NORTHERN PLANNER

So I’m back from staying with Mum and Dad with Cornwall. This time I’ll spare you the usual pictures of the beach from their garden and stuff.

Speaking of the beach though, I never cease to be amazed at the sheer energy of young children. They run EVERYWHERE. Everything is a novelty, it doesn’t matter how many holes sand castles they dig, or ice creams they consume, everyone is the first. Everything is wonderful at that age, their attention is focused on everything, ceaselessly hellbent on every possible experience, all at once if they can. But then you grow up.

Unfortunately for grown ups, we filter out as much as we possibly can. Whatever can be put on autopilot is.That doesn’t just go for driving to work or making the tea, it goes for pretty much everything. Maybe that’s why we’re hellbent on experiencing the unfamiliar, for taking in more novelty…like spending thousands to see places other than where we live, or redecorating a perfectly good bathroom.

Anyway, good morning.