I am
thankful for the songs from Spotify, for the almost desolate roads with no traffic
jams and for the free coffee I have just redeemed, having drunk 10 cups over
time. Small things, but all the more precious.
There are
so many things that I want to do and some weeks pass with doing nothing new and
then there are weeks where everything comes together all at once. I find myself
engaged in so many new activities this Autumn and the thing is, I completely enjoy all
of them.
There are activities
that I’m naturally inclined to and there are activities that I am not.
Let’s talk about outdoor sport and gyms.
Not exactly my cup of tea but there’s one thing
that I treasure most and that is good health. I owe it to myself to take care
of my body because life is a gift. I prefer to stay healthy than to give reason
for the doctor to prescribe tablets for diabetes, high blood pressure,
cholesterol and the list goes on. Many regular activities came to a halt during
the lockdown so I decided to join a fitness programme once again.
Truth be
told, crawling out of a warm bed on a cold and wet morning to head to the gym
is torture. But finishing a session makes me feel good all over. Hard work but
rewarding. The personal trainer is all encouragement as I’m not one who
naturally gravitate towards mean machines and dumb bells.
It so
happens that swimming classes have also commenced after a break and when notified
I decided to take that up as well. No harm checking out if I’m Olympic material.
Autumn is
also the season where many colleges offer part time programmes for people who
have learnt too much but still want to learn. So I signed up for 10 classes of
make up techniques – day makeup, evening makeup, contouring, block eye shadow,
socket line eyeshadow, 1940s black flick red lip, smokey eye, strip lash
application and everything else necessary to paint the empty canvas of a face.
Nothing like letting the professional make up artist teach me a thing or two. I
enjoy every bit of it and it’s all coming to an end now so next week I’ll
venture into learning stained glass
techniques, something up my street.
And so I am
very thankful for the choices made.
To reset the
brain– to see the positive and not the negative; to overcome fear and face
challenges; to be disciplined and to have the opportunity to give and serve
others in church, in the neighbourhood and at home.
I am
thankful to be surrounded by a good husband, children and friends.
Most of all
to know that when I reach home, there are logs burning in the stove and the
room is warm.
