Castles in the Clouds

Write about your dream home.

Hi it’s me again

No I haven’t forgotten you,

Been a little lazy, yes it’s true,

Then this interesting prompt appeared,

My brain chugged, to find first gear

A bungalow large enough for all my books

Of course I want a writing nook

Kitchen glistening spotless, spick and span

Front room gleaming, thanks to polish in a can.

Dining room with my what is it? Oh clutter!!

I call it collections of dragons, fairies,& other.

Hobby room, filled with treasure

For me to paint or create at my leisure.

Bedroom a plain quiet place to rest my weary head

No Italian garden theme, with flowers, around the bed

So Library, Office space, Kitchen, to start

Living & Dining rooms, Hobby room, looking smart.

Now the Bathroom luxurious in every way

Base it on Voque I say.

Add in utility room and a nice wide hall.

Oh my imagination is having a ball.

But before I leave you with my dreams I just to say I am so lucky to have the home I have now. I have a roof and shelter, I have warmth and food, so what I have is a godsend. There is people who would think my place was a dream home.. so always be thankful with what you have.

Sending loads of smiles

Kim-Louise

If you want it think it and if you think it believe it.

Snap, that’s my break finished with

Do you need a break? From what?

Welcome dear Reader

I’m so pleased you are here I was about to tell about needing a break and what from. Come sit a while and let’s chat.

I have been stressed since last week and now I am annoyed 😡 so I have decided that I need a break from the lies and bull sh#t fed to us by authorities and Medical personnel and many more we are supposed to trust. This last seven days I have had lies and been mislead on several subjects that are important and necessary to my well being.

Oh well , no break has appeared just a snap or two. So I live to fight another day, oh and I will fight tooth and nail.

Grrrrrr there’s no need for it is there? Lies I can’t stand and from people we are supposed to trust

Ok my little rant is over we shall contact through our writing another day

Sending smiles

Kim-Louise

How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?

Dearest Reader

I hope you are well, and if this note should find you otherwise, then I send you all the smiles I can find to bring sunshine into your life.

Significant life events I have been through many good and bad, and try as hard as possible the bad ones force all good ones into the shadows. I believe this is human nature, we are hardwired to remember the negative so that our brains can learn to not do that again. A little like hand in fire, OW burn 🔥 don’t do again. But I think as we evolve into this tech driven world our brains have stopped learning basic simple, ow fire burns, hence all good major events are pushed further back into deeper corners of our minds.

Now the passage of time has influenced my perspective on life more, because what I perceived to be fact or reality at 10yrs of age changed at 20, 30 and onwards. I sit back now and think about a particular time in my 30s and I can see a whole picture whereas then there was just this flat screen a one dimensional view of what was happening. So therefore my whole perspective was incorrect. As I hasten to add is everyone else’s at a given moment because we truthfully only see a one sided view. When we are on the outside of an event or look back with open eyes and a truthful heart, we can then see what happened and how that incident has changed us.

Time gives us a chance to reflect, would I/could I change things, alter my behaviour at that moment. I think most people become reflective over time, and many wonder if pivotal moments in their lives could have had a different outcome.

But ifs and buts change nothing, so all we can do is remember that everything is a learning curve in the book of life. When something goes wrong just call ‘New Chapter’ turn the page and move on.

With that my cherubs I shall leave you in peace.

With Sunshine and Happiness

Kim-Louise

My Oh My, What To Do

Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

Dear Reader

This has been a whirlwind of a week, and I have a feeling the whirlwind is going to turn into a tornado before my life gets back to any sense of normality (whatever normality is).

I digress as usual from the prompt provided, but that is half the fun, digressing.

It so happens today I was adding to my to do list 📋, you know the one, we all have one, some of us write it on a scrap piece of paper or keep a mental note , or even it’s own book to cross off when achieved. Or if you are more like me Giant size Toilet roll wouldn’t be enough. Good thought but now all I can picture are puppies tearing up toilet roll and that’s another to add to my list Toilet Roll, make sure I have enough and don’t get a puppy, or puppies.

Now my to do list has many jobs that are never completed and the worst one is organise my paperwork, actually organise my life, I think I need an expert to come into my life and help me understand my reluctance to organise . It’s annoying me terribly , I feel if I could sort the paperwork it would be a huge achievement that I might find my mojo to apply organisation to the rest of my life.

I am hoping to move soon from a 3 bedroom house to a 1 bedroom flat maybe then I will find my way forward .

Or maybe I will sprout wings and become a rather large fairy . What do you mean fat chance? Something has to happen, this organise A,B,C through to Z has been on my list since the day before I had the blood clot on the brain and that was 14yrs ago

I can eliminate a third of my list because that’s all garden related. I guess I find it harder with my mobility being hampered but where there’s a will there’s a way, as I’m always saying I will do it , I guess my will is strong. Look out optimism let’s look at that list again

Think I might let my personal Tornado pass, then start all over again that means a fresh page, and remove things that have gone , include what is relevant, a timetable weekly to keep me on track, now that sounds like a start. Thanks for your help just by listening 🤭

It was nice to have this chance to talk again, take care, smile often, think yourself happy

Sharing Smiles

Kim-Louise

My Oh My, What To Do

Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

Dear Reader

This has been a whirlwind of a week, and I have a feeling the whirlwind is going to turn into a tornado before my life gets back to any sense of normality (whatever normality is).

I digress as usual from the prompt provided, but that is half the fun, digressing.

