Sunday 29 September 2013

Our Wedding Poem : The Meaning


To love is to share life together
to build special plans just for two
to work side by side
and then smile with pride
as one by one, dreams all come true.

To love is to help and encourage
with smiles and sincere words of praise
to take time to share
to listen and care
in tender, affectionate ways.

To love is to have someone special
one who you can always depend
to be there through the years
sharing laughter and tears
as a partner, a lover, a friend.

To love is to make special memories
of moments you love to recall
of all the good things
that sharing life brings
love is the greatest of all.

I've learned the full meaning
of sharing and caring
and having my dreams all come true;
I've learned the full meaning
of being in love
by being and loving with you.

- Kellie Spehn –

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Spoke too soon.....

I don't know what has happened,  but so much for Jamie being shattered every day after school.........this week he has had more energy than ever!!

Sunday 22 September 2013

The More You Do.....?

Met an old school friend a few weeks ago who I have not seen in a while.  We were both at a HR training day.

I asked how she was getting on and could not believe all the pies she seems to have her fingers in; school governor, brownies, theatre. Both her and her hubby.

I asked her where she got the energy from.  She replied that she didn't do Facebook and hardly watched the TV any more.

She reminded me that in the past I have found that the more you do, the more you do!!

This has been emphasised this weekend as I have had the tail end of an awful cold.  It is so much easier to roll over and do nothing.  Its so easy to use the excuse; I haven't got the Strength / Energy / Time, but the first step is the hardest.

Seeing her has reminded me to get on with it.  I have been feeling slovenly lately and must start exercising again before my body truly gives up!

And now that Jamie is at school, its time to get back into a routine which includes time for myself, my writing and my photography!

Wednesday 18 September 2013

Christmas Competition Poem.......

Over the post few weeks I have been writing 100 words, on why I would like to have a Winter Wonderland Break at Centre Parcs - which I dearly would!   I started to write a poem, and then changed it to a piece of prose, which I thought flowed perfectly when read out.

Unfortunately, I didn't save it correctly (I was editing the email version and then said No when asked if I wanted to update the email) so I won't be winning that competition any time soon!!

But at least I had a few days / nights being creative (as well as thinking about Christmas!).

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Excuses, Excuses 2013

Since getting married (and keeping it secret), coming home from our hols (washing etc.), Jamie's last day at nursery (tears), getting the house ready for the wedding 'reception' (clean, clean and so many jobs to do), mummy getting used to working 5 hours a day (every day), and getting everything ready for Jamie's first day at school (uniform, school dinners, after school clubs, more tears), there has not been a lot of time for anything else. 

However, as Jamie has started school in the last week, he has been shattered, which means I have found time to catch up.  While on holiday we were without Internet for most of the time, and I began to realise how much time I have been wasting on Facebook.  Since coming home I have hardly been on FB; and I am certainly not checking my news feed every 5 minutes.   I don't miss it, as I have realised I see the people I want to see!  That is enough for me.

Here's to reclaiming some more time for myself (and my writing and photography) over the next few weeks / months.

Wednesday 4 September 2013

Camera School - Module 5 - Black and White

Sorry.  Although I did take some Black and White photographs over the weekend as directed by the homework, I am afraid I didn't think any of them were good enough.  

I did learn from the module so it wasn't a completely wasted task.  I just didn't think my images were good enough and I didn't have enough time (or energy) to take any more before the deadline!!