Dear X, Greg, Chloe, Chris and Stephanie,

Hello. :) I hope that you all are well. I'm fine if a bit restless - I'm off to Poland this week for work and have much on my mind work-wise but also can't help but think about other things like....

• At the age of 32 you would think I wouldn't giggle so much each time I see references to colostomy bags on a prescriptions database. I'm not laughing at the person who needs them, but I get a kick out of the snazzy names they give these sorts of products. Juvenile, I know..
• How long after the "best before" date would you eat a chocolate bar? I found 2 posh chocolate bars in my cabinet of magic treats this morning. I bought them when they were on sale and thought I would have a nibble of one today. The best before dates were April/May. I knew they were on sale for a reason...
• I've developed a keen interest in ... Hollyoaks. I watch it when I'm on the treadmill at the gym and catch up on missed episodes on Sunday. :) The characters are pretty loathsome on the whole, but I find myself really liking Michaela. Sure, she's irritating and needs a good slap ... but she's decent enough and has more in her nut than pretty much everyone else.
  
• Wasn't Homicide: Life on the Street one of the most amazing tv shows in recent memory? I stumbled across a very cheap copy of the DVD boxset at a charity shop and I've fallen in love with the show all over again. Friends have loaned me The Wire which is great as well, but it lacks some of the charm of Homicide if you can say that about a cop show filled with drugs, death and despair..

That's it for now, folks. Take care of yourselves.

Stephanie
xo

Dear X, Greg, Chloe, Chris and Stephanie,


Hi. I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Mine was alright - a bit of work (yuck!), a bit of running and a bit of relaxing. Not too bad all in all. :)

I've realised that the thing that holds me back from writing more often is that I don't have the energy for regular long letters. As you've no doubt noted, I ramble. So this letter will be short and sweet. :) The inspiration for this letter was my recent purchase of Jeffrey Brown's latest book Little Things.

As with all of Jeffrey's books, I enjoy Little Things for it's humour and sensitivity. It also features Jeffrey's musical discoveries too which I am really enjoying. I loved reading how he discovered Andrew Bird's music and how it formed the soundtrack of a particular part of his life. I tend to look back on music in a similar way - songs become important parts of the way I remember periods in my life. For example, Iron and Wine's Our Endless Numbered Days will always remind me of starting a new life post-Big Ex and filling it with good people like Chris. I think he was even the person who told me about Iron and Wine.. :)

I'm off to bed to read and reminisce a bit more.

Take care of yourselves.

Stephanie
xo

Tunes for the day: Sovay by Andrew Bird and Sodom South Georgia by Iron and Wine