Babies

I love babies!

I love the way they smell, the way the sleep in your arms, quite at peace in our troubled world. Oblivious to all that is happening around them. Occasionaly opening their eyes, getting an idea of where they are, who is holding them now.

Which brings me onto cuddles.  Nothing better than having a cuddle with a baby or even a toddler. They snuggles into you, enjoy the fact that you have a few wobbly soft bits that they can cwtch against.

My sister-in-law is very good at handing over my 8wk old neice for a cuddle. and even the 2yr old is partial to a a little cuddle with his auntie.

I dont really understand the view of some who dont like others having a cuddle with their babies - and I'm not talking about strangers in the street. I'm talking about family. There's something very precious about family. I dont have children of my own, maybe that's why some wont give me their babies to hold. Do they think I will drop them?

words

I love reading.  I love reading books, magazines, websites.. if its words I'll read it.  I dont think I am alone. but  dont know many others. Lots of my work colleagues "dont have time to read" .. what anything? I doubt it! I love curling up on the spare bed (quietest room in house) with sunshine coming through the window, or even with rain lashing against next doors rooftop.  I  love spending the last few minutes (hours) of my day lost in someone's else world. I love sitting in the sun while reading some spine-tingling ghost story.

Escape.

dreamin'

There are some people I'd like to be when I grow up..

1. The lady who lives next door to my friend Cath. She always looks as if she's stepped out of hairdressers, her hair perfectly styled. Always with a bit of make-up on, always some jewellery. Always smart. She looks like the sort of person who has a diary full of lunch engagements, dinner parties and relaxing holidays in warm climes or in a sheltered cottage at the base of a heather strewn mountain. I want to be her. No matter that she is in her ate 70's, that she tends towards idle gossip.
2. One of the sisters on Brother's & Sisters  ..partly I want to be Kitty - as she's married to Rob Lowe, though he's under the guise of a politician called Robert McCallister, and becuase she is so gorgeous. I also want to be Sarah Walker. Feisty, beautiful. 
3. Terri Hatcher. I liked her in the Superman TV series where she was Lois Lane, and I love her in the James Bond Tomorrow Never Dies - Paris Carver "tell me James, do you still sleep with a gun under your pillow"... and I LOVE LOVE her as Susan in Desparate Housewives. Now there's some ladies who always look glam (see number 1 above). Some of them work - some of them dont. All of them could fit their slim bodies into one leg of my jeans.... 
4. Rachel Allen. I am not sure exactly why I want to be her. She is a fabulous cook. A great presenter of her cooking programme, she always looks like she threw herself together and the result is fabulous. She has a gorgeous accent, her home looks lovely, its near the cliffs.. 

The thing is as I approach my forties surely I should have grown up by now. So why am I still looking for people I want to be. Why cant I just be happy with being myself. Afterall, she (me) I, is the person I have grown up to be.

Its been far too long since I updated this blog.

This should not be taken as a sign that my life has been full of parties, adventure or tragedy. It can be taken as a sign of my lack of concentration and dedication to blogging.
An easily distracted mind. 
If only I could be as easily distracted from chocolate!

New Year.. new me?

Happy New Year!  2010 has arrived with fireworks and music and dancing and oh yes a few of us were just sitting at home with a glass or two of wine, watching TV, on the computer.

What does 2010 hold for us, for me?

Resolutions are always broken.  But there are a few things I'd like to aim for :
Blog more... maybe I'll be more inclined to blog than write in a journal every evening.

Loose weight...  too much good food, not enough exercise in 2009 has left me feeling a bit heavier than I'd like...

Be a good wife, daughter, sister, auntie ..... etc .. not that I havent been, but going to aim higher.

Take up some creative hobbies, not sure what.. crossstitch? painting? jewellery making...  maybe I'll try all and see which one suits.

Read more.... and widen my material.. so more classics between the current bestsellers list.

Experiment more - with food, clothing, life....

Thats quite enough to be going on with.

Happy New Year wishes to all.