A B C of Life

A fellow blogger, I Want To Be In Iceland, wrote an interesting post today – an A B C alphabet of travel.  It’s a lovely quirky idea and I’ve decided to pinch her idea (though not without letting her know) – and in the spirit of creativity I tweaked it just a little.  Instead of an alphabet of travel I thought I would write my alphabet about life.  My life.

A is for attitude.  Every gal needs a bit of an edge, right?

B is for blog – my wee sanctuary and I’m very proud of myself for keeping this up.

C is for chocolate.  Enough said.

D is for Divorce.  Been there, done that.  Moved on. So now “D” is for dancing. Do it often and with abandon and don’t wait to be asked.

E is for energy – do the things in life often that replenish this and if it runs out acknowledge it and rest up a while.

F is for flowers – which my husband regularly buys and puts in a vase beside my bed.

G is for grey – now peppered through my hair.

H is for housework and it’s constant ability to make me feel like I am totally out of control in my life.

I is for inspiration – take it in whatever form it comes.

J is for “just when you think you can’t you can” – see above.

K is for kissing.  Pucker up husband.  There is nothing like a good snog to lift the day.

L is for listening, really listening and not just hearing.  No.1 tip in the Mum’s Manual.

M is for “Mum”.  Becoming a mum was the best day of my life and I am truly blessed to have a son that loves me as much as I love him.

N is for numpty.  We all have them in our lives.  The trick is to rise above it and move right along.

O is for opportunities.  They are not like buses with two arriving at once or hanging around because you can’t decide whether to take a ride or not.  If one arrives think carefully if you are prepared to let it drive on by or jump aboard.

P is for pancakes.  I make mean scotch pancakes most days.

Q is for quotation.  The one that most influences my life is ‘nobody promised you a tomorrow’.

R is for running – something I need to do more of.

S is for studying – a huge challenge and a joy in my life.

T is for Tutor – who keeps me focussed on the challenge so that it can be a joy in my life instead of unravelling in a spectacular fashion!

U is for ‘Universe’ – I frequently talk to her and ask for her help.  If I ask nicely she seldom lets me down.

V is for vintage.  I’m a huge fan of second-hand anything, have been since I was young.  Nice to know that my style of choice is now known as vintage rather than cast offs

W is for weight.  Turning 45 has made me acknowledge that the thing in the corner of the bathroom are scales and I bloomin well need to be using them now and again instead of thinking about just dusting them (see ‘H‘ )

X is for marking the spot.  Know where you are in your life AND where you’re heading.

Y is for you – be true to yourself.  At the end of the day you paddle your own canoe.

Z is for Zumba my exercise of choice.  You get to dance about like a crazy person for an hour AND you lose weight.  Who couldn’t love that!

So that’s my life alphabet.  What’s yours?

Pick a letter and let me know what it conjures up in your heart/head/life.

Lighting up the Blog-o-sphere one flicker at a time

Inspired by Lorna and Amy to offer up a little something uplifting on a Thursday – which is just as well as I was a right moan yesterday!  Anyway here’s my little something for today.

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

(Albert Einstein)