Post 24 and I’m on the home straight of this 30-day blogging challenge. I have to admit as I dragged my knackered body out of bed this morning and contemplated the resumption of all the kid’s activities this weekend, I thought to myself: “No one will notice if I skip today”. And I was right. No one probably will notice, apart from me. It would irritate the hell out of me if I skipped today, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
First isn’t best
We live in a suburb of Sydney that is jammed full of successful people; people who have risen to the top of their game, in sporting or professional fields. As a result, it’s a competitive place to live. While no one outwardly says these things, you know people are quietly eyeing each other to work out who drives the most expensive car, who lives in the biggest and best house, who has the most … [Read more...]
Spinning
I’ve been feeling a little rough around the edges lately. Maybe it’s the school holidays finally catching up with me. Maybe it’s dealing with the emotion of my youngest heading off to school. Maybe it’s all the change we’ve experienced in the past six months. Maybe it’s because I haven’t exercised for a while. Maybe it’s nothing at all. But whatever it is, it came to a head last night. Feeling … [Read more...]
Pushing out the boat and holding my breath
It’s true to say that I am probably a bit of a worrier. Ok, a downright panic merchant. So when Busy-And-Important-Husband called me during his lunch break yesterday to announce he had enrolled our nearly seven year old Boy-Who-Asks-Questions into a sailing school on Sydney Harbour, this self-confessed helicopter parent nearly flung a blade. Black Hawk down! Black Hawk down! The idea entered … [Read more...]
Just us
Today is the 20th post in my 30-day blogging challenge. Between you, me and the entire internet, I didn’t think I’d get this far. I have now posted more blog posts in the past 20 days than I did throughout the entire year 2014.Last year was a slow blogging year for me. Two major work contracts, a new house and a healthy dose of self-doubt kept me away from my keyboard.The past 20 days have been a … [Read more...]
Keep calm…it’s just a post about tampons
I placed the box of tampons on the counter so I could rummage through my bag for my wallet. The shop assistant’s eyes flicked downwards to register what I was purchasing and in one deft move she reached under the counter for a paper bag and stuffed the small box into it. “It’s alright. I don’t need a bag,” I said looking up from my handbag to the woman who I estimated to be roughly the same age … [Read more...]
Australia Day soundtrack
When I was a kid we lived in a house perched on a hill in far northern NSW. Upstairs ran a verandah as long as the house itself. From that verandah you were treated to a 180-degree view that began with a glimpse of the beaches stretching all the way down to Cape Byron, then panned out over cane fields up to the base of Mount Warning, the plug of a now extinct volcano. If I went back to that … [Read more...]
Adding up
Last night as Busy-And-Important-Husband wrestled the kids into bed, I tip toed away, quietly poured myself a wine and put the television on.The 7.30 Report flicked on to my screen and I heard the news reporter say something about people being concerned about the decline in students studying advanced maths. In fact, according to an international report on education standards when it comes to maths … [Read more...]
Monkeys in the zoo
Next week Little Fairy starts school. My last cab off the rank. I feel like I’ve been too busy to dwell on this milestone. Besides, in the middle of last year we increased her days at preschool to five when I took on a hefty work contract. It was actually her idea to go five days. She’d overheard Busy-And-Important-Husband and I ruminating about how we would cope with the extra workload. She … [Read more...]
A truth revealed…
I softly pad into your dimly lit room and see the outline of your tiny body on your bed. There’s something about the night that intensifies my feelings for you. My awe that you belong to me. My vulnerability that I can’t protect you from the harshness of this world.I softly sit on your bed and feel your body roll towards me. For a minute we say nothing. Rarely do we share such silence. As your … [Read more...]