22 Thursday Feb 2007
Posted in health & happiness, life stuff, musings
Do you get them?
Back in November it was suggested that the other “dreich” month of the year was February. Do you agree?
It’s a bit different here in Sevilla because, although it can be a bit rainy in February, it also starts warming up and feeling quite springlike.
What’s February like where you are?
16 Friday Feb 2007
Posted in musings
How do you tell the difference? Or is it simply a case of …
I am opinionated.You are biased.He is judgemental
But seriously folks, I’m curious about this. Even the dictionary doesn’t give a clear distinction between the two, yet the word ‘judgemental’ has a much more negative connotation.
And if you end up calling someone judgemental, does this not immediately turn into one of them thar pot/kettle situations?
28 Sunday Jan 2007
Posted in health & happiness, life stuff, musings
This is the beginning of WEEK 13.
Cool, eh? It was quite hard at first, for both of us (Nog and I both quit smoking on the same day – November 5th). And we do still get occasional ‘jonesing’ moments. But the benefits are far outweighing the difficulties.
For example, what we didn’t spend on cigs for two months paid for our posh hotel in Barcelona. Also, we both feel so much better physically, mentally and emotionally.
I think Nog has had the harder battle as he was dealing with a 37-year-old habit. I didn’t start smoking until I was 36 (duh!) and so for me it was more about changing behaviour patterns than actually feeling addicted to nicotine. Still, we both went through quite a rough time at first and appreciate that we could never have done it alone.
You know what they say – misery loves company. 😉
But more than that it’s been the daily mutual support that has kept us going.
So . . . yay for us! 
28 Sunday Jan 2007
Posted in life stuff, musings
Raindrops on roses . . . 
Found this in my drafts – I’d started it a few months ago but somehow never got round to posting it. Anyhow, a cold rainy winter morning seems like a good time to think about a few of my favourite things. In no particular order . . .
Suddenly I can think of tons more. What are some of yours?
20 Saturday Jan 2007
Posted in life stuff, musings
Having a cat day today.
It’s 4pm and I’m still in my pj’s. Okay, am doing a bit of work on the translation project Nog and I have going (that just might pay for a trip to London in late April). But other than that it’s been a rather glorious self-indulgent day so far.
Being a Saturday, we should have been up and out of the house at least before noon to do our usual Saturday morning errands – a routine I usually adore. But I somehow feel quite unable to get dressed today (though I have done something with my hair so as not to scare Nog too much). 😉
It’s a rather decadent feeling to think about all the stuff that had been planned for today and then to cross them off the list one-by-one going – ‘ah, who cares?’ – and just stay in pj’s and do whatever feels good.
casa azahar 