24 July 2013

Last night me and R went to the Lyric theatre in Belfast to watch a play.  I knew very little about it before I went, and R knew nothing, but he trusts me so we went or it.

The play was called Tuesdays with Morrie.  It has been a book, and a film, now a play.

It was AMAZING.

It is filled with laughter, tears and life.  The overwhelming message from the play is live your life now.  Don't have regrets. Don't try and leave things til you are older, or til you have more money, or more time.   Don't wait until your deathbed to say all those things you wanted to say.  Just do the things you want to do now.  (Obviously don't get yourself into stupid debt).  Say those things you want to say.

The main character in the play is dying of ALS.  Lou Gehrig disease.  His mind is still brilliant but his body is shutting down.  He tells us how he attended a funeral for a friend where he listened to everyone saying nice things about his friend, and decided that he wanted to go to his own funeral, so he could hear the nice things people would say about him.  So he had a living funeral.  BRILLIANT IDEA!!!

Me and R loved it.  We talked about it all the way home, and when we got home.  I talked about it today in work.  It was that good!!

Tonight I have a date with a girlfriend.  We are going to the cinema to watch World War Z.  I have a feeling it won't be as moving as the play was!!

April 21 2013

Today I had decided to go to pump class. I checked the gym timetable for when it started, got there on time to discover the timetable was wrong and the class was nearly over. :-(

I did a workout in the gym anyway but my heart wasn't in it.

I came home, pottered about the house. Baby girl made sandwiches for lunch. Then we went to the cinema to watch The great and powerful Oz. I think they both enjoyed it. I had seen it before.

Then home again. I made dinner we ate at the table together, as we usually do. R cleaned up and we watched a bit of TV before bed.

Do u eat dinner together at the table? Do u eat as a family or does everyone do their own thing?

I like that we eat together. We chat about our day. We consider the pit and the peak and share things that have happened.

It's nice to know we have this time to talk.

I have always tried to have family time at the dinner table. It encouraged baby girl to eat properly when she was younger. Making it easier for her to eat in restaurants too.

It always made time that she knew we could talk without TV interruptions. I would listen to her tales about school. She would listen to my tales about work. Now R joins in telling stories and sharing tales about his day.

It's an important part of our day.

If u don't do it yet, give it a try. Your family will luv it. Eventually.

January 26 2013

I went to the gym again this morning. Afterwards I went into the mall and bought myself a couple of new tops. I came home then got bored.
I then took myself off to the cinema. 1.1 mile there and back. I watched Jack Reacher.
I have to say I was surprised. I have read the books and didn't see Tom Cruise in the role. But I really liked it.
Of course R and baby girl think I am mad cos I went to the cinema myself. But I like to do that.
Do you ever go to the cinema alone?