The year that was

December 25, 2011

In lieu of the traditional Christmas cards and letters this year, I actually wrote a post on my public blog which was essentially an end-of-year wrap-up. I receive so many cards and letters from friends full of exciting news of their families and exploits – my life feels a bit mundane in comparison – so [...]

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Desperately seeking… validation

December 22, 2011

  “I cannot bear to think that he is alive in the world… and thinking ill of me.”  You may (or may not) be aware that I’m a bit of a Pride and Prejudice fan; both of the Jane Austen novel and the BBC mini series (for I refuse to watch the Keira Knightly film version [...]

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The world outside

October 24, 2011

As a connoisseur of fine television (as well as some particularly spectacular trash) one of my favourite TV shows is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And (as I’ve said before) I believe that its creator Joss Whedon is freakishly talented and an eccentric risk-taker of epic proportions. I’m not sure I have favourite episodes of the show, [...]

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Oops

October 21, 2011

I do realize that two weekdays have passed since my last post… A rarity for me since I committed to post 5-6 times a week in this blog… But stuff’s happening, and not all good. It’s currently almost 2.30am here in Oz and I’m sitting beside my father’s palliative care bed, while my mother is [...]

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Exercising. Incidentally.

September 16, 2011

As you would know (cos I’ve talked about it every bloody day) I’m currently in my hometown as my father is unwell. Originally I was coming home for four days (five nights) before returning to my own home for an entire week of holidays. As a result I packed a small bag (focussing more on [...]

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30 days: Day 5 – Love from others (*overshare alert!)

July 1, 2011

I’m surprised that – as I continue on my ’30 days of self-love’ blogging challenge – I’m already up to day five. Wow! Time flies and all of that. Today’s topic, relates to the love we have from others and how it can help us more fully grasp self-love as well. I want to be clear [...]

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