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Introspection

The other reason to write a blog

The other reason to write a blog is of course to let the world, and my near and dear, know that my birthday is coming up.

Soon. Only 5 sleeps to go.

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Family, Introspection, Modern Life, Work

The virtue of Kindness

I don’t think I’ve been very kind lately.  Not to myself, not to my colleagues, not to my husband and not to my kids.

I don’t think I’ve been that horrible… I don’t think I’ve been an ogre… but I don’t feel as if I’ve been kind.  And we need to be kind don’t we?  Kindness is important.

So what does Kindness mean?

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Does it mean just taking a deep breath and thinking “kindness first” before you say a word?

I don’t know, but for the next week, that is what I’m going to try.  Decisions based on kindness first.

Groover, Introspection, Random

Gift

You would think that the easiest person in the world to buy for would be your partner right? You live with them, you know them, you love them. Should be a piece of cake.

So why is it so hard?

C: What do you want for your birthday?
G: A surround sound system for the telly?
C: Anything else??
G: No. I only want a surround sound system for the telly.

Was he joking? A surround system is a bit out of my league. If I’m honest. I don’t think I’ve bought a birthday present on hire purchase before.

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Still Groover has always maintained that he hates thinking about presents for himself. And he’s right. I hate it too when people ask me for a list at Christmas time – especially when I provide the list and they don’t believe I actually want what is on the list. It’s pressure you don’t need.

And I admit I was very specific about what I wanted for Christmas… The GHD Styling Irons are lovely! But now I wonder if it was a fair thing to do. I’m thinking maybe not.

So I’m not going to seek further counsel. If the risk is that I buy a dud present – then that is the risk. Love is risk. Life is risk. Safety is boring. And though I’m sure a surround sound system would be exactly the thing Groover wants, I think it’s something we should buy together, as a family, when we can afford it.

So Groover, if you’re reading this. I’m sorry about the trip to Hardly Normal, we’re not going there for your birthday. Instead you will find a gift on Monday morning from the person who loves you and has done her best to find something (else) you’ll enjoy. You will be able to unwrap this gift. It will feel like a birthday present.

It won’t be a frozen chicken. Ah, but that is a tale for another time.

Health, House, Introspection, Parenting

On not having a pet

I never thought I’d grow up and live in a house without pets. My dog when I was growing up was a black labrador/corgi cross – think labrador face, shortish legs and stout. Her name was Hannah. I used to lie in bed of a morning and hear her thunder up the stairs, along the corridor, the door would fly open and she would leap onto the bed.

At Easter time she would sniff out our Easter Eggs and scoff them.

She was a waggy friendly dog, slightly overweight and a terror on bin day.

We also had a cats. My first cat was a black and white fluffy cat called Tinkerbell. We also had Samson – a very large ginger cat with a flatulence problem. And finally Mr B, also known as Fred. Who was grey and white and turned up in our garage with his leg caught in his collar. A visit to the vet and he was ours.

I had a mouse too, which got eaten by a kookaburra, but that was a sad little tale which I won’t go into here.

So why am I not a pet owner now? I’m a grown up. I can do what I like. I’m obviously in the minority, not having a pet.

Well I guess I’m out of practice. Groover has never been a pet owner. His father was a pilot and so they were always away – not an ideal scenario for pet owners. Also he’s allergic to cats.  And so is my orchid hunter(Hugamuga).

And the longer I live without pets the harder it is for me to like them. I’m not that keen on being sat on by affectionate cats now, and even feel slightly sneezy around them – can you catch allergies or is it low tolerance? And dogs? Well they do smell a bit and I cringe when they lick me. When our rabbit ran away, another sad tale, I was half relieved.
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Does that make me a bad person? Am I depriving my children?

They never ask for a pet, well not since Butterfly ran away.

“We don’t need one because we go on holidays too often”, Says my daughter. What a practical girl. “But I wouldn’t mind fostering a pet on the holidays when we’re at home…”

Hmmm I don’t think so.

Can I imagine us ever having a pet?

If I did it would be a small yappy dog – like my brother-in-law’s Puffy. That I didn’t have to take for walks twice a day. And I’d have to work from home. I don’t think it’s fair on the dog to be out every day.

It could be a while before that happens.  Like, post-divorce. 🙂

Introspection, Work

It’s over

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Had the interview which included two presentations today.  Now the waiting begins… and knowing the organisation I work for that will take weeks. 🙂

I think I went okay.  I will be disappointed only if they choose neither of us.  If they choose my colleague I will be more than happy going back to the floor as I miss my old role. 

It’s kind of fun being in an interview situation.  The challenge of answering curly questions on the spot takes me back to exam days… and this one was particularly inventive with bits of audio thrown in to comment on and a role play.
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Of course I did the role play with Groover when we got home and he told me what I should have said so next time I’ll be fantastic!

Ah well… if I hadn’t caught a cold yesterday I’d be drinking wine right now… 🙂

Hugamuga, Introspection

Dressing up

dressing upReading Thirdcat’s post today about Opinionated Boy and his decision or not to wear a pink skirt reminded me of the orchid hunter aged 2.

I had gone back to work and OH was cared for at my cousin’s house where we shared a nanny. My cousin has 3 kids the youngest about 2 years older than OH but they are in consecutive years (you get it? She has a birthday in January, OH is in November).

