Mind Field of Bubbles

  This October I am going to be walking 50km (hopefully more) for mental Health. This is in support of the Black Dog Institute and is called One Foot Forward. To join our team or to donate, go to https://www.onefootforward.org.au/fundraisers/mindfieldofbubbles I have 3 amazing friends who have joined the team so far.  One is here in Victoria in my town and the other 2 are in South Australia.  I would love to have you join in. I love walking.  I always have loved walking.  It's just finding the energy to walk.   During one of my health kicks in my late teens, early twenties, I would get up and walk at 6.30am-7am every morning over a few months..... that is until I had a bit of a break down at one of my works one day because I was just so tired.  Little did I know then that there was actually a reason for that and that I just can not do early mornings. So now, I've decided to walk on my way home from work in the afternoon and before I have tea/...

  It's my turn today.  It's my turn to have a bad day. I've been working on this whale for the last few weeks so I thought I would share it because at the moment I'm a wailin'! We went into lockdown again today.  There are active covid cases in the town I live in this time.  I can still work, my son can still go to school but it is still shit. School holidays start next week and I would have loved to go and see my family for a couple of days but I can't, and even without the lockdown here, the borders are still closed.  I bloody miss them! I also have to get the implanon in my arm replaced tomorrow and I am very anxious.  I have no issue with needles, other than what is in it generally doesn't work and I feel things.  I really don't do pain well at all.  Medical procedures either on tv or being described to me make me feel very faint. Both my brothers asked how I was and so I told them not great but I'll be OK.  They both replied with loving ...

 Hello my friends! I really should have checked in last week on RUOK day - I thought about it and then promptly forgot again.  That's ok though because everyone was checking in on that day, and I might be the only one that checks in with you today. As much as I love RUOK day as it is trying to normalise that it is OK not to be OK and increase the awareness of mental health in general, I also wish that it didn't have to be brought to everyone's attention.  I wish that there was more understanding in general of each other and any illness, whether physical, mental or otherwise all the time. I've been doing lots of crafting and keeping myself busy.  I even did some scrapbooking on the weekend which I haven't done for years!   So, the reason I want to check in with you all today is because the world is heavy today.   My bubbles are all good, I'm Ok, but I'm just feeling the weight of everyone else today more than usual. There are active cases of covid ...

  The 2nd of September is a significant day for me. It is the date my Nanna was born.  She was born in 1920 and lived for 88 years on this earth. Today she has her 101st birthday in heaven. It is also the day I got married in 2006. One of the main reasons we chose the date was because it was Nanna's birthday.  We even asked if it would be Ok if we did. Nanna passed away in 2008.  My marriage broke up in 2014. And guess what? Today is one of my favourite days of the year.   My wedding day will always be one of THE BEST days of my life.  It was such a lovely day, we got married in a local garden that was just beautiful.  At the reception, in our speeches, we asked everyone to sing happy birthday to Nanna. I'd like to think she had a lovely day because it was as much about her as it was about us. My memories of my Nanna are just so precious.     I used to get out all her bobby pins and brushes and combs and brush her hair at the kitche...