Hello there!
The prompt for #BEDN today was just '10 things' and we all know what I like to do with 10 things. If you don't know what I like to do with 10 things, then the title says it all. I find that counting my blessings, be they totally trivial meaningless things or the fundamental things in life, is conducive to a happy me!
1. This one might be a double-edged sword but although I have really sore tonsils and a bit of a cough, I have not caught a fully-fledged cold or lost my voice totally this term so far. This ALWAYS happens at this time of year, just when I really need my voice for all the Christmas related shebangs. I am grateful that thus far, I am in possession of a voice!! (br> 2. I am grateful for our gas fire. CBC and I are holding off from turning on the central heating but it's nice to be able to huddle in front of the real-flame gasfire on the sheepskin rug with a book and a cup of tea
3. Hurrah, I finally discovered the HTML for paragraph and line break. My antiquated computer refuses to let me use 'compose' mode in Blogger and I've had to write in html and you've probably noticed a complete lack of line-breaks or paragraphs in many of my posts as it refuses to let me save any, and it's driven me mad! Why oh why I didn't think to look up the codes sooner, I do not know!
4. Lovely Mags and Hazel (via her linking to BEDN) and thus Elizabeth for giving me some impetus for getting back into blogging and trying to go for a bit of variety!
5. Half term where I saw friends, visited places, read lots of books, sorted house a bit and got to spend time with my husband! Oh, and had a lie-in or two!
6. Voiceworks! OUP (Oxford University Press) publish a range of books for choirs called 'Voiceworks' and they are great because you are allowed to photocopy them. SO they are wonderful for my school choir. I've bought pretty much all of them and they have SUCH an interesting and varied range of songs for schools that has already kept me going for several years. If you are a teacher or run a choir, then here's the link to OUP where you can download and view and save the first page of songs in the books. The other evening, CBC needed some songs for his music lesson, Stand by me and I feel good and he found one in one of the books I had at home and since the other song was in a book I'd left at school, he found it in those on-line samples. Saved a wealth of time!
7. Basa fillets. We discovered these in the COOP- very tasty fish! Almost chickeny!
8. The church centenary: I am grateful for the legacy of those who were there before, those who have worked so hard to make such a wonderful celebration! I'm also grateful for the time I got to spend with my Mum who came to join the choir for the celebration on Saturday. It was nice to spend Thursday evenings together and get the train home together, at least part way!
9. For the joy of the Christmas season to come. I love the anticipation! 10. Yay, CBC and I have been married 3 months on Friday! I am grateful for my husband, even though he totally hogs the duvet! ;-)
The prompt for #BEDN today was just '10 things' and we all know what I like to do with 10 things. If you don't know what I like to do with 10 things, then the title says it all. I find that counting my blessings, be they totally trivial meaningless things or the fundamental things in life, is conducive to a happy me!
1. This one might be a double-edged sword but although I have really sore tonsils and a bit of a cough, I have not caught a fully-fledged cold or lost my voice totally this term so far. This ALWAYS happens at this time of year, just when I really need my voice for all the Christmas related shebangs. I am grateful that thus far, I am in possession of a voice!! (br> 2. I am grateful for our gas fire. CBC and I are holding off from turning on the central heating but it's nice to be able to huddle in front of the real-flame gasfire on the sheepskin rug with a book and a cup of tea
3. Hurrah, I finally discovered the HTML for paragraph and line break. My antiquated computer refuses to let me use 'compose' mode in Blogger and I've had to write in html and you've probably noticed a complete lack of line-breaks or paragraphs in many of my posts as it refuses to let me save any, and it's driven me mad! Why oh why I didn't think to look up the codes sooner, I do not know!
4. Lovely Mags and Hazel (via her linking to BEDN) and thus Elizabeth for giving me some impetus for getting back into blogging and trying to go for a bit of variety!
5. Half term where I saw friends, visited places, read lots of books, sorted house a bit and got to spend time with my husband! Oh, and had a lie-in or two!
6. Voiceworks! OUP (Oxford University Press) publish a range of books for choirs called 'Voiceworks' and they are great because you are allowed to photocopy them. SO they are wonderful for my school choir. I've bought pretty much all of them and they have SUCH an interesting and varied range of songs for schools that has already kept me going for several years. If you are a teacher or run a choir, then here's the link to OUP where you can download and view and save the first page of songs in the books. The other evening, CBC needed some songs for his music lesson, Stand by me and I feel good and he found one in one of the books I had at home and since the other song was in a book I'd left at school, he found it in those on-line samples. Saved a wealth of time!
7. Basa fillets. We discovered these in the COOP- very tasty fish! Almost chickeny!
8. The church centenary: I am grateful for the legacy of those who were there before, those who have worked so hard to make such a wonderful celebration! I'm also grateful for the time I got to spend with my Mum who came to join the choir for the celebration on Saturday. It was nice to spend Thursday evenings together and get the train home together, at least part way!
9. For the joy of the Christmas season to come. I love the anticipation! 10. Yay, CBC and I have been married 3 months on Friday! I am grateful for my husband, even though he totally hogs the duvet! ;-)
What are YOU grateful for on this fine and murky day!