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Word of the Week 8 – Fun

February 21, 2020 by Anne Sweet 6 Comments

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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 boarddevoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to MixPlease 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 – Fun

Fun - a group of children in the woods having fun playing with a ball and the Word Fun in the middle

I decided to go for something light and bright this week, Fun. Sometimes I think there is just not enough fun in our life but then I realise that it’s simply not true. So I’m going to focus on the fun of this week.

The weekend was super fun with a 16th birthday party on Friday night. You can see my kids having a dance in my Sunday Snapshot. Then on Saturday night I went to my favourite place, the Hippodrome, to see The Red Shoes.‘ I think if I had the chance and the money, I’d go to the Hippodrome every week. They have so many fantastic shows on and l love seeing things live. They also have pretty good disability places and always feel comfortable. I’m off to see ‘Don Quixote’ next, and then the musical ‘Six.’ I tried to book to see ‘We Will Rock You,’ but it sold out way too quick. I’d love to see ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ and ‘Carmen’ too, but I don’t know many opera lovers. I guess I could go alone.

Then it was a much welcomed half term. I hate getting up on cold mornings and rushing (ha) around to get the kids ready for school.

The girls had a fun day out at the cinema on Saturday seeing the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Then the older kids got out out their retro games and consoles and they all had lots of fun playing old games.

We had a couple of quiet days to rest up but on Wednesday it was Graham’s Birthday. This time we didn’t go out for a meal but chose a take out instead. Hopefully, while you are reading this we’ll be treating him to a fun day out at his favourite place, Cosford Museum. We haven’t been for a few years and I think the Little Man is going to love it more now that he’s older. I may even have a new post to share with Country Kids soon 🙂

Boo made her Dad a birthday cake which was fun too.

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

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Word of the Week 7 – Pain and Illness

February 14, 2020 by Anne Sweet 6 Comments

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK –Pain and Illness

Just so you know, its okay to use a phrase rather than a single word if you wish, This week I’m using Pain and Illness. I could have used one or the other, but they apply to different people.

This week most of my family have been suffering from some kind of illness. We’ve put it down as colds but the truth is they have felt less snotty and sneezy and more achy and really tired. Every child has had at least one day off school. Thankfully not all at the same time, when we get an illness it usually affects everyone in a round. It may be nice to get it all over and done with in one go, but sometimes I think how I’d cope if they were all ill at the same time. They are all back at school and although The Little Man seems pretty fine, the girls are still suffering a little. Boo has a sore throat and Star is feeling achy. Star suffers from joint problems and on Wednesday evening she subluxed her ankle walking down the stairs. She was in a lot of pain, but it did ease off eventually.

As for pain, well, that’s where I’m an expert. I’ve managed to get up to the maximum dose of my medication now and it feels like, rather than getting better, my pain has changed. My legs have never hurt so much and neither has my back. But the spasms have eased off a little. I just can’t win. Do I want to feel paralysed and helpless or do I want to be able to move but with accompanying pain. There doesn’t seem to be a middle point, or any real relief.

The only good thing is that a lot of the self help methods I have tried all seem to focus on pain, not paralysis, so maybe if I keep at it I can get the pain under control without having to deal with the paralysis. Fingers crossed.

I have been suffering with such awful tiredness though. Each night I go to bed and go to sleep quite quickly. I may have things on my mind that want to keep me awake, but the medication I take is having none of that nonsense. Then I wake around 4-5 am every morning. I often go to the bathroom, not because I’m desperate to, but because my body is willing me to move it, to work off the stiffness and pain. I wake myself up a lot of times during the night by snoring, but it feels more like an inability to breathe that causing the noise. I may have to talk to my GP about it. The during the day, all I want to do is fall asleep, and I often do.

It’s not all bad though. The girls have now broken up for half term, and The Little Man finishes today. Tonight we have a party to go to, and tomorrow I’m incredibly excited to be taking my friend to see Mathew Bourne’s ‘The Red Shoes.’

What word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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last weeks word of the week – Lifted

Word of the Week 3 – Tough

January 17, 2020 by Anne Sweet 9 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

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

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 #50, Election

December 13, 2019 by Anne Sweet 13 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 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.

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

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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

September 20, 2019 by Anne Sweet 11 Comments

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK

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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