I am hoping to move soon from a 3 bedroom house to a 1 bedroom flat maybe then I will find my way forward .

It was nice to have this chance to talk again, take care, smile often, think yourself happy

Sharing Smiles

Kim-Louise

A Pain in the . . . .

What do you complain about the most?

Dear Readers

How are you all? I’m a little windswept from last week. I didn’t go out much but when I did wow, good job I didn’t use crutches 🩼 I would have been down, and out for the count. Or come to think about it, I like to wear wigs so I can have a different look, now that would have been embarrassing as a large black guinea pig left my head and flew away. Well what else would it look like?

So what do I complain about the most, my head ! Oy you I said head not face

I suffer with Migraines and there is a difference between headache and Migraine I have had a headache every day for over 15 yrs which is fine, ish, because it has been there so long I have been able to dull it down.

But the Migraines are just a complete halt in the game of life for me. This is what I complain about so often.

Yes I moan about disability

Yes I complain about the weather (it’s a British thing)

Yes I complain about 10% of my life but of that 7% is about Migraines.

I have a specific type of migraine called Hemiplegic Migraine, this can mimic a stroke so care has to be taken that paramedics and people you are with are aware of this.

I guess I complain because I can

Does it make things better, well depends really, I feel less stressed by venting, probably not the right way to go but it works for me for now. Most of the time I’m complaining to the stuffed animal on the bed so no harm done…

Put a smile on your face & kind words on your lips,

watch the world change everywhere that you go.

As you walk and talk then smile around

You teach others that smiling is better than wearing a frown

Kim Louise

Have a wonderful week my Unique beings

With Love ❤️ from the Heart

& Joy from soul

Till the next time

Kim Louise

Crazy, curious, come in…

Come up with a crazy business idea.

Dear Reader

I was just thinking 🤔 to myself, wow there are so many crazy schemes businesses and make money quickly ideas how can I top it when I thought !! easy people will pay for literally anything these days , yes ?

So my business is strictly legit ok? It’s called CRaF

CHOSE RENT a FRIEND

Originally it would have been person not friend but that would have have been embarrassing as it read CRAP (oops)

The business is all about mental health and how people are spending so much time alone, conversation is almost a dying art. Now some of the senior managers would have counselling skills for different traumas, but a lot of staff would be friendly happy chatty people who just want to make the world a better place .

They obviously would be trained to the CRaF guidelines and then people would be guided to this service.

Obviously cost is a huge factor in everything, so your friend might meet you in a coffee shop or go to town with you. All expenses are covered for your friend and yourself as in coffee and a cake or even an ice cream. There is no cost to the client .

We are a business like anyone else and we run via donations from large corporations that need to have tax cuts. Any profits split 50% into regrowth 50% into parties, tea dances, choirs, Christmas and as many social events as we can because shutting the door on the world won’t help. But a tea dance might, don’t knock it till you try it. Too many things to list. Just please we don’t allow social media so no phones. Old style cameras only

The aim is to grow homes like this everywhere we can. Within 5yrs the business intends to have 20 houses fully staffed with friends who care. Who can start clients back on the road to socialisation, to overcoming whatever is troubling you. A friend in need we have the friend you need.

This business a new beginning an end to the silence, there will be a lot going on

In this crazy business of mine KLN

Happily hop back in time

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?

Dearest Reader

Oh sweet memories of childhood, when the most precious thing in the world to me was a soft lemon and white long eared 🐰 rabbit. This soft toy held my secrets and wishes, my tears and fears and helped me sleep when no one else could .

What was his name?

Why, Rabbit of course.

Strangely he moved wherever I did and continued into my adult life with his silent sage advice and never spilt one secret, still he dried all my tears through all the trauma.

Where is he now ?

Living with me

Well he is no longer lemon and white and as he is the same age as me (57) he looks as battered as I do. But he has his place in my room. Well you can’t let someone go because they are falling apart and that’s just me. I just can’t wash him I think he might evaporate and sponging him makes very little difference . I can assure you he is one cherished childhood friend.

Have a wonderful positive January my dear reader

Kim-Louise

Everything and Nothing

What could you do differently?

Dear reader

How are you today? Well I hope?

This is a very simple answer to todays writing prompt , could I do anything differently, well I could have done everything. There is always a possibility, and I mean everything from going to college to my choice in men and how many children I had. I wonder what the outcome would have been

Then I think. No I couldn’t have done anything differently because I did everything as I thought was right at the time. So I wouldn’t change a thing, life is all about learning and I learnt a lot in my life going the way I have

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”—Dr. Seuss

Conclusion you do what you do because, that is life, a learning curve .

Have fun

I shall write soon

Kim-Louise

Wash, rinse, don’t repeat

Best advise re change

The Best Gift 🎁

What is the greatest gift someone could give you?

Dear Friend

When asked what is the greatest gift someone could give me, I have to answer from a place deep inside of myself I was unaware existed ;

I am not in need of anything thank you.

Material goods I am used to providing for myself, I need nothing and for that I am very lucky. I have sorted needs from wants at it certainly frees your mind.

I have done the, all I want is love and trust and it’s blown up in my face as it is unwrapped ..

If I have to give an answer it would be Time the greatest gift on earth.

There is one drawback with this request no one can add more time to your life but is that what I was asking?

No I am asking for someone to spend some Time with me.

The only issue being I have no special someone to spend that Time with me !

Take care

Kim Louise