Communicating with meaning is difficult. Concisely? Almost impossible (well *ahem* it is for some of us!).I completed a job application recently which limited the applicant to 350 word responses to the criteria. *ug*.
I was riddled with anxiety. HOW could I explain to these people in just 350 words that I was so much more qualified, [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Book in 6 words? Brilliant idea!
Posted in Bi-polar, Books, Feminism, Life, Parenting, Writing, love, work life balance on June 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Building bridges and painting fences
Posted in Feminism, Life, work life balance on June 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today, I completed a whole lot more fence painting. Still at least 3 more sessions to go, but I put in another 3 hours (and an entirely new can of paint – that makes 3 so far!) today. Then I cleaned the fishtank, mowed and edged her back lawn and laid lawn seed and wetter in [...]
Top 5: Comfort foods
Posted in Cooking, Food, Life, tagged comfort foods on June 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
# Top 5: Comfort foods
When life sucks, you’ve had a break-up, you hate your job, you can’t face the outside world (or when it’s just too-damn-cold to brave the elements) there are some foods that nurse a broken heart or warm the chill in your bones. Here are my favourites:
1. Italian foods
Creamy pasta, saucy, cheesy [...]
Still no word following the horrible discussion with the (ex?) partner earlier in the week.
My house is a mess. My eyes are red-raw. My nose is snuffly, and I have a pounding headache…
The sole consolation is that I am looking after myself. I’ve managed to workout every day since he left. I’ve been eating well, have [...]
Damaged goods
Posted in Break-ups, Dating, Relationships, men on June 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
This post on the use of the term ‘damaged goods‘ made for an interesting light read.
By the reckoning of the ‘men’ consulted in writing the post – I’m seriously damaged goods. I tick almost all of the boxes. Completely un-datable.
Interestingly, having conducted my own ‘research’ lately (read: drunken sobbing phone [...]
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Posted in Break-ups, Dating, Feminism, Relationships, men on June 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Are there any good men left?
As I teeter on the verge of singledom, I find myself yet again frustrated by my inability to understand the male psyche.
I’ll never understand the way men discuss women with other men. The misogynist references (’she’s a dog’) and utter quantification. It saddens me. It frustrates me. It sickens me.
I have tried [...]
China
Posted in Family memories, Life, Top 5, Travel, love, work life balance, tagged China on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
你好 (nee how!) – Hello!
Long time – no write.
I’ve been in China!
I’ve never been overseas before, so it was QUITE an experience! What a choice for my first overseas trip! Such a rich historical tapestry, such a lot going on (post-quake, pre-Olympics), such a culture shock and -*ahem* - QUITE a human rights record!
Such a striking dichotomy between the abundantly [...]
