Louise Usher

Thursday, 30 April 2020

Raindrops and birdsong (a short story)

Listening to the rhythm of the raindrops nudged me to see if the two buckets and the biggest bath towel were placed perfectly to save my carpet.
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Drip, drip.
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Caught by the bucket? I wasn’t sure, I flicked on the light and looked to the ceiling with sleepy eyes.
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1.20am. Drip, drip from the ceiling. The postponed building work couldn’t be helped. This is lockdown.
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Light off.
My heavy head in the feather pillow wouldn’t settle.
I text my son. ‘You awake?’ he replied. I asked if his room was dry. It was. I said I’m going to watch TV until it stops.
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The Crown, Netflix. Utterly astounding. Gloomy in places but impactful. Lacrimosa played a haunting tune as the episode drew to a close. Mozart, the genius, made me smile as the strings struck and I remembered singing in the choir in 2019.
Prince Philip, Churchill, the great smog story. Creeped me out enough to worry about going downstairs in the dark to put the kettle on without my phone and the dog. The dog was in Jasmines room; I took the phone.
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The kettle is broken, as of yesterday. Travel kettle it is then, the tiny one I brought back from the apartment when the tenant moved in.
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3.35am and I made a deal with myself. Meditate and try to sleep, failure would lead me to get up and do some editing, rather than lay there thinking about editing or, something.
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3.45am the candles are lit and the office window leaks birdsong for the start of this blessed day.
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🖊🤍📖
No rain, no flowers 🌧 🌷

How has lockdown made you feel?

How has lockdown made you feel?
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I can tell you EXACTLY how it’s made 11 people of the world feel as we have come together for this anthology of
“CoronaVirus-how it made us feel” to be published ASAP!

We have:
A dementia coordinator
A biologist
A biomedical scientist
A Tesco worker
Two writers
Me
A jewellery store girl
An MBE guy
An asthma patient
A paralysed poet
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And together we have such different stories but one wish woven through the theme. I’m super excited. Tired, but excited. Let’s get these purple scribbles on this manuscript.
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No rain, no flowers 🌧 🌷

Is this all a big lie?

This motivational Monday video details how you absolutely must not follow the crowd. Be you.

Things are not always what they seem on social media. Of course, we put out our best content and often paint on our best smiles.

That doesn't mean everything is ticking along perfectly behind the camera. I try very hard to be real on my Youtube channel and ensure I don't paint an untruthful picture.

When others tell me I'm inspirational or I motivate them, I'm flattered.
Just like J Lo said, "I'm still Jenny from the block".

Don't be fooled.
We have all had a journey to go through and all of us have a story to tell.

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Daily life might not be perfect every minute of the day but try and be the best version of you. Keep positive as much as you can, blow off steam when you need to and turn to those who support and encourage you.
I talk about living your Lusher Life.
A better life.
A step up through your strength.

It's not a perfect life.

But let's aim to get as close as we can while still being realistic, smashing goals and dreaming big. All of those words can belong in the same sentence! You've got this my friend!

Much love

Louise xoxo Me and my places: I write creative non-fiction from all over the world. Travel reviews and general life writing see me fill my passion. Check out more of my life on my social media platforms: *Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/louiseusherwrites *Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/louiseusher *Nutrition: http://lusherlifenutrition.blogspot.co.uk *Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/loulusherlife *Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/lusherlife/ *Podcast: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/autoimmune-diet-and-me/id1023129375?at=1001l626&mt=2&ls=1 -Did you know I'm a keen writer as well as a blogger and creating these videos? Books: My amazon author page: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Louise-Usher/e/B00C1KEE5E Motivational Merch: Mugs, t-shirts and stuff http://www.cafepress.co.uk/profile/108959736 If you’re a brand and want to get in touch: Email: lusherlifenutrition@gmail.com

How will the law of attraction be affected if I'm not feeling OKAY right now?

How will the law of attraction be affected if I'm not feeling OKAY right now? In this motivational Monday video, I talk to you about a question I have been asked a lot this past couple of weeks. People are feeling all sorts of emotions and thoughts right now. They are worried it might affect how they are managing to manifest things with the law of attraction. Well, let's address this. You can struggle upstream or you can flow downstream if you prefer. I can help you with the tools to do this.