Nature or nurture is something that has always fascinated me. Whenever some nutcase wanders into a school, usually somewhere in the States and shoots a large number of people, there is ineveitably a discussion of whether the parents were to blame or whether he/she was born like that. You hear the conversation time and time again…
We have the rumblings of the storm at the moment. Not sure whether it will hit or go around us. There is lots of thunder, a few sprinkles of rain and a very welcome cool breeze. It was hot for our little part of the world today. Not hot, hot like the rest of the…
I was back in the pool again today. 66 laps and an hour and 15 minutes later and I was feeling very proud of myself. I am currently feeling like a machine. A well oiled plant fuelled machine. At the end of this month if I am not feeling like the healthiest person in the…
It was the warmest day we have had for a while today – summer has returned. We spent quite a few hours at the pool today and I have that gritty-eyed been at the beach all day feeling. It is quite a lovely feeling to be slightly sun-kissed, to have flushed cheeks, aching muscles and…
I am feeling particularly lazy today. Just that end of the week, lazy kind of feeling. For some reason I have not been sleeping well this week so by the time I woke up this morning I was weary before I even got out of bed. I feel like I am lying awake all night…
I had a feeling today that I would have to speak to Telstra and it filled me with anxiety. Last night the kids had mentioned there was a problem with a show uploading. I have noticed my internet has been very slow this week and this morning it started cutting out on regular occasions. I…
I was putting the chooks to bed late this afternoon whilst thinking at the same time about how much I love them. I know I am prone to use the word ‘love’ a lot, but it is true, if I say that I love something, I really, really love it. Sometimes my love affairs are…
I spend a lot of time on the road. I guess it is part and parcel of living regionally. I honestly don’t mind driving. In fact I enjoy it. I mutter endlessly, I sing like Adele, I sort out all my problems momentarily in my head or I just let my mind meander. Today I…
I am worried about my chooks. I went out to put them to bed last night and Regina the mother of the 6 thriving teenagers looked like she had been scalped. I am sure that she had a flap of skin hanging off her head. I could not get close to her as she was…
It is genuinely chilly at the moment and I am loving it. I have returned to my winter uniform of leggings and a jumper and I have been having endless cups of hot water. (I rarely drink coffee and tea is a treat so hot water is my go to drink – I actually crave…
It always takes me a little while to get into the swing of being child-free. I genuinely struggle in the beginning and tend to potter aimlessly whilst questioning the very quiet universe as to why the washing machine is not going constantly, why the house is so quiet or why I am not finding empty…
It is hard to believe that it is 2016. Time for resolutions, change and new beginnings – the start of the New Year is as good a time as any to dream big. I am very excited about the year ahead as I have lots of plans for My Notes from New England including the…