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Word of the Week #50, Election

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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 Election 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.

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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

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 – Election

If you missed the election this week then you must have been hiding in a cave (tempting) Or living in a far off country, but even then I bet it was on your news!

hand posting a card in a ballot box with the word election.

By the time this post is published the results will be known. I do believe this is the most important election we have ever had Or at least one of the most important.

All over Social Media there has been Election Propaganda, truths, lies, memes, (some really awful memes.) People have argued, pushed their opinions, argued some more and maybe even changed their minds on some occasions.

I’ve bitten my tongue so much it’s swollen!

I’ve also been involved in some discussions that have not turned out too badly. Yes, we may have had opposing views but it was interesting to discuss them without abuse or name calling, or completely dismantling each other’s beliefs.

So, the main thing this election has taught me is something I already knew. People are all different, in many ways. We look different, we feel differently and we all have different things affecting our lives. We surround ourselves mostly with people who are most like us, but even those are different.

So, whatever this election has brought, it will be good news for some and bad news for others. It can’t be any different. I just only hope that everyone took the opportunity to vote so that the results are the representation of the majority of the population.

Now it’s over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week.

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Last weeks Word of the Week was Catching Up!

Word of the Week #38 – Play

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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 play 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

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

Play

Photograph of a violin against a wooden background and the word Play.

Play is my word of the week this week for a couple of reasons. I have just discovered that The Little Man is learning to play the violin at school. I don’t know if its somethings he will continue with but I hope he does. My eldest daughter played violin for many years and I bought her a purple one for her 16th birthday. Boo is learning to play the guitar with her Dad. I do love that there is music in the family.

The Lovely Bones

My highlight of the week was going to see the play, The Lovely Bones, with my eldest daughter on Wednesday. I knew I’d read the book before and it had had a big impact on me. But although I knew it had been a long time since I read it I hadnt realised until later that it was actually 16 years ago. I’d read it when my eldest daughter was 14, the same age as the main character Suzie Salmon. I think that’s why it had impacted me so much at the time.

I really enjoyed the play, it’s a sad but thought provoking story and I loved the way it was re-imagined for the stage. You can read my review here.

Now it’s your turn to tell about your week.

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Word of the Week #29 2019

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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.

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

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.

Change

change, in lights on a dark plank background
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Over the weekend we were still moving things around and getting the living room back together, it’s all done now. I wanted to change things around a bit more, but it didn’t work out too well, so it’s not really that different furniture wise, but it does look less cluttered. It’s also a lot lighter and brighter.

This week has been a bit mixed. I started a new venture last week, so instead of working on my blog I’ve been working on my Avon promotion. (gratuitus link to my Avon Shop.) To be fair it’s not that much of a change, but it’s a different direction.

We took the Little Man to see a pyschologist on Tuesday. He is my third child to have an autism diagnosis. Having been through so much already it’s not so much of a change doing it all again with the Little Man but it does mean my thoughts on the future are changed. I really thought the two youngest were going to be okay. I guess we all worry about the future of our children, but when they have issues like Autism it makes those worries a little different. My biggest worry is that I won’t be here to help him through his most difficult years.

Things have changed for autistic children though. I had some real school issues with my eldest son, but Star has done so much better. Some schools are a lot more understanding these days and that’s a change for the good.

Holidays

Today is the last day of school so it’s all change for the next few weeks. I have worked out a timetable with the kids so that they know already they are not going to be glued to their laptops, tablets and phones for hours on end. Usually at weekends the screen take over a lot, but I’m not going to let that happen during the school holiday.

We’ve also had a bit of a change in the weather, and my hopes are that it changes back again very soon. Although the rain was needed for the garden, I don’t want it spoiling our holiday.

Now it’s over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

Raisie Bay



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Word of the Week #27 2019

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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.

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

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.

Go Go Go

My Word of the week (or phrase) is Go Go Go.

It has definitely been a busy week since last week’s post. Sunday was my daughter’s birthday and we had a lovely meal out. Then Monday it was back to decorating the living room. This spilled over to Tuesday but it was worth it. I helped as much as I could, which wasn’t much, but I tried.

I did sew up the curtains so they don’t drag on the floor so much. I also helped with cleaning up when I could. So, now we have painted walls, ceiling and door, and the wallpaper and new curtains. Graham just needs to gloss over the skirting boards now. We’ve decided it will be easier to do when we take up the carpet.

On Wednesday we went to choose our carpet and it’s a lovely damson colour. I’ve requested it to be fitted to save Graham another job. So, it’s just a waiting game of 7 to 10 days. Then we will move the furniture around a bit and it will all be done, yay!

I’ve had a busy week on the blog too, so many posts written. Don’t miss my competition post, I’m giving away a fabulous paint by numbers (for grown ups) set.

I send a lot of e-mails each week and I’ve been researching the apps. that you can now add to Gmail. Some of them are really great for mass e-mail marketing.

So as you can see, my week has been go, go, go! But that’s not all. The reason I chose that phrase is because tonight (Thursday) I‘m going to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Hippodrome. Go, go, go, Joseph!

Now it’s your turn, what have you been up to this past week?

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Word of the Week #24 2019

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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.

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

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.

Last week I left you while I was feeling frustrated. Well, I’m still waiting for my living room to be decorated but there has been a little more done (with the emphasis on little.) I’m not stressing about it so much now though. It will be done one day, I’m sure.

So, this week I have a nicer word for you.

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Cake!

Before I got sick I loved making cakes. My biggest achievement was the four tier wedding cake I made for my friend. I’ve made all my kids birthday cakes, ranging from Minecraft, Princess Towers, Pirates, (many) Pokemon cakes and even a cake that looked like a squid. Oh, and a Portal Cake (If you don’t know what that is then you may think it’s a lie…if you do know, then you will know it isn’t.)

I haven’t made many cakes since being sick, it’s too much work for me. My hands are not so steady and my eyesight is poor. But this week I have been making a special birthday cake and it’s given me a lot of joy to be working on something so creative again. I can’t show it to you yet, but it may feature in my Sunday Photo if it’s a success (Please keep your fingers crossed it is.)

It’s not been an easy week, first I needed a new cake tin but ordered the wrong one, so I had to get another. Then the mix was wrong and I had to do it again. Time was running out and I had to leave the cake in the oven while taking Star to a hospital appointment. My oven turns off by itself on a timer so I had to put my faith in that, and in that it would be cooked enough.

Thankfully, while waiting for the right tin I did manage to get all the decorations finished to put on the icing when it’s done. I was given an idea of what to do but my research on finding cakes to get inspiration from didn’t give me much to go on. (they were all pretty crap!) So I came up with an idea all by myself and I’m really proud. The decorations are fab, and if it works it will give the recipient a lovely surprise too. I wish I could tell you more but you’ll have to wait.

Apart from making a cake, I’ve also been out shopping and taken Star to the hospital. So I’ve been out too, twice!

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