Hello again!

It's been a very strange week - blazing sunshine on Monday and Tuesday, then very wintry, rainy and grey for the rest of the week. At the moment, the sun is having a little shine, but the sky all around is grey. I like my big glass doors next to my desk, because it makes me feel connected to the weather, without having to sit out and endure it. (I mean that for the sun as well - I am UV intolerant so have to douse myself in SPF50 before I even think about sitting out in the sun!)

I'll continue today with the questions. If you missed last weeks, I'm turning them into a blog post. You can check it out here. Here we go with question 11:

11. How would you like people to feel around you?

Happy! If that’s not possible, I’d have to go for relaxed and inspired.

12. If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?

It’s got to be the ability to fly, right? Reading minds sounds great in theory, but in practice people are so complicated it’d be mind-boggling. Flying is simple, cool and also useful!

13. If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?

Wow, it’s so hard to narrow it down to just one thing, especially with all the uncertainty that’s going on right now – so many questions!

14. Is there something that you’ve dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven’t you done it?

I’ve always wanted to live by the seaside. Why haven’t I done it? Well, where you live is complicated, and it also affects more than just me – my family too. So, it’s still on the agenda, but I’ll get there when things line up right.

15. What tiny accomplishment are you proud of?

Last Friday (after I sent the email!) I went swimming and managed to swim 1500m. That’s only 100m (or 4 lengths) short of a mile. I’m pretty happy with that! Unfortunately, the pool is now closed for two weeks due to ‘technical difficulties’ (which I expect is a staff member testing positive for Covid). I’m hoping to hit the one mile mark soon after I can get back in the water.

16. When did you get a surprise?

The world is full of them! Pretty much every time I watch a documentary or something on Quest. People surprise me all the time too, which

17. What item of clothing do you treasure?

A red jumper that used to belong to my Mum. She was tall like me, and the sleeves are just perfect!

18. What's your favourite flavour?

Cherry! And as a bonus, my worst is coffee. I drink black coffee, and can’t stand anything that has a coffee ‘tint’ to it. Why spoil perfection? So I guess if you really wanted to torture me, you’d force-feed me cherry-flavoured coffee… although hopefully that doesn’t exist. (Googles it.) It does exist. Yikes!

19. If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, what would you do?

Probably do a couple of mega world cruises for the first six months, then spend the last six months with my family (assuming I couldn’t take them all with me!)

20. What does friendship mean to you?

Funnily enough, I posted this pic on Instagram yesterday. It’s not my words, but it’s a pretty good summary. It also applies to movies!

No one asked me any questions last week, but I'd love to know if you have any other questions for me!

I went to see The New Mutants this week, which was worth a watch if you like the X-Men films. It's definitely aimed more at a teenage audience, but has some great action sequences.

I've managed to catch up with my mini-reviews, which you can check out below:

• Tenet
• Unhinged
• The New Mutants

Have a great week, whatever you watch!

Joy