L

I have been trying to write this post in my head for a few days now because it was going to be  a long one, it was going to be a long one because i am trying to spin some positivism out of negative feelings or gold out of straw might be a bit easier !

So here goes

L is for love , life , laughter, lies,lessons! and more importantly ... LISTS!

• Do not put an ice-cream maker on the stove or in the microwave.
• Do not put anything metallic in the microwave.
• Do not put Red wine in the fridge, or Champagne in the freezer ( it WILL explode!)
• Do not shave against the hair, that will give you ingrown hairs, and that is particularly annoying.
• Always Always Always treat people with respect, no matter what, no matter the situation.
• Be Kind.
• Body hair is normal , do not let anyone make you feel bad about it ( this is particularly for women),Do not let a man tell you how you should be.
• Be whoever you are, no one dictates who you are but you .
• You are beautiful,no matter what you look like.
• Just because someone acts all tough strong, does not mean that they are not fragile.
• lies hurt.
• Chocolate makes everything better, except Diabetes, it does not make diabetes better.
• vegan's don't eat honey! this is a lesson i learnt yesterday.
• Honesty is usually the best policy ,this does not mean be a dick or be brutal, it means be honest and be nice about, it's not impossible.
• Respect is difficult to re-earn,though still doable.
• Listening is one of the sincerest forms of respect.
• gentleness/softness/quietness is not a sign of weakness.
• floating eggs are bad.
• others can assist in your happiness,but the responsibility to make yourself happy is solely yours.
• people have a variety of different kinds of intelligence, because someone's intelligence does not match yours , does not mean they are stupid.
• nobody can knock you down but you, and you can always get up.
• never give up.
• Nutella rocks ! especially in ice cream form.
• some people hurt others for sport,try not to associate with those people.
• people can be as toxic as poison, try to detoxify yourself from them, it will feel beyond difficult and you will get withdrawals, but in the end you are strong enough and it will be worth it.
• Dogs are wonderful! cats can be cool sometimes too.
• people say a lot with their eyes,and a lot between the lines. Don't read in to it too much , most the time it will have nothing to do with you.
• A woman(or man) that can be bought, is not worth having.

I think that is enough for today, but perhaps i will add as i go along :) have a great day ! sorry for the very late post

M

M is for memories

I have this almost superpower, the ability to suppress memories and feelings , i suppose it is a coping /survival mechanism that i developed over time. It is good because you know shit happens and sometimes it's nice forgetting, though good memories get sucked in to the whirlpool too sometimes.
I think some of my fondest memories have to be just being around my grandmother, she is such a sweet old lady when politics are not involved.She used to always sit in her bedroom  while i take a shower, just to hear me sing , because i am weird and i used to like singing in the shower once upon a time.
I remember my mother's strawberry and cream cakes, they were quite delicious.
i have many memories of my father being drunk and over sharing, im sure it was important information he shared though i honestly never retained it.

I am thankfully starting to retain or actively trying to keep hold of positive memories, like surprise birthday cakes and celebrations,like the fly dog being excited to see me , like the laughter and joy of friends, and long summer bbqs , all these lovely memories that i have started accumulating in the last 2 years they are just wonderful. I remember running around in yellow underwear as a child and pretending to be tarzan. The one good thing about blocking out the bad stuff is, i now have 2 years worth of good memories with Danni because I easily dismiss the bad, it shatters my heart naturally but it reminds that it was not all bad and it is something nice to keep i guess.

M is also for muchness! I think my muchness might be very slowly returning to me or making a  very hard attempt too anyway.

has your muchness disappeared before? do you have any fond memories you would like to share? :)

Narwhals!

As this song has been stuck in my head for God knows how long, I am being kind and sharing with you !
Also yes I am aware I am behind and have 2 posts to catch up on, I will hopefully do that today :)

Enjoy!

K

K is for KINDER!

the chocolate not the german word

Look at it !!! all that choice! all that deliciousness ! I am drooling just looking at that picture.

the delicious creaminess, the texture, the nutella and hazelnut inside it , it is so beautiful and wonderful.

I realize that you can't get much of these in america, and outside of italy you can't get many of the really nice kinder things either.

this is like heaven in a wrapper, that is how good some of these chocolates are , seriously you are missing out.