Somehow we had been given a dress – one of those tough Osh Gosh stripey ones – and OH decided he desperately wanted to wear it. I was in my new mother – I’m not going to be freaked out by gender stereotypes moments – and said sure darling – and off we went.

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Yes this is the child who threw his “On the Road” book – out the window on to the actual road.

Pictured: a flashback to 2002 (and a very old camera) to my two darlings dressing up in my old ballgowns. OH would be about 6 here.

Introspection, Modern Life, Random

The ethics of buying and selling online

So I bought a Chloromatic ESC 24/36/48 Replacement Cell yesterday online for my pool which is now greener than my lawn. And the lawn is green.

I shopped around and found one at a very good price – about $200 cheaper than any other store either online or actual. And in good faith – I bought it.

Today, I get a phone message… “Oh um hi, you ordered a replacement cell yesterday, and well we’ve just taken over the company and we’re losing so much money at that price and um, could you call me?” And she leaves an incomplete phone number.

I went back to the website and I can see they’ve upped the price to $665 – still $30 cheaper than all the competitors.

So what do I do? Play hard ball? After all I have my order confirmation email… and would they give me a discount if the day after I ordered they dropped their price? If it had been an actual store I would have it installed already. And I probably wouldn’t have bought it online if the price hadn’t been so much less.

Or, be compassionate – they have just bought the store apparently… she did sound a bit upset.
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Or, compromise – ask for the cell at cost price and pay postage…

I’m on the horns of an ethical dilemma – what do you think I should do?

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Of course I graciously said yes.

And will use their business again.

Introspection, School

100 Demons

[I interrupt my back-to-back West Wing viewing – now up to series 3 – to bring you this post – don’t get me started on the lamps…]

This is kind of following on from my previous English post…

I was thinking about things that I always check when I’m writing. The two that I consciously think about are:

it’s/its – I always recite is it it is before I carry on with my sentence

And the other one is …definitely.

For years I spelt it definATEly, which is definitely wrong. Don’t know why, but it was the one word that would seriously trip me up. Which was odd because I spelled (is it spelled or spelt?) finite without thinking…

I think everyone has that word that undoes them, that they have to check they’ve not made the same old mistake. I saw seperately the other day from someone who obviously didn’t have to write out the 100 Demons at primary school.

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100 words, not hard exactly but tricksy. Separate was one of them. Punishment at school was writing out the 100 Demons at the back of the spelling book. They were doubled if you didn’t hand them in on time. Janine in my grade 6 class once had thousands and thousands to do. She was a bit naughty.

But I bet she has no problem spelling separate now. 🙂

So I’m sitting here pretty smug thinking I’m a pretty good speller… and I do a little search on the internet on the 100 demons and come across this little quiz.

20/25

Embarrassment!

Go on, take the test. And let me know how you get on… I double dare you! 🙂

Groover, Introspection, Travel

A spooky experience

Groover is in Karratha this week and staying at one of their more salubrious establishments. That is to say, a very ordinary establishment indeed.

As he wandered back through the lobby he passed the front bar where an older Aboriginal man was playing pool.

The man jerked as Groover passed and shouted out Groover’s name loudly… it is not a common name.

Nonplussed, Groover walked over and said “Hello do I know you? My name is Groover*.”

The man started speaking in his native language at him. Groover replied that he didn’t understand what the man was saying and the man kind of came to – if that’s the best description. He looked confused and then told Groover that his son was also called Groover* and had died at only two years of age. He hadn’t said his son’s name since**.
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Groover was completely freaked out by this and called me soon after to debrief.

Spooky huh?!

*Plainly he didn’t say Groover, but Groover’s real name here. Who would name their child Groover?!

**Many Indigenous cultures avoid referring to dead people by their names.

Bridge, Introspection

Early Morning Reflections

Played bridge tonight. Not my best effort.

To cope with the cold I’m fighting I took two cold/flu tablets that make me sleepy so then I thought, I’ll have a cup of coffee to balance that. Now, even after a gin and bitter lemon, it’s nearly one o’clock and I’m wide awake.

Went shopping today and so along with my new specs I’m wearing my new Jag jeans (25% off) and a new Flower top. The jeans are high-cut. Not Kath-high but higher than hipsters. Thank goodness they are back in. Not that I minded wearing the lower cut but they didn’t really suit my muffin top. Ewww.

The jeans are also very long so I wore my highest black boots which made my legs look about 4 inches longer, balancing my heavier-side-of-average thighs. Gotta love that. Playing bridge I was sitting down most of the night so no problems with sore feet. So I guess I won’t be taking up those babies any time soon.

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Not sure the glasses work so well for bridge. First of all, I don’t really need them to see the cards… and while my vision is clearer for writing scores with them on, I can get by quite easily (at this stage). The problem is that because my long sight is fuzzy with them on, looking across the table to my partner or further afield is disconcerting.

So I think, despite their inate grooviness, I won’t be wearing them much – probably only when I’m reading a book or something like that. And yes, I’ll be cultivating that over the top of my glasses look when disturbed.

PS: I gave the details of the manufacturer – Roger Henley – to one of my fellow bridge players who told me she hasn’t updated her glasses for 5 years because she hasn’t seen frames she likes better than the ones she has… anyhoo, she rang up the factory – and spoke to Roger himself. Apparently he sounds very nice. I look forward to seeing her new specs!