The Munch Bunch and other inanimate talking objects

 I have been looking again at my blog posts from the start and have been amazed by the variety of things that I have written about 

Initially this started out as a way to write about things I liked , things that interested me and my general observations on things but obviously there are only so many topics like that 

I’m not one to write about my feelings , my emotions, quite honestly my daily journal has enough of that stuff in it (yawn) 

I confess since I was a small child I have always wanted to write a book , actually I did write several , mainly about talking vegetables or fruit (inspired by the Munch Bunch) or other inanimate objects coming to life ….yeah I don’t think the world needs more stories like that and as I was only in primary school I don’t think many editors would take me seriously 

Then as a 20 something at the height of the ‘chick lit’ phenomenon I thought a diary type book would be a great idea ……okay Helen Fielding beat me to that with Bridget Jones and several other people produced their own less successful versions followed up by girl finds boyfriend , girl organises wedding , girl has a baby , girl gets a divorce , girl starts dating again books 

I’m interested in Criminology, forensics and pathology but I feel that you need way more knowledge than I have to even attempt to write a novel on these subjects , in fact most authors in this genre have worked in the field prior to their writing careers , the same with law based or police books 

This has always been my issue , I’d like to write a book (and with self publishing now a thing it’s got easier to get your work out there) but I have never ever had an idea that I could put on paper , I think I would end up plagiarising something I had already read or creating something so mundane and boring that I would sell just one copy ……..to my Mum !! (Oh okay , I’d give her a copy obviously) 

So once again the idea of book writing is put on hold , maybe one day a spark of an idea will come to me and I’ll just have to write it , but until then I apologise, you’re stuck with ‘My Mad Ramblings’ on here !!! Xx 

A reflection

I last wrote a blog post on here in February 2020 

The world was a much different place , there were rumblings of a disease in China but that would never affect us here would it ?        We’d heard it before with SARS , bird flu , Ebola , all the fuss in the papers and then thankfully nothing 

But pretty soon it was clear that we wouldn’t get away with it this time 

Cases in the thousands daily , people dying , at first said just to be the elderly and ill but soon it was obvious that this was a disease that would take anyone 

Restrictions put in place to curb the spread , masks to be worn , hand washing to the tune of ‘Happy Birthday’ , all of these things desperately trying to halt Covid 19 

And yet people died , people died alone in hospitals due to the restrictions on visitors , nurses being the only witnesses to final moments and then having to break that terrible news multiple times a day                    People died in care homes , this disease spreading amongst the most vulnerable in society 

We clapped , we stood on our doorsteps on a Thursday night and clapped for health care workers , carers , emergency services , essential workers but let’s be honest that was to make us feel we were doing something, it didn’t help them at all and their pay didn’t reflect the risks to themselves and their families 

And then as numbers slowly dropped we began to return to ‘normal’ life , , pubs reopened , we were allowed to mix with a few others but still life wasn’t as it was before                   We were told to ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ the hospitality sector which had lost all trade for months and then when cases rose again we were told to stop doing this again 

As winter approached a vaccination was developed , first given to the most vulnerable and then rolled out to everyone in decreasing ages groups , but still this wasn’t enough to prevent another lockdown shortly after Christmas 2021 

As we stand now in May 2022 most people who want it have had 3 vaccinations , some people are back to work in an office , some will probably never return to that structure , working life has changed completely and many people are assessing their work / life balance and finding that work isn’t quite as important as they once thought

People ARE still getting Covid 19 ,its various strains popping up every now and again to cause fear once again , the elderly and vulnerable still have to be careful where they go , who they mix with and many still wear masks to protect themselves and those they love 

Life will never be the same as it was 2 years ago , for those who have lost loved ones , for those who are left with debilitating after effects and for those who have suffered mental health issues due to the isolation lockdown xx