Recently I have cleared out two bookshelves of "stuff" that I had once thought important enough to keep... and while doing that I made the mistake of sitting down to read. A mistake only because I became riveted to the same spot for hours going through my life in my own words. What an interesting experience. I did an exercise my sister and I used to do growing up, and picked a random date and read what it said in our journals :-) This time around I discovered that July was definitely not a popular month for journal entering - so I took the nearest one and here's what thirty years looks like in my own words....
Sunday 21st June 1981
This week was busy. The orchestra played up the hospital for ward 37 and 38. I played on the organ which I really enjoy. I played a solo on the piano an believe me it was a cranky one. We had afternoon tea.. We were planning the Skoda to be at our place on Friday because Grandad was going to bring it down. He did but it broke down in Huntly and Grandad hitched-hiked down here.The one thing I remember is that that Skoda never made it passed the mechanics - my mother's first car and it was a dud ;-) The orchestra went on to play at the School festival. I was sick as a dog, but my teacher came to my house to ask my mother if I could go.... and I did.
Saturday, 13th July 1991
Hello again. I know I am useless. Anyway here's what has happened. Gwen got married last week. I got fired from Kentucky (still not over that). Sat my Renaissance Drama Exam, think I got wasted. Turns out I was physic - I got totally wasted ;-) My Public Law A lecturer is leaving. He had an affair with a few of the students - one of which had twins to him. Our [wedding] invites are here and most are sent. Nice. Mum, Dad and Beryl came down. Dad's had an accident. Rau is dying. Daddy may not be able to make it back to the wedding. [The lady who] is sewing the dress - told Mum I'm too fat.... Not that I didn't know. I went on to get married a little over a month after this entry :-) I changed seamstress soon after and felt much better for it.
Friday, 28th July 1995
A whole week has past and can I remember where it went? All I know is Monday I was bored out of my treetop in my psych class, humbuggered in my psych tutorial AND almost passed out in my Masters class1-3pm..... Now its Friday. Emptied the babies cot. Can't wait for them to come especially get out of me. Not in a bad way just I'm not really enjoying it anymore. My pelvic bone hurts, I can't move and now I have to eat small frequent meals - I can handle frequent, but small!?! Mum found a really nice story. Im putting it in my journal. She read it to me and started crying. She's been crying heaps lately but I don't mind... On Sunday the 20th August, I gave birth to two beautiful little boys, 4lb5oz and his brother 5lb3oz. I graduated with my Masters in April 1998.
Tuesday 25th July 2000
Simba got groomed today and she looks lovely. Had to buy her a jersey from the op shop because being winter and all.... anyway mum came to watch the boys before I went to Polytech and I'm very impressed with what she had planned - so happy with her. Very lucky the boys have her what a great learning opportuniy. Thank you. I started a teaching part-time (one lecture a week) and worked around my children and looking after my mother from 1998 until I started working where I am now in 2003.
Sunday 3 July 2005
Choir was something tonight. We should have been brushing up but couldn't because people are still learning so it was very interesting.. We have our last practice on Wednesday which hopefully will seal it. I'm going to make some muffins, buscuits, milo and soup for people to eat on Wednesday or something different. Speaking of eating my diet left the building today - escaped!! The diet is still missing and I've been looking for it ever since ;-)
Sunday 25th July 2010
Another blog entry.... and from my own words ;-)Yours in friendship,
Mxox
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