Many of us have discovered hidden talents this year while we’ve been grounded for our own safety. I’ve seen neighbours take up cycling or running. My social media timelines are full of images of breads, cakes and artwork never attempted before. If anything positive comes out of this, its all these new skills.
In the Dean household we’ve learned to cut and colour hair. Mr D hasn’t been back to the barber since he found out I’m reasonably ok with a pair of proper scissors and a number 2 guard on a hair trimmer! The first cut took me over an hour, but now I have it down to 30 minutes. I find it quite therapeutic too, apart from the cut hair getting up my nose!
I finished a dry riverbed planted flower bed this summer, playing around with solar-powered lights that look like rockery cobbles in the light of day. Watching the plants grow and flower, while chilling out on the sun deck, made lockdown 1.0 more pleasant than it might have been in an inner city. It certainly made me thankful for living in a rural location. The added benefit is our COVID infection rate was lower than the surrounding cities. I say ‘was’ as we’re in lockdown 2.0 and the infection rates are high everywhere. At least keeping good distance from others is much easier when you have so much empty space around.
As I mentioned in earlier posts, I enrolled in an on-line course on tarot reading. I successfully completed the two courses during late Spring – early Summer. All I had left to do was complete a big old document for my final submission. As Mum’s health failed, I parked everything up to concentrate on daily video conferencing with her. However, I told you last week that I plucked up the courage to complete my submission and send it in. The receipt email let me know it had made its way to the examiners and to wait until the end of November for results.
Well it turns out I didn’t have as long to wait. The results are in…. and I’m now fully certified. Mind you. Mr D thinks I’m certifiable enough without a piece of paper to prove it! Cheeky boy! He shouldn’t cast aspersions like that as he’s due a haircut! My scissors might slip while I’d doing his fringe. Anyway, I digress. I have been awarded the right to use this image in connection with future readings.
For my next lockdown project, I’m learning how to write a business plan! My idea is to have a little sideline in reading tarot online – no worrying about face masks or symptomless carriers when you do online readings. If it works, then I’ll have something fun to do when I decide to retire in the next 2-3 years.
Hoping this finds you safe and well.
Cath xx
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