March did not get off to a good start and had
been a roller coaster ride ever since. The things I did and got up to during
this month are mind blowing!
I worked Sat 1st, and we had a lady collapse. We
were kept busy keeping her well and alive until the ambulance arrived. To be
honest I thought she was going to die, it was harrowing and scary. And of
course even worse for the poor lady. It was a reaction to new medication, and
she is ok. But boy, were we tested that day!
I lunched after with my good friend C, at Caves
Beach Hotel, wasn't that hungry and in a bit of a state, but as always she made
me feel heaps better.
The Oscars were held early in the month and as is
my custom I took time off to watch it live. My sister A also had time off work
and we had a celebratory afternoon with bubbles and seafood!
You can read all about my predictions, thoughts on the show, and wrap up of fashion.
As part of my Project Declutter and
Revamp, my first new piece of furniture arrived. A lovely cabinet for the
lounge room. This arriving set off a domino effect of clearing out and
rearranging, but I'm pleased with the outcomes!
I've also been playing the guitar with my niece and nephew, who are having lessons. And I bought myself some Bongo Drums!!
And then things got really nuts.
Someone once said to me if you live large, large
things happen, good and bad. And I guess bad happens to make us appreciate the
finer things in our life. I have written about mental health moments before, and
I am lucky to not suffer very much, but I do suffer them from time to
time. Usually I can see warning signs and nip things in the bud, but this time
it snuck up on me and I was down for the count but only briefly. The thing that
pushed me over, was not how I was treated during an incident (which is to say
not at all well!), but how others included in it were. Piss me off and upset me
is one thing, but my friends, well that is a whole other thing and I admit my
reaction to this was not at all classy. The combination brought me to my knees.
I've got a pretty tough exterior due to 'stuff',
but that exists to protect a very fragile and sensitive interior. It takes a lot
to break through to it, so kudos to the shitheads that get there!!! However, it's always pleasant to find out who one needs to
avoid in life! I prefer to keep personal things
private, but I see so many people suffering similarly or worse, I feel the need
to share so they don't feel so isolated and alone.
But during all this I had a lot to be grateful
for, things that jerked me right out of that bad head space. I attended a
GenXWomen lunch at Noahs with the fantastic Joanne McCarthy as guest speaker,
attended an literary dinner at Cooks Hill Hotel, talked Haruki Murakami at
bookclub, and Marched in March. All the while supported and loved by fabulous
friends and family, you all know who you are, godammit I love you
guys!!!
Which was perfect timing, as I was entering one
of the busiest fortnights I have ever had, in life and at work.
I have been organising for some months an author tour for my friend, Anita Heiss and her friend Lisa Heidke. It was a lot of
work, but really can you call having so much fun at 5 events over 2 days work?
I also managed to squeeze in a Neil Finn concert,
and celebrate what would have been my beloved Pop's 100th birthday.
My friend D, who I have known since I was 5 also
dropped by with Vodka - now there's a friend that knows me well - for a catch
up.
The second week brought the new Cardiff Library
opening, a NAG Supporters public meeting, a large vintage fashion show
and gardening talk and meetings at work, and a meeting with ABC about the
Writer's Festival, of which I shall be part of. I lunched with D, bought a stack
on vinyl, had another movie night at work, and then pretty much crashed.
In fact I literally crashed on the Thursday when
I took quite the tumble in the rain, my mind was elsewhere and I think the
universe wanted to bring me back to earth, lol. I did a fair bit of damage to
some body parts but nothing broken, just my pride!
I got together with my beloved Tweeps, for
another great Tweet Up, this time at The Edwards, as organised by C. And it was
a fabulous night, of chatter, friendship, drinks, laughs, and funnily enough,
not much tweeting! My lovely friend L stayed with me for the occasion and she
finally got to meet a whole lot of people she had been conversing online with
for years.
The following day, L and I headed into Frankies
Place for a leisurely brunch and then checked out the latest exhibition at
Newcastle Art Gallery. We then wandered the length of the mall, chatting art,
photography, and politics. I also saw The Great Beauty, and Inside Llewyn Davis.
I am planning on some quieter months, I need to
bury myself in some great literature, and catch up on some quality
viewing.
Posts
