Wednesday, 12 August 2015

And so it begins....

Today is the start of the celebrations 
My Auntie B arrives today from London
And my sisters girlfriend arrives from Cork
The house has been cleaned to within an inch of its life
Many meals have been made
And I am mentally trying to prepare myself for the activities over the next few days
I just thank my lucky stars that I am in a good place
18 months ago I wouldn't have been able to cope with this 
But now 
I know it's not about me
It's about my Mum
And celebrating her long and successful career in education

Both my parents were teachers before they retired 
My Dad taught french  and history
And my Mum taught English
I credit them for my love of reading and writing 
My sister also works in a school library
And my brother is a writer 
So I guess it's in the blood 

I gave Mum her present today
Just before the visitors arrive
I got her a card 
And a bottle of Dolce, floral drops
Which is a lovely fresh and light perfume
She loved it 

In other news 
Honey and Lea had their yearly check up this morning at the vet
I am delighted to report that they are both fighting fit and well
The only thing the vet mentioned that they are both a little over weight
This is not news to me
Honey is a little chubster 
And Lea is no skinny Minnie either
But I love to feed them
Yes I am a feeder
I show my love for them through food 
I have a certain cupboard that I keep their  treats in
And when honey wants one
She just stands in front of it and barks her head off
I can't lie
They are spoiled rotten 
They have such a lovely life 
They both had such difficult starts in their lives
That I feel I have to give them the best life I possibly can 
I've always been an animal lover
And always felt a certain affinity with them

I am half dreading and half looking forward to the next few days
I have to keep reminding myself 
That this is a celebration of my Mothers life and career 
And I want to make it as special as possible for her
She has been through so much in her life
And has always been an amazing support to me
I wasn't close to her growing up
But after my parents split up
And I became ill
We started to become closer 
And are now very very close
She deserves to be spoiled and pampered
So that's what we will do



With love from at

26 comments:

  1. Julia12 August 2015 at 04:08

    dear ruby you do eat meat, right? you even purge it? i know you are struggling hard to recover and of course if eating meat helps, a human is to be put before an animal. but maybe if you write about animal abuse, you should consider that really horrific animal abuses is commited every day in abattoirs for the sake of meat and leather production. The abuse there is so severe it is beyond imagination...

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    1. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 04:21

      I know Julia
      I know horrific atrocities are committed against animals every single day
      And yes
      I do eat meat
      But that doesn't mean that I can't love animals
      I'm not a hypocrite
      I am an animal lover
      And do my best to look After my own animals x

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    2. Anonymous12 August 2015 at 05:38

      haha you love to eat them, right??? how can you dare to mention animal abuse when you eat meat AND claim not to be a hypocrite??? go and have a look how your meat is produced!

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    3. Pacific diamond12 August 2015 at 06:01

      Anon,
      Really I think ruby has few other priorities right now.

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    4. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 06:23

      Oh please anon
      Spare me the lecture
      If you had any back bone at all
      You comment under your name
      If you don't like me or my blog
      Hit the escape button and leave!!!

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    5. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 06:24

      Thanks for having my back Shelby x

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    6. Anonymous12 August 2015 at 09:08

      'Anon,' I daresay Rubs is hardly the only non-vegan pet owner [& Lover-!!] on the planet :/

      (& NO, I actually HAVEN'T done the maths, but I'm beyond confident there is @ least 1 other)

      & yes, I'm also a Hypocrite being pseudo-Anon; guessing that's why I adore Rubs--we 'hypocrites' (gotta) stick together >: )

      'JILS'

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    7. Bella12 August 2015 at 13:30

      Anon, really? Go lecture the pseudo-vegans over on tumblr. Ruby is eating foods for her health - whether that's meat, dairy, lettuce, chocolate or tofu! Why would you want to make her feel guilty for that? Our ED heads do a good enough job of that as it is, thanks.

      Fuck you <3
      xxBella

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    8. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 13:37

      Thank you Bells
      Couldn't have said it better myself
      You are a good friend x

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    9. Anonymous12 August 2015 at 16:21

      Ahahaha

      Bells, you SLAY me !!!!
      Adding '<3' to your parting salutation-! Srsly, l may never recover

      You're so classy [& such a Lady-!!] :D
      Jils

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    10. désespérée de maigrir13 August 2015 at 04:17

      I think Julia is pointing out this issue in a caring way... but Anon... gahhhhhhhhh LEARN SOME MANNERS!!! I have ZERO tolerance for rudeness.

      Ugh sorry people are so lame, Ruby!

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  2. Pacific diamond12 August 2015 at 06:03

    Good luck and have fun if you can. I'm glad you're in a good space.
    . Good on your mum. She sounds pretty great.

