Childhood fiction

One author whose books I grew up with was Enid Blyton who apart from writing who character based series also wrote a number of short stories and one off pieces that have been collected over the years.

This collection assembled by Dean's and Son's in 1965 and in an early 1970's reprint is typical of it being a mixture of short stories, poems such as The Wind and  a few extracts from The Children at Happy House written in 1951.
This is my original copy which I treasure.

Self care and looking after your needs

This week as this is a kind of an online journal of mine I'm looking at coping strategies cos as this girl I have my ups and downs emotionally, sometimes from what I've done, sometimes from other people and you need to take some action to look after your mental well-being.

The start point is get to a place we can think straight about the problem and what matters  as sometimes we attempt to manage things that truly we cannot and put our efforts more into those areas we can.

That can make us tired and grumpy.

It's fine to be ambitious, have targets to work towards but they have to respect your needs physically, emotionally and spiritually.

It's also important to remember you make your own path on this journey and so it's fine to ignore others that are based on their needs and abilities.

False comparisons are an emotional killer. 

Team games III

Here go in the last of the current Team Sports series looking at the the time sports I loved  from Junior and High school.
Field Hockey

We're on the case of the ball!

Fielding, what you need to be good at

Overall view as the match is well underway. 

It's no wonder I've always followed the NHL don'tcha think?

The day before the edition

For me with just one day to go this is so apt a playful Tomboy can become that refined pretty young lady even if chunks  of how I'm wired mean I can't do everything you expect and I still require your love  and support.