Nostalgia

 

Hello dear friends. Well I didn't really expect to be away from the blog this week, but work got the better of me and not only have I not had time to write, I've barely even visited any of you. I'VE MISSED YOU ALL!

I've had a totally crazy week work wise ending on Friday with a 16 hour day where I was in the office until just after midnight! We have a very important presentation tomorrow and it was all hands on deck trying to get everything finished in time. Tomorrow I have to be in for 7am so it's early to bed tonight as that will mean a 6.30 tube! But hopefully the rest of this week will become calmer and I'll have some time for myself at last.

As a consequence, absolutely nothing has got done around here. Catherine and Hamish came over for the day yesterday which was lovely but there was not a scrap of food in the cupboards so I had to take them shopping as part of their day out! But we had a lovely walk down by the river as the picture above shows and did lots of chatting. Hamish kept us busy and amused as usual!

I have so much I need to do. There are piles of half finished designs all over the place and a website to build(only the home page done so far!) and I ought to have been getting on with them today, but you know what, sometimes you just have to stop, say no to yourself and do absolutely nothing. So that is exactly what I've done. Nothing.

Well that's actually not quite true. I am feeling in great need of music at the moment. I think it's because I'm feeling so ridiculously upbeat and happy. So this morning I looked at my CD collection and found it rather lacking. To call it a collection is quite misleading. More a small selection of CDs, non of which had anything particularly upbeat within them. I needed something I could dance around the flat to because that is how I am feeling today, despite being a little tired. So, as funds are a little lacking and I couldn't go crazy on Amazon, I logged on to Youtube and started creating a playlist for myself. I spent so much of the afternoon doing it and became so engrossed that it took my quite by surprise when I looked up to realise I was sitting in semi darkness! But what a list I've created! It's definitely nostalgic and very definitely a weird old mixture containing, AHA, Abba, Duran Duran, The Smiths, The Jackson Five and Girls Aloud to name but a few. Put it this way, I've really been going back to my teens and early twenties for inspiration with a bit of current stuff thrown in for good measure. It's been such good fun and I swear I must have lost a pound or two as I've danced my way around the flat! And now I have some great music to listen to while I'm getting on with that sewing and website building this week.

I'm going to attempt to catch up with you all this week and hopefully I'll be back myself again before another week goes by. xxx 

Comments

[marie]

It sounds like you had a good boogie! Enjoy your nostalgic trip down memory lane.

I am so late in catching up with your posts, but you are not alone!

Marie x

[BabyTease]

Fiona, Hope your presentation went well. Always love to stop by to read and see your photos. Lost my hard drive very recently, and my iTunes, so I also had to download new music. No matter how fast your computer is, it still takes a long time. Take care... Kim

[kim]

That sounds like a lot of fun Fiona! I'm always embarrassing my daughters by singing along to older songs but I can't help it! Nothing like a good song to get you motivated and happy! Hope you've had a chance to relax and not worked so hard this week. Take care
Kimx

[The Vintage Magpie]

Hope its calmed down for you a bit now! I haven't been on YouTune, it sounds fantastic .. I need something to dance around to!
Nicky x

[michele]

Hi Fiona
It is so lovely to hear your happiness and I can just picture you dancing around to some golden oldies.. You must have some Spring fever in your bones!
Good luck with the website.. can't wait to see it and ask for some tips.. I am plotting mine but not getting very far with it..
Don't stop dancing!
Love
Michelexx

[Isobel]

Music to dance around... Sounds like me listening to my Madonna's The Immaculate Collection and cleaning, tiding, baking... :D
x

[cielo]

Don't work too hard! Always leave time to enjoy life.

Cielo

[Gill]

I know how you feel, I'm so busy at work too and yearn to spend time doing something other than work related stuff or essential housework! I've some time off to look forward to next week but we're planning to decorate the kitchen so not very restful :)
Good luck with your presentation, look forward to seeing you back soon.

[joanna]

I keep thinking I should dance around the living room it would be great to loose weight. Glad your happy and dancing thats wonderful. Love the etsy shop.

[joanna]

Please forgive us for not leaving comments earlier this year, we have been thinking of you though. I feel back in the swing of blogs now and leaving comments, I just felt like some time out. I'm of to read the post I just wanted to apologies first.

[catherine]

Hi hun, I hope all went well at work. And you can now take it a little easier.
Sounds like you had great fun on youtune, it's a great sight I got my mum hooked on it and she spent hours going through all her favs.
Bless she's 60 this year lol
And a bit of a teckie hehe!
Have a good week look forward to reading more.
Hugs.
Catherine x

[French Knots]

Oh Morten....mmm! Hope this week is kess fraught and you get some time to relax.

[snapdragon]

So glad to see you are dancing again,
J
x

[Rosemary]

So sorry that you have been so busy with work.
Love those music choices.
Good luck this week.
Rosemary

[Sue]

Hope it goes well tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing the website in time. Let's hope you get some (time) soon. Sue x

[retrorose]

Good luck with the presentation. I hope it goes well. God I loved A-Ha. I had a duvet with A-Ha printed on it, that's how bad it was. But their stuff still sounds good, doesn't it? Well maybe 3 of their songs! Hope you get a bit more time to do your things this week.
Gayle