Selectively Juggling

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.…

Why do you blog? Let me start out by saying that I love writing. I love sitting down and creating something from my mere thoughts. My memories, observations and ideas work together to create something uniquely mine. Like seriously, the human mind is extraordinary! Amazing! Taking time out to write allows me to momentarily remove…

How are you feeling right now? It’s Friday afternoon and I’ve got plans for the weekend. My husband has been away on business, due to being the project lead on a massive project. Anyway, it Father’s Day this Sunday and myself and my kids are going to spend the weekend with him. I will be…

What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? Okay, so I won’t bore you with an exhaustive list of my daily habits, what I will do is share just a glimpse of some. With that you’d be able to get to know the way I think and move in and around…