What a difference ...

I think I wrote it before, but it is true.

What a difference a day can make.

Yesterday I was a bit frustrated, about all what went wrong, and today, I just am glad with the things that went so well.
A cold start (no hot water.. ), well, I am not such a hero, so I skipped the long cold shower, but alternatively was proper and in time at my appointment, and the talks went pretty good. Don't ask, who knows knows, and the rest is not missing a thing ;-)

Coming home, afterwatrds, and again cold water, but, the landlord did look after it, he sent a friendly and good installer, and tadammmm, the hot water is working again, the happy showers are awaiting for us!  Amazing, how much you are used to such, and how much you miss it, if only for a few days.  It reminds me strongly to people who have no shelter... How much they should love to have our problems...

At my walk in the city (shoppings need to be done, smelling or not, LOL), I run literaliy into a person, who wanted to tell me things about how I can support a refugee organisation (I forgot the name). The guy jumped to me, as a wolf at the innocent sheep.  Help! An attack,into my safe 1,5 meter square!  

My grumpy reaction was enough, the wolf wished me a nice day (maybe he expected I should wish it to him as well?).  Hardly recovered from this attack, I walked into the arms of a sanitater (first aid helper), in full costume. A bit confused (is it carneval again?), but it was actually the same as with this Refugee thing, he started telling me what good work they do.  Hey, I was only out for getting my joghert, I had to return home for the installer!  So, I successfully repeated my grumpy behavior, the second time it always is more easy as the first time...
Shopping done and there I saw a third 'Pavillion' this time in black. A big bow around it did not save me for a girl, who greeted me with .. hi, do you care for animals!  Sure, I do, but I knew that  a yes should meean a lecture... So, I repeated my grumpy mood, and it worked again.

Short before my breath came back to normal, I was attacked by a man, in blue, this time. No idea what  good purpose he was... He started to breath, my alearms wrere all on, and my siurvival grumpy mood did the work again.

Holy smoke!  What is that today!

In time at home, to let the man fix our water. Yes!  What a wonderful day it is! And the evening still has to come.

Enjoy your day, be good for yourself. Not let yourself being told what to do. Only by me 

Hmmm long enough for today, that's all, folks.  

Be good, be healthy and be hapy!

 

When you think, you got it all...

 Argh...

Yesterday the water boiler broke down, and of course no one comes to fix it, it is weekend. Who cares that we pay a very lot more for our house, the service is exponentional goeing down.
Also, we rely on warm water from the water boiler... What I accidenticaly put at the stove, what was hot and consequently the water boiler is ruined and the stove needed a clean up as that it did not have in a long time -blush-

D-mmit!  I hope next week will be better, in our struggles. I guess it is, until then we live with the hope for better.
We are both in a good mood, like, well, what happens happens, we have to deal with it. And we do.

Alll in all it was a good day. I was early on my walk, we (my camera and me) saw a squirrel, climbing out of the tree and digging under the moist. He returned with something to eat, and was not at all disturbed by the camera.
A man, letting his dog out (or was it the other way around) stopped and, like me, did let the little one eat his breakfast.  As the evidence photo shows, he had a good meal, just like we are going to have in a minute. Veggie soup. Yeah! Allowed and always good!

Have a good evening and a good start into spring. Don't forget your troubles, but also not forget to count your blessings. To speak with the words of a wise man.. if you can't beat them... join them!

Helpless

Often, we take the things in our lives for normal.

It is normal, that we drink our coffee, it is normal, that we eat our müsli, it is normal that the light switch on.
I just start misssing it, when it is not there.

The opposite is there as well. When you, suddenly, need to be careful with sugar, and you are going to check things in what is sugar. Scary! Or, what to do when you can not have salt in your food?

With such things, I all the sudden realize how helpless I am. How dependend I am on the food industry, the electricity company... And today it is about hot water. Something I never think about, it comes out of the tap, but today, the only thing what comes out is cold water.
And of course that happens in the weekend, when the workers are not that keen on coming (for us it means, no one comes), and of course, due to Corona, we still have the restrictions in shopping (what is of course here a problem for our landlord, but, as side effect, for us as well).

Okay, that is our event for this weekend. Just cold water. Not doing the dishes, maybe? Or not showering? And what about washing the hair?  Not that that is for me, personally, a biggie, but still...

Value the things that you have. You not have to fall at your knees when the power is on, when you switch the remote on. But, I realize at moments like this the better how privilieged we are with light, hething, electricity and all. And, how helpless we are, when it is not there and we are dependend on others to fix it!

The photo... One from today. But one year ago. The first lockdown.

Argh, and I did not want to mention 'it' :--) .  

Chaos, my middlename

 Well... that is not a new statement, but it is still valid
My middlename ould be Chaos, indeed, because there are days, that I am so busy with ...no idea what... that I am exhausted and when I sit down then, I have no idea...

