My Good Vintage

It's been a busy year. Lots of changes and new adventures. I started it living with my mum and then moved into a shared student house. The idea had been to move in with some friends perhaps in the new year.  A shared house it was not. Though students were plentiful.  I spent 99% of my time in my room or at Sean's house. I often went to bed leaving Robin Williams' The Birdcage on the TV to block out the comings and goings of the students I lived with. I've lived by myself for a long time and really was too old for this experiment.  The only good thing of course was the rent. It was extremely cheap.  Luckily Sean's mum and Dad said I could move into their house and suggested we seriously thought about buying a house.  Next year (2016) we thought. I moved into Sean's room and we'd planned to save £s and see where we were in 12 months, maybe a bit less. One Saturday in March Sean's mum Lisa decided that Sean and her would just take a look at a house or two t...

When you travel for 36 ish hours through Europe you stop at a fair few service stations  Although I didn't take any photos on the way to Poland I think I will on the way back.  On our journey we stopped in England France Belgium Germany and Poland and in one Mama and Ashling and I ( and an Irish couple) got lost. It was dark, we were tired and the building looked the same from either end... Each side of the motorway... 

Today I found an american quarter in my purse. They look like 10p pieces so I must have been given it by mistake. I stopped and smiled. Rubbed the dirt off it so I could see the detail on the back. It's from South Carolina. It came all that way to end up randomly in my purse. Until now unnoticed. No one else I showed really cared. They didn't see any value in a coin that couldn't be spent locally.  It's times like this that I wonder if I will ever find a friend who is similar enough to me to appreciate the small things like the quarter. 

I'm searching for female inspiration. When I stop and think about it I can only name one or two female film directors whose work I could talk about.  I can't think of a female journalist or broadcaster that I particularly admire.  I can't hear a strong female commentator in my week of chosen media that isn't a singer.  I recently started listening to podcasts and the newest is Bret Easton Elis. So far all nine guests have been male.  Could the lead in Breaking Bad have been a woman? Will the next season of True Detective give us a head strong female partnership. 

Sewing machine still needs fixing so I'm resorting to glueing for this project  Alex who works for me is leaving tomorrow so I've made him a real version of a flag he designed during a staff training session 

Could just be for a week... I'm not sure how long I will last without it  It's been my obsession for the last few months Spending the day with my sister and nephew has helped with my cravings to check in every hour or so and see what everyone is up to.  He's just 16months and already loves phones too  I'm almost sure I'll go back but I'd like to hold out for a month 30-40 days to break the habit and then go back and not get so caught up with it again.  There is still what's app and Instagram and twitter and snapchat and iMessage  I'm still here  I'm just not reading everything that everyone else is doing hour by hour of the day.  I'm not comparing my life to theirs my self to them I'm not competing for attention or recognition