As I write, I have just sent off my novel, The Rescue, to a competition that would be oh so amazing to win, or at least get shortlisted for. I've done all I can to get it into good shape, gone over it, had four eagle eyed friends go over it as well, and now - off it's gone into the ether. I've done all I can, now I must get on with editing the rest of it and hope for the best.
My sense of achievement was somewhat marred by not much sleep last night. A warning light came on the dashboard of my van yesterday and I was told by one mechanic, "it's probably OK to drive but we can't see it till next week," while the other one said, "could be mechanical failure and it might have to go to the Fiat dealer." You can possibly imagine why I didn't sleep much.
I rely on wheels so much, notably for walking Lainy, and seeing my fella who lives a 40 minute drive away, so as it's being looked at tomorrow, all I can do is cross my fingers and hope for the best. More crossing of fingers....
But the fella will come and pick me up tomorrow if needs be, and on Tuesday a friend of mine and I had arranged to take her car to Devon and take my mum out for lunch. So two of the bigger events are taken care of. I'm not a proud person when it comes to cars - I don't care what it looks like, or how fast it goes. I just want one that works.....
Many of my friends are having difficult times (well, who isn't, most notably in Downing Street...) but let's hope life will settle down a bit and my wheels will return to me shortly.
For escapsim, I had a James Bond session last weekend. I can feel another film weekend brewing.....
5 comments:
Hi,thanks for visiting my crafting blog.Good luck with the van dilemma.Love your photos.
I hate it when car or house problems arise and get a feeling in the pit of my stomach. It's then that I hate having to deal with these things single-handedly. I do hope it gets sorted soon. As someone once said to me "If you have a problem and can solve it, it's not a problem. If you have a problem and CAN'T solve it, then it's truly a problem!"
Hi,couldn't believe it.Was watching the repeat of Fern Brittons My Cornwall and saw you.Hope you got van sorted.
Hi Lee, van is sorted thanks - glad you caught me on My Cornwall - that's a coincidence for you!
Addy - I quite Agee, it's horrible having to deal with car/house problems. Thankfully I have good friends who are usually able to help but it is a worry with anything technical as I'm not technically minded! Still, van seems to be Ok now thankfully.
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