Renovations v vacations

I’m ‘Glamping’! In my spare bedroom. Been holed away in there four weeks now, the previous three in my own surrounded by a house full of furniture slowly making it’s way out the ‘Gumtree’ door as well as ladders, paint pots, rubble and grit. Bit like my teeth – gritted.

It’s an exhaustive business this ‘re-imagining’ gig, thanks to an Interior Decorator with an imagination that enthralls, thrills, strikes fear in my heart and exhausts my brain in equal measure. While I need a story board, a project plan and a timeline, James prefers to decorate ‘organically’. What does that even mean? I’ll let you know if I survive. But let’s talk about opinions…

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Farewell Charlie!

I have a story to tell. About a man who departed this earth last week leaving in his wake a mighty legacy. A man who remained my greatest mentor long after my introduction when a young, newly wed Aussie settling into her husband’s small New Zealand home town. Learning of his passing I shared my sadness on FaceBook and within minutes two people messaged back in disbelief – ‘he was so fit and healthy?’; sadness – ‘family, local and international friends will be shocked’, and nostalgia – remember when we were ‘Charlie’s Angels?’  Reminiscent of that time, a few words aptly summed up the man:

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Life moves pretty fast…

Life moves pretty fast…if you don’t stop and look around for a while, you could miss it.

Thanks Ferris Bueller for reminding us! So too a Facebook friend and childhood buddy who reminded fellow class mates that this is the year we celebrate a major milestone birthday. A biggie. Oh yes indeed! Realising our whole class were about to hit that same milestone made me feel a tad less overwhelmed, so too the responding commentary from those fellow classmates –‘I am struggling with the sixty thing…remove all mirrors and items of self reflection for seriously mate, I struggle with the constant reminder that you are fast approaching time to get off the ride and I have so much still to do’, ’60 is the new 40 apparently so have a blast!’… I had a suitable response…

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