at your wit's end?

Ok so I reckon that many people will be feeling a bit stressed and worn out by the time it comes to the Christmas holidays. I have a funny knack of always getting sick just before Christmas. Maybe it's my body's way of saying "whoa! slow down there pal! you need to be careful!"

But isn't that what we should always be saying to ourselves? My friend recently told me of an experience where she felt her late grandmother was telling her to slow down while she was driving. She did slow down and narrowly avoided a severe accident.

"Slow down?" It's easier said than done. How many times have you just stopped to enjoy the view? I often come across a spectacular sunrise/sunset or view and it makes me gasp.

There are so many wonderful things in the world that people are just too busy to stop and enjoy. It is much more necessary at this time of year to stop being busy and just take in what Christmas is all about - a wonderful gift from God to all of us.

So next time you feel at your 'wit's end' just think "whoa!" stop and smell the roses........

have a wonderful, restful, spectacular Christmas x

I'm back

well, it has been rather a long time since I last posted a blog. I'd like to say that things have been really hectic and I've been too busy but that would be a lie! In all honesty it was more a case of putting it off and doing other more immediate things (procrastination maybe?). Anyway, to go with the new look, an update on my current position is needed I think:

• I now have a job as a speech therapist working with adults in Lanarkshire, 
• my sister is engaged, 
• I have been in my longest running relationship so far and am still happy, 
• the houses beside us are now almost completed (picture to follow), 
• I have been teaching dance for the past 4 and a half months but will soon be almost retiring to begin my new SLT job in January.
  

And it's only 1 week until Christmas! Time seems to be flying past in a blur of indistinguishable shapes and colours. It really makes me appreciate the time I have to just stop and think about all the wonderful things that exist in the world and people who make them even more wonderful. I'm very grateful for the time I have to enjoy these things as I'm sure I won't have as much time in the future to think...

hmmm......