A friend said to me that i no longer post on the blog. So this post is more for her than anything else.
Blanket apologies to the 200 odd silent readers who still visit this blog every day even after a year of zero posts . Hello! and Sorry!
I had my covid jab today, and everything hurts at the moment. The head, the eyes, the arms. I barely got out except to walk to the post office. A lot of pending post including 2 cards made by my son, one each for the two grandfathers, a book (my book), a little welcome to the world baby gift hamper, a card. Feels oddly satisfactory to send out stuff.
Anyway, because everything hurts and I am feeling very sorry for myself at the moment, curled up in a dark room so apologies for spelling mistakes , sentence construction etc coming your way. I am probably not going to feel like proof reading this once i have written it.
Cheat post- just picked up some questions for a blog and answering them.
When did you cry
last? 20 minutes ago. Long lost families. God, why do I do this to myself? I need to see someone crying for the tears to
magically appear so no big deal I guess. Many years ago, I saw a movie called ‘Dunston
Checks in’. Something about a monkey in a hotel or something, anyway, point is
that I cried when the monkey was made to leave in the end. So. Well.
Favourite food to
eat: Ma Po Tofu. And peanuts. Not together though. Not that I have tried
it. Maybe I should – one life to live and all that.
Music: These days
nothing, though I did find myself listening to 500 miles the other day. There
is too much going on and too much noise in my head. While I am at it, aren’t the Proclaimers
totally legendary. They look like engineers hussling their way in, and you
think it is going to go all horribly wrong but it ends up being the most
amazing thing ever and you cant stop smiling.
Proud of:
Recently finished my 5th book. It’s taken me 3 years to write this
one- more on that some other day if I can bring myself to write another post
soon-ish. Next book will most definitely be a comedy. Enough serious stuff.
The hardest thing you
have ever done: The two pregnancies. Specially the second one.
Did you move today? Does
performing to baby shark in front of an audience of two little boys count?
What made you smile
today? Older one told me that my smile was ‘only the most incredible thing
in the world’. You are crying.
He also told me that I look little.
I beamed.
He corrected himself after thinking for a moment. No, you
are old but you are little in size. Maybe you will grow more.
I am crying.
Are you a hugger?
Hugger. Smotherer with chicken kisses. Sayer of I love yous on loop. Hand
holder.
Weirdest place you
have danced at? In the tube. Long story. Actually that’s a lie. Was saying bye
to a friend. The Doors closed. She waved frantically. I waved frantically like
our lives depended on it. She started to pretend run after the train. I did a
little jig for her.
I got glares. And some smiles.
No, I was not drunk.
Something new you are
learning: Trying to learn how to play Shape of you. However that’s not
going too well. Once the restrictions are lifted, I think I am going to start
learning kick boxing. Be very scare d of me. I may be little, but i am very firce. Or will be once i have learnt kick boxing.
How often do you
drink: have never had a drop of alcohol.
Loud music or quiet
conversation: Quiet conversation.
What’s the most
beautiful place you have ever seen?
The sky in Masai Mara.
The first place you
will visit after covid? India. Have not been back home for 3 years ( high
risk pregnancy, new baby and then covid) and I am so homesick now that I think I
need some paracetamol to deal with the heart ache * dramatic look*. (On that
note a team member was about to get his vaccine. I told him to keep some PCM
ready. He called me immediately because he thought PCM was short for ‘please
call me’. I had tears in my eyes from the laughing.)
Quick weird thing
about you: Unless one of the babies is sleeping with me, I cannot sleep
unless I have a book in my hand, usually clasped to my chest. In my defence
this comes from a long habit of reading myself to sleep.
How your manager
describes you: LOL. No, that’s not
how my manager describes me, that’s me Lol-ing at the question. Anyway.
‘As delicate as a rose petal.
As hard as nails.’
Verbatim from a manager.
Dreams: Usually
have extremely complicated, thriller type dreams. There is a best selling
thriller that can come from them somewhere.
Favourite book:
Alice in Wonderland. Such a cleverly written book, of my goodness.
Covid pride:
biceps. Be very scared of me.
First love: Aah.
Maybe another time. Or never.
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