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A moment to breathe again… - first posted 17/10/2014

17/10/2014

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A moment to breathe again... - Dreya's World
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I so love it when my head finally gets above water! 

I don’t know about you, but when I write online it’s done in my spare time, so if things get busy with work I don’t get chance to write for ages and things slip by the wayside. Then the demise of Squidoo ended up knocking me for six and I’m still trying to catch up with that too. 

So when things finally settle down, clear up or get calmer on the work front, I take great joy in catching up everywhere! Well today that’s happened. I’m still waiting for e-mails, but in the meantime I’ve taken part of this afternoon off and am having fun exploring and catching up. 

It’s so freeing and everything feels a lot lighter and more lifted if you know what I mean? I’m catching up with friends and activities on Facebook. I’ve discovered a friend who’s just joined up here on Bubblews. I’ve managed to start on an online supermarket shopping order. I might even get to do some more updates on HubPages – you never know! 

So today, for once I’m feeling good on a Friday afternoon and not overworked or overtired. Plus with friends visiting this weekend we should be in for a jolly time. Hurrah! :0)



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&happynutritionist Thanks Claudia. I'm sure you'll find your lighter days eventually. I believe there's a process to life, though we may not always realise it as it's happening. Wishing you all the love and care you deserve. Be kind to yourself as I know you are to others. Thinking of you...



Claudia Meydrech

&happynutritionist

4 months ago

Well enjoy your day, I am looking forward to lighter days somewhere down the road.



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&DawnRae We have Dawn, thank you - it's been lovely and they've just left us today. And though there's work now to be done I'm still feeling good. :0)



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&RenaissanceWoman Thank you Diana! :0) We've had a wonderful long weekend with friends who have just left us this afternoon, so back to normality (whatever that is!) but still feeling good. :0)



Dawn

&DawnRae

4 months ago

It's such a good feeling to be in that space. Good for you. Yay! Hope you had a wonderful weekend with your friends.



Diana

&RenaissanceWoman

4 months ago

I hope you continue to find these windows of time that allow you to feel light and lifted. I do understand. Here's to breathing...



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&Raintree Thank you so much. :0) Things keep slowly settling into place. I've even managed to get AdSense approved over the weekend too, so another step forward. Things can seem such an uphill struggle sometimes, but I'm making progress again. Have had a lovely weekend with sunshine, friends and dogs, so yes, thank you - very happy. Hope you've had a good weekend too. :0)



&Raintree

4 months ago

Good to hear things are settling for you. It has been an unsettling time for many who were on Squidoo and a ton of work to do! I find it goes in waves! It is good to feel in control again though so good for you :) I find online shopping can save a lot of time once you get into it as well. Hope you have had fun this weekend and take time to enjoy yourself :)



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&Brite-Ideas Thank you, I'm getting there Barbara, but only slowly. It's moments like this when I pick momentum up again, but it's only short-lived. Too many ideas and not enough time! I'll be really please to feel like you're now sounding at the moment. I'm over halfway up that mountain though. :0)



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&marsha32 It sounds more exciting and perhaps more straightforward than it actually is Marsha! There's a few things that I can't get in France that we used to get in the UK, and it's heading for that time again to get another batch sent over. I have to add an extra delivery service in to get it near us and then we go and pick it up! Your rolling tote sounds awesome!. :0)



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&MerrWrites It certainly does and if I blink next week I'll probably have missed it, but it's been lovely to take everything in this afternoon. There's always something to do, but it's been so nice to begin to catch up with other things. :0)



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&CherylFay Doesn't it Cheryl! I've really enjoyed my afternoon of trying to catch up. :0)



Barbara

&Brite-Ideas

4 months ago

I understand completely what you're feeling! I'm just starting to feel like I know the direction I'm heading in now, and am excited everyday to work on it again online! Glad you're feeling better and clearer too :)



Marsha Cooper

&marsha32

4 months ago

Online supermarket shopping order....that makes me want to really check out that amazon deal where you fill the box.
I have been cashing in for Walmart at different places to buy myself a rolling sewing machine tote.
Now it's time to get back to amazon.




MerrWrites

&MerrWrites

4 months ago

I'm glad you are feeling settled. It takes some time, doesn't it? It felt so good to have time to go through my email finally. Still much to do, but the respites sure help!



Cheryl Mikesell

&CherylFay

4 months ago

It's nice to have those kind of moments. Sometimes stuff gets so overwhelming.

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My Top 10 Books - first posted 02/10/2014

2/10/2014

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My Top 10 Books - Dreya's World
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I was nominated on Facebook recently to list my top 10 books. Now, I don't often do this sort of thing, but because it was books I had to! I could have listed so many different ones, but I finally narrowed it down to these, which I've generally read more than once and I know they've have had some affect on my life over the years, so here they are...

 1. Hitchhiker's Guide series by Douglas Adams

 2. Magician series by Raymond E. Fiest

 3. Winnie the Pooh books by A A Milne

 4. Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach

 5. Harry Potter series by J K Rowling

 6. Maddon's Rock by Hammond Innes

 7. Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith

 8. Oh the places you'll go! by Dr Seuss

 9. The vet books by James Herriott

 10. The dog books by Jon Katz 

I was supposed to tag three other people which I hate doing, but I plucked up the courage this time, so I'm avidly waiting to see what my friends chose. What would you have picked?



Dreya B

&DreyaB

4 months ago

&MerrWrites It's great seeing what other people pick isn't it?! It somehow lets you see a little further into their personality. I think if I attempted to write a WHY about each one on this list it would end up turning into many review articles! Taking a look at the list I've only written 2 or 3 so far! Numbers 1, 4 & 8, but the first one was more about meeting the author... All on hubpages, but only 2 out of 3 of them have been edited! So much work still to do... :0)



MerrWrites

&MerrWrites

4 months ago

It's always a treat to see what books others would choose for favorites. It also tends to add books to my wish list. I wish you would take each one now and tell WHY you liked it!



Dreya B

&DreyaB

5 months ago

&marsha32 I found it a really interesting exercise Marsha. I love books so it was really tricky to just narrow it down to 10, but I'm please with my final list and the variety. I know you're always so busy, but it's a lovely thing to think about if you get a spare few moments. :0)



Dreya B

&DreyaB

5 months ago

&glitterandspice Thanks Corrinna, glad you liked it. :0) King and Golding are such classic modern authors, but I have to admit to not coming across Kingsolver. A new author to check out. Yay! :D



Marsha Cooper

&marsha32

5 months ago

I'm not sure other than The Bible what I would put! It would be books like The Tightwad Gazette for sure.



Corrinna

&glitterandspice

5 months ago

Great list! If I had to choose 3 they would be:
1. The Stand by Stephen King
2. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3. Lord Of The Flies by William Golding


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