The thing that I am most proud of in my life is my past career in mental health, where I assisted many people with similar issues to my own. I’m proud of the fact that I made a conscious decision to study welfare studies and directly use my experience in a peer support role to help people with mental health issues.  Although  i  no other longer work in the field I am proud of my past career and know that experience guides me through my life and definitely is one of the reasons I now write, believing that by my writing I can enlighten and educate people about the reality of living with mental health issues. I see this as my life purpose and that I am called upon to do this type of work.

I am also proud of my writing ✍️ skills and love to hone them writing ✍️ a blog regularly as well as working on my other works of writing.

There are a few things I am working on at present.  I guess I am a bit of a mutitasker

The first thing I have been working on is this blog, and hopefully soon, I will feel motivated to work on my book about Susanna and heaven called The Angel Lady.

As I am writing this blog I am also cooking some meals for the week.  It saves time to cook for a few meals at once.

I also plan to do a bit more decluttering today as I plan next year to move to somewhere smaller and being a hoarder I need to seriously work out what I need to keep and what I can do away with. Again, I do this whilst I am doing other things, so yes, I am a multitasker.

Something that most people don’t know about me is that I don’t like gambling.   In my past I have gambled a little bit on the pokies and also would have a bet on the Melbourne Cup , but that was many years ago,and I only did so to be social, because I was with friends and family who liked to gamble.  It has been several years now since I gambled, and I honestly believe there are better things to do with money than to gamble it away. I live on such limited money that it is wise for me not to gamble.  The money I could gamble I save in my investment account, and that is a far better use for it than to gamble it.

I also recently gave given up drinking alcohol 🍸.  I was never a big drinker,  but there is a genetic history of alcoholism in my family and even though I am certainly not an alcoholic I am supporting my family by not drinking.  I never needed alcohol to feel good, I am naturally high on life and want to remain as healthy as possible for as long as possible.

I have something to confess. I have one lazy pyjama day once a week, usually at the weekend. Spending the day in my pyjamas helps me to kick back and relax and does help me to feel productive because it is usually on that day that I spend the morning cooking a number of meals for the week ahead.  These days make me feel rested and give me the energy for the week ahead, I also feel productive because of the cooking I do.  I also focus on giving Lily a lot of attention, and she now knows the drill and has her own little routines for the different days of the week. I love ❤️ my lazy pyjama days. They help with my mindfulness and mental health, too.

The principles that define how I lived are based on my faith. I am a Christian at heart and firmly believe that we should do onto others as we would have others do onto us. I believe in spreading goodwill in this world 🌎 as part of my faith.  I believe that God created us all to be equal on this earth.  I believe that goodwill can defy all sorts of evil and that it is our role as humans to spread goodwill and respect Gods rule and to fight the evil doers on this earth.  Goodwill and Gods love can reign on this earth 🌎 and if we learn to love our fellow humans and act lovingly accordingly, we will overcome evil. I try to act out my faith in my day to day life and try to treat everyone as my equal.  These are the principles that guide my everyday life.  I live by my faith. It is who I am at my very core.

There was something I was putting off doing, and all is well.

This morning, I was sleeping in a little on this lazy Saturday morning when I heard the sounds of Lily being sick in my bedroom where she sleeps. As I got up, I noticed that she had vomited on the floor and was looking at me very sheepishly as she must have thought she was in trouble. I gave her a cuddle and cleaned up her mess, and let her just lie in bed recovering.  I didn’t call the vet because I wanted to monitor her to see if it continued.  All’s well that ends well. Lily got up about an hour later and has eaten her breakfast and a treat and has kept it down and is her usual happy contented self. I know that I don’t need to call the vet. She is rarely sick and always bounces back. All’s well that ends well.

The first time I felt like a grown-up was when I got to vote in a federal election here in Australia about 10 days after my 18th birthday. In Australia, voting is compulsory for everyone 18 years old and above. At the time, I was studying politics as part of my VCE,  and I was really passionate about voting and really took an interest in Australian politics.

The other time I felt grown up was when I moved out of home to share a house 🏠 with a friend.  Being responsible for our own rent, bills, and food is a great thing to learn and teaches you how to budget your finances and live within your means.  I would recommend this to every young person. It makes you financially responsible and teaches you what life is really all about. I truly felt like an adult when I moved out, and it was a good learning curve for me.