the end was just the beginning
How cool is that quote? So cool. I saw it on Facebook and had yet another of my gag-on-a-spoon hoopy-froody love-in moments. This time I've realised that letting go of the hate means not hating ANYONE. And that's a big call. Not that I really, truly hate anyone. But there are few people who'd make the shortlist... Continue Reading →
My Nan loved a Christmas fleecy top, preferably with a dash of tartan applique on it, so I reckon she'd have dug these 15 Ways To Add A Little Easter Pizzazz To Your Look that I'm reblogging for the upcoming occasion ... Check 'em out: >> Learn how to create Easter egg nails here with... Continue Reading →
I keep having these bursts of profound joy. I was about to dismiss them as by-products of caffeine, but then I remembered having one on Monday afternoon when there were no artificial stimulants involved. They usually occur when I'm walking in the autumn sunshine. And they've been enhanced by whispering words of wisdom and letting... Continue Reading →
Egg foo young, moo-shu pork, kung pao chicken ... these were the Chinese-American dishes that fascinated me in my 20s when I read about them in books or heard them mentioned on sitcoms. And then there were those cool cardboard boxes with the wire handles that Chinese-American takeaway came in. Common now, but so exotic... Continue Reading →
dis·card verb \dis-ˈkärd, ˈdis-ˌ\ : to throw (something) away because it is useless or unwanted It's our street's turn for council throw-out and I've been BUSY. This is what my Sunday looked like ... (Trust me, you don't want to see what it looked like around the corner.) It was ACE. No it wasn't, it sucked. Especially... Continue Reading →
First I find out I'm not a weirdo, then I have a revelation in the bathroom ... I've been doing a ginormous amount of Googling in my search for meaning in the chaos that is my new life. And suddenly I read something that cut through. It said: "You have two choices at this moment... Continue Reading →
I had an unsettling experience yesterday. I went to my "oh-my-gawd-help-me-through-my-divorce" therapist and hesitantly confessed to spending my entire life feeling like a weirdo. She was marking something called my "schema" at the time - a booklet I'd filled out to identify my patterns of thought and behaviour, so she can pinpoint my emotional triggers.... Continue Reading →
I know, it sounds like a tantrum. But it's not. It's the most divine creation by Three Williams Cafe in Redfern. I was in oral heaven as I munched on one yesterday. It was almost as good as the company - I finally reunited with my former workmate/twin, Lana Hirschowitz from The Sharpest Pencil, after... Continue Reading →
My tummy hasn't stopped grumbling since I cut (most of) the comfort eating ... but that's not what this blog is about. I'm hungry in a grab life with both hands way. I want to DEVOUR challenges and experiences and ... well, everything. The urge is so powerful it's almost an ache. And there are only... Continue Reading →
Two years ago I wrote a blog called "Who were you in your 20s?" It started with the admission that "I wasn't quite sure" who I was back then. Which is ironic considering I'm now 46 and being forced to re-examine/reinvent myself all over again. So, who am I going to be for the second... Continue Reading →
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