Listening To the Rain can be peaceful

I was listening and watching a Youtube Video but felt a bit claustrophobic. I had been out but still felt a bit couped up so I stopped and listened to the rain and it is so peaceful with the sound of the traffic and the birds. In Surrey there are towns but some really good places to visit. I do love London but for tranquillity Surrey there is a lot more greenery and love the commons and the parks. 

Some times you just need a bit of peace and so with the window open and the sounds around are really making me feel cleared and was already to walk but I am not a lover of getting wet and is super windy.

However I can still have the window open and be in touch with nature and the sounds are allowing me to type and feel like my feeling of Claustrophobia is going. 

It is also can make you feel cosy and enjoy a coffee even more and had porridge, a real hearty breakfast. 

I love my home with the garden and it makes me thankful for being alive and that there is a lot to be happy about. Yes I know there have been terrible things happening, but that makes me determined to enjoy my life and the weather along with sharing my love of life with others and have a bit of peace and quiet. 

Life can be busy and challenging, so any moments where I can just enjoy the sound of the rain and the planes flying over then so be it. 

Following a rugby team for several years you got used to being drenched and there would when I started following be a tiny stand to watch or you stood up and watched the game. 

Now though I like listening to it but not out in it. 

Where my aunty used to live in a village it was nice hearing the church bells and the cockerel. It would get very stormy but there was a little shop, Cats as my Aunty had 5 and the lady across the road bred cats and that was where my cat Toby came from and my uncle would play bowls and there was a country pub and it was nice to visit and Farnham Town was good to visit and you never worried about the weather and now I like to hear it because it makes me feel peaceful but not out in it. Am I showing my age? 

Any way it can cause flooding which is not good but when not and hear it trickling down it can feel good and I love being near nature. I like to feel calmed and the business of a city can get a bit too much and have become a Surrey Girl aswell as a Londoner. 

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X  

What I love to use each day

It is good to have days where by you do something different. I start my day by using my ottoman for clothes I plan to wear each week and love to rotate my clothes and make sure they all get worn. If there is something I have that I hasn't been used and I go by two to three years or not worn, then it goes. 

The Garden where I love to sit and write 

I love my own space and I like my room. I would like another shelf and hooks, I went through my cabinet so it is some what organised, but it is still better than what it was. I love using my cup I bought from Primark for a Fizzy drink or cold coffee. My son bought me a mug, not for any occasion but wanted to buy it for me so I use this for my afternoon cups of tea. Its things like that get my energy up and I like to use my journal and the best places to go to to buy a journal is TK Maxx, Amazon and The Works, even some have closed been down and I have bought notebooks from Whsmiths which is now TG Jones but can be expensive.

When it comes to the summer I love to make sure the garden table it clean and chairs as I love to write out doors. I spend time in coffee shops watching the world go by and journal and love hand writing now and it has been a good activity as I find when on the computer all of the time, has affected my writing and I love certain pens and I like to design my journal with stickers and washi tape and tags on products. I not longer completely junk journal but small decorative labels and tags and it really helps open my mind and come up with ideas for my blogs and books. 

I like to use the treadmill but the outdoors for me is better and walking tomorrow and love the health APPs where I can measure my steps and Notion to remember appointments and important dates when it comes to planning my week I have been using just a piece of paper. 

When it comes to cooking I like to have a bit of music on or an audio book and it just takes away my mind off from it being a chore and enjoy the cooking process more and can still be me time when cooking and reading a good book. 

Also silence. It is good to turn off the noise and listen to the keys on my laptop as I type and the clock on the fireplace. It is amazing what tools you have that you can use for piece and quiet and switch off the mind and put my phone on silent a lot so I am not distracted. 

It is about enjoying some company of what is useful and important to you. Having time to yourself and enjoying the home and the outdoors. Why can't we enjoy both. 

So live life and enjoy it and have a free day along with a favourite breakfast, lunch and dinner. I love to have porridge with honey and milk and some fruit. Tinned fruit and just what gives me the most satisfaction.

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X