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Could there have been a nicer start to the week than the gift of a pair of freshwater pearl earrings? I think not. After groaning my way to work on Monday morning and forgetting to put on any jewellery in the process, I was beautifully surprised by one of my dear colleagues who has just […]

I am in a better mood today (in comparison to yesterday’s post). After a yummy scrummy breakfast at Saskia’s I bought myself a little present. Why? Because we all deserve presents for being awesome and it’s perfectly acceptable to buy them for yourself.     It’s been at least six weeks since I added to […]

Sometimes people say nitwit type things that are annoying. Example: Nitwit: What are you going to do when you leave work? Me: Finish my Masters in Library and Information Science. Teach the piano. Nitwit: Oh lovely. I can just see you in a library. Now, you might be wondering, Wendy, what’s the problem with that […]

Here is a snippet of rehearsal on Monday night. Recorded in a very diy fashion with my iPhone. There were some strong basses missing and I was closest to sopranos so they come through more clearly than other parts.

Today saw one of the first of many “lasts”. It was my last Orientation for STEPS students. For those of you who don’t know, STEPS (Skills for Education Preparatory Studies) is CQU’s enabling program. Some people call them preparatory or access programs. STEPS is now in its 26th year of operation and has a combined […]

Somewhere in the universe it was decided that today was the day I would receive gifts of homegrown citrus. First my wonderful friend and colleague Helen brought me a huge bag of mandarins from her parents-in-law’s backyard. (I’m not sure about the plurals and apostrophe in that sentence but I’m off the clock so make […]

It’s choir concert time this coming weekend and we all know what that means don’t we? Rehearsals in the church on Monday AND Thursday. I would like to thank Queensland’s winter for kicking in just in time to make it freezing in there. Apart from that, this is the time of choir that I like. […]

After three nail-biting weeks of impatient waiting I was informed that my application for a voluntary separation (i.e. redundancy) was approved yesterday. Instead of a July 1 leaving date I am staying until October 11. This means I will work through Term 2. The selfish part of me really wanted to be selfish and say […]

After reading the lovely @jackielb79 ‘s post I am going to share with you the things I would have rather done today too. 1. Slept in 2. Had a scrumptious breakfast instead of muesli. 3. Gone window shopping – or even real shopping! 4. Sewing 5. Reading for fun 6. Caught up on latest episodes […]

EEEEEKKKKK……the worst question. The obvious answer is: “I want a job”. But in the world of job interviews that isn’t good enough. Job interviews are a kind of cruel and unusual punishment aren’t they. I say that as someone who had to sit on the other side of the table this morning as part of […]