Halloween. I love Halloween, always have! I love fireworks, bonfire, dressing up, sweets (fruit not so much ha) and now I’m older and don’t get sweets / fruit for dressing up I love the history of it all. I love that its an ancient tradition thats still celebrated today and that its international! Times have definitely changed since it was Samhain the celebration of the end of the harvest season. Does any of that make sense? Maybe not, ahh well!

Anyway some highlights from the past few months

I’ve been getting used to my new job and didn’t really feel like blogging in the evenings when I got home. I think I’m FINALLY getting used to insurance and I’m doing well (made bonus 2 months in a row which I’m v happy about - the extra money definitely doesn’t go amiss)

My mum was in hospital for 3 weeks recently. She was admitted with fluid retention as a result of cardiac failure. She’s fine now thank whichever higher power is looking out for her. It was a very stressful time I have to say and not something I want to repeat ever and besides she was only 49 at  the time but she had to cancel her 50th birthday party until she’s feeling better. She got such a fright though and has given up smoking (after over 30 years she just stopped and is doing realy well staying off them so far!) and won’t drink alcohol anymore. The weight is falling off her too and she’s much more active than she has been recently. She has to see a cardiologist next month but hopefully she’ll get the all clear. And to top it off the ulcers on her legs appear to be clearing up too. She has just moved into a little cottage in the city centre, about 5 minutes from where she works and she’s so happy, its great!

The house is coming along really nicely, we got our new blinds yesterday, they’re fabulous. I got walnut wooden ones for the dining rooms, a blonde wooden blinds for the kitchen and then normal linen blinds for the rest of the house, they’re white and stone with little flecks in them, Then for the bathroom got a plain white blind. It makes such a difference to the house I can tell ya!!

Anyway i can’t think of anything more to write so i’m off to get ready to answer the door to the trick or treaters, I’m gonna be a ghost how original eh? White sheets are soooo handy hahahaha

Song of the day: The script – The man who can’t be moved