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More of 🤔

What could you do more of?

I could paint, read, write, laugh, dance, travel, spend time with friends…

I could do more of a lot of things, but sometimes, confidence can be a hindrance 🤔🌻

Maybe, I should give myself time, be good to myself, be kind to myself.

That’s what I could do more of – be KIND to myself! 😊

‘Grandmother’

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

My beautiful Grandmother lived until she was 103yrs young.

Just before she passed, she said to me “Always wear the most beautiful underwear, you never know what might happen or who you may meet”

She was a legend 🫣😂🥰

‘Scammers, red flags, trust, ghosting, online safety’

There has been a few posts recently relating to trust, red flags, ghosting, and online safety.

A few days ago a gentleman started following me on Instagram. We exchanged a few text msgs, he asked about my artwork, and he appeared to be genuinely interested. He continues by telling me his wife had passed away four years ago, leaving him alone with his 14 year old son.

As our conversations progress the ‘red flags’ start to appear. He asked me many questions but was reluctant to answer any of mine. He talked of wanting to find love again…..that special woman!

So, this morning I did a ‘reverse image search’ on the photos of himself on Instagram. I’m so glad I did. He had over thirty different names, personas, on a vast array of dating sites and was flagged as a ‘scammer’.

What a sad and disappointing experience. I listened, I empathised with his sad loss, I trusted what he was telling me.

Now, the reason I know about ‘reverse image search‘ is because approx. 8 months ago I joined a dating site (advised to do reverse image search), it certainly opened my eyes to the deceit out there. However, I did go on a couple of dates that I believe were in good conscience. But my last date ‘ghosted’ me. We met for a coffee, had a lovely chat, went our separate ways. I text him later that day to thank him for our date and hope he got home safely. He did not acknowledge my text, nothing. Until today…4 months later…he text me “Hi”

What a day 🫨😵‍💫…’trust’, ‘red flags’, ‘ghosting’, and ‘online safety’ all reared their ugly heads today.

SOUNDS OF SILENCE

What’s your all-time favorite album?

My all-time favourite album has to be my photo albums. You know the ones 🤔, the book of pages with transparent plastic sleeves that you insert your beautifully captured prints. The images you await, in eager anticipation to be developed and printed.

An album filled with images of loved ones, places visited, those cherished moments and happenings. An album to review and relive those wonderful memories.

The photos themselves adorned with stains, smudges, fingerprints, lip prints etc. where they have been lovingly touched, caressed, kissed throughout their time in the album.

An album you can open, touch, smell, and revisit forever.

I think I’m showing my age here 🤣🤣

‘Everything’

Which topics would you like to be more informed about?

This is an impossible question to answer🤷‍♀️, my poor brain cells can’t cope with it 🤪. There are so many topics I would like to be more informed about 🤔.

So my answer is ‘everything’ 😁

‘Music’

What would your life be like without music?

If there is no music, there is no dancing.

If there is no dancing, there is no making love.

If there is no making love, there is no music.

Short, but to the point!

‘Holiday’

How do you celebrate holidays?

How do I celebrate holidays?

Festive Holidays: My Mother was/is a Jehovahs Witness, so as children my sisters and I didn’t get to celebrate Christmas.

I do not follow my mother’s religious values. So now, I enjoy the Christmas festivities with friends. I love the twinkling lights, the Xmas songs, watching the idealistic Xmas movies, the joyous laughter, the festive food, and of course a few tipples to wash it all down with 🤪.

Recreational Holidays: I love to travel, to see as much of the world as I can. Anywhere near, on, or in the ocean 🌊🐟🐠⛵️. I love to sail and scuba dive; the Maldives, the Great Barrier Reef, the Caribbean oceans. The ocean to me, is both calming and therapeutic. It can also be extremely volatile and dangerous…you have to respect it. I love to celebrate nature in all its beauty 😁.