Word of the Week

Word of the Week 3 – Tough

January 17, 2020 by Anne Sweet 8 Comments

Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is tough and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week.

There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest board devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK

Let me take you back in time. Back to the 80s and Billy Ocean’s, When the Going Gets Tough. I remember it from the film ‘The Jewel in the Nile’ but I also remember it as a song on one of my exercise videos a few years later

Back then I would take the (older kids) to bed, come back downstairs, slip into some leggings and t-shirt and pop on an exercise video. A lot of songs that if I hear now I always think back to these exercise, including When the Going Gets Tough, Dancing in the Street and So Macho. But my favourite exercise video of the 90s was Cher’s ‘Hot Dance.’ Boy was it a tough workout! I was so excited to find the entire video on You Tube..

I even remember all the moves 🙂 Way back then I had a figure that would match Cher’s. (Cher is 20 years older than me, so back then I considered her an ‘old lady’ I was so impressed!)

Anyway, I’ve used all this as an excuse to write the truth. This week has been tough for many reasons. I don’t want to go into it all now, but I guess my reminiscing has reminded me that when the going get’s tough the tough get going. So, I’m digging out my ‘virtual’ boxing gloves and fighting all the way.

Now it’s your turn, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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Word of the Week 2 – Plans

January 10, 2020 by Anne Sweet 13 Comments

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week.

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

If you are unfamiliar with the Word of the Week linky then please feel free to ask any questions. New linkers are always welcome, we love to hear what you have been up to in the past week.

My Word of the Week

Plans

This week we had many plans. Some good, some not so, and some changed.

The kids didn’t go back to school until Tuesday but we had plans for Monday. First it was a hospital cardiology appointment for Star. Then we planned to have lunch in town and a little walk around the shops. We did have lunch but the walking around was abandoned as we all just wanted to go home.

Tuesday the plan was back to school. I think it’s going back after Christmas that I dislike the most. The kid’s have so much fun with all their new stuff and games and it just seems a shame that it all has to end and everything cleaned up. It’s truly the end of Christmas. The girl’s had a good day, the Little Man not so.

Wednesday, no plans, which was good because I was really not well all day!

Thursday it was time for another hospital appointment for Star. This time to see her neurologist. We’d made lots of plans on how we were going to pick her up from school just after lunch, then Graham was going to leave us at the hospital while coming home to pick up the other two from school. Then he was dropping them at my sister-in-law’s before coming back to town to pick me and Star up. It was a plan, but it was also stressful. Star was stressed about leaving school at the right time. I was stressed at being left alone with Star in town for nearly 3 hours, and Graham was stressed about driving in and out of town and dropping the kids off and getting back to us in time.

But, on Wednesday afternoon we had a call from the hospital to say that the appointment had to be re-arranged. After all that planning!

The change of plan had a big effect on Star and the stress ended with her not going into school on Thursday.

Future Plans

I’ve also been thinking of some future plans this week. I’ve booked tickets to another ballet in February, I’m taking my friend to see Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Red Shoes’ and I really can’t wait. I love Matthew Bourne’s take on the classics.

Then towards the end of the month it’s my eldest’s birthday. He want’s to go out for a meal as usual but we are having trouble figuring out plans. He wants to go out lunch time with the kids and in the evening with the adults!! I’ve asked him maybe to split it over two days as I don’t think my stomach could take that much food.

Now it’s over to you, what have you been up to this week?

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Word of the Week 1 -Forward

January 3, 2020 by Anne Sweet 4 Comments

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Forward

‘Forward’ was not going to be my choice of word this week. In Fact I’d already written a post with the word ‘Beginning’ as it is the beginning of a new year and a new decade. But after re-reading my post I felt it was more focused on looking back and decided to write something new, something looking forward instead.

Looking Forward

I live in the City of Birmingham in the UK. Our motto is Forward and it can be seen in many places around the city, from the Council House to the Stained Glass Window in the Birmingham Art Gallery and Museum.

