How Was your Week? Feel Good Moments

If we were having coffee or a glass or two of wine, I would tell you about my feel-good moments. There were a few moments of frustration, but overall it was a positive week.

FEEL GOOD FILM of the WEEK: NONNAS

Based on a true story, I thoroughly recommend this feel-good film.

IT proves that anything is possible if you have the passion and drive! Have you watched it?

ANOTHER FEEL-GOOD MOMENT: Cat LOST and FOUND – THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Friday evening, I received a WhatsApp message shared from FB regarding a missing cat, and I was asked to keep an eye out.

Just before signing off to go to bed, I don’t know why, but I checked our local gardening group. Luckily, I did because one of the members posted a picture of a cat that was in her garden, and it seemed lost. I compared the two photos. Yes, it was the same cat!

I replied, informing the lady, yes indeed, the cat was missing, and to please offer it shelter and a safe place for the night. I assume she did because the following day, the owner made a post thanking people for their help, and he was now safely home.

SHOPPING EXPEDITION – ONE of THOSE DAYS and A NICE SURPRISE

Thursday, we left home early as we had a list of jobs and shopping. IT was one of those days where it started well, dipped in the middle and ended on a high.

We collected our new garden table to replace the old mosaic table, which had rusted away. Bought a set of boules, a swimming costume and a set of darts, then moved onto the shopping centre to return a fitted sheet and buy our grandson’s birthday present. I should have skipped returning the sheet. We queued for 30 minutes. IT was chaos. Witnessing said chaos, I should have walked away as I never had my mobile walker so I could at least sit down. I didn’t. Eventually, we were served. I got a refund.

Relieved that the mission was completed, I entered the indoor/outdoor shopping area to buy our grandson his birthday present. As I opened the doors, the heat hit me like a blast furnace, and the world began to spin. We abandoned that idea and drove back to Lagos to get some lunch.

DINING HELL

A photo does not begin to capture the sheer size of this place….

If I thought the shopping mall was hell, it was heaven compared to our luncheon experience at the Adega da Marina. We wanted a cheap meal, which we call a utility meal, so when we entered this huge dining warehouse crammed with what felt like 200 people talking at once to the point it made my ears bleed and head spin especially when I saw the prices of the food, I should have listened to my gut instinct and left. We didn’t. I ordered swordfish, which was tasteless. No garnish. Nada. Just a minuscule slice of lemon and some boiled potatoes. Mr. Piglet had chicken piri piri. The chicken must have been barely the size of a blackbird when it met its maker, and the chips were like cardboard straws. I wanted to take a photo but by the time I found my phone, he’d eaten his meal. We could have got a cheaper and tastier meal with a fantastic view at Lazy Jacks at the Marina, or gone to the Italian. I left a review on TripAdvisor.

THE HIGHLIGHT -This was defo a feel-good moment

As we were walking back to the car, I think Mr. P sensed I was about to eat someone alive and as we passed a Thai massage parlour (are they called parlours?). Fascinated, we stopped and looked inside. People were having their feet and legs massaged. Much to my surprise, Mr Piglet insisted I had one. OMG! It was wonderful. 30 minutes of bliss and destress. Have you had a Thai massage? What did you think?

I HATE DOING A JOB TWICE … especially sewing

Many years ago, I bought a pair of midcalf-length shorts. I only wore them a couple of times because they looked hideous on a vertically challenged person such as myself. I decided to give them to the charity shop…. then thinking of how much stuff in the shop gets thrown away … and the fact I have difficulty in buying shorts to accommodate my Buddha-size belly, I decided to shorten them. What did I have to lose?

Only my patience because I hemmed one leg on the wrong side. I gritted my teeth. SCReammmmmmed…. Unpicked and rehemmed with the knowledge I’d just saved 30€ on another pair of new shorts!

Do you like sewing?

That’s a wrap for this week’s coffee share. Until next week? Speak soon as I am now off to Natalie’s blog to catch up on more weekend coffee shares.