The last time I went on a first date Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, Liam Hemsworth was being born, Madonna was singing Vogue on the radio, Macaulay Culkin was being left Home Alone and Kevin Costner was Dancing with Wolves. It was a long time ago people. To be honest I've never been great at the dating game. On one of my first few dates … [Read more...]
Home Alone: The Empty Nest
The empty nest looms in my near future. One more year before the youngest heads out into the world without my micromanaging her every move. I can feel the rotor blades on my helicopter starting to slow. I heard a whisper of what may be last night, when I found myself home alone for the evening. I ditched all responsibility, … [Read more...]
Taking Stock – May
It's been a while since I've done this Taking Stock post but I always find it a fun exercise which comes from Pip at Meet Me at Mikes. Making: Plans for a better future. Cooking : Packet ham and cheese tortellini with store-bought sauce - the bloke with the heart condition is no longer here so I can go back to the salt/sugar ridden … [Read more...]
What are you up to?
“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” T S Eliot So we have begun my least favourite month of the year. It's full of sad milestones that we have to make our way through. But somehow we get to the other side. It's easy to forget to manage your grief … [Read more...]
I have a go at the Proust Questionnaire
So there is this thing called the Proust Questionnaire. Apparently it's an old parlour game that is a questionnaire about your personality. It takes its name from the answers given by French writer Marcel Proust when he played the game back in 1890. In the modern day Vanity Fair regularly asks the Proust Questionnaire of the rich and famous … [Read more...]
Entering the Bureaucracy of Adulthood
My holidays are nearing an end and I haven't accomplished half of what I wanted to do. So in a desperate catch-up effort this week I'm trying to get at least the vitally important stuff completed. Yesterday I introduced Hippie Child to the great world of bureaucracy. We even went down the dark abyss that is Centrelink. We … [Read more...]
Taking Stock – January 2016
At the start of a New Year I thought it was probably timely to do a Taking Stock post - the idea blatantly nicked from the lovely Pip at Meet Me At Mikes. I'm on holidays (22 December until 18 January) so I have had a deliciously long break to do all the things you don't get time to do when you are working. Of course the downside is … [Read more...]
What I’d Miss (And What I Wouldn’t)
I'm reading The Most of Nora Ephron and for this post I am blatently stealing her idea of writing a list of what I'd miss if I was to die (read Nora's lists here). Now I'm not planning on checking out soon, I'm not even sick, despite my repeated visits to the doctor with what I consider to be life threatening ailments (it's stress Janine, your life … [Read more...]
One Down One Up 12/09/2014
Publishing Late oops. Sorry Chrystina. One Down It was a far better week this week. However, as is usual when you are living with a hailstorm of grief, the best of times can be the worst of times (sorry Dickens). Hippie Child's team won their soccer grand final. It was thrilling and joyous. Yet now the happiest of times comes tinged with … [Read more...]
July Achievements
Negotiated my way through Centrelink without killing anyone. Managed to work six days in a fortnight and even came up with a few good story ideas (always a bonus if you are responsible for creating an interesting radio program). Accepted that it just gets harder. Started (and am enjoying) the Blog With Pip course. Applied for a few … [Read more...]
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