Now we are not only entering a new year but a new decade (it’s not so special for someone as old as me! Even my older kids remember the Y2K virus fiasco!) But it’s a bit different as we approach leaving the UK and all the changes that will bring. It won’t happen suddenly, but I’m thinking the next decade is going to be very different.

My children will have all left school by the time the next decade arrives so there will be many changes at home too. In fact, Star will be entering her final year at school in September this year!

Things have to move forward, they never stay still. I can only imagine the changes my Nan saw during the eight and a half decades of her life. I’ve a fair bit of catching up to do.

Focusing on this year we have our holiday to look forward to. We are all booked up for a week in Dorset in August. I will make the most of it because before long, these child focused holidays will be a thing of the past…hey, does that mean I get to go on my grown up cruises then? 😉

So today I’m looking forward, but I have written two posts this week looking back on the last year and the last decade.

What are you looking forward to most this year?

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Word of the Week 52, End

December 27, 2019 by Anne Sweet 1 Comment

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week.

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Since adding this link up party to a directory I’ve noticed a lot of posts, in particular, recipe posts, that do not fit in with the theme of this linky. I have made the decision to remove these posts from further link ups. So please don’t link up anything unless it includes a summary of your week or events in your life. Thank you for your understanding

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My Word of the Week – End

Hello WoWers, the next Word of the Week will be next year so it’s only appropriate that this one is the end. Week 52, the last week of the year.

Some will be spending it in Christmas limbo, not knowing what day it is. Others will be back at work and getting on with life, for some there is no stopping. For me, I will be recovering, hopefully. From the stresses of Christmas Day and enjoying watching my children enjoy their new presents.

Soon it will be another new year, and another new decade. Life passes by so quickly it’s frightening. Maybe this year I will get my wish for better health for me and my family.

See you on the other side, and have a Happy New Year!

2020 celebration with a bottle of champagne and cupcakes

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Word of the Week 51, Merry Christmas

December 20, 2019 by Anne Sweet 12 Comments

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Since adding this link up party to a directory I’ve noticed a lot of posts, in particular, recipe posts, that do not fit in with the theme of this linky. I have made the decision to remove these posts from further link ups. So please don’t link up anything unless it includes a summary of your week or events in your life. Thank you for your understanding

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

If you are unfamiliar with the Word of the Week linky then please feel free to ask any questions. New linkers are always welcome, we love to hear what you have been up to in the past week.

MY WORD OF THE WEEK –Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all my readers, thank you for sticking with me. I always appreciate the comments I recieve and try to reply to as many as I can. I also attempt to recipricate comments I recieve from other bloggers.

So, Christmas is nearly here and after a bad couple of weeks now it’s time to pick myself up. Christmas with my family will be enjoyed no matter what.

I love the festive season, I love the lights, the decorations, the food, the gifts and Christmas films are just the best. I don’t mind getting up at stupid-o-clock on Christmas day with excited children. Their smiling faces as they open their presents is the best gift I could recieve.

Festive songs bring me joy whether they are carols or Christmas hits. There is nothing nicer than having the Christmas music channels playing.

I always feel festive when decorating the tree and making the cake. And I always make a cake for my Mother-in-law too.

We don’t visit Father Christmas anymore but my youngest had a visit at school. And by the time you read this they will have had their Christmas dinners and Christmas jumper days. The festive season is so busy but also fun.

On Tuesday I went to the Little Man’s performance of ‘The Greatest Snowman.’ Last years show was so brilliant I didn’t think it could be beaten. But they really know how to make a show special at his school. I was almost moved to tears.

On Wednesday I went to the Supermarket with my husband and two oldest children. We overfilled the trolley with food and goodies that should last us until after Christmas. I have ordered the turkey to pick up just before the big day. And there is another shopping delivery booked for the vegetables and fresh stuff.

Christmas is nearly here and I can’t wait for the kids to break up from school today.

I’ll be doing a word of the week next week but I will understand if no-one submits. It’s perfectly okay to switch off for the holiday.

I’d like to say a big thank you for all the linkers to my Word of the Week and for making this a great community. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes from Raisie Bay x

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK –Merry Christmas

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