Head for the Hills

We’ve recently returned from three weeks in Barmera, South Australia. It was a lovely break, Edie had two weeks out of school, Bim joined us for a week, and we appreciated spending time with the grandparents. It was a busy time, though, with the long trip there, and me working while on holidays, which adds [...]

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I finally made it back to the pool today. I think it’s been about six months since I last swam. I have no good reason why. Just one of those habits that fell away somewhere along the line. Then once the habit was lost it seemed really challenging in winter – stripping off and getting [...]

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Okay, so it’s only 8.48am and I should be getting dressed for the gym but I wanted to quickly report that I started my 40s at 2am today by cleaning up Jude’s vomit. Totally glamorous.

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I farewell my thirties today. It’s been a pretty good day, a pretty good week all round. Small bits of news, the usual textures that make up the fabric of our life…. 1. Edie has her first loose tooth. It’s in the middle at the bottom and I’m pretty sure it’s the first one she [...]

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Edie had her purse stolen from her bag at school. Her Hello Kitty purse, no less. And full of gold coins ready for the Father’s Day stall. Today, after gentle prodding from the teachers, the purse was anonymously returned, minus its contents. Edie is delighted at its return. Not so much because of natural justice [...]

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So, it was a couple of weeks ago now, and although my 25 and a half hours with the Swami are well and truly over I’m surprised to find some thoughts and feelings lingering. The initial experience was a bit of a shock. The place was kind of amazing, but it felt like it had [...]

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I had another call today from Swami Sarasvati. Auntie Mari and I are going to her yoga and health retreat on Thursday night for a 24 hour stay. To say I’m looking forward to it is an understatement. For those who don’t know of her, Swami Sarasvati was one of the first yogis to take [...]

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Back again, and the year's gotten off to a cracking start, flying by so fast that I've missed all of January and most of February and I'm only just settling into 2009. Edie is loving school and all the independence it brings, she's a happy camper and oh so grown up. The rest of us [...]

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Last week I was working from home at my computer, Jude was playing at the table racing his cars, and decided to push all my paperwork out of his way, toward me, and into my water glass which toppled over, spilling its contents straight into the laptop's usb ports. Not happy. So not happy. I'm [...]

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There seems to be a theme emerging here. Basically, I'm trying to claw back a bit of lost time; time I need to keep the edges of my life from getting too tattered and neglected. The latest initiative is a 7pm bedtime for the kids. We are three nights in and so far, so good. [...]

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