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| Leaving a toxic workplace and surviving to tell the tale | April 9, 2014 | Regular readers of the blog will be aware that last October I took a voluntary separation from my workplace. While many great things happened for me while I was there over a period of ten years, the decision to leave was in part dictated by the ongoing toxicity in much of my work environment. What […] |
| I have time to think…. | March 27, 2014 | Hmmm….I don’t have anything particular to post about but thought I should pop in another one before March finishes. Life is settling into its new routine quite nicely now. Studying without working full time is strange but I’m getting used to it. At first I was suspicious that I seemed to have plenty of time…so […] |
| Returning to the violin | March 5, 2014 | Life is moving on in a good way. Things are happening. Nice things. Things that don’t cause anxiety or stress. That makes a lovely change. What are some of these things? The big one has been returning to the violin. This is overcoming a long held regret and disappointment. I learned the violin as a […] |
| the Summer of Wendy | February 12, 2014 | I alternate between feeling like I made the best decision of my life in leaving my job and worrying that I’ll never be employed again. Mostly, though it’s the former which is reassuring for someone like me who second guesses their decisions all the time. When in doubt I turn to Seinfeld. I consider this […] |
| The biggest hugs…and the best | January 7, 2014 | My Grandad, Bob Davis, passed away peacefully this afternoon in hospital at the Gold Coast. At 92 he had lived a long and productive life. Born in Chinchilla, Grandad moved into Brisbane with his family where they settled in Moorooka. He was a young man and worked with his father on the family milk run. […] |
| Red ribbon in your cat’s bottom?…no worries | January 4, 2014 | This post probably goes a long way to explain why I am not a vet. Last night I arrived home to a most unusual sight. As the cat greeted me at the door I noticed something odd. Sticking out of his, shall we say, ARSE, was a length of the red craft ribbon that I […] |
| 10 Resolutions | December 31, 2013 | I’ve said it before but I will repeat for those who may not be aware. I am not a fan of New Year’s Eve. Fireworks are a waste of money. I don’t like being forced to stay up until midnight. Cheap champagne tastes gross. You get the picture. Usually I’m not that keen on resolutions […] |
| and then….. | December 17, 2013 | I noticed something unusual a couple of weeks ago during a piano lesson with one of my younger students. We were learning a new piece which basically means he was sight-reading his way through it. Depending on a student’s sight-reading skills this can be quite a halting process as they stop to work out what […] |
| What would I do EVEN IF I WASN’T GETTING PAID FOR IT? | December 9, 2013 | There’s lots of inspirational images these days doing the rounds on twitter, Facebook, pinterest and the like along the lines “ending the struggle and dancing with life”, “finding your passion”, “stopping the glorification of busy” and so on and so forth. Indeed, I have been guilty of retweeting, resharing, pinning and liking lots of these […] |
| This place is broken | December 4, 2013 | I’ve been thinking a lot about the job I chose to leave over the last few days. This has been prompted by the annual work retreat which was held here in Bundaberg. I went to dinner with my ex-colleagues on Sunday night. I hadn’t thought too much about this apart from “Oh that will be […] |