Selectively Juggling

What are you doing this evening? Not too sure yet, firstly I need to get through the morning, then off to work. Perhaps I’ll fantasise what I’ll do tonight while either driving to or from work. One thing is for certain, I’ll be doing the cooking (like every night). Perhaps I should spice it up…

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? Truthfully? Overt or intense, and high levels of extroversion are a bit of a red-flag for me. Or more succinctly, those who have narcissistic tendencies driving their insatiable need for attention and control. Yes, I know many lovely extroverted personalities who are emotionally intelligent…

Describe your ideal week. No alarm clocks, no deadlines, no commuting and no work! A holiday away somewhere in nature where I can lose myself in nature walks, swimming, photography and writing. A week of not cooking for the family, not cleaning, not shopping … not having to manage other’s deadlines, priorities and needs. A…

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. Now if you were to ask my sports obsessed teenage son, with his savant like ability to recall 1000’s of sporting teams, athletes and events, you’d get a very different response. I however am clueless in comparison and as such will give a somewhat left…

How do you relax? The first crucial step entails engaging my mind in a state of “I really want or not to relax … let’s seek out either nature, space, quiet, music and/or water“ Once my mind is prepared to relax everything and anything is possible, and will follow. I adore the water, either simply…

If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? Could have … Should have … Would have … I personally find these three rather innocuous words are way over-used. More importantly they tend to accompany a negative mindset, of obsessing over what could have, should have or would…

Are you holding a grudge? About? Grudge? No! However, after a childhood and young adulthood of narcissistic abuse, of being subjected to sustained and systematic gaslighting I needed to remove myself from my sister’s toxic overreach. This was made evident at my Dad’s funeral where her need for attention and control dwarfed everything and everyone,…

Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever travelled from home. The furthest I have travelled from my home in Sydney, Australia is Iceland. I have been pretty privileged married to a European (husband is Dutch) as I’ve travelled extensively throughout Europe, UK, Scandinavia, parts of Asia, Dubai, South Africa, Japan, NZ, and Fiji (plus…

What does your ideal home look like? I dream of living in a green house, you know the type with glass walls and ceilings. Although I’d have to go with heavy duty polycarbonate sheets for the roof to ensure it would be hail proof. My kitchen floors would be polished cement, with flecks of coloured…

What brings a tear of joy to your eye? I’ve moved to a place in my grieving journey where I’m able to lovingly gaze and reflect upon photos of my father. Dad passed away 5 years ago, and I was incredibly honoured to be the one to hold him as he transitioned from this life.…