Decisions decisions

 Today the pelvic and back pain is gone. I will say no more about it except 🙏.

This day has been another all over the place day. The car failed its retest (!) so today was a scramble for parts, and tomorrow Jon and Tasha will replace the brake shoes, or pads, or something like that. The air, no doubt, will be blue, but at least they will be outside. Apologies to the neighbours.

Tasha and Reece are working at the Chinese and Jon is in Poole at a day festival (indoors) so apart from the dog wanting to go out into the garden every five minutes, it is quiet here. I will attempt to get on with some work. I did a bit earlier, about half a scene, then I had to go to Euro Car Parts. Joy.

I'm tempted to read because I've wanted to get on with the autobiography that Alan bought me. I read some in bed last night but had to stop because Jon turned off his light and it's a book, it's not on a kindle. Or I could relax and watch a RomCom. I've been wanting to rewatch Just Go With It for ages.

Too many choices.

A lovely local lady with her partner and family took Leia out for a walk today. It's their third time together and Leia loves it. She was so excited when she saw her again. She never refuses a walk (she has a LOT of energy) and I love that people who can't have a dog right now get a chance for cuddles and dog walks. Leia gets a mega walk with Jon most mornings but never turns down the chance to go back out lol. When I first got her, I asked the vet what was wrong with her as she would tremble at the front door with her lead on. I thought she was traumatised. The vet couldn't explain it. Eventually I realised it was pure excitement. She couldn't control her anticipation about what was on the other side of that door!

Leia's previous BorrowMyDoggie friend is moving up to Scotland to be back with her husband. We are all sad as she adored having Leia now and again, and even had her for the odd weekend that we were away (a Godsend as Leia can't go where there are cats). We will miss Helen. She is the loveliest woman you could wish to meet.

I still can't decide what to do this evening. Perhaps I'll write for half an hour, then put the laptop away. Seems a fair compromise.

Quote for today:

The person who makes something today

isn't the same person

who returns to the work tomorrow.

Rick Rubin

A lot of these thoughts we touched on during our MA. It is quite a profound thought that as every minute passes we become minutely different. Everything in the universe affects us, so how we approach something becomes different from the way we imagined it at its conception. We can never complete something creative as the same person who started it. If it is something prescriptive, that's different. There is a route, a way of doing something, and it has to be stuck to...but something that evolves according to our will is unpredictable. I have planned novels that I don't now even recognise because, as external happenings influence me, my vision of it changes too. 

I hope you're having a great weekend.