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Braces

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Tom is home frequently to get his braces attended to. I didn’t want him to get braces, but now I am glad because they mean I see my son more than I would have. He’s been promoted since the last trip to a ‘workplace trainer’, which means he’ll be doing some extra study at his […]

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Tags: happiness · son

Drenched

February 4th, 2010 · No Comments

I got soaked walking from my office to my car after school today. I was saturated to the bone and the coolness of that has stayed with me all night. I have been super active and handled lots of tasks that I’ve been too hot and bothered to attend to all week. I was on bus […]

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Tags: Darin · daughter · gratitude · happiness

I Love Sydney

January 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

We arrived in Sydney late Thursday night and I met Darin’s parents for the first time. They were warm and welcoming. I felt immediately at home. During my stay I met friends and family and enjoyed their humour and generous hospitality. I was nervous contemplating meeting so many new people, yet I needn’t have been.
I spent one […]

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Tags: Darin · food · happiness · holidays · trips

Progress and Exes

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

I have been really productive today. I have cleaned the house and attended to a few overlooked personal matters that I have been putting off. I have downloaded all my photo’s from my camera and my mum’s and put some on facebook for the family to see. I also put my little clip from Asha’s […]

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Tags: Darin · christmas · daughter · exercise · exes · family · friends · gifts · gratitude · happiness

School finished for 2009

December 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today we had our breakup for school. We had breakfast together, a liturgy and then a lunch. At last! This school year is over. My office is empty at the junior campus. I think I’ve got everything completed there.
So this first day of the six weeks ahead is mine at last. When I got home […]

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Tags: Darin · brothers · celebration · daughter · happiness · holidays · son

Happy Days

November 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

My son came home for the weekend last night. He just gave me a hug and said “I love waking up here”. I can’t express how good that feels to me. I miss him so much that I can’t think about it anymore when he is away. When he is here it is a joy. […]

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Tags: friends · fun · gratitude · home · laugh · son

Slap…Mosquito

October 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Mosquitos have invaded my world. They are everywhere. Today was muggy and hot and amongst all the activity of that last day before the four day break, there were many minor irritations.
Tonight when I finished work, we went for a swim. It was divine. A hot muggy day meant the enlivening thing to do was to be […]

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Tags: Darin · happiness · kids

Why So Fast?

October 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Weekends just fly by lately. This one was no exception. Yesterday was a leisurely day. We had brunch out and had a bit of a stroll around the shops. I love Traralgon’s shops because they aren’t all in a centre devoid of natural light and air.  I heard a rumour, JB HiFi are planning a local outlet, so […]

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Tags: Darin · Gippsland · food · gratitude · home

Sunshine

August 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Darin had the day off yesterday and we enjoyed a rare quiet Saturday morning strolling around town, shopping and eating with all the time in the world.  We went to the Cowaar Art Space in the afternoon. It’s a great building. We drove out to look at Glenmaggie Weir. It has water, but still looks pretty empty […]

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Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling by Dr Wayne Dyer

August 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’ve enjoyed a few books by Dr Wayne Dyer over the years. I think the first one was ‘You’ll See it When You Believe It’ or something like that. When I read about the ‘law of attraction’ or ‘The Secret’ it seems same idea and there are probably plenty of other versions of it.  The first […]

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Tags: happiness · inspiring · magic · school · self-esteem · spirit