Today's bloganuary topic is "Write about a challenge you faced and overcame." OK guys, how about this? I lived through a global pandemic. I got sad. I got paranoid. I felt better. Then I went back to being sad again. And around in a circle my feelings did go. I took up running. I stopped… Continue reading Bloganuary 14: Challenge
Category: Observation
Bloganuary 10: gratitude
I have big issues with gratitude practice. To me it comes across as a great big humble brag about all the wonderful things you have in your life when I know there are so many people out there who have so little. Gratitude makes me feel guilty. How's that for where my mind is at!… Continue reading Bloganuary 10: gratitude
Bloganuary 8: What do you like most about your writing?
Two years ago I let myself say out loud that I wanted to write a novel. That was my big dream. And then I read an article by Mel Robbins that asked, “What are you doing to achieve your dream? I’ve met so many people who say they want to be writers and when I… Continue reading Bloganuary 8: What do you like most about your writing?
Bloganuary 7: What makes you laugh?
I'm going to come right out and be obvious here - cat videos. I love crazy cat videos. Especially the ones where cats take out small children. (There's something about the innocent toddling of children contrasted with the stealth and speed of a cat attack that is humour every time.) The one where the cat… Continue reading Bloganuary 7: What makes you laugh?
What I’ve learned about writing in the past two years
It was back in January 2020 (in The Before) when I was dreaming about writing a book, and it seemed an insurmountable task. After all, I'd been thinking about doing this for several years now, why should I be more successful at starting this year compared to other years? "...that’s not the reason I am… Continue reading What I’ve learned about writing in the past two years
I believe the science
I may not understand the science, but I believe in it. I trust the people with PhDs who spent years in labs learning about things most of can't even spell. I trust the immunologists and virologists and other people who study the things we can't see; things that are invisible but can kill us. I… Continue reading I believe the science
Lockdown 3 – here we go
It was not unexpected, taking into account hospitals reaching full capacity with Covid patients and the new, more highly contagious strain of Covid spreading rapidly throughout the country, but still it's a bit of a bump to be told we are going back into lockdown. A proper lockdown this time, schools are closing. I guess… Continue reading Lockdown 3 – here we go
Jigsaw / lockdown
I've just realised that jigsaw puzzles are perfect metaphors for lockdown, and not just fun activities to do during lockdown. (And I am using the word fun advisedly.) Jigsaws - and perhaps lockdowns too - start initially with some enthusiasm when you tip everything out onto the table and anything seems possible. That's the time… Continue reading Jigsaw / lockdown
Recurring dream
Back when I was studying in my youth (long ago now, *sigh*) on Monday mornings, Triple J radio used to have Quentin Watts on to do dream interpretation. People would phone in with their dreams and she would interpret them. It was fascinating to hear dreams interpreted and to hear what the things you encountered… Continue reading Recurring dream
Blue peg
Sometimes you can find points of wonder in very mundane objects. My laundry pegs live in a bag, and I bring out the bag whenever I'm hanging laundry outside. It's been a long time since I bought any new pegs and I was pretty sure I knew all the pegs. There are the older, narrow… Continue reading Blue peg
Tales from Tobhamhor 