You can't take it with you...

[londonronnie]

Gosh, I've been a busy little bee lately! During the past week I have -

a. Booked a cottage in the Lake District for a week's holiday in July, for the OH, myself and Izzy.
b. Booked a place on my first ever Pros location tour, booked my hotel for the weekend and arranged a lift down to Watford and back (thanks linnhie!).
c. Sent in my registration for WINK and booked coach tickets to Milton Keynes and back.
d. Booked a holiday cottage in Exmoor for four days in June.
e. Booked a hotel in London for four days following on from the Exmoor trip.
f. Bought theatre tickets for War Horse for myself and my two daughters.

Phew! And this was the year that we were going to tighten our purse strings, having had a bit of a splurge during the whole of 2013.

The thing is, when six of your friends have been diagnosed with cancer during the previous eighteen months and two more friends have been diagnosed with other life-threatening illnesses - not to mention the shock of losing Lewis at a relatively early age - you tend to think 'what the hell'.

I'll let you know if I'm still thinking that when the credit card bills start rolling in... *g*

Comments

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

Yep, Lewis, our nextdoor neighbour has terminal cancer and the best friend of an American friend I met through Pros has it too. It makes you think, so good for you for arranging lots of good stuff to do this year because you just never bloody know. Maybe hope to see you in June if you have time?

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

I've never known a time when so many friends, or friends of friends, are having to deal with serious illnesses. It's a bit uncanny really, and certainly very scary!

I'm not sure at the moment how things are going to pan out in June - we're only down in Exmoor for three full days this time and I've got to arrange to meet up with my cousins in North Devon sometime while we're there. Hopefully we can sort something out nearer the time.

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

No worries at all, C. I didn't realise you had cousins down here and you do want some time to yourselves if you're only down for a few days.

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

Yep, two of my cousins are Westward Ho! born and bred - one now lives in Northam and the other in Torrington. And then last year another cousin moved to Abbotsham, so there's quite a little enclave in North Devon!