My orange umbrella

I ask to be noticed. I really do. Today in honour of there being no wind and straight-down rain, I’ve brought out my big orange umbrella with an orange handle. My special one. And by lunchtime had received at least half a dozen comments about it; from colleagues, shop assistants and strangers in the lift. And in fact two people thought it very ‘feng shui’ of me to have matching accessories i.e. watch, rings, bangle, credit card wallet – feng shui indeed: I put them right and said it was absolutely intentional and was all about me and not the order of the universe!

And just now I had to reluctantly lend it to my boss who was leaving the building for lunch – very cool to watch from my office window down to the street to see it go off on an adventure – it sure is bright on such a dreary day!