If there’s a time to get off Twitter, it would be now. Ever since leaving this platform (and LinkedIn, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram too), when I keep thinking of all the time I spent on it, (for what real purpose?). I cringe. I feel that I’m so much better off without them. I should have left […]
Musk Owns Twitter Now
Our New Library
Last night we went to the inaugural opening of our new local library. Over the last year it’s been renovated into a double storey, youth and community space with plenty of light and areas to quietly read, work or gather with others. To celebrate, the library had put on entertainment through the day plus a […]
Learn How to Draw at the U3A
Today I had the wonderful opportunity to go and see my father teach a 9 week term class on Learn How to Draw at the U3A. The U3A stands for the University of the Third Age, a not-for-profit education organisation that provides a variety of courses and education for semi-retired or retirees all around the […]
At a Certain Age, A Woman…
At a certain age, a woman nests. Amusingly, I thought that a woman nests when she’s expecting or when she’s expecting something else from life from now on. Actually, I think I was purging more like. My child rearing years are long gone behind me. Well, to be fair, they never arrived but nevertheless, today […]
Monday Night CD Night
Tonight’s listening pleasure is the soundtrack to Stranger Things which was on Netflix. We enjoyed the show because of this soundtrack. It was music we grew up with in the 80s. I had to stop knitting because of all the foot tapping and needing to sing along and head nodding. I love our music nights. […]
The Big Ditch
It was a quiet start to the week. This morning after my morning meditation, I headed down to meet a girlfriend for breakfast however as I had forgotten my phone at home (which happens more frequently nowadays), I sat at the cafe waiting for her and reading my book. (Kikuko Tsumura’s, There’s No Such Thing […]
Flabbergasted
Today I find out the salary of one of the School Principals of a friend’s child private school is $490 000. $490 000. F&!$&!! hell. 
I was floored. No wonder our education system is broken. This is insane especially when public schools need more support; teachers are leaving the profession. The system is broken. […]
My New YouTube Channel Causes Me To Radically Rethink Everything About What I Put Out There
I’ve customised my YouTube channel to remove ‘activate learning’ and to just be Life Lessons Through Books. Some time ago, I asked the question Should I Get Off YouTube? The reason is that after getting off social media, I’m reflecting on every single aspect of my working life and my output that I have shared […]
En Route to Normal
Last night Andrew and I headed off once again to see Bill Bailey at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda. It’s an impressive building built in the early 1900’s by the same guy who built Luna Park across the road. This theme park is one of two in the world that gives us a glimpse […]
Mordialloc Meandering
This morning I went for a walk around Mordialloc Creek for something a bit different. The area was established in the 1850s and over the years was a place for fishing and boat building. Those days are long gone now and it’s a quiet seaside town to walk or go get fish and chips and […]
Relaxing Day
This morning I had quiet one. I didn’t go for a walk but instead crocheted for a few hours as I learn some skills (crochet flowers on a colourful top I’m learning how to do from a Spanish YouTuber who speaks no English. Half the time it’s a guessing game). Nevertheless it was a serene […]
The Art of Life: Just Play, Just Be
Today after doing a bit of gutter cleaning while the tradespeople worked on our back yard, I decided to come back into the house and contemplate what’s next on my ‘To Do’ list. It’s a bit weird to not have things to do to a certain time line – time, well, it’s open now. I […]
Book Reviews for The Week
I’m a mad reader and currently onto about my 55th (?) book this year which has focussed on reading authors who come from a non-English speaking background. I’ve read some interesting ones which are all sitting on my YouTube channel. Here’s a few that have been uploaded in the last week or so. There are […]
What I’m Reading This Week
Here’s some bits and bobs of what I’m reading this week and some of my own opinions of the posts. Texts between Elon Musk and his Sycophants I rolled my eyes when I read that one of them would “jump on a grenade” for him. Bloody hell. Read this tripe and I dare you not […]
A New Crochet Top
I’ve had carpel tunnel in my right forearm which I believe is due to using the mouse and tapping away on my mobile phone. Or it could be because I grip my golf clubs a little too tightly or alternatively it could be because of the over zealous crochet which twists the right hand 
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Two More Work Days Left…Then?
Tuesday will be my last day of work. Tonight, I deleted the work apps off my phone. Stopping work means I also stop using all Microsoft products and apps because I will need to return the work laptop (and I’m on Apple tech for my personal tech). On Friday night, someone asked me what I […]
Books Everywhere
Books on the floor beside my bed. Three stacks. Twelve books. Ten have been read. Two been put aside. Each stack for one municipal area of Melbourne. City of Glen Eira; City of Kingston and City of Monash. Each area has about 7 local libraries. I have 21 libraries in my direct vicinity. I’m the […]
New Book Review: The Latecomer
I started a Book Club Community on Yammer at work as one of the first communities to get people onto the platform. (Little success as I was the main one posting in it). However, at various times people told me that I should read certain authors from their own country. So I did that and […]
Eerie Coincidences
On Friday last week I headed over to the Woodlands Golf Club in Mordialloc. As a newly joined member of this golf course on the sandbelt of Melbourne, I now have a place away from home where I could meet new people, play golf and socialise whenever I want. It’s a welcoming club and I […]
Stairs To Nowhere
Once again the vivid and recurring dreams have started. I’ve got five more work days until I stop work so it’s not surprising that the dreams now are deeper and weirder. Last night, as soon as my head hit the pillow, I fell into a deep sleep. I had played golf yesterday walking over 20,000 […]