Mikiesboy

i havent made any animals lately.. I've started on a sweater for myself... we'll see how long that takes me! This is the colourway:

i'm glad there's always a next time. oh my, i'd forgotten about him.. i think he went to live with Peter and Jess. i'm glad i'm here too .. and i love you right back xoxoxxo

Yes, Sir. i'm grateful for You and our family and all my friends here.

Thank you .. i'm doing okay. i just felt so badly this morning with all the sad things happening, i wanted people to know they can help themselves and often that means asking others to help. And yes, a life without donuts would be sad. i'd have to learn to make my own! lol

Thanks for sharing this, James!

This man was not a good person, but in this case, he was right. Have a good day, my friends.

This morning i was thinking about a conversation i had with a fellow writer last night, about a forum post i read and a newspaper column i read a few minutes ago. Then I thought, what the f*ck? If you took all of those and used them as examples to explain what life is and what living is, no one in their right mind would want to live one. None of it was good news or happy news. My friend's life is hard right now. The forum post was from a writer whose life is painful and difficult due to mental illness. The newspaper article was about love and grief and a dead dog. A year ago, I tried very hard to end my life. Very hard. There are lots of reasons why. It wasn't the first time, but i really meant it. Nearly succeeded. Mental health and mental illness are real things, a fact of life for lots of us. Made worse by things out of our control, like the pandemic. There is so much negativity in our lives that sometimes it overwhelms us to the point we cannot see the point. Why go on? How to go on? All we can do is pick up our feet one at a time and go forward. Reach out to others by talking and writing. Even a private message is a start. Try to stop doing negative things ... we all know what they are. Doom scrolling, social media, alcohol and non-prescription drugs ... do something real, like walk outside, paint/colour a picture, knit, crochet, phone someone who cares about you. Exercise can make you feel better; outside is even better. Take a friend, and your pup/ (cat if willing!), if you have one. Do something creative with your hands and brain, rather than watch other people's lives. Make your own. Don't hide alone. People can be our enemy but also our salvation.

Thanks chris ... !

We set up the bamix. Did a bit of prep with it for dinner. Grated cheese, julienned some carrots for salad. Next, the bread maker to make some dough for hamburger buns.

In the case i've never mentioned it before ... you're weird. LOL.. Happy Tuesday to you too!

Probably would have gotten Him struck off again lol.

Aint that the truth! lol

haha...we write everything down.. or else ... i'm distracted by donuts and mini eggs good day to stay home then and mess around with the new machines.

yeah you remember lots of things.. i'm kinda jealous ... even with the whiteboard, which we really do use, i forgot to make apple crisp even thought it's written on there in big letters and circled in red. I got my bread pan and new slicer dicer thing today.. not going anywhere tomorrow so Danny and i will unpack it and test it out!

I can't see the house, but i know what a house is. I would have drawn a house and a walkway. I just cannot visualize it in my mind. So this doesnt affect my imagination but it does explain why i sometimes felt frustrated when people said they could see things and i couldn't. I don't think it affects anything but visual imagination.

i was reading something in a newspaper today that got me looking. I've always wondered why people would say things about what they see in their mind's eye. I see nothing and thought they were just nuts. lol I ended up here: https://creativerevolution.io/aphantasia-a-blind-minds-eye/ It is interesting.

no.. i see nothing even if i try there's nothing ... i only see like black. Even if i try to see a colour there's nothing. i read about this today... and i never knew any different. i was surprised when i read people can see colour or images.. i never have. it's called Aphantasia ... it not an issue, just means it's different for me and others like me. it sort of explains a few things. i always thought people saying they can visualize things as odd.. like what are you talking about. Lol.

Thank you.

So you see actual colours?

Do you actually see it.. colours and everything?

Weird day so far. Have a question ... if you're asked to close your eyes and visualize a sunset, what do you see when you do that? This isn't a trick question... i'll explain why later.

This is a wonderful chapter. We learn more about Mike; a chef and a man who isn't afraid to ask for what he wants. We learned as well, that Nam is a good friend who supports Jamie in a big way. I like how you develop these characters amid the chaos of the job Jamie and Mike have to do. Well done.

This is good news. Sending only good thoughts and best wishes to you and your brother!

Give me a real human being, and not a fluffed up version of what you see when you look in the mirror every morning when you feel like you’re on top of the world. It gets old very quickly, trust me. Anyway, just keep in mind that conflict is interesting. Even inner conflict. You want to hold the attention of a mixed audience? Make your flaws your treasures when you’re writing. It always creates a bond between your story and its readers. Every time. K? Yes, thanks for this. Real is so much more interesting to both read about and write.