Dear Mom, So how is it out there in the universe? Do you sense us, or are you now part of some superhighway of joy and light with no memory of us? We remember you mom, every single day. I am almost dreaming of you now. You are still only a shadow in my dreams,…
Life must go on!
Dear Mom, It has been 1 year, 8 months and 3 days since you took your last breath. I simply cannot believe that it has been that long since I last spoke to you. Actually, it was a couple of days before you died that I last spoke to you and well over two years…
SOPA and the time to make a stand.
With the advent of the increasing internet black-out in protest of the possible passing of the USA law known as SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), I have been wondering how we ever managed without the Internet and with that wondering, I have found myself feeling very nostalgic for the “good ol’ days”. I lament the…
Beauty, bling and changing the world
It’s 11pm and I’m meant to be asleep. My darling husband is asleep and I should be laying next to him, spooning, whilst I dream next to the safety of his manliness. Instead, I’m awake. Infuriatingly wide awake. You see I have a problem. I am soon to be unemployed. This in itself is not…
Evolutionary Parenting
Every now and again, I like to log onto TED (www.ted.com) and watch inspiring videos of what humans are achieving in the world beyond my own small life. Last night, whilst waiting for our younger DS to settle down, I thought I would lay in bed and catch up on what TED had to offer….
Clinical depression and weightloss
Well, this week, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I’ve known it for a long time. Even before my mom died last year, I knew my soul was injured and the physical me just withdrew further and further into the shell of my home. I no longer see any friends, I feel my family is…
The Wrath of Nature
Our televisions have recently been filled with images of the devastation that have hit Christchurch in New Zealand as well as the catastrophe that hit Japan. One woman in Christchurch survived the quake, only to return to her home to find an enormous boulder, dislodged from the mountain above from an aftershock, had ripped through…
Traditional Family Values – Extinct?
Whilst on my way to work today, I tuned in to my local radio station. The topic for the ten minutes was whether or not traditional family values exist. The argument, according to the middle aged presenter, was that The Brady Bunch should return to our screens so that current up and coming youngsters can…
Earthquakes, Floods, Fires – the Wrath of Nature
Being in Australia, our televisions are filled with images of the devastation that has hit Christchurch in New Zealand. One woman survived the quake, but returned to her home to find an enormous boulder, dislodged from the mountain above from an aftershock, had ripped through her house like some wrecking ball on a mission. She…
Traditional family values – extinct or not?
Whilst on my way to work today, I tuned in to my local radio station. The topic for the ten minutes was whether or not traditional family values exist. The argument, according to the middle aged presenter, was that The Brady Bunch should return to our screens so that current up and coming youngsters can…