Thursday Journal with Neet

 The words this week are 'Being an adult is too complicated, time to be a unicorn' Bethan was really fed up with people expecting her to be sensible all the time. Since she had reached the dizzy heights of adulthood her parents and older relations expected great things from her, like a sensible worthwhile, well paying job. What Bethan thought of as her sensible friends also came in for scrutiny, and Bethan just wanted to do her own thing and just be normal, not boringly sensible. What fun was there in being sensible. One of her friends had taken herself off to  a far distant exotic country to help save the wild life there, what isn't sensible about that she wanted to know. Her parents just gave up at this point and just said "It isn't and that should be a good enough answer" Bethan was very tempted to do the same thing as she loved wild animals and abhorred the fact that so many were in danger of extinction. She decided to think a bit more of the possibility of doing just that, even though her parents would be against it, they would come round eventually. Bethan decided to chat to the birds about it all as she knew they wouldn't understand a word she said. She loved the birds and often talked to them about her problems. This time they listened quietly and as they were so quiet and Bethan was struggling with her conscience about upsetting her parents. She  sighed and said to them "Being an adult is too complicated, time to be a unicorn" The birds looked at her in horror as they were not sure what a unicorn was and thought it might be dangerous and eat them. I too love birds and have made this page with one of my favourite colours - Turquoise

I am linking this to Matilde theme on Art Journal Journey of 'What makes you happy"  

  

Thursday Journal with Neet

 ' I am a teller of unpopular truths' are the words this week and I was a bit puzzled as to what I could do with this one. To comply with Matilde's theme of 'What makes you happy' on  Art Journal Journey I have added some butterflies, that I love to see on my plants in the garden. Alex and her friend Paula are having an afternoon chatting and as usual Paula was sitting on her fungi stool and boasting about how she had been studying really hard for her business studies exams. She was brilliant at typing and shorthand, and needed to concentrate on the business side of it. They were  both doing the same course so she didn't want Alex to drop out because she hadn't worked hard enough. "As I know you haven't done any revision at all Alex and you really need to, don't you think you should get down to it and put a good few hours in and revise the bits you are not sure of" As Paula knew her so well there was no point in Alex trying to deny it so she just kept quiet and shrugged her shoulders. "You know I am right Alex, but you know me I am the teller of unpopular truths, so I'm sorry if you are mad at me but it's for your own good. Alex was still very quiet and the only thing she could think of saying was " I don't like the way you have stuck those butterfly pictures on your wall, they are in a v shape, and geese fly in a v not butterflies" With that, they both started laughing and went to make a cup go coffee.

Thursday Journal with Neet

 'Good Morning, no such thing' are the words this week. 

Millie and Lexi are sisters and they went downstairs for their breakfast, and greeted their Mum with " Good morning" as they do every morning. This morning it proved not to be a good idea, as no sooner had they said that, than Mum answered with "Good morning, no such thing" Wondering what on earth had gone wrong Millie braved asking her what was making her mad. " your cats that's what's wrong "their Mum answered. "I knew it was a mistake letting you have cats and one of them killed a bird this morning and then ate it" "Well it wasn't mine" Millie said quickly. "And it wasn't mine" said Lexi. "You know how much I love the birds and I am really upset" said their Mum, "and I know it was one of them as I just vacuumed up the feathers in the hall" The girls looked horrified and immediately looked at their own cat for telltale signs of murdered bird. Millie's cat Smokey a lovely grey cat with blue eyes was looking very pointedly at Lexi's ginger tom. Lexi had failed to notice that Ginger was licking his mouth and looking innocently at her. "I think it's pretty obvious which cat did it" said their Mum, but it's hopeless telling them off as I suppose it's in their nature, but it doesn't make it any less upsetting. "Sorry" said Lexi perhaps it was Ginger as he is looking a bit guilty"

I love cats, and I also love birds and do get upset when our cat catches a bird, but apart from keeping them in all the time you just have to let nature take it's course. Ours is a very good mouse killer though- so a bonus.

I am linking this to Matilda's theme on Art Journal Journey with a theme of what makes you happy.

Thursday Journal with Neet

Don't be afraid to tell someone how you feel, bonus points if you make them cry. These are the words this week from Dyan from Dylusions. I am also linking this to Matilde's of 100% Handmade/Craftowanie's   theme of 'What makes you happy on Art Journal Journey. On this page what makes me happy are the cats and using stencils.

Avril and Jenny were having a serious chat about boy friends and as usual they ended up having a bit of a grumble about them. Avril said "that hers was ok when they went out as long as he didn't meet any of his friends. he then acted like a silly teenager and it was most embarrassing. I really think it was time he grew up, after all he is 20 now" Jenny was annoyed with hers as he kept calling her doll, OK she did look young for her age but she felt she was quite mature. "Perhaps you should dress more maturely, less of the full skirt dresses and Ringlets, you do only look like a young teenager you know"said Avril  The two cats listened to this exchange with interest, it was like being at Wimbledon with their heads going from one of the girls to the other. "Oh" said Jenny getting quite upset. " Don't be afraid to tell someone how you feel, bonus points if you make them cry, replied Jenny in her most sarcastic voice.