Aaaagh, the torturous post-breakup time.... if we remembered with total clarity these times of angst we wouldn't venture into new relationships! The tears, the angst, sad-making music, too much wine, hugging the cat too tightly so it wriggles away, tearful phone calls to family, not answering the phone if it's anyone else, picturing a sad empty ( Read more... )

Trying to stay positive and perky with manageable stress levels but this week things have been going from worse to worse. While I was at the vet on Monday getting Tobys stitches out (who was so distressed her eyes rolled back into her head and long strings of drool were swinging from her mouth, took 2 of them to hold her down, very distressing for ( Read more... )

"There's no place like home"! (etc) .... but even after repeating process many times I am still not magickally ensconced in my new house (and in my new pink room with the best mantelpiece in the world) but rather sitting here, surrounded by chaos and empty boxes. There is so much to do that I can't start. And now instead of packing I am on here ( Read more... )

Work, sleep, eat, work, drive, quilt, sleep.

No packing happening.

Have started the actually quilting part of the baby quilt, my fingers are full of tiny needle holes and the stitching is decidely uneven and wonky but perhaps that is part of the charm of a handmade quilt.

Tax done! Have enough for the removalist and to pay the bills and ( Read more... )

I have been lurching around in a twilight world of foggily remembered conversations, snoozes on the couch, caffeine drips, Lean Cuisines microwaved at 1am, and occasions where I have found myself parking the car somewhere, and not remembering actually driving there. One might think that I should be checking into AA right now, but in fact I have ( Read more... )

Suggestions please ( Read more... )

Magic Soup Diet drew to a premature close last night. I haven't been really naughty since, but tonight went to the pub with some friends and had some red wine and *gasp* bar snacks! And on the way home stopped and got a little gourmet vege pizza... mmmmm olives & feta! If anyone is curious, I lost just over 2 kilos in 6 days and feel much more ( Read more... )

Ah, winter is suddenly upon us! This has been the coldest June day in Sydney for 10 years.... and now I have to take my shivering little body out into the midst of the Big Chill to go to work.... 8pm to 4am shift... I have some sewing & crosswords to take with me for what I call "the dead zone" (from midnight to 4am when smart people are in bed ( Read more... )

... so the Magic Soup goes through me ( Read more... )

I AM STAAAARVING!!! It is lunchtime in the office and all around me, people are tucking into chips, and curries, and burgers... pouring on salt with gay abandon, happily dripping mayonnaise onto their shirts, loudly slurping fizzy drinks.... and here I sit at the front desk, alone and hollow ( Read more... )