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Mothers' Day was such a mix of grief and happiness. I cried my way through Mass. Then I visited David, my darling son. He comforted, fed and amused me. I'm so lucky.
I wrote the above bit in March. But it will be 3 years on Monday since she died - she's with us all the time helping us. I've just had an illness that meant I was in hospital for ( Read more... ) -
quitting smoking
I've just had my last cigarette, and brushed my teeth. I'm really determined to quit this time, and hope I'll be successful. There's a large supply of NRT gum on the table, so I'll be chewing and chawing for the next while! To anybody else out there who's also giving up, all the very best of luck. Imagine how we'll feel a month from now! -
Josh and the new car
I finally stretched to a new (well, 3 years old) car at the end of September. And guess who's always on my CD player? Why Josh, of course! I never get tired of listening to him, he keeps me calm in mad traffic, and I never even think of turning the radio on, so I've no idea what's going on in the world, but I'm happy! -
Today
Well, I opened up the charity shop this morning, and worked on my own for 2 hours. There were no problems, and I took in quite a lot of money. The boss was delighted with me - I feel really good that it went so well ( Read more... ) -
today
Booked 3 tickets to see George Michael in the Point Theatre, Dublin, on 1 August, and am thrilled with myself. I love his music so much. I'm going with one of my best male buddies and a friend of his. I'm so looking forward to it! I'm reminded that the last time I was at the Point was for Josh Groban's concert on 30 May, which was incredible - ( Read more... ) -
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I got back from Galway on Saturday, after a very enjoyable few days. The Christy Moore concert went great - he played for 21/2 hours. In a way I was glad to be home - I missed Sweetie (who behaved very well for my brother) and my music, especially Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli (I have both on my mp3 player which I brought with me, but it was ( Read more... ) -
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What on earth is with the weather in Dublin at the moment? Greyness and rain, rain, rain for a week now. I'm not doing my walking because of it, and of course as a result I'm feeling crap. At least I can listen to my favourite music - Josh Groban and 'Gira Con Me' at the moment - and it nearly helps cheer me up. I'm working this afternoon, so ( Read more... ) -
Filthy grey days and something to brighten them
It's a horrible day here in Dublin but I came across a lovely video - a combination of clips from 'Pride and Prejudice' and Josh singing 'When you say you love me' and it helped so much to lift the feeling the day had brought to me. It's funny how something like that can make things seem so much brighter - I love Josh's music and, well, anything ( Read more... ) -
That new-look me (well, soon-to-be!)
Well, I've just been through 2 weeks of gastroenteritis and have lost nearly 7 lbs. Not that it makes that much difference - there's a long way to go yet! However, it's a start. Today's the first day I've been able to eat semi-normally, so with the advice of a good friend I went shopping for foods to change my eating habits. What, no digestive ( Read more... )