Archive for October, 2009
Posted by Shirley Anne on October 31, 2009
Today, as almost every day, I will look in at some other people’s blogs and make comment there. In her blog called ‘Patent Pending’, Jillian is writing about her experiences through transition and now, a couple of weeks after her operation she is writing about her experiences with dilation. It is a very necessary routine which we must go through when we have this kind of surgery. It is essential for maintaining the vagina. It gets better though and becomes a once a week affair after a year or so. Last night I was having a session of dilating and fell asleep only to wake up two and a half hours later with the dilator still in place! How coincidental that she should be writing about dilating today.
Sometimes when I am writing something down the same word that I am writing is being spoken on the television which is normally on in the background. It’s uncanny and happens more often than not.
They say that when you have lived with somebody for a long time you become atuned to their thoughts. This I have found to be true. I have lived with my ex. for 35 years and often she can or I can predict each other’s actions. This I think is not merely coincidence though but quite often she will say something or do something that I was thinking of doing too.
Maybe life is full of coincidences or maybe not?
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 30, 2009
Last night I went into Liverpool, a trip of about 22 miles, to see a movie. My tickets were free but I had no idea what film I would be watching until the lights dimmed. Before we went in we were asked to complete a short questionaire about ourselves from the sponsor of the free show, the Volkswagon group. We were each then given a ‘goodie bag’ containing a snack, chocolate liqueur, facial and body creams, coffee drink etc. and the canvas bag itself. We went into the cinema in expectation but weren’t disappointed with the movie that was presented. It was Mamma Mia. Now when the film started I was a bit unsure because this kind of movie would not normally have been my first choice and I don’t generally like musicals anyway. However I settled into it and was pleasantly surprised. The music of course was first rate and the actors performed very well. The storyline was a bit of a damp squib though. All in all a really good movie and I enjoyed it immensely. We arrived back home fairly late in the evening, sometime after 11pm and as I’d had a difficult working day I was keen to get some shut-eye. I was quickly asleep by midnight. I woke up around 8.45am and was getting dressed when I realised I should have been paying Lauren a visit. Lauren is my electrologist, amongst the many other talents she has in her beauty studio she does electrolysis. Yes, I should have been there. I put it down to age…..LOL. So I will see her next week. Today, so far that is, I have no work so I might indulge myself and go out. Well you only live once! Hope your day turns out ok.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 29, 2009
It’s been one of those days again! The morning started with parking restrictions and waiting for my client to turn up on site. In my town’s centre there are severe parking restrictions unless you park at a meter. The problem with my job this morning was that I wasn’t near any meters. The idea was to simply drop off materials and tools etc. go park somewhere and return to do the job. This I finally did but I nearly got booked when I was dropping off materials. The nearest official parking bay for doing that was quite a distance from the job. It’s not as if unloading where I was would be causing a problem as it was a wide street with one way traffic. So I started the job which was a simple one but did it go ok? No way! It was one of the most awkward jobs I’ve done recently. Well I finally finished and went to collect my van which I’d parked a quarter mile away. Talk about time wasting. I went on to my next job 13 miles away. Thank goodness that one went well!
