Driftwood

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Slipping and Sliding

And there was I thinking I was almost in control. Friday night, and last night, I cried myself to sleep. Something is affecting me and it isn't always clear what that is. I realised, late last night, and almost texted my best friend to tell her so (not wishing to wake her but so that I would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Not that I'm obessed or anything...

My newest counsellor (yes another one) asked me last week how I cope, how I get through the impact of everything I've been through. I didn't really know, I said, but then I realised that I do have a kind of strategy. First thing on my mind when I wake, always, is a kind of rueful resignation, a sigh... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Frogs

For my friend Nautikos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkZ8Mzpj948&feature=related Here's the original post: http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos367/ Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Changes

I don't know quite how or why, but on Sunday night my husband wanted to sort things out amicably and with as little intervention by the courts as possible. He tells me that the conversations on Saturday convinced him, He's accepted it, and we are going to do this now. He'll support me financially... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Temporary pause

In the early evening, yesterday, I rang my husband and said I wondered he hadn't been in touch, since I had contacted him a couple of times trying to reach some kind of middle ground. He 'invited' me round (to my own house), just to have something to eat, watch a bit of TV - I didn't want to 'talk.'... Sign in to see full entry.

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Nomad

It's been surprisingly quiet this week, apart from some very loud music from the nightclub not far below my room on the first floor, at the top of the stairs in the 'hotel' (pub) where I am staying. Last night I had a bit of trouble going to sleep, and ended up sleeping in a bit. It's Anzac Day here... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spinning again

Or, 'Mneme gets angry - shock waves reverberate throughout blogit land.' Having nowhere to go last night, I worked through most of the night in my research office and caught some sleep in an armchair.. it's no different from sleeping on a plane after all. I've arranged somewhere for the next week or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 20, 2009

This is the Life?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6MRYLWJb1o I am, literally, living the lyrics.. where will I sleep tonight? I couldn't take the rented room for more than a week. It was ghastly. My husband, in the middle of not cooperating with the divorce paperwork (still not wanting it to happen) told me I could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Patience

Where did this quiet serenity of the past day and a half come from? I know that sounds a little odd, that I should want to reflect on serenity. My life couldn't be more chaotic, yet here am I calm as you please... eight-thirty at night, having put in a full day after leaving the rented room thirteen... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Good Friday

Somehow, today, it doesn't help to know that this sacrifice was made. I would never have asked it of God. We have so much to be thankful for, and yet, there was this thing that had to be done to atone for mankind's sinful nature. We don't do as we were instructed, and love one another. Somehow,... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

I started this blog in 2006, round about the time my 28-year marriage was unravelling. It was difficult for all concerned, even for my ex who handled the situation about as badly as it’s possible to do. The damage is still emerging, when I least expect it. The children are adults and both now live with their father in Australia. After the divorce, the future initially looked bright. It still does, although there are a number of complications. I have a new relationship to nurture, sometimes thrown into confusion through my daughter’s negativity when she visits. I’m a member of the church choir, which is really important to me. I think I’m happy, apart from those moments of conflict and opposition that we can all do without. Time will tell. To quote William Shakespeare: O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me t'untie

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