Speeding By, My Sunday Snapshot

I don’t get out much, but this week I’ve been out a couple of times. The first was for a blood test, yuk. The second was to buy a new car, yay. This photo is taken from the second outing. We were five minutes from home and this is right on our doorstep. I’m showing the photos from the car window, it’s a country lane so you don’t have to go slow and in the first photo we are speeding by.

Sometimes it feels like like is speeding by. Why does it go so fast when you are older? I still remember when I was a kid and days were so long, waiting for a special event even longer. But now it seems like days and weeks just speed by. My kids grew up so I had some more. Now those kids are growing up way to fast, by the end of this year I’ll have three teenagers.

Slow Down

And breathe! Every day I take some time to breathe and focus and do something just for me. Even if it’s listening to a book, watching a television program or crocheting. I need a little me time.

We came to a tighter part of the country lane on our journey, Graham had to slow down, and phone in hand I took the next photo.

What I wouldn’t give to have a nice gentle walk in those trees, it wouldn’t even bother me if it was raining!

We have about twelve weeks to wait for our new car and when it comes it will be adapted, so I may be able to drive again. I drive much slower than Graham. He hates it when I tell him he’s speeding, he’ll say he’s only doing 30mph, but having been a driver for 20 years before and I know exactly how fast he’s going. Life goes speeding by too quickly already, there is no need to help it by going faster.

I’m a bit scared though, I haven’t driven for four years now and with adaptations it’s not going to be easy to get used to it again. I’ll probably be driving really slow for a while at least.

But then that’s me all over, I like to take things easy. People rush around too much and are constantly looking for the next little bit of excitement. I used to be like that, I hated a bank holiday passing me by without having something planned, a picnic, a bbq, a day trip, I felt like I was missing out if I didn’t do ‘something.’ Now, I really don’t mind. I’d like the kids to do more but now they are older they are not interested in doing stuff with Mum and Dad anyway, they would rather have a day with their friends. I am going to enjoy this summer with my Little Man though. He’s not too old just yet 🙂

Linking up with the lovely Rachel and her Sunday Snapshot link up party.