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So… I started 2018 with the vision of a happily married dynamic businesswoman who makes good money and lives in a beautiful house with a tranquil garden. And my mission was to entertain and share my wisdom by writing prolifically and publishing widely. And I chose the virtues of: Wisdom: possibly most important; street smart but flexible and adaptable, dreaming up…
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Ah, December 2018 – gone almost before it existed. And pretty much good riddance too! December’s always such a drag trying to get stuff finished by the end of the year so you can take some time off without stressing about what got left undone. And for me, it was all about getting Ms Blaelock’s Book of Minimally Viable Housekeeping…
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Hello, and here’s to a happy 2019! I feel much more optimistic about a happy 2019 than I was about 2018. It feels like the year is full of possibilities. All I have to do is reach out and grab them. I’m not sure if that’s because I have a plan, or if it’s because it’s too early in the…
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Admittedly November 2018 is almost a month ago, but it feels as though it never happened at all. I feel there’s no evidence it existed at all! Mind you, it was almost exclusively all about getting Ms Blaelock’s Book of Minimally Viable Housekeeping on the market, and not much else happened. Virtue Oct Nov Notes WisdomI learn and grow every…
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A few days ago, Mary Beard asked; “How do you celebrate your 100th birthday?” Like her, I don’t have a fond hope for reaching 100 years, though in my case it’s because my treatment options are likely to be few when my transplant fails (though hopefully, that’s a while away yet). But would you even reach your 100th birthday? Your…
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This picture was painted on the second of April. 1918. The view is a lot less pastoral now, but the hills are part of a National Park, so they look more or less the same. Whenever I come back home, I see a version of this scene. At that point, I feel myself starting to relax. I even feel relaxed…
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Still binging on K-drama, but wanting a Stress Free K-Drama Dinner Party to share some of the food I’m seeing. I’d especially like to try Haejang-guk (Hangover Soup), but that’s not a dinner thing. I’ve tried Jajangmyeon (Noodles in Black Bean Sauce) (yum!) but that’s more of a lunch thing. And I’ve had Tteokbokki (Spicy Stir-fried Rice Cakes), though they’re more of a street snack. Food…
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2015 Korea Drama Festival, Photo by hyolee2 [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons I’ve already mentioned my new passion for K-Drama, and one of the reasons I love it is the subtext. Particularly the way the K-Drama heroine outfit says so much about her and her mental state. As she’s our heroine, she grows and changes as the…
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It’s sales season again – that time of year when it seems everyone is trying to get their hands in your wallet. Preferably to empty it, leaving you (and their competitors) with nothing. But you can win the sales season, “all” it takes is a bit of research and planning. Know what you want, and develop a strategy for getting…
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Well, October 2018 was easier than September, and that’s about all I can say for it. I imagine November will be easier too as we get better at living without Jack. Virtue Sep Oct Notes Wisdom I learn and grow every day. 😐 🙁 Paid a few bucks on overdue library books I didn’t read yet. Need to get back into…
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In days gone by, houses were much smaller. They generally consisted of Best Rooms like the parlour, where you received guests during designated visiting hours, and everywhere else. Best Rooms Best rooms were very special places, strictly for showing off, all the very special, very expensive things went in there. You can see a more modern Australian interpretation in The Castle…
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We’ve been blessed this year by some exciting lunar events, including the supermoon, blue moon, blood moon, partial solar eclipses, and a total lunar eclipse. It’s like a big old moon balloon. Oddly enough, the moon has no light of its own, the light we see is a reflection of the sun. How amusing given it is traditionally a symbol of…
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Here I am at the 2018 Trasnplantiversary. Another year post-transplant – seven now. And as far as the transplant goes, it’s all good. There has been some deterioration, but no worse than a “normal” person suffers over an average year. At least, that’s what my new, slightly more aggressive nephrologist tells me anyway. The colonoscopy guy removed a polyp, but…
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A harbinger of the March of Progress knocked on my door the other day. She’s a Real Estate agent, and apparently, she’s “very good friends” with my neighbours, though she didn’t specify which ones. Seeing as she’s selling the house next door, I guess she thinks I know which neighbours she knows very well. She wondered if I’d be interested in selling mine,…
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