Tonight I am going to the movies. I had thought it was last night but no, it’s tonight. I am using two free access tickets but don’t know yet which film I’ll see. I am dining out beforehand. It has been a very busy week for me and this time of year, that is September through to Christmas, is the busiest time of the year. Usually when I come home in the evenings I am quite tired but I am always up for a night out…LOL
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 28, 2009
This morning as I set out to work I was wearing a coat. It wasn’t long before I had to remove it. It is so warm and sunny today you’d be forgiven for thinking it was still Summer. It appears we are being fed warm air from the Iberian peninsular, Spain for the uninitiated, this has kept the temperature hovering around 17/18 C. Coupled with bright sunshine it is just like Summer again! We quite often get what we call an Indian Summer in late September or early October, which is really what I have just described but it is almost November! However, rain is still forecast for the rest of the week.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 27, 2009
I was just thinking………I do that sometimes, I am sitting here doing practically nothing having just eaten lunch and my thoughts turned to all the activity surrounding me. Not in my room, although hidden from human eyes there are many things going on in the microscopic realm. I was thinking more of the activity down the street and in town. People milling about shopping, eating, drinking, looking at paintings in the art gallery, watching a movie, in fact hundreds of different things. The world goes on without us doesn’t it? The whole planet is thwart with activity of one sort or another and there are probably countless different things going on. How many of them will you be doing? How many will I be doing? Who knows? The thing is though that we will be doing something, anything that relieves the boredom that would otherwise ensue. I wonder about life quite often, why we are here, what follows, does it all matter? We are born to live out our lives and that is all we can do. We have no control over that but we do have control in what we do during our lives, so get out there and do something.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 26, 2009
Sometimes things go not so well and at other times they do. That’s life. Yesterday I was thinking back to June when my ex. and I visited New York and met up with a couple of friends there, Jakkie and Linda. One day we went to the cinema, ok the movies, to see ‘The Proposal’. Unfortunately I fell asleep and missed half of it! When we got home my ex. informed me that she had received two free tickets to preview a movie here in the UK. We chose ‘The Proposal’. Again, yesterday I was thinking about free tickets and wondered if we’d ever get another, well today we did. So we are off to Liverpool on Wednesday to see a movie for free! It’s nice to get things for free occasionally don’t you think?
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 25, 2009
This morning I lay in bed until 10 O’Clock and felt so much that I needed to. The early hours of this morning marked the end of Summer daylight saving when our clocks returned to GMT, an hour behind. That meant in essence an extra hour to lie in bed if I wished to. Even though I felt tired I got up and dressed in my sports clothes. I went downstairs and spent an hour on the treadmill. After that I felt quite the opposite from ‘tired’. I felt invigourated and recharged, I was fit for anything. Naturally I wouldn’t overdo things, that would be unwise but the fact that I’d exercised made all the difference. I’d also burned off 360 calories! Now that can’t be bad! By the time I’d bathed and dressed it was lunchtime. I’d missed breakfast of course so lunch tasted that much better. I am feeling just great now and ready for what the day might bring.
Shirley Anne x
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 24, 2009
It turns out that today I shall be on a ‘Busman’s Holiday’. For those who don’t know that expession, it means I will be working on my day off work! I will be doing what we call a love job, that is a job we do for somebody free. Afterwards I might do some home maintenance if I’ve the time. A bathroom at home needs new taps (faucets) for the wash basin. Actually the whole bathroom furniture is something I would like to change but I guess that will have to wait. I have nothing else planned for today, that is nothing special!
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 23, 2009
Here am I sitting all alone and wondering what the weekend will bring for me. Life can be so tedious for me these days and all I seem to be doing is work, work, work. Or is it? That’s not quite true. There are many things I have to occupy me but it is so easy to forget the things I do on a regular basis. That is because of their familiarity. Many things I do often and as a result they can become boring or mundane. What is it that will satisfy my lust for something new? Probably nothing. The problem is I get bored too easily. There are things I like to do but the best things involve people. I enjoy the simplicity of meeting people and chatting with them maybe over a drink or two or over a meal. Very little else for me can compare with this. I enjoy my own company for certain activities, work is one, playing my guitar is another and going for a walk another. Something might turn up for the weekend or it might not. I may make plans or I may not. I am finding that in my later years nothing really matters at all. In a recent post I invited my readers to read the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible (Old Testament). I challenged them to do so. Whether that was taken up I am not sure for I got no response. Many people will shy away from a suggestion to read Scripture for one of many reasons known best to themselves. Many will say they don’t believe. No problem with that but if they don’t believe then there is no challenge to them and no reason not to read it. I suspect they may feel challenged as a result of reading Scripture and it is that which prevents them doing so. One way or the other still doesn’t matter. That is the message. Live your lives in this meaningless exsistence because it is all we can do. Enjoy your weekend.
Shirley Anne
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Posted by Shirley Anne on October 22, 2009
One of the regular places my ex. and I visit is throwing a food tasting evening tonight by invitation only. The idea is that you get to sample every item on their new menu and then fill out a questionaire regarding what opinions you have about each dish. It’s all free! However we have to buy any drinks we want but that is only reasonable. So four of us are going, my daughter-in-law, my ex., my friend John and myself. Should be a fun evening.
Shirley Anne x
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