*trigger warning – cuteness* Do you wish you had a dollar for every person who has agonized over finding their purpose in life? I’d put my multi-millions towards finding – no make that creating, – more meaning in life. And it would be wonderful. (of course money itself doesn’t create meaning, but we all know that story). While I believe … Read More
Stop, drop, flop
So this is not a fire safety instruction you should follow, but it is what I feel liking doing – just stopping, dropping, flopping – feeling a bit burnt out by the first half of the year. Burnt out with blogging – as my efforts aren’t exactly setting the world alight. Burnt out by the rush and stress that is the … Read More
Of creativity and patience
I used to mosaic – as in cut up tiny pieces of tiles and lay them at random and in patterns to create beautiful (if I do say so myself) ‘works of art’ – pots, mirrors, picture frames, table tops.
On turning 45
There – it’s in black and white – a number that confirms middle-age, or does it? Can I defer until 50? Right…maybe not. Of course I’ve posted previously about that middling, muddled feeling of a life have over (and maybe half to come, if I’m lucky) – I’ve been thinking (read obsessing about it for years). Like many mid-life mad … Read More
Attack of the horrormones
Watch out world! I’m suffering an attack of the ‘horrormones’ and I can’t be held responsible for who I attack as a result. Well that’s my excuse anyway. (Horrormones are hormones on steroids – I came across this non-medical but perfectly accurate term when we were doing IVF and I was partaking of lovely hormonal cocktail each cycle – well actually … Read More
Actions speak louder than words
A cliché for a blog post title – I wonder how that will come up in the search engines? But seriously, sometimes cliché’s really are true so deserve to be turned into blog posts. This one really rings true to me. The ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand soldiers for those who don’t know) were men of action and few words … Read More
