Not entirely pointless

Quite a lot of point to it really.

-laugh here-

Another one of my random, meaningless household object shots because I didn't get out with the camera again today.
I really enjoy pratting around with things and making silly still life shots anyway - so that's okay.

What happened today???

I'm still getting palpitations and worrying about getting palpitations and worrying about the fact that worrying about palpitations gives me palpitations. I think there's been something in the air in the last few days that's affecting a lot of people*, and I'm hoping to feel better soon.

I woke up really early because the house was cracking loudly in the cold air. As I lay there for hours watching daylight arrive, I went from thinking we had burglars to thinking a child was sleep-walking, to settling on pipes bursting. It was none of those things and by the time I'd had a wander around in the half-light and decided we weren't all in mortal danger it was 7am, so I went back to sleep and was thoroughly unresponsive until 8.30.
I'm sure light-sleepers and anxious people were useful years ago, but I'm not so sure it's very helpful in modern life. I do feel like a bit of a meerkat sometimes.
I also find being awake when everyone else is asleep makes me list the ways in which I am a bad mother, and the ways I need to improve myself. It's a bit bloody pointless because I rarely remember it all the next day - even if it seemed really serious at the time.

I've managed to sort out presents and stuff for Joel's birthday (16 on Friday!), and also bought some courgette and spring onion and cauliflower seeds to plant (great birthday day presents, huh? ;o)). I've got some tubs arriving this week for things I want to grow nearer to the kitchen and am itching for the weather to get better so I can get outside and grow things! I'm running out of room in the boiler room and garage for seed trays. I'm planning my slug defences in advance too this year so I need to get out and water nematodes into the soil.



*Oh, I'm such a hippie!