Slept well last night

Posted on June 20, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Dream, Insomnia, Internet, Life, Mobile phone, off line, Relaxed, Sleep, TiredLeave a comment

My phone isn’t pinging and trilling as much now my Internet is down. I always take my phone upstairs incase of an emergency, but I frequently will watch a few videos before I sleep. Last night no noises, no pings. I slept well. I don’t know if it’s a real effect because I was really tired. I woke up at 7am but went back to sleep and I just woke up from a dream of someone knocking on the front door.

I’ve probably slept too much but I’m glad I got it. And because I wasn’t constantly checking my phone it made my decision to sleep so much easier. I hope the same happens tonight. Maybe you don’t realise you have 4 unless you actually put 2 and 2 together.

Lazy days?

Posted on October 19, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 'the', Artists block, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2094, lazyness, Procrastination, Relaxed, Thinking, Words2 Comments

Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?

I don’t so much have lazy days, more procrastinating ones. So in that case they are unproductive. I’m bound with the strings of fear and anxiety, hard to move. I look on and think about what I could do, but I am blocked somehow. I think I have artistic block?

Lazyness would be nice, to just sit and relax, to stop churning thoughts. Your breath settles, you snuggle in your duvet. No thoughts of ‘I must do’ this that and the other.

I love thinking, I do it a lot, my mind is rarely quiet, but I have learnt to think the word ‘the’ over and over, it breaks the train of thought so you can’t fixate on something that’s distracting you. Not lazy, but it assists me getting to sleep. X

A quiet bench…

Posted on June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bench, Childhood, Life, Memory, Relaxed, Tree, Walking, Water, Weeping willow, Westport lakeLeave a comment

Bench at Westport lake last year. It was taken on a drizzly day like today. It’s good to see the weeping willow tree a bit further round the lake sweeping like a curtain across the side of the waters edge. It brings back memories of another one I knew….

I used to hide under a weeping willow when I was a child. It stood on its own in a park and I would sit with my back against it and imagine I was in a green tent or hiding behind a green waterfall. I had many adventurous thoughts sitting there in peace and quiet.

Relaxing on a bench is good when you have a view like this at Westport. After you have walked half a mile it’s nice to stop for a chat. Or a sandwich and a cup of tea. Refreshed and calm you can carry on with your walk. By the way there is a bench appreciation society page on Facebook for those that are interested….

Big cat

Posted on February 28, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Big cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Happy cat, Hubby, Life, Photo, Relaxed, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

For the first time ever our big cat sat on my hubby’s knees! He as an abandoned cat and we have looked after him for five years. Gradually over that time he has become more appreciative of being stroked. He used to just sit on the chair arms between us, but now he’s venturing further. He’s a sweet cat, and he’s very big, but very gentle. He will tell you when he doesn’t like something. He rarely likes being lifted up, but he’s much calmer now. He loves his food and he’s quiet around our other two cats. I love them all….

Relaxed cat

Posted on February 18, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged belly, Belly rub, Black and white cat, Cat, Cute, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Relaxed, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Oh you sweet cat

One belly rub required

To make him happy

But beware the claws

That protect his tummy

From your intrusion

Be careful

Or you may lose your hand!

Flopped cat!

Posted on February 4, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cats, flopped, Knee, Photo, Relaxed, Sleeping, Tuxedo cat, WarmthLeave a comment

He came in out the rain, jumped up on the chair arm and flopped down next to me. Head hanging down by my knee. So comfortable and relaxed. He wasn’t fully asleep though. As soon as I took his photo he decided to move.

All three of our cats were within a few feet of each other earlier on. I think it’s because we are just having a couple of heaters on in the living room to save energy. So they are huddling a bit to keep warm. Mi d you I’ve got the living room light on for a change. Sometimes it’s like living in a cave when we just have a couple of lamps on. I can imagine myself doing paintings of cats on the walls, like cave paintings. X

Sold a painting

Posted on February 1, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Beach, Calm, Fine Art, Life, Memory, Painting, Relaxed, Rocks, Sand, Sea19 Comments

I sold this today, only for a few pounds, but it was my first for 2023. I’m not making a great deal of money out of my art, but I know that this will be going to a good home. I didn’t get a photo of it fully completed because my phone camera is playing up but it’s a pretty good representation of the final piece. I didn’t really think about it but it also made me feel calm when I looked at it.

Back to yoga class

Posted on November 29, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Digital drawing, Life, Mandala, positions, Relaxation, Relaxed, Yoga, yoga class, yoga pose2 Comments

After several weeks away from the yoga class I went back tonight. I do chair yoga as I cannot get up from the floor, but our teacher allows me to adapt positions so I can get the same effect. I also join in the breathing and relaxation parts of the session. The only thing I cannot do are inverted postures, where your head is on the ground and your legs and arms are raised so the blood goes to your head.

I have been doing yoga on and off for a few years, I don’t feel like I’m an expert, I’m not capable of doing some of the moves, but I try my best, which I think is a good part of yoga’s ethos. I am never going to be to do all the balances and postures, but it does help me relax.

Poddling cat

Posted on June 20, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Happy, Kneading, Poddling, Relaxed, Sleeping cat, Tuxedo cat3 Comments

Two front paws kneading my leg ‘poddling’ making little holes in my skin. Like I’m a mother cat and he’s comforting himself and wanting to relax. It’s so sweet that he does this. He does this every night before he goes to sleep on my lap. That’s when he settles down with his eyes closed and starts purring even more. I feel loved. I know cats can be pests sometimes, but this one is soft and friendly.

Squashed – by a cat!

Posted on May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Asleep, Black and white cat, Cat, Happy, Relaxed, Sleeping cat, Tired, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

The cats on my lap. Firmly attached. I can’t move without pushing him off. My leg is going numb! He doesn’t normally stay this long, but I think he’s keeping warm. It’s quite overcast and cool for a May evening.

As soon as I wrote this my hubby walked past, knocked my foot and the cat jumped off my lap and ran upstairs! Just proves nothing stays the same, now I’m missing the cat, and my warm leg is cold!

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Relaxed