“How are you going?” Do you know how to respond to this question? Sometimes this question transforms me into a dim-witted, bumbling oaf as I stumble for an adequate response, blurting out punctuated remarks like “Good! Hot!”, “Busy! Tired.” Or the classic “O-K…”which starts out with a high pitched squeak and fades into an uncertain… Continue reading An essay in response to small talk
Tag: summer
My 2019 Resolution
About five months ago I started writing the following blog entry entitled “Joiners”. Some people are “joiners”; they get involved in everything and their lives are filled with committee meetings, volunteering and serving, baking for the latest event, running around frantically behind the scenes, and generally being busy with all that is involved with being… Continue reading My 2019 Resolution
24. Open Heart Surgery
I see it a few times a week. An article popping up on the Facebook newsfeed from a Fostering page I follow. The articles are about foster carers, ex-foster kids, adoption, government processes…and in each blurb, the hashtag “openyourheart”. Each time I see this hashtag, my heart withers a little. Because I opened my heart.… Continue reading 24. Open Heart Surgery
19. These are a few of my favourite things
Once again, I find myself writing after a lengthy absence. There were times last year when I did not write because I was so caught up in feeling utterly depressed and that I felt I had nothing good to say. There were plenty of other times that “best sellers” were cleverly crafting themselves in my… Continue reading 19. These are a few of my favourite things
12. Hot and bothered
I have never been very fond of summer. Call me un-Australian, but I would choose mild, overcast weather any day over hazy blue skies and heat that bakes you the moment you step into it. I was rather enjoying some of the cooler, cloudy days last week. A friend (apparently) spoke to me a little… Continue reading 12. Hot and bothered
The Five Little Ducks Blog 