It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon and I am in week 9 of my summer off. The time has come for me to start dipping my feet back into the job market and I am ready to be humbled. I have at least until April to find my dream job and I am looking forward toContinue reading “Tuesday thoughts”
Tag Archives: grief
When the silence is the loudest thing in the room
It has been 16 months since my Mother died and slowly but surely my family and I have been healing. Seemingly at the same pace. In the last year we experienced all of our first’s without Mum. We spoke about her liberally and she came up in all of the prayers before meals but then,Continue reading “When the silence is the loudest thing in the room”
What a year can do…
Today, one year ago exactly, I returned home from a journey that started in November 2018. I traveled to Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Bali and all of the East Coast of Australia. Mostly with Jake my partner of almost ten years. If I was able to speak to that girl, who came home with her tailContinue reading “What a year can do…”
Putting it back together
With Christmas and New Years behind us, I feel refreshed and ready to take on the year. I have had time to myself as well as time with my housemates, my cousin and my friends and all in all I feel positive about life right now. It has been tough to endure the emotions thatContinue reading “Putting it back together”
In the moment
Balancing having ambitious goals at the same time as keeping high expectations at bay is the one thing I continue to struggle with. One thing I have realised is most of my heart ache surrounding my breakup is not so much about missing him but it is the grief of loosing the future I soContinue reading “In the moment”
Denial is easier…
Yesterday was Christmas day…. I couldn’t compose myself properly all day, every time I stopped thinking about the gravity of what was missing I snuck a glance at the display my sister had put up to pay respect to our mum, a photo and a video montage. It has been just under four months sinceContinue reading “Denial is easier…”