Posted by Heylo people. 10 is the number of choice today…
10 days of 2025
And therefore 10 days of blogging. 2025 feels a bit “meh” so far. And I really don’t know why. Is it the usual January blues? Is it the freezing weather? Is it being back at work? Is it the depressing landscape at Arsenal at the moment?
I really don’t know. I mean there may be something in the Arsenal one. For the last couple of years, Arsenal – and more specifically, Arsenal results – have kept me going when feeling a bit crap. Results weren’t always great, but the performances were good more often than not to provide me with the pick up needed if other things in life were wearing me down.
Adding to the 10ness of it all: My fave player ever, Dennis Bergkamp, wore the no.10 shirt at Arsenal. And Arsenal are currently without a player wearing the no.10 in the current squad. If only we can spend some money and sign a good no.10 this month.
But yeah, overall, 2025 is a bit meh… which brings us onto…
10 years of the Ford Focus
I’m not one to switch cars regularly. But when I purchased my Ford Focus, I’ll be honest I didn’t think I would STILL be driving it 10 years later. And as solid and reliable a car it has been… like 2025… it’s a little meh. It does the job, and by being consistently reliable it has meant we could afford the wedding, buy our first home, comfortably keep food on the table as a family of 2, then 3, now 4, buy the house we live in at the moment, and extend it to make it into a home.
But I’d be lying if I said I still love the car. I wash it every 18 months if that – it’s a complete mess inside and out. Though I suppose I expected that when I handed the keys over to Mrs OddFather when the kids came. A reliable car for the kids to travel. Unlike Mrs OddFather’s now-scrapped car which broke down on me constantly. Including when I was once purchasing a kebab. Interrupting kebab-night for the OddFather is an unforgivable offence.
Maybe one day I’ll get to buy that BMW 5 Series before BMW go out of business.
10 months of the OddSon
It’s not all dull though. It’s also been 10 months (or it will be at 10.45pm tonight), of having the OddSon in our lives. And what an addition to the family he is!
His character is really forming now, and whilst I thought the OddDaughter was a little crazy, the OddSon is just an all out maniac! In a good way of course. He may not sleep well at night, but when I do hold him to sleep I feel this incredible warmth and belonging. Even if it is 2am in the morning. And when the OddDaughter finds her way into our bed in the middle of the night and clings on to my other arm to give me a cuddle – it’s the most complete feeling I have ever felt in my life. Oh and Mrs OddFather is there too snoring somewhere in the room.
Crikey, I may to have to deal with the backlash from that comment later!