Hello Hello Silver Bloggers and indeed all Hivians
I like to do my own thing as I am sure most of you do too. That comes to Hiving as well.
But today I gave myself a KUTA (Kick Up The Arse) and decided to perform a JIT (Just In Time) article/post in response to a prompt I had seen.
As a moderator in the Silver Bloggers community I have been fortunate enough to read and curate many posts that have been written for the Memoir Monday initiative that was created by @ericvancewalton
You can catch his original post here or the prompt for this Memoir Monday #18
This week’s Memoir Monday prompt:
What simple pleasures of life do you truly enjoy?
First of all, I should point this week infact ends today ... I did say JIT was my post for today!
First things first ...
The older I get, and from a purely selfish standpoint I hope there are a few more years yet, I have found that the simpler the thing the more pleasure I take from it.
Being a Project Manager I have long been an advocate of the KISS principle.
The last S alternating between Stupid and Sweetheart depend on the sex of the person I was talking to...
... or being politically correct I guess it would be Keep It So Simple as opposed to Keep It Simple Sweetheart!
As we age our priorities change
I know mine have. I started downsizing when I hit 30. Gone went the 4 bedroomed house and now we are happy in a wee one bedroom flat.
What the fluff do we need so much tat for. All it does is cause problems when siblings go through belongings of their deceases parents/relatives.
I use to collect things, not anymore, afterall I don't need to as Mrs T is the collector and a yarnaholic.
So what simple pleasures of life do I truly enjoy.
I remember reading in the blog of @edith-4angelseu where she mentioned bed linen.
She nailed it, we change the bed linen, sheets duvet covers etc on a Sunday! Boy oh boy it is a rush on Sunday night to see who gets into those sheets first.
There is something magical about getting into bed with fresh sheets.
Now if that is not a simple pleasure, then I don't what is!
When I was younger I would buy whatever without looking at the price tag. Now I am all about value!
Yes we have whoopsies where they have to sell no later than the sell by date on the package.
Quite often I will go shopping to see what the whoopsies are and then knock up a meal!
I blame it on my Chemical Engineering background, I just love experimenting, I don't use recipes but I sure love to cook.
A feeder ~ Mrs T describes me. Well I was brought up to always wear clean underpants as you never know when you will end up in hospital and you always eat a full meal as you never know when you will eat again!
Travel, I used to love to travel. But working over the world in the oil industry usually in a wartorn area and having been in 69 countries has taken its toll...
I have flown countless times, in all sorts of planes and helicopters, often every day for months on end.
That mind you was in the days when you could check in and go, now there is no more rolling upto the airport twenty minutes before the flight leaves...
I can't stand flying now. We travel by boat.
Mrs T is American and has seen a fair few European countries and loves travel too, but in moderation!
This was on a ferry to Amsterdam last month as part of our Silver Wedding anniversary celebrations.
The simplest thing that makes me happy is seeing or knowing there is a smile on the face of the ones I love.
I think subconsiously that is what I try to do on a daily basis.
It helps when you like some of the same things.
I think my love of value came from swapping wives. Wife 1 Scottish and wanted everything the best! Wife 2 American and feels guilty spending money.
Mind you Mrs T says wife 1 got the gold whilst she got the shaft 🤣
Having a sense and humour and being fun costs nothing but it is a wonderful thing.
One of the simplest pleasures I have is to keep learning...
It does not matter what it is, I will try to keep learning.
You can see wee Ted up there on holiday in the Orkney Isles where I used to live. Well Mrs T made him and of course I have tried to learn to crochet and these knitting things ... It is the right thing to do after all!
This summer has been awful, that is one thing gets to me, is the cold and damp, Although it is not cold, it is fluffing cold for summer and has got into my bones this year.
So I think I will close out with some of the simple pleasures that make me smile, these are of course of the sea and blue skies!
Nature I love, and that extends to wildlife. I am sure you all know how much I love walking to the local park and feeding our animals up there.
So I won't dwell on this too much, but to say Mother Earth needs our help to stop killing her.
She provides us with the most amazing free pleasures!
Thanks for visiting and enjoy the new week ahead!
All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo. Photos taken with my smartphone.
@tengolotodo 14th July 2024
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Clean linen for sure, seeing the funny side of life & laughter still is the best medicine Ed!
Nice seeing you and Mrs T🤗
Both of you make me want to cry! You are one of the best couples I love on Hive... I love you both so much!!!! And Mrs. T wasn't wrong was she?🤣 She is never wrong. Swapping wives is right, only you have a humour that makes serious things seem like play... lol. Your cheeks look squishy... and I love the colour of her eyes. She's so pretty... you should learn from her Eddie.
It's been a while since I've heard about JIT, Super Ed! 😆 And KUTA lately we seem to need it more often than ever, at least as far as Hive is concerned 🤣
I fully agree, and there is someone who also absolutely agrees with that and waits for the time of changing the sheets to arrive first 😹 Milo would be happy to visit you on Sundays 😂
I love finally putting a face to Mrs. T 😄
Keep making those around you smile, querido. Big hugs 🤗💙
There is something magical about getting into bed with fresh sheets., change the sheet and fragrance the room and you've trapped me in-bedroom for the whole day. Who doesn't love this.
Adding to that, I do get pleasures from eating. We share the food hobby I guess.
Wonderful pics of you and Mrs T. Actually, I never knew you gathered this much weight.
Congratulations on your wedding anniversary boss boss.
I concur with you, things that truly bring pleasure are simple
Thank you Royal Honey,it is the simple things that count. Like small wins too, glad you concur 😁
Happy new week to you boss boss
Thanks for contributing to Memoir Monday! We downsized in 2015 and have rarely regretted it, although we do miss our yard. I wish more people had a sense of humor these days! It seems like that's getting more and more rare.
I am the same way T. We are slowly downsizing now that we are becoming empty nesters. Eventually we will probably move from this house into a smaller one. Enjoying the simple things in life is something I enjoy. The wildlife is fun to watch and they can be quite entertaining as well.
Yeah no point rattling around in a big ole house Joe. Oh yes you go that right about wildlife being entertaining, Sure is fun to watch, wishing you a great new week!
Congrats on the anniversary Ed and that sounds like a good celebration getting the boat to Amsterdam. Did you fly to any of the offshore rigs in the oil industry? Like up in Norway.
Thanks Steve ... ah offshore, yes got choppers to oil and gas platforms in the UK, Norway, Holland, the US, Nigerian, Gabon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Australia, and a fair few Middle Eastern countries 🤣
Simple things that brings joy to our heart are the greatest pleasure.♥️😌
You know you are right, we don't really need that much to enjoy life, more doesn't necessarily mean happier, and I tell you I picked this one; Downsizing! That's what I'm gonna do.
I love the blue Skies, the Water Coast, and those ducks, they are so cute.
The Sunset just caps it!
That has been always the case, as said by Budha : The Root of Suffering is Attachment. The less attached you are the simpler it becomes and more happy we would be.
Congratulations on the Silver jubilee, Mrs T seems to be in Charge.
I loved reading your post, I have been feeling down and it was just what I needed, it made me smile. Happy Anniversary to you and Mrs T.
Absolutely yes on the clean sheets, to crawl in them is like crawling into a little piece of Heaven.
I have downsized, too BUT I can not seem to get rid of my old plates and tea cups or my old records, maybe there is a reason, if not the kids will have to deal with them.
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