Sleeping too much

@Owlunar, your poor pooty tat, lol, but we do need the rain

Hi @Former-Member

I live in Melbourne - and I am sure we have had enough rain - but still

It rained heavily into the night - and it is a rather bleak and cold day

I have to remember - we had a 13 year drought - and that was hard on everyone - we were asked to restrict our showers to 4 minutes - (who counts minutes in the shower) watering our gardens was limited to an hour every second morning and I wore the grass down watering my new pencil pines - one survived and is now huge - the other one died - ah

My grand-daughter was 16 or so - and she had not known heavy rain for hours on end - all day - though during the drought we did have HRE - Heavy Rain Events - and twice my cat was outside and got caught in rain that got in everywhere - wherever she hid - yes - I know about drowned cats - my own looked like something another cat dragged in

I hope you get rain through - I have not been to Queensland - you said you had six weeks of summer left - here we call it autumn on the 1st of March- that's next week

But March can get hot - but I still feel as if we had a tardy spring when the days grew longer but the weather did not improve and the summer has been indifferent - talk about climate change

Dec

Good Poem @Former-Member

I can't tell you why I think it's a good poem - it just it

Tawnz - if you were here in my life - not just someone on my elist - I would be delighted to know you -

To feel free to drop in for a coffee and a chat and not have you rush me off for whatever reason that was not something like a doctor's appointment or shopping that you needed to do right away - but always a "Come back later" in the comment

But to have someone ask me in - to move books off a chair and to sit down just delighted to have me there - wow - that would be fantastic

My social life is twice a week to the doctor where I usually chat with the practice manager and the staff and the people who come to help me out here - these people are so important to me

And so are your messages - I sense in you a loneliness I know about but seldom feel -

I am on good terms with dd and her family - but people are so busy - it's the busyness of the world that makes for the Eleanor Rigby's of the world

You mean so much to people here - I love to see a new message - I love to read your comments

You are a kind and loving person with so much to give -

Your visits in the Forum are great for me - I know you feel alone - so do I - but you are not unloved

Lots and lots of hugs

Dec

Dear @Former-Member

I tell myself to drag me carcass outta bed too. Dont go to disgust .. tho .. find a way to ease up on that .. we all deserve a rest and your trip would have taken a lot out of you physically and emotionally..

One thing that helped me was when I found I started bouncing out of bed for a while .. when I realised it I was pleased .. that I had found energy again .. never thort it possible .. and saw it as confirmation .. that when I was struggling to get out .. I was tired ...

I like your christian attitudes and behaviours .. better than at my church .. nice to meet you here in cyberspace.

Martha & Mary .. is the little gem .. about not always having to be a busy busy bee.

I have been getting back into my musical year.. not posting a lot .. just checking in .. also doing a lot of self care .. looking at art .. and writing and reflecting ...

Hey sista .. you can do it .. re LIFE. btw .. I am being kind to self re .. daily goals .. I think about all sorts of images re positive ageing ..

I dont think I could be bothered to do a garage sale .. you'd have to be "into" it .. no judgement either way ..

Hi @Appleblossom

I love the Mary and Martha story - it's a little gem - I taught it in CRE to the little kids and one little boy put up his hand and said "My Daddy is a Mary Person"

I liked that - I replied "So am I"

But we need both - perhaps if our society was all Mary people nothing would get done and we would eat yoghurt and fruit and nuts a lot - but all Martha people would mean - like - too many cooks etc

So we need a balance

A slight change in my medication means I wake up more easily - a major change in our weather means I found it agony to get out of bed - though I think the weather is improving gradually

I emailed my letter to the Juvenile Justice Centre this morning - I wonder what my response will be - so far people have taken me seriously - understanding where I am coming from - I would like there to be a delay in people responding if they are thinking it over or talking about it in a serious manner

You are an inspiration Apple - I find it hard to get up with my back pain - how I wish that would go away - but it's as hard to shift as anything else when it comes to getting up in the morning

Cya - Dec