to be plugged into me, as my battery is totally depleted!
There is a function at the temple today, and the responsible Ritu feels the need to go, but this time I have realised that the more I push myself, the harder I will find everything. So I am not going. Some people may not like that, but I don’t care!
I am chilling. We may even take the kids out somewhere later, but for now, I’m thinking of me!
So please Peeps, have a restful Sunday. Take time out for yourself as well as others out there! I plan to!