    X shelby

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    1. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 06:25

      I thanks Shelby
      I am in a good place
      And it's great to be celebrating And making a fuss of mum
      God knows she's deserves it x

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  3. Anonymous12 August 2015 at 10:04

    Let the festivities BEGIN!! (*breathe breathe, we can do this*…)
    I magine you're semi-torn akin to this, non-?! : ( I kno you're well Chuffed for Mum, yet & still, STRESSFUL!
    [naught wrong in acknowledging it].

    So v glad Mum & you are so close[-!] but sad for the reasons STARTING it all.
    O0oh, does this mean que tu parles français-??!

    Sorry my comment got disappeared (TWICE) from 2 jours ; ) ago!! Hd suggested you might want to re-upstart w\mtgs again as they'd be stress-relieving, [or @ v leastest a short brk from the haus & all the rellies & friends descending locust-like upon ev'ry square inch of space!! D: D: erm, mebbe that's just Me projecting?? Not a "fan" of ppl over (& underfoot!) … :/]
    →Remember, you DON'T hfta speak in mtgs; just tell them 'pass' or 'I'm listening today' !! It shouldn't be ANOTHER source of stress for you!!←

    hehe, gotta admire Hons' cheek--she wouldn't be Her sans the p & v, non-?!

    AW, try to enjoy yourself, & be kind as you can to you-!! Treat yourself as if you were 1 of US--[or the pups]; SPOIL YOU a bit-!!
    Remember to HALT: don't get too
    Hungry,
    Angry, (*I'm adding also A N X I O U S]
    Lonely, or
    Tired
    ALSO, Love, if no mtg convenient, you can always nip away to your room & close the door for a quick 10-min 'time-out' if all else fails-!! ; )

    This all said, I KNO you'll do swimmingly

    Hv fun, darling-!
    <3 Jils

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    1. Mich12 August 2015 at 11:21

      HALT is the best advice!! Our pastor did a whole sermon on it once....

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    2. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 12:04

      Yes I love Halt too!
      They used that in the treatment centre I was in
      And it's so true

      Thanks Jils for the pep talk
      God knows I need it
      The first of the visitors have arrived
      So far so good
      So I guess I will take it easy
      And day by day

      I had my tea yesterday
      Did you have yours? X

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    3. Anonymous12 August 2015 at 16:25

      Cheers, Mich, LOVE your Writing-!!
      Hoping you're well-? Jils

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  4. Mich12 August 2015 at 11:20

    Honey sounds like Ivy. If anyone is in the kitchen, she stands beside the treats cupboard and howls.

    I hope you enjoy the newt few days. :) I used to hate stuff like that, but now I love it. I like having people in the house and lots of activity, I guess because it distracts me from my brain.

    xo

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    1. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 12:05

      That's the thing Mich
      It's the thinking about the event
      And the run up to the event that gets me
      Usually I am fine when the event actually happens

      Good to hear from you
      How are you ? X

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  5. Angharad 12 August 2015 at 11:52

    I'll be thinking of you over the next few days. That photo of you on the beach is simply stunning :) Take care xoxo

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  6. Anonymous12 August 2015 at 11:55

    hi ruby,just to say hope you have a lovely time and spoil your mum, she deserves it,glad honey and lea doing well( i know its hard to be strict when they always hungry). i am always pushing food/cups tea on others-- i am a brighton version of mrs doyle and i know you will know what i mean. anyway enjoy yourselves! lots love jo xx

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    1. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 12:08

      Aw thanks Jo
      Yes the spoiling began today when I gave Mum her present
      And lots more to come

      He he
      I laugh when you mentioned Mrs Doyle
      Ah go on, go on, go on....

      Love to you x

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  7. Bella12 August 2015 at 13:33

    Okay, now that's done... Congrats to your mum! I'll be thinking of you the next few days. Do you have somewhere you can go and hide away if you need some space?

    Silky was a bit of a chubster in her youth. We cut back for a while and she got back to a healthy point, but then her weight just kept dropping no matter what we fed her. It's hard cutting back when giving food is such a tangible treat.

    Billy actually sits calmly by his bag of treats on the porch until we give him one. It's kinda adorable. He's the most sweet, polite dog ever - you can literally leave a plate of food next to him and he won't touch it unless he's allowed.

    Lots of love <3
    xx

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    1. Ruby Tuesday12 August 2015 at 13:39

      Thanks Bells
      Yes I will be taking regular time outs
      And lots of deep breathing
      The visitors have started arriving
      So far so good
      It's at times like this that I really miss a cheeky smoke
      So cups of strong sweet tea will have to do

      I will pass on your kind words to my mum
      And thanks for having my back with our friend anon

      Love you x

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  8. Anonymous12 August 2015 at 16:41

    Tea was Brill, & i thought of you =)

    No worries, Lovie--as I stated b4, we gotta stick togeva !!!
    'Yikes,' so glad Bells is on OUR side, non-?! I'm STILL laughing

    (pseudo-) Hypocrites UNITE !! ; ) Jils

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