Nothing quite like a summer holiday to revive and refresh – June and July were so hectic, they whizzed by in a blur. After the Pink concert mid June, came Fathers Day, Sports Day, then my daughters gymnastics showcase, her birthday and subsequent birthday party; that we had to push back a week just to fit it in. In the …
Pink Jewel
Just say yes. That’s what I did when one of my friends, casually suggested last November, going to see Pink in concert this Summer. I had seen her before many years ago and to go again, this time with my daughter, was an experience I couldn’t pass up We were a group of 10 ladies in the end, my daughter …
Weirdly Hopeful
Now I’m back working in retail, I see a delightful cross-section of the populace on a daily basis. Even the most difficult amongst our clientele, make me smile. Having lived in a little bubble of being a stay at home mum for 7 years, I am now back mixing with the human race and they are an interesting bunch. Just …
Testing the boundaries
One of the burdens of an invisible illness is that it only affects you. The weight of the now and future of it all is heavy and all consuming but adjacent to you, sitting right next to you, is absolutely fine and dandy. For now, I can hide my condition and I choose to keep my diagnosis a secret …
Realities of Retail
I have had three retail jobs in my career. A Saturday job as a teenager, with a manager who seemed to despise me; I was also an Assistant Manager in 2011 and my new current position. The main bulk of my career has been largely office based. Most people pick a lane and stay in it but my career path …
5 Years
Usually anniversaries are occasions to celebrate but I have a tough time with today’s significance. Today 12th March marks 5 years to the day I was told I had RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa), again. This time the diagnosis was accurate and this time, it was going to happen. The ’it’ being sight loss. 5 years ago I had no idea what …
Sleep or Leap
The trouble with getting married on Valentine’s Day is the overwhelming assumption that my husband and I are hopeless romantics. Let me stop you right there, we aren’t. This year we celebrated our 9 year anniversary and when I say celebrated, we went to work. My husband then went to collect my mum so she could stay over and provide …
Heart v Ego
I can’t believe we are almost in March. I never meant to take such an extended break from writing but here we are Our Christmas came to a close, with a happy ending. In the odd grey days between Christmas and New Year, my husband was randomly contacted by the Managing Director of a company he had wanted to work …
So, this is Christmas
Christmas tree is up, decorations inside and out are in place. The festive season in our new house is prepped and ready but beneath the surface is an all too familiar feeling. Last year as we skated towards homelessness at a rapid rate, we successfully pretended that everything was perfect and put together a beautiful a Christmas, despite the hopeless …
Just breathe and don’t limp
When my birthday month began, I honestly felt like I had bitten off more than I could chew. I went through a “Just say yes” period earlier in the year and although that was fun, all of my commitments landed in these 5 weeks. My biggest obligation was to my parents. They celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary this month and …