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If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite? If I could host a dinner party and people were sure to come I would invite Sam Neill for the interesting conversation and the good wine 🍷 he would bring.  I would invite Scott Aplin because he isContinue reading “Sam Neill, Scott Aplin,  Russell,  Adrian  Lani and Liz”

What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? I must say that my bedtime and the time I wake up is slightly out of kilter at the moment because I have a cold 🥶. Normally bedtime 🌙 is about 9.00 pm.  I usually wake once in the early morning 🌄 around 1.00Continue reading “Bedtime and wake time.”

What are you most excited about for the future? My writing ✍️ is always the main thing in my life that brings me the most excitement and joy, both this blog and my other writings ✍️. The other thing that most excites me is the hope that I will be moving home in the not-too-distantContinue reading “What I am most excited about.”

What are you most worried about for the future? There are things I worry about for the future, and definitely top of my list is becoming more disabled as I age because of the side effects of the medications I am on.  Being on psych meds for the past 30 years has had a definiteContinue reading “Becoming more disabled”

How do you practice self-care? I know that I have answered this question previously and focused on mindfulness . Yes, I still practice mindfulness on a daily basis. I am also a good patient and know to keep taking my meds.  I also have a great relationship with both my psychiatrist and gp and letContinue reading “How do I practice self-care?”

How do you waste the most time every day? I spend the most time every day giving Lily lots of attention.  I also spend a lot of time slowly decluttering my home and working on this blog and my other writings ✍️ ❤️ 💖.

Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood? The food that instantly takes me back to my childhood is having a roast dinner with Golden Syrup Dumplings for dessert 🍨.   The roast meats that take me back are roast lamb with mint sauce and gravy or  roast pork with crackling.   These wouldContinue reading “A  Sunday Roast with Golden Syrup Dumplings”

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? Probably the thing that I like the most about myself is my empathy for my fellow humankind and my resilience to be strong and bounce back from the challenges of my life. My friends all tell me I am a strong, positive, optimistic force to be reckoned with, andContinue reading “Empathy and Resilience”

Describe one of your favorite moments. I have a very particular favourite moment that happens everyday.  When I first get up in the morning to have breakfast I leave Lily in her bed to get up at her own leisure when she is ready. I normally am in the lounge room and hear little softContinue reading “One of my favourite moments”