This post doubles as an apology. One I feel I need to offer after researching ‘ghosting’ and its effects on the person left behind. In my case, I’m referring to the people in the various friendships that were, at the time, typically thriving. And still, that didn’t stop me ghosting you. I’m sure it didn’t (and perhaps still doesn’t) make any sense, but ignoring your texts and calls, avoiding you at all costs, dropping off the face of the planet…
So it’s Friday, and that means it’s the end of another week, and that means that time has well and truly come loose from the chain. I mean, it’s out of control how fast the weeks are whizzing by… But that’s not what this is about. This is about how this is probably my first genuine ‘blog post’. Can’t you hear that informal tone? See that casual writing style? This is a blog post. That other stuff I’ve been writing…
Last week, when I was in the midst of an extreme Autistic meltdown, it wasn’t the bottle I reached for, or the cat that I kicked*, it was the shower I ran for. In fact, if I could stay in the shower as long as I stay in bed, I would. I definitely feel better after 10 minutes under our ‘rain’ shower head than I do after eight hours of shut eye. That’s both an indictment on the quality of…
As I type, I feel like last night I had one too many red wines. But that isn’t what happened. I didn’t have anything to drink last night, or the night before that. I was in bed before 10, too. And I didn’t wake up with a cold or a bug of any type. What happened to me was Centrelink, and Employment Plus, and getting squeezed and poked by a system (or is it systems?) not designed for the likes…
Wednesday morning I cooked a fry up: steak, eggs, hash brown, tomato. While it might not meet the current standards of Australia’s dietary guidelines, it was delicious. Except for the tomato. From the moment I took hold of the large red rock, I suspected we might be in trouble. Not only was it a solid fruit, and weighty, but I had to lean on the knife to quarter it. I cooked it slowly, turning it regularly, hoping that 15 minutes…