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Reflections are those moment of introspection about my own life and experiences, when seemingly different incidences are all surprisingly connected in a way I only recently realised. Occasionally, the connection is profound and possibly dark but, more often it is amusing or downright funny. Either way, I felt the urge to write about them and share them.
I just don’t get how knitting works. I have tried, God, how I’ve tried! I get the part about the wool being fed through two primitive sticks with pointy ends which eventually turns into objects with surface area, shape, weight…
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First, I need to make a distinction between two seemingly similar words; teach and train. To ‘teach’ is to impart knowledge and information. To ‘train’ is to pass on a specific skill through instruction, practice and repetition. I am ok…
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I have a love / hate relationship with bread; I love it and it hates me. There is nothing that can be done about that. Or is there? I am waiting for the day when some smarty-pants dietician comes along…
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Relaxing is not for me, it’s for people who un-relax me. I am just rubbish at relaxing. Typically, I sleep for 4 to 5 hours per night, sometimes less. I am not a deep a sleeper either. What’s more, the…
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In my own mind, I sang beautifully, in just about every style for every genre. In reality however, this was as far from the truth as it is possible to be, without falling off the edge of the world. I…
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I don’t Like People! There, I said it. I can stop here but, where’s the fun in that? On the whole, when I come across anyone (with the exception of children), my default setting is not to like them and…
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Fifteen years and two weeks ago, I lost my father, he died peacefully in his sleep after a long illness. At the time, it was a blessed relief for him so, being an adult with my own family to be…
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