It was Sunday the 3rd of July and for the first time this year, it actually felt like the summer of 2011 had finally arrived. Maybe it was even here to stay?
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| A street in Blackburn, yesterday. Honest. |
June's weather had been a little drab by comparison and unfortunately, the 'highlights' of the summer so far had been tinged with disappointment. By now, the excitement that surrounded Wimbledon had already been and gone, with British hopes of a finalist once again falling at the penultimate hurdle.
To add insult to injury, Britain's Heavyweight champion had also lost his belt over the same weekend - promptly taking with him any hopes of a return to that fabulous feel-good factor that the nation had enjoyed earlier in the year. Fortunately, with no major football tournaments to endure this summer, the nations blushes had been spared. At least until next year.
Despite the poor summer weather so far, festival-season was now in full swing and with weddings happening here, there and everywhere ...love was definitely in the air.
The scorching weather also drew forth exciting thoughts of the sunny beach holidays to come and all in all, the simple presence of the warm sunshine meant that life felt good.
So it was with some surprise then, that of all beautiful places in the world I could have been on this particularly delightful day, the inspiration behind my return to the world of blogging came about within the humble grounds of the Royal Preston Hospital.
On the day in question, I was actually off to visit my Nanna and having entered the hospital via an alternative route, I parked my car in an unfamiliar corner of the grounds.
Around this area, I could see a vast array of industrial facilities, such as laundry rooms, boiler halls and kitchens. I walked on and wandered past service vans, noisy generators, waste-storage areas and smoking chimneys. And I got to thinking about the constant 24/7 operation of a busy working hospital.
It's pretty mind blowing when you actually start to think about the mechanics of keeping a huge operation like this, constantly on the go. Even the most 'normal' of departments will probably see a whole lot of action during their lifetime of service. People will come. People will go. And the staff that work there probably have some real adventures and some very interesting stories to tell...
And then I got to thinking about my own normal, regular, everyday life...
Life is busy. Really busy. And after a long day at work, it's tough to find time to 'service it'.
So why take the time to write a blog?
Well, rather like that busy hospital, there's always a lot going on in life. And although most of it is pretty regular, normal stuff, there's always adventures to share and interesting stories to tell.
So here I am to share my thoughts and ponderings as I take my daily steps through 'normal' life.
I'm not here to preach or teach, and I'm not here to patronise anyone. I'm certainly not here to offend anyone and I hope that those of you who take the time out to read this blog, enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it!
I love writing and I love having the opportunity to get things off my chest. But most of all, I love the fact that you guys listen and get involved, offering your thoughts and advice on the regular trials and tribulations of everyday life!
It's good to be back!
Many blessings to you all,
Jay
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