Kids get the last laugh

It has been an icy and frosty few days. I love the winter although only if I am sitting in front of a lovely log fire. I wouldn’t like it so much if the only pair of shoes I had were roller skates and I lived at the top of a hill.

We have had a couple of lovely walks around Sandringham and always feel lucky to live in such a lovely area.

It is important to not take things for granted, Especially in this notoriously blue month with dark mornings and evenings. But the sunlight is starting to shine through for a bit longer each day and soon it will be spring.

If I am feeling a little blue about things, specifically recently having been told I am now in what is called the perimenopausal stage of my life, I think to myself, this too shall pass.

I actually miss Christmas and I am still finding odd bits and bobs that I had forgotten to put back into the box for the attic. But I learnt today that there is a word for those who dread it which is Christougenniatikophobia and another word for dreading events in general is heortophobia. The fear of celebrating events comes from the Greek word herote, meaning holiday.

I seriously do not suffer from any fear of holidays but I can certainly empathise with those who dread events to a point that it affects their lives.

Wellbeing and mindfulness are on the tips of people’s tongues and it is good that we can talk about issues more openly without fear of being deemed weak.

The Lynn News’ charity of the year, the 8:56 Foundation, is creating many opportunities for men’s mental health to be recognised. They write a weekly column and can be contacted for support.

I attended another event arranged by the owners of By The Book in Hunstanton, a social occasion to discuss topics and themes with tapas served at The Terrace.

Now there’s a tongue twister. But it is another way for people to form connections with one another, particularly that doesn’t mean getting blind drunk.

Finding connection with others is part of the human condition and to do it in a positive way will have positive results.

I went along to the Comedy Club 4 Kids at the Corn Exchange with Tim FitzHigham and wrote a review that is in the Lynn News.

Children have no fear in expressing themselves honestly. They haven’t learnt or been taught quite yet the social conditions we learn as adults. None of them were drinking alcohol (thankfully), they didn’t keep popping out for a cigarette.

Fair enough, there may have been a fair amount of sugary drinks and sweets, but essentially they were just themselves.

We can learn a lot from that.