K is also for my unfinished knitted hat,that currently looks absolutely awesome :D

JARS

J is for jars.

Jars are very useful inventions, you can use them to store/purchase nutella, or kittens as we can see from the picture above.Or other things , though nutella is the coolest.
You can use them to store things in, or to keep your secret stash of something in it!
or you can use it to put pens or paintbrushes in.
or you can use it as a cup.
or as a glass.
or for painting.
or as a weapon.
or to surround a light bulb and giving that very rustic awesome look.
or to look through and make silly faces at someone.
or to build a fort( though maybe use glue or just cushions for health and safety purposes)
or for art!
or to make cakes in!

Jars are amazing! oh oh you can also use it as a bowl for noodles kinda!

J is also for jams, the kind you hear, and this is the jam that is currently stuck in my head ( am i spelling jam wrong? it feels odd using it for music ) Listen to this !

Impossible

I is for I of course, though I have already introduced and given an in depth insight about myself and stuff in the post I , during a previous A-Z challenge, actually after just rereading it , tis still fairly accurate.


So!
I is for Impossible or Impossibilities !( you better not have that mission impossible tune in your head now )

It is such an exciting word don't you think? almost nothing is impossible as far as my logic is concerned, it is all just a matter of time and opportunity.

If you asked me a few months ago if I thought it possible for one individual to apply for asylum and travel documents,all by ones self and do all the lawyer's work for him pretty much, and succeed in the UK . I would have said absolutely impossible! you must be having a laugh! ..... yet I have just received my travel documents yesterday ( I is also for International travel !) and I made the almost impossible happen.

Also head transplants are going to happen soon ! What!
I was reading the article about it yesterday, they actually have a volunteer and the test run is happening in a short few months, who would have thought ! granted if , or when is the more accurate term to use here... when it is successful wither that is now or sometime down the line, it will be misused, though the Intentions ( another awesome I word) that Inspired ( see what I did there ? bam!) this research is motor/neuron disorders. How revolutionary to the world of medicine would it be if head transplants are successful !!!
My brain is still trying to wrap itself around the idea.

Ideas!!! that is such a  beautiful I word how did I miss it !
Ok so nothing is impossible really if you think about it, impossible is just a state of mind, because with the right tools and parts anything can be done, just yesterday I thought it was impossible for me to build up the courage to tell someone that I liked her. But I did it ! though now I remember why I didn't to begin with... which is because I am an oddball and have no idea about how to date or the rules that apply to dating nowadays ( is it even called dating?), or even flirt but that is a story for another day.

What do you believe is impossible?

H

“Selflessness is humility. ... humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free.” 

― Jeff Wilson, Buddhism of the Heart: Reflections on Shin Buddhism and Inner Togetherness

"Don't let pride get to your head,always be humble"

" Humility is Divine"

Humility,Honor,Honesty ..... such easy words, so very hard to find.

We live in a world of manipulation and sugar coated everything,Honesty is never what it seems,hardly anything is ever what it seems actually, which isn't always a bad thing.

But here is what I have found,when you find yourself within a group of people,that show these qualities, you just might also find home!( if you are a lost soul like myself that is )

in any case ! this is too serious of a post ! and one of the best H words is actually Humour ! do you have a joke for me ?no i can't think of any jokes right now either, though another H word is Halal, and it occurred to me the other day that if anything out of the sea is halal ( that is not an invitation to try and eat a penguin or a submarine!) if you drown a cow instead of slaughtering it, would that technically make it halal?
note: I was not being racist there I am actually a semi muslim .


H is for hobbies ! my newest hobby is ice cream making, this has developed due to a memory that recently popped in to my head, of Nutella ice cream that I tasted in Djerba, however I have not tasted anything remotely similar to it since.

And so I have tried to make it myself  , the first attempt was ok ,  I mean it had nutella so no matter how bad it got it was still lovely! but the second attempt was GORGEOUS! and has made me want to make more ice cream and experiment with more flavors, only problem is I have lost about 40 kilos and have about another 10-15 to lose just about, it would be counter productive and unhealthy , I was offered a solution to this dilemma ..... I can make the ice cream as  long as I rehome it with someone else, perhaps if seducing women with my awkwardness doesn't work i will resort to ice cream?
cmon that was funny!