Short and sweet little brain dump to kick start the new year.
Thoughts provoked by listening to Fearne Cottons Happy Place podcast, l love to listen whilst crafting.
My past life - teenage years spent alone in my room, where we lived above butchers shops, 2 in particular. Ive realised have shaped my life now. I spent alone time because we had no front door as such so spent hours amusing myself, listening to music- cassettes and vinyl records back then and doing art. Sitting around doing nothing was not an option. Keeping myself busy trained me for my retired life now. Today is the 3rd January 2026 and l havent physically engaged in conversation with a actual human since Christmas evening, apart from the odd politeness from fleeting delivery people as they race down the stairs having dumped delveries at the door step, having played a game of chicken/ knock down ginger - the game we played as kids where you knock some ones door and leg it before they anwser!!
Todays delivery people do the same!!
I was brought up in a world where the era was about control by our parents- what we wore, what we ate, how we lived, what jobs and lives we would have, what options we were to do in school.
These days there is huge freedom and choice and people and children can say no, i dont want, l dont like- they're allowed an opinion and are allowed to voice it, rightly or wrongly.
Whereas we had to put up and shut up to keep the peace.
Being our authentic selves was not an option.
Its interesting to look back in hindsight and see how l lived back then - ( back in my day!!) is how lm now living today in my flat.
Alone in my flat but today l can and do make my own choices about everything- because l can.
