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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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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

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 #49, Catching up

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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 catching up 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

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 – Catching Up

photo of christmas presents with the words Catching up!

This week has passed in a whirlwind. After all the sickness last week there has been a lot of catching up to do. The kids ended up having a long weekend off school. Thankfully the girls were off on an inset day on Friday, but they couldn’t go back until Tuesday to ensure it had been a full 48 hours since the last time someone was sick. I don’t like keeping them off school, but this was one nasty bug and I certainly didn’t want to pass it on to anyone else. Apparently my son’s school is very short staffed at the moment.

So, since they’ve been back I’ve been catching up with wrapping presents for Christmas. I’m happy to say my shopping is 99% complete and a lot of it is wrapped. I’ve still not written a Christmas card though..thankfully I don’t have many to send. I’ve also been working hard promoting my Avon business as they’ve had some fantastic sales this past week.

I’ve been busy catching up on my Christmas Crochet and I’m half way through my Christmas cushion cover. I hope I can get it finished in time for when my Christmas decorations go up…hopefully, this weekend.

Also, the girls have new bunk beds so we’ve had operation clean up which has kept us all really busy. I can only work a little at a time and even with all of us on the job it’s been a huge task. I mean…how many cuddly toys can two girls own? Once we reduced the cuddlies and the baby toys (yes, Peppa pig and Ben and Holly toys as well as Barbie dolls) the room was looking much bigger. Then I tackled their clothes and bagged up everything that no longer fitted either of them. It’s going to be a busy few days getting the room ready and putting the beds together.

I’ve also started filling up my Christmas food shopping trolly and ordered my turkey for Christmas. Oh yes, I’m feeling organised. (Yes, I know I don’t have my tree up yet, don’t remind me.)

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Word of the Week #45 – Friends

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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 Friends 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

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

Friends – I’ll be There for you

I’ve used this photo before, it’s Boo and her friends transported from our settee to the one in Central Perk where so many episodes of the television program Friends was set.

Today it is Friendship Friday and I’ve chosen the word friends as my word of the week because, there wasnt really much else I could write about if I’m honest. The kids have been back at school and I’ve been back to my normal routine of sitting here within these four walls.

I have been keeping myself busy by taking part in NaNoWriMo for the first time and just in case you don’t now what that is, it’s National Novel Writing Month and the aim is to write 50,000 words by the end of November. I’m not expecting to have anything worth publishing at the end but it’s good to have something new to focus on. One of the main themes of my novel in progress is friendship.

If you’d like to know more about Friendship Friday then please see the post I published yesterday.

Now its over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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Word of the Week #40 – Smile

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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 smile 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

Smile

Smile, a woman smiling showing only her mouth and nose

I’m doing Blogtober again this year, it’s a great way of connecting with new bloggers. But it also means lots more blog posts than usual. However, there are no real rules, so you can post as much or as little as you like. You can stick to the prompts or write your own stuff.

Today’s Prompt – Smile

Today’s prompt is smile and as I was looking for a word of the week I thought I’d go along with this. So, what makes me smile?

I’ve had a difficult couple of weeks health wise so it’s always nice to settle down in the evening with a good book. I’ve been taking a different path to my usual reading material and this week I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘I Capture the Castle’ by Dodie Smith. Thanks for the reccomendation Enda.

I was also made to smile when I woke up the other morning to find my Little Man sitting up in bed with a huge green balloon on his head.

My Sunday Photo – Silly Boy

I smiled when I got my appointment come through with my consultant next week. I hadn’t heard anything and believed I’d been forgotten about again. But no, I am summoned to see the great one, healer of all things rare. (I can dream can’t I?)

More Smiles

Other things that have made me smile; My girl’s excitement over their creative writing classes; the brown, yellow, red and orange colours of the leaves in the trees at the bottom of my garden; the good news that my old cat is not as poorly as we thought she was and all she needed was a quick injection (and £115) and she’s well again; the new game my kids have been playing on the Switch (Unamed Goose Game) it’s so stupid it’s hilarious; Ash (my other cat) coming over after a disappearing act which was quite out of character; New episodes of Impractical Jokers, I don’t know why but these stupid guys make me laugh so much…and I’m going to see them live next week!

So lots for me to smile about! What’s made you smile this week?

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Word of the Week #39 – Glasses

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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 glasses 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.

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Glasses

photograph of a pair of glasses on a laptop

Last week I had an eye test and not to my surprise, my eyesight has deteriorated. I was given the choice of 3 pairs of glasses that I would need for normal use, laptop use and reading, or one pair of varifocals.

I chose the varifocals, despite hearing that they are difficult to get used to.

So, for the first time in my life I’m wearing glasses all the time. In one way it’s a relief as I don’t have to get my glasses out everytime someone hands me something to read, or if we are in a restaurant. I had a reading glasses in the living room, in my handbag, in the kitchen and in the bedroom. Now I can just wear one pair all the time. I just need to get used to them.

Not Just Me!

My Little Man also has new glasses. He had a test the same time as me and he has to have new glasses too. He’s used to wearing his all the time though. I bought him two new pairs and he managed to break one in the first few days! I’m hoping we can get them fixed.

When I was growing up I was the only member of my family who didn’t have to wear glasses. My Mum only had reading glasses but my three brothers and my Dad had to wear theirs all the time. My Mum always said it was because I had brown eyes. It’s true that brown eyes are less prone to suffer from certain eye diseases, and are more likely to see better in glare situations, like night driving. I managed to get pretty far in life with 20/20 vision so my sight is down to pure degeneration (and possibly my condition, but that’s not proven.)

Out of my two older kids, the blue eyed one wears glasses whereas the brown eyed one is recently starting to need reading glasses. Out of my three younger ones I have two with blue eyes and one with brown. The Little Man has blue eyes, but he is most like his Dad who also had to wear glasses when he was young.

Anyway, as you can see it’s been an exciting week for me and all I have to talk about is eye colour and glasses! I hope your week has been more exciting, do let me know by joining up your weekly round ups.

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