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  • When the warrior takes a knee

    This week was a strange, strange week. I am thinking about all that has happened and trying to come to terms with how I feel. 2020 frequently brings out the warrior in me. The part of my personality that is determined to fight with EVERYTHING that I am for my family and for those that…

  • A Sparkly Unicorn

    When a was a child I had a favourite toy. It was the cutest My Little Pony and to me – well that toy was just the beginning and the end of all things. I loved it with all of my heart. In fact, I am fairly sure that I still have it somewhere in…

  • The letter

    I wrote myself a letter before my surgery. I didn’t expect that I would ever share it here but I am doing so in the hope that it may help someone to decide to take the chance and have the surgery. I never wanted to let myself forget why I have made the choices I…

  • Clap for yourself

    I am not quite sure when it started to happen, but at some point in the last two years, I started to see enough value in me that I learned how to clap for myself. Today I was talking with someone and they expressed how much they love it when compliments come their way. Of…

  • You-ishness

    Once upon a time in a land long ago, there lived a sad lady, trapped inside a body that she had abused for a terribly long time. Through a long, difficult and gut wrenching process, she would learn to turn the narrative of her life around and she would become the things she always wanted…

  • What are you waiting for?

    Today I braved the icy winter winds and gloomy skies that chill me to the bone and dragged myself outside. Winters in Victoria are glorious and brutal at exactly the same time. They are icy cold but so captivatingly beautiful. Autumn leaves are often late to fall, as if they are trying their very hardest…

  • Neverland

    You can fly, you can fly, you can fly! there have been many moments in life that I keep tucked away in my heart but I think one of my most favourite was the look on my daughters face the day that we went on the Peter Pan ride at Disneyland many years ago. Her…

  • Pixie

    The last few days have been hard! Who knew that cutting my hair short would trigger so many emotions!! Well I suspected it may but here is what I have been going thru personally. This year has been transformative for me. The heart episode in March was another wake up call!! I am making room…

  • Ready, Aim, Fire

    Oh the joy of being able to zing when one wants to. I often think of the Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan classic, You’ve Got Mail ….. and remember the line concerning the ability to zing someone and that “remorse inevitably follows.” Lately, well, to be very frank, I find myself waiting for the remorse to…

  • By the window

    (Trigger Warning) The sky was inky black and smoke grey clouds swirled overhead as she pressed her face against the chilly glass. Condensation formed from the warmth of her breath and the smell of winter assailed her nostrils. The ominous, rain laden clouds, heavy with moisture, seemed to choose that moment to release their bounty…