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I’m trying to think back to when to begin this story but I’m not really sure where it started.... Last year (2021) I received a few phone calls from my Mum as her health has really started to dec...
ugh, like personal growth and stuff in 2014
So I had a bit of a fall out with my bosses at work and had quite a reaction to the situation. I decided the best thing to do was to take a bit of time out for myself to address why my reaction w...
Work, work, work... in 2014
In 2017/18 after a particularly long bout of unemployment between IT contracts AND the death of Chris I reevaluated my career and ended up going back to school to study Counselling. I figured if...
So my brother finally moved out. in 2014
So my brother moved out a month ago. I was sitting here trying to remember the year he moved in with me but it’s been so long I honestly can’t recall. He first moved to Perth approx 2008/09 under...
Work Drama in 2014
So after a fairly unpleasant redundancy and a large bout of unemployment I’m now working for a start up company. This is my first time working for a start up! I was fairly excited because I get t...
Do we leave or do we stay? in 2014
Super happy to see PB might be staying.... I’ve reactivated my OD diary but I “really” don’t want to return there. I would much prefer to stay here at PB :) What has everyone else decided to do? ...
December 2017 in 2014
I put off writing this entry for months now because December was a horrible month. Everything at school started getting really stressful. I think everyone’s patience was suffering because it was ...
Therapist in training in 2014
Last week I had an opportunity to perform a role play with one of my fellow students. She was the Client and I was the Counselor. She presented with a whole heap of issues. Stress, anxiety, poor ...
After 4 years I received this text message from my sister today: Hello, I’m sorry I was a cow to you during my wedding and on many other occasions when my attitude has been less than kind. I know...
Knee Problems in 2014
I play social netball every Thursday night with a group of mothers for a team called the Drama Queens (DQ). We know each other because our children have all gone to school with one another over t...
Explanation in 2014
I caught up with an Dean, old friend & ex boyfriend for a few drinks on Friday. We dated casually back in 2007/2008. We got along great and use to go for motorbike rides together. It was actu...
Today I am grateful that I don’t need medication to feel happy. I am grateful that I can now appreciate the moments in life that make me happy. I am grateful that I don’t worry about being happy ...
It’s been a roller coaster of emotions since last Friday when I received the news of Chris’s death. The first few days I just felt numb. I was pretty busy but every time I stopped I’d remember an...
And other things in 2014
I finally received my final payment from Work. A week later. Who retrenches someone then makes them wait a week? I also (finally) received the Separation Certificate. So I’ve used that to regist...
Redundancy in 2014
My boss was supposed to be on leave this week so I was super surprised when he popped his head into my office on Wednesday morning at 10am and asked if we could have a quick meeting. As we walked...
Happy New Year We had a quiet night in. We’d just fired up the aircon and a movie on Netflix when my brother comes running into the lounge room asking me if I’d heard the window smash next door. ...
We had a lovely, quiet Christmas this year. A while ago my brother bought me a gift that contained a jar of gingerbread ingredients. So we made that into a giant gingerbread man and then decorate...
My application for RPL was denied. Reason being the courses I did were over 10 years ago. They were 19 years ago so I knew I was pushing it… On Thursday I was contacted by a lady from a recruitm...
Motherhood in 2014
I’ve just finished speaking with my Mom, who I haven’t spoken to in over a year. She called me because she wanted to put money in our bank accounts for Christmas. The last time we spoke I lost m...
I decided to delete my first 3 diary entries from 2 years ago and start anew. It’s almost summer here in Western Australia and it’s almost the end of 2016. I’m ready for 2016 to be over already. ...
