Oh my goodness, what a week it has been. First off, as I wrote about here, I had a truly unusually busy weekend. For an introvert like me that is a lot of going out! Then, yesterday, I woke up and the heating system had died – yep. But amongst all this, I’ve been…
Category: Ramblings
I DO NOT LIKE THE COLD
Our heating conked out this morning. My mom always used to say that you can always judge the character of a person by the way they dealt with things going wrong in their life. My character is pants. I do not like the cold. At. All. Which is weird because I live in Melbourne. And…
HOW ART CAN HEAL THE SOUL
When I was 13 years old, living in South Africa, I had to do an art exam. The theme was to create a poster for a veld (pronounced “felt”) fire, commonly known in Australia as a bush fire. I sat at my easel frozen. My classmates stood around me, furiously slopping paint onto the page,…
A NOMADIC LIFE OR TO SETTLE – THAT IS THE QUESTION
Oh my goodness, it is so long since I last posted. In honesty, I had somewhat lost my writing mojo. It happens. I have learned to wait it out because it ALWAYS returns. My brain doesn’t stop thinking of things to say (chance would be a fine thing!), but it is the actual sitting down…
THE IMPAILING
No-one she invited came to her 14th birthday. She was allowed 25 people. Her father had originally said no to any party, but her mother, knowing how important this was, had implored him to see sense. He nodded. In a flash, she was in her bedroom, on her bed, designing invitations. She didn’t really have…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
Hello! Yep, today is my birthday. 47 years. Bloody hell, only three years until the big one. Where does the time go people? I’ve had a good start to the day – tea in bed, a couple of lovely gifts, a breakfast with a friend, bought some craft stuff, my cleaner came to clean the…
A LOVE STORY
Good morning my friend, How are you today? How was your weekend? Did you celebrate valentines day? Mr C and I don’t really celebrate valentines day per se. Largely because our anniversary is 2 days later. Today in fact. 19 years today. It seems like such a life time of memories to celebrate. We are…
WHAT’S IN A NAME
A few years ago I was working for a telecommunications company as secretary to the Operations Manager. Part of my role was to organise all the paper work, computer logins and orientation for any new employee that joined the department. In this particular instance I was to arrange everything for a new customer service representative…
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DEATH AND DYING
Death. h? It is inevitable. It comes to us all. But we don’t like to think about that. Why? Are we afraid? Afraid to tempt fate, to court the grim ripper for fear he may choose to come too early. Before we have had chance to live the life we want, the life we struggle…
CHRISTMAS IS OVER, NOW ONTO NEW YEAR
Boxing day here. Sitting here still feeling somewhat strangely beautifully bloated from yesterday’s festivities. How was your Christmas beautiful you? Was it good? Did you get to spend it with people who make you feel special and loved? Or was it like pulling teeth and you could not wait to get through it, wishing like…