In the month since I stopped working, me and Willow have a sort of routine. Kev goes, Willow jumps on the bed for a snuggle and I either drop back off, or I lie and read. When she's had her cuddle and decides enough is enough its breakfast time, we get up. I feed her and then go do half an hour on the treadmill, this week I did a walk around Epcot, each week I put a Disney Park on YouTube and watch that as I walk. It makes the time go quicker than just walking staring at the wall, not as good as being there obviously, but almost. It certainly makes me smile. Nice memories, Epcot is my second favourite park, Animal Kingdom first and Hollywood Studios third. Magic Kingdom is my least favourite. Yes, it has it good points, The Castle, Tron, The Partners Statue and Sonny Eclipse. But it can be overcrowded and because its quite old, not easy to Navigate especially in a wheelchair or using a walking aid. To be fair it wasn't built when it was normal to take a cripple out in daylight, let's be honest here. It was built in the early 70's when it was still quite normal to hide your disabled family members as much as possible. I was lucky, when we first started going I was a little more able bodied, and Kev has always had infinite patience when I can't physically do any more.
Anyhow, back to the day, I had my chia pudding for breakfast with cherries, washed the pots and then went to the desk to make a tag, and yet another card I'd remembered I needed.
After I had cleaned and tided my area ( including labelling my stamps) I settled down with a background of a Christmas scence on the TV and read. I've started a volume of ghost stories for Christmas called The Haunting Season. 16 short stories from different authors. I don't know what makes me want to curl up with spooky stories at this time of year, but apparently a lot of people do. They are even bringing back The Magic Faraway Tree in movie form, that and the Wishing Chair were my go to books when I was very young. I could read and write a little from an early age, thanks to my Sisters Sue and Lynne, plus the tutors who came in to hospital, Books were a lifeline to me, and jigsaws, both habits I still indulge in when I get the chance. In fact, I have a Christmas jigsaw I want to start. I might do that later actually.
Louise popped round, a little break from being on my own, which is nice, now she is part of the not working gang of two ( for now!) Charlotte and Ian popped round to pick up the presents that she has salted away here. All wrapped and in one of our Santa Sacks, useful they are, saves having stuff lying around the place its not like we have a lot of storage space. Thats why we have culls every so often.
Louise went not long after they'd gone, she makes me laugh as she goes the long way home to avoid her Mum, otherwise she would see her going past her house and stop her keeping her from what she wants to do. Sadly, older parents can get a bit clingy. Not all, but a lot do.
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