So, I finally sit down, today, sipping my coffee (hmmm) and eating my cookie, and I look back to the day.
What did I do?  Why am I so tired now? :-)
Well, I did do some things, this morning, organising my upcoming schooling dates, some offiical stuff and some medical stuff as well. So, in that optic, I have been doing things. All for the longer terum :-) it has effect later on, I think, and hope.
And that is good. I not always need to see effects right away. It is good to do things, and hope that they will lead to a better future.  
And yes, I always tell to live now. What is not in contradiction. Because, apart from all that dry 'office stuff, I also made a few nice chats, and I enjoyed, finally, again, walking in the sun. 
That was the real now.  It is so good, to keep into contact with friends. Even when they are far away. 
Just a talk, at the moment that something is bothering you  :-)  
When people say that they are very busy,  it sounds like they say, I have no time ... for you!
And the danger in that is, that, when you, (the busy one), then in the end has time or need the other, that the other has no time for you, when you need it most.

And that is the different, in friendships. Some can rest for a longer time, and when I pick them up again (always far too late...), then it is wonderful, to pick up the line again.
Just give me a glimpse, now and then, that you are there, say a hello  :-)   I will do the same. Don't expect me to behave perfectly.

Chaos is my middle name. Chaos is the world. But, that is not my world.  My chaos is in my inner rings, in my bubble. And only YOU see it.  :) 

Sorry for the chaos. I could not do better today, but hey, then I am good in chaos, aren't I?

The photo.... The harbour today. Too many pigeons :) 
Corona s....cks!

Take a break

Isn't it good, to take a break, now and then?

Just saying to yourself, bye bye, cruel world!  I am not there for you?
Just saying stop, to all the madness, all the people with strange ideas and unkind behavior?

You not necessarily need to take a break for a long time.  An hour, a minute, can do. It is like waiting for the traffic light, until it gets on green again.  What do you do at that moment?  Wait, looking angry at your watch, for you might be a few second late for your meeting?
All the sudden, you have forgotten where it is about.

When you come too late, you did not get early enough on your way.

 Okay, I must admit, now and then there are circumstances, that make it impossible to get in time. When there is an accident, or power down, or whatever.. then you can simply not be at the place where you want to go.
So, at those moments, you have your choice again.
Get yourself upset, stressed... And a bit frustrated, while you can not change the things
Or, make a deep sigh, lean back, and wait until you can carry on.
Write your friend a message, listen to a song, read.. Wait... it will get over!

That was a bit a spiritual blog today.  The thought came to me, yesterday,, because I did not get things working as I wanted. I became frustrated (me and technics are not always friends!), and then switched my mind (to plan B) With the knowledge that the other people do understand.. 
It is nice, to be not judged!  It is so nice, that it is worth to do that to others as well.  You get your smile back for it. And then you smile, and you forget where you were upset about.

Today was a good day.  Spring is definitely here, and I love the magnolia trees. It seems that we have a few days with not too much wind and rain, I should take advantage of it. And if it is not working... Well.. then it has to be that way :-)  Tissues are standing by :) :) :) 

The photo is taken today. Photographers have now their favorite corner, to click the first colours. I know my places :-) 

In the bubble

A new week, a new blog, and we are in the same madhouse, called world.

I think I will stay in my bubble.  When evreyone wants to fly to Spain, right at the moment that the discussion is back again to close schools and shops again (3rd wave sounds so posh), and everyone has an opinion about it....

Today the sun is shining a bit more then the past days. But, other than that, it is a day, happy at home. No new photos. Quality time instead. 
I slept so bad, I need the entire day to get awake, maybe I better give up and go to sleep early. Coffee will tell me, because coffee always knows.

There is a LOT to say, about things that go wrong. It is not making the situation better, when we get angry or scared.
My bubble is still there. It is a nice bubble. And the people in it, are wonderful. The people are the same as in my rings. The closer, the few, the better. :-)

I know your place, and  if you know yours.... then your bubble might be okay as well. 

Stay cool. Live your life. Don't tell others that they are wrong, if you have no idea how to do better. Care for each other. 

The photo is out of the archive. Randomly chosen, with no special  reason, other then to cheer us all.
My favorite crayon

On a sunday afternoon

 Lazy on a sunday afternoon

That describes the day, qualitiy time, not much activities and I did not get out of the house, and it is more then likely, that I will not go at all.  What is pretty rare for me.

No, I am not ill, I am just ... lazy.  The weather is unpredictable, great light, clouds and all was is in it, including rain showers. I simply don't feel like going, so why should I go then anyway!

There was a time, that I could not get myself to rest. I always had to walk, or 'do'  something active.
And now I know again, what I missed. How much I wish a few people, that they could find rest, ease and piece in their days. Especially on days (like today), when nothing is needed to be done.
The soup is cooked yesterday, the waffles are eaten, plenty of alternative (but far less urgent) cookies and chocolate.. What a lot to be grateul for.

Me, inside my bubble. We, inside our bubble. A moment away from the big evil world. 
The world what gets crazy. For all because of the egoism of some. Even countries do it. 
We first.  We have the vaccinations. We have 100 million spare, but we do NOT share them with the world. They are us!. They are US.America first.  
Oooops...I almost felt anger coming up. It should not change anything.
So, I let it go. Just like the clouds that wave over. Some drop some drops, others just go.  I see them, get wet (eventually) and then next sparkle of sun dries me up.
Deep sigh in.. Deep sigh out... 

A photo with it.  I wonder how the magnolia tree is coping this stormy weather.  Spring is on its way.