Where to begin

When I set up this blog page a while ago I had no idea what I was going to write about or when I was going to write about it. As usual time passed by and events conspired to keep me away from this space until now and though I’m not quite sure what has changed I feel happy to be here. So here I find myself sitting in front of an almost empty screen wondering how to begin. Common sense states that a good place is to begin is generally at the beginning so here goes…

Today began with the most spectacular sunrise. It was the kind of morning that made me want to grab my camera and capture everything I saw, from the Ochils silhouetted against the fiery brightness of the rising sun to the low mist hanging over the sleepy fields. What I did however, was drive to work in Edinburgh try to be content with stealing wistful glances at the distant hills outside whilst the phone calls, emails (54 still unread when I left) as the work stack mounted up.

Still, as I sit here snuggled under the duvet, cat at my feet, husband cooking up something based around a mashed potato theme in the kitchen whilst I write and wonder how much longer I'm going to be able to fit my 5 1/2 months pregnant belly into the same pre-pregnancy jeans, I feel that today has been a good day. Its Friday, the weekend stretches decadently out in front of me and I had chocolate for breakfast.