Around the fifteenth of the month Alexa at Trimming the Sails hosts Simply a Moment. A lovely opportunity to sit still and be in the moment recording some thoughts or feelings which might otherwise go unnoticed.

Here’s mine for December 15th 2013
22:57

I just called by Alexa’a blog and realised the date…Time for Simply a Moment.

I am already sitting quietly at my computer, husband’s snores drifting along the quiet almost in time with my typing.
I can hear Pepsi walking about downstairs; I think she must have heard Ben coming home.
Yes, he is here, with his smiling face “How’s you mum? Still talking to the world? How’s your day been?”
We have a natter and I tell him that I have finally finished all my Christmas crafting. The last four cards are here on my desk. They get a nod of approval and he notices that I have stitched them; I’m impressed!
So I am taking a moment now to reflect on my day.
I was unwell this morning and had to return to bed for a while but as I was fretting about getting my parcels ready for the post tomorrow I got up again and slowly, slowly, and with plenty of tea I finished my tasks. Although they were happy and festive tasks when I don’t feel 100% everything feels like a task to me.
While I listened to Christmas carols on my iTunes I fought with my sewing machine. I played with jewellery wire, tools and beads. I ran out of cellotape and got in a big muddle with ‘peel offs’ but it’s done.
My pretty cloth bag that Ben bought me ages ago is stuffed full of parcels and a few cards ready for the post office in the morning.
Just some more cards to write and send then I can think about cleaning the house, scrambling in the loft for the decorations and going to buy the Christmas tree. I saw a lovely one the other day while I was stuck in a traffic jam….
Time to turn in: happy with my days achievements, feeling festive and feeling blessed.

And this evening, 16th December I am feeling better, all cards are written and in the post. I am about to go to my last craft evening before Christmas.

Thank you Alexa.

This made everyone smile in Porlock, Somerset last weekend.