Luck?

It's just after midnight and I can't sleep.  Molly is curled up next to me snuggling in.  She usually sleeps between Steve and I making sure she is touching is both so she knows if we move but tonight we've had rain and she picks up on weather changes and panics thinking there's a thunderstorm on the way.   So she's really snuggled up to me.

As I look at her I think how lucky I am to have found her.  I know people say the dog is lucky to be rehomed, I guess she is but I'm lucky to have found her as she's changed my life. 

Yesterday was my friends dog's first Gotchaday. For those that don't know a Gotchaday is the anniversary of when a dog is rehomed.  Often you never know a rehomed dogs birthday so they go from the day. 

Now I know my friend would agree with me when I say her dog has changed her too and she's the one who's lucky but I've seen photos of her dog in the kennels and I can say they're both lucky!

I've always had cats and I still love my cats but they're independent and if they're lacking something they'll find it.  I'm not saying cats can't be abused. There was a horrific case near me recently.  What I'm trying to say is when you rehome a dog the luck goes both ways.

Tez is grown up now and has her own life.  She still needs her old mum sometimes but no where near as much as she did.  So my Molly is there to fill that hole. She needs me and I need her! 

I guess it's just late night rambling!  I just got thinking about how love and luck come together and Molly and I found each other when we needed each other!

So happy birthday and Gotchaday to all animals and their loved ones!

Vicki and Molly xxx

Art Therapy

As some of you know I've been to Art Therapy in the past and it helped me a lot.   Recently I found a new magazine called Art Therapy and I thought it would be a good thing to get back into.  So I signed up to the mag!  Since then I've been using Mindfulness and colouring to help me relax and clear my mind.  

I know some might think colouring in is a kids thing but I don't care! It helps me to relax and de-stress, I can distract myself from things by colouring and I generally feel better for doing it.  

I've found some kindred spirits on Instagram who I swap pictures and comments with but I wanted some where to put all my photos so I can look through them when I need to and others can have a look.  Hopefully it will encourage more to get into it.

To the right is a link called Art Therapy Pictures which links to my Flickr account.  All my art pics are public so you don't need and account to view them.

Words I'd never thought I'd say.

The last few weeks have been a bit odd to say the least.  I've found myself saying something I'd never dreamed I'd say and doubting people believe me when I say them.  What are the words?:

'My friend was murdered'

Sadly the words are true.  She wasn't a close friend but she was a a friend and she'd helped me out when I was in a hole.  

I'm not going to put names here, this isn't the place for accusations or speculations.  What I do know is the girls in custody for her murder not only went to the same school as my daughter, one of them was friends with my niece for a short time.  I want to scream from the roof tops but I'm a firm believer in justice and until it's done nothing should be put in print.

HOWEVER!  What I am going to say is my friend was a mother and a grandmother and she died defending her kids.  Something I know all my other friends would do for their off spring.  I was aware there had been a dispute and her daughter was having problems but I'd never dreamed things would get this bad.  What worries me is I have other friends who have disputes with neighbours does that mean they could end up stabbed??

As for the girls.  They're 19 and 23 and they've thrown their lives away over an argument!  Who in their right minds takes a knife out with them???  These girls had the same education as my daughter, nieces and nephew but none of them feel it's a good idea to take a knife out with them.  I've been told that the 19 year old was in with the wrong crowd when she left school.  It seems she stayed in the wrong crowd and threw any chance of a future out the window.

My friend now has kids and grand kids who have to carry on without her in their lives.  I can promise you that will be a great loss to them.  I'm not saying she was an angel, hell she was human like us all! However she'd of helped any one who needed it and would of defended her kids to the death.  Sadly she did and to me the world is a darker place without her.

I truly hope the girls can learn from this huge mistake and later on have some form of a normal life and I hope everyone who knows them learns from this and sorts their lives out.

I also hope her family can move on from this and over come the heartache they're feeling.  

One moment can change a life forever, make that moment a positive one.

Hello world!

Just a little update from the Molly household!!

Tez has left school.  She's now officially on study leave.  She's got exams for the next 8 weeks then the end of August she starts her A levels.  It seems odd.  I remember taking photos of her in her first school uniform!!  Now she's grown up and looking for a job!!

I'm busy studying too. I've got my exam in September and it's cong round too fast!  My grades are OK so far.  I'm struggling with the chemistry side but Tez is helping me!! 

I did have some very bad news that has shaken me up.  My friend was murdered.  We weren't close friends but we were mates.  What's worse is one of the girls who did it went to school with my niece.  She says she parted company with her because she fell in to the wrong crowd.  It still shakes me up that this girl who is now a murdered was at the same school as Tez. 😔

On a happier note tomorrow is the Eurovision song contest!   Junk food is ready for a night of laughing and scoffing!!  Lol!!!!!

Colouring for adults

A few months ago I started getting Art Therapy magazine.  I'd done an art therapy class years ago and found it really helped me to unwind and relax.  So.I thought it would be a good idea to start again at home.  Then for my birthday a good friend gave me a colouring book so I treated myself to some good quality pencils and a few more colouring books and decided to set aside 20 mins per day to colour and use Mindfulness (short meditation).  It's done me the world of good and helps me relax.  Plus I've been trying to be online less so it's taken me off my phone and laptop which is a good thing!

I know some will think it's silly out childish but hey I'm 40 and I don't care!  Lol! I've created some lovely postcards that I've sent to family and I've got pictures I can use for cards or that just make me smile when I look at them.

I'm no artist.  I can't draw or paint, but I can colour and I'm loving learning about different pens, pencils, how to shade, what colours go together and what ones don't. 

I've put a few pics I've done on instagram and I'm going to put some on here too.

Madness! (not the band this time!!)

Yes I sobbed last night when Derek Shepherd was killed off in Greys Anatomy.  After 11 years I was so heart broken for Meredith that I was in tears.  However!!  I'm not going to join the 10,000s of people who have signed a 'Bring Back Derek' petition!!

Jeez it's TV!  Not real life and if it was they'd have a hard job bringing him back!!

I think it was all done perfectly.  The whole show was brilliant.  Having watched Greys from the start I can see that his death is going to cause some interesting new story lines. How will Mere cope with two young kids and poss another on the way,  how will his ex addict sister cope with him gone.  Don't get me wrong I'm very sad to see Patrick Dempsey go but I think it was the right time and in the right way.

Plus as I said it ain't real!!!!  If it was none of the stuff that had happened over 11 years would of happened!!  But some people do get funny about TV!  Is utter madness!!!

Election 2015

I try to keep politics off this blog.  Mainly because it's a personal choice who you vote for and it can get heated!  But I need a rant about local politics!

I love in North Swindon.  There are two seats in Swindon,  North and South.  the election is on Thursday and how many canvassers have we had round?  NONE.  As for leaflets we've had 2 or 3 Tory, 1 or 2 Labour, 1 Lib Dem and 1 Independent.  Now I know this is traditionally a Tory area but how can people choose if they don't hear all sides??!  I've never voted Tory in my life but to be honest I know more about the local Tory councillor than any of the others.  In fact until the independent and Lib Dem leaflets came through I didn't know there was any one else to vote for!!!!

I know of other areas that have been canvassed and others that have been bombarded with leaflets.  I don't get this 'well it's a tory area' attitude!  How will it ever be anything else if you don't stand up and be counted??!! 

For the first time I can see why people don't bother voting.  What's the point if you don't know what the other guy stands for??!

So this is a shout out to all Haydon Wick councillors.  GET OFF YOUR ARSE AND TELL US WHY WE SHOULD VOTE!

Rant over!!! 😝