What Not To Worry About #24

Morning all! My weekly post is a little late this week. I think the long weekend tricked me in to thinking I was on holidays for a wee second and now I feel like I'm still catching up! I hope you enjoyed the extra bit of weekend even though we had a major rainfest here. Not to worry though - I got treated to lunch by my Granny and dinner by my Dad so no room to complain! Diet schmiet! Although the rain was a little deflating, it was comforting to spend some time with family after a pretty horrendous week. With more attacks in the UK, Syria, Afghanistan and the Philippines (to name a few), it seems that we are inundated with horrific images from the media on a daily basis. Although atrocities closer to home can ignite a stronger sense of shock across our society, it should not be ignored that ceaseless attacks by all sides are occurring globally and children are too often the victims of the crossfire. It's a scary time. We don't feel safe with the politicians we have on offer, the environment is in peril (with Trump on the brink of pulling the US out of the Paris climate deal as I write this) and Justin Bieber is showing no signs of fecking off. In these moments it's entirely natural to want to crawl under the covers, hug our knees to our chest and wonder what the point of it all is. Until we choose to look up again and be reminded of just how lovely this Earth can be. Like when we see on the news of how the homeless men went to the aid of the injured during the attacks in Manchester. Or when your Granny sends you a letter in the post. Or a conversation with a stranger that completely blind sides you so much that you smile like an eejit for the next hour. Or when your loved one drives you to pretty gardens just so you can take some photos (even though they having a stinking hangover). There is so much kindness in this world. Kindness that obliterates the bad and the evil. And almost all of us have this capacity for joy so it's more important than ever to emit it out in the world and let it touch all those around you. Make it a priority in your life because you will surely feel a little better about getting up in the mornings just knowing that you alone can create your own happiness. And with that in mind, here's a few things I am not going to worry about this week... The new £1 coin Where can I use it? Will vending machines swallow it up? Can I pay my parking with it?? Too many worries for one coin. Slow Cashiers I used to work a till so I understand that it ain't the most fun job but for the love of Jaysus could you put the crap in the bag a little faster please? I have one item in my hand and I'm watching the two of yas jabbering on about the weather, "Sure isn't it great to see", " Ach it is aye", "Did you see the rain though?" "Ach I did surely, it was a complete washout. Sure I left me washin' out on the line and everything! Had to wash it all over again!!" OMGGGGGGGG. Children With No Manners Not to sound like Granny Nora here but this really gripes me. We had a big group of kids visit our offices during the week and I was helping them out on team building exercises which was like trying to control a bunch of banana-crazed monkeys. When I asked the kids to help clean up afterwards, this one fella (about 10 I'd say) just paraded up to the to empty egg carton and booted it across the room and continued to boot everything else he came in to contact with. I didn't tell him off (his teachers were next to him and didn't bat an eyelid) but I gave him a quare look that stopped him in his tracks. It was at this moment that I realised I was truly an adult. 'Strong and stable' Puns Enough with the Theresa May jokes - PLEASE! If I hear one more person refer to something as 'strong and stable' in a meeting I'm going to feckin' scream! Brawling Cats Now that we're in the summer and are subjected to the humidity of Louisiana, we have started sleeping with the window open. But this now means that we can hear the neighbourhood cats going mental at all hours. It's like a mixture of a banshee wailing and a baby wailing which is probably the scariest wailing combination ever. A sound sleep this does not make. And on that note, have a delightful week! xx