Sleeping too much

Lovely .. just cosy & domestic is good enough @Zoe7 What kind of painting .. wall .. pic ??

I am finally coming to terms with my

quote Alan Robarge's

tongue in cheek

my "wonderful skill" at distorting reality .. wishful thinking WRIT LARGE ...

OMG ... how I conned myself!

@PeppiPatty Sorry the boys wont play.

Does that mean you'll come online on Christmas Day?

@Appleblossom

Just recently finished painting a picture I'm had in my head for years and never had the time or energy to do - one benefit of MI and being off work - there's plenty of time!!!!!! It's now hanging in my loungeroom so I can actually see something I have achieved every day.

Have a few other pieces I want to do and have bought the canvases - need to seal them first - so might do that soon and start tonight or tomorrow. Have final psych appointment for the year tomorrow so see how I feel after that - usually pretty drained and flat - and this being the last contact for a few weeks may make it harder.

But today has been a potivie day so I'm not going to dwell on that at the moment!!

I think we all distort reality some times. I know it is both my downfall and my security blanket sometimes, and there certainly is no harm in wishful thinking

It is important to have a physical sign of our effort and creativity.

I love to see @PeppiPatty and @Faith-and-Hope and @Redraw 's artwork/

My Visual sense had not been my strong point .. I kept my head buried in books

I was so busy bloody pretending the world was a nicer place than it actually was.

ln the last few years my garden .. is a visual cue .. ah .. thats lovely .. ah ... I did that...

If I stick to the concrete things of life .. maybe I'll distort reality less.

I do have a photo of the painting - would post if you'd like to see - nothing special but I like it and that's the important thing.

I love reading, especially sitting in my garden on a nice day with the dog. Am still landscaping the garden - bit by bit. Would have finished by now if I had the energy to work on it for longer periods. Lots of rocks and soil to move!

As a result of my photophobia, blurred vision, headaches, nausea, dizziness and inability to focus I haven't been able to read much at all lately. These are slowly decreasing so hopefully be able to start again soon. GP keeps giving me books to read - we have the same taste - and really want to get into them - hopefully soon!

Creativity takes many forms and a beautiful, well-maintained garden is one of them - and that's definitely reality! xx

I would love to see it @Zoe7.. if you can post it easily .. I am not a phone cam .. user ..

I think its lovely that your GP reccomends books it shows you have a good connection.

My GP is new .. she is gentle, clear and logical with me .. and I have been VERY vulnerable with her ..but I have only known her for 3 months... She also looks tired and depressed, but I would never say that to her. Hoping she doesnt move on quickly though ..

When I moved into the area 15 years ago .. it was all builder's clay .. so its very clear where I have planted .. and gradually it has evolved. I am not a formal or neat gardener .. I like self-seeding and the natural multi-level look ... more of a greenie than a gardener by instinct.. who kept spreading her plants out on the verges and in any space that could be cultivated .. now it has taken over the end of my court.

I never used to be a girly .. into colour type ... but now I have white pink, purple and red pelargoniums draping the fencing ...

@Appleblossom

Here 'tis.

I've only been seeing my current GP for nearly 4 months - really got lucky!!! Sometimes I think I know more about her than she does about me - lovely to know the trust goes both ways. (Told her last week I was going to start charging her for MY visits as she often talks more than me!! LOL) We are the same age and have a lot in common and that actually makes it more comfortable - yet still being a professional relationship - and that makes it easier to open up. I find I don't have to hold anything back with her and can be really honest - even if I don't agree with her (which rarely happens).

I'm also not a girly girl but I do love colour around me - seems to brighten me up when my mood is low.

Your painting has just come thru @Zoe7 ....

Love it ❣

😊💕

I love your painting @Zoe7

You have plenty of time to let your garden grow @Zoe7

Colours help me a lot now and I am musch more attuned to them .. as well as sound ..

Eery and dreamy with butterflies and

the infamous

Arbeit Macht Frei

I have a strong work ethic ..went overboard with it and now somewhat limited physically .. so do what I can.

There must be personal history there .. its good to make your own juxtapositions.

Hello @Decadian,
@PeppiPatty,
@Appleblossom,
@Teej, @TAB @darrenhayes -
@TAB, @Zoe7 - @PurpleFlowers,
@Faith-and-Hope . @lisajane @BlueBay @Fadin, xoxo

Thanks for your message @Former-Member xx

Today we went to the city to get our christmas presents for each other

did some food shopping

Ah yes , yesterday we were given Cream Buns

and now we have been given 2 fruit cakes , rum balls , apricot balls, chocolates