On Life, Death & Happiness

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The Boyfriend's Nana passed away late last night. She slipped into a coma yesterday and never regained consciousness. I've been wandering around with a big black cloud over my head, working myself into a funk about the unfairness of the world. I couldn't go to work, I found it hard to eat or think or write or move. I've even found it hard to cry. All I've been feeling is terrible sadness that such a great person has left us.

My sadness is really a little selfish. I am sad because this amazing woman will never get to come to my wedding, or meet my children. I am sad because we will never have another long conversation about old photographs, or beautiful vintage dresses, or different types of cameras or what life was like back in the day. I will never again get to see her face when The Boyfriend shows her an amazing photo, or when I show her the dresses I've gotten from the op-shops, or when one of her little dogs makes her laugh. I am sad that I will never hear another one of her stories.

On the other hand, I am happy that she doesn't have to suffer anymore, and that her pain is finally at an end. I am happy that this incredible lady was lucky enough to live to 94 and see her five sons grow up. I am happy that meeting The Boyfriend meant that I got to meet this lady and spend some time, however fleeting, with her. I am happy that I got the honour of having another Nana. Family members who were able to be with her have told us that Nana wished us all the happiness in the world. She wanted us to live happy lives, and to not spend time being sad & dwellling on her loss. I'm trying to resepect her wishes in this regard.

Nana, I will try not to spend too much of my time feeling sad for you. I will try hard not to let any sadness prevent me, or The Boyfriend, from living a great life like you wanted. But I will miss you.

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Until next time, xo.

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Thought For The Day: Lessons From Harry Potter

Hello there lovelies,

One of my favourite lady-friends found this on Tumblr, although I'm not sure who wrote it orignally (If you know, link me up). I think it sums up things perfectly for us Potter fans. We grew up with Harry Potter, and things don't quite feel the same with no more of his adventures to look forward to. Without further ado:

What Harry Potter has taught me-
1997 - 2011

Harry Potter taught me that some things are worth dying for.
Ron Weasley taught me that believing in yourself is a hundred times more powerful than luck.
Hermione Granger taught me that an education is a girl’s best asset, even if it doesn’t make you many friends.

Severus Snape taught me to never, ever, ever judge someone.
Rubeus Hagrid taught me that anything can be cute with the right perspective.
Ginny Weasley taught me that bold is beautiful.

Lily Potter taught me that a mother’s love is the strongest force on earth.
Remus Lupin taught me that fear is the only thing I should be afraid of.
Dolores Umbridge taught me that education with a political agenda is a terrible, terrible thing.

Sirius Black taught me that the ones we love never truly leave us.
Albus Dumbledore taught me that good people are not always good.
Draco Malfoy taught me that bad people are not always bad.

Neville Longbottom taught me that courage is standing up for what’s right, even when you’re scared out of your mind.
Luna Lovegood taught me that weird is wonderful.
Dobby taught me that freedom is a gift.

Lucius Malfoy taught me that no amount of money, pomp, or circumstance will buy you true friends.
Fred & George Weasley taught me that sometimes all you need is a good laugh.
The Dursleys taught me that a world without imagination is a dull and dreary place.

Arthur Weasley taught me that a good sense of curiosity and a bit of obsession can be healthy.
Fleur Delacour taught me that true love is not based on appearance.
Molly Weasley taught me that a happy family is not measured in gold.

Bellatrix Lestrange taught me that hatred and prejudice rot your mind and can turn even the most beautiful person into a monster.
Kreacher taught me that if you want to get to know a man, look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
Cho Chang taught me that rebound relationships almost never work.

Nymphadora Tonks taught me to love myself, no matter what I look like.
Percy Weasley taught me that, in the end, no career is worth sacrificing your family.
Sybill Trelawney taught me that you cannot change the past, only the future.

Lavender Brown taught me that physical relationships only last for so long.
Peter Pettigrew taught me that rats do not make good friends.
Nicholas Flamel taught me that to the well-prepared mind, death is but the next great adventure.

Minerva McGonagall taught me that a good cause is worth fighting for at any age.
Hedwig taught me that the love we have for our pets is very real.
Lord Voldemort taught me that a life without love is barely living.

J. K. Rowling taught me that the stories we love will always be with us.
Until the very end.

Until next time, xo.

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I came across this in my blog reader a while ago, and I couldn't help but think that it would be awesome if the person you put this much effort into loving was you. You're totally worth the effort.

Until next time, xo.

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Thought(s) For The Day

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Hello there lovelies,



It has been another busy week, with work & trying to fit my fitness routine back in around work, & The Boyfriend's family is visiting, and trying to rest to avoid getting sick again because everyone around me at work is getting sick again. I'm too exhausted to form proper sentences, so instead I'll leave you with a few quotes that I may just super-glue onto my mirror.





Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before. ~Jacob A. Riis



If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. ~Flavia Weedn, Flavia and the Dream Maker



Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. ~Author Unknown



Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



Until next time, xo.

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But, aside from the fact that Tumblr is awesome, my point is that you can totally be a towel rack too if that's what you want. All you have to do is believe!

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Thought For The Day - Stargate: SG1 Style

Sam Carter: I'm an Air Force officer just like you are, Colonel. And just because my reproductive organs are on the inside instead of the outside doesn't mean I can't handle whatever you can handle.

Jack O'Neill: Oh, this has nothing to do with you being a woman. I like women. I've just got a little problem with scientists.

Sam Carter: Oh, Colonel, I logged over 100 hours in enemy airspace during the Gulf War. Is that tough enough for you... or are we gonna have to arm wrestle?

That lovelies, is one of my favourite exchanges in the very first episode of Stargate: SG1. Just in case you cannot tell, I am spending my Friday night drinking scotch & watching good old sci-fi. The more scotch I drink, the more obnoxious my SG1 commentary becomes. Good times, good times.

Until next time, xo.

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So true.

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I'm being a little lazy, and passing on this thought for the day - but hey, sometimes things are just too cute to not re-blog them.

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This seemed like a fitting in a week when I am working overtime every day to get our shop ready for re-opening on Monday (Or, in other words I have no coherent thoughts for you, so here is a picture of an owl). YOU'RE WELCOME.

Until next time, xo.

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I hope you're having a great weekend lovelies,

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That's right, you heard us.

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Thought For The Day (Amanda Palmer Style)

in my mind

in a future five years from now

i’m 120 pounds

and i never get hungover

because i will be the picture of discipline

never minding what state i’m in

and i will be someone i admire

and it’s funny how i imagined that i would be that person now

but it does not seem to have happened

maybe i’ve just forgotten how to see

that i’m not exactly the person that i thought i’d be

and in my mind

in the faraway here and now

i’ve become in control somehow

and i never lose my wallet

because i will be the picture of discipline

never fucking up anything

and i’ll be a good defensive driver

and it’s funny how i imagined that i would be that person now

but it does not seem to have happened

maybe i’ve just forgotten how to see

that i’ll never be the person that i thought i’d be

and in my mind

when i’m old, i am beautiful

planting tulips and vegetables

which i will mindfully watch over

not like me, now

i’m so busy with everything

that i don’t look at anything

but i’m sure i’ll look when i am older

and it’s funny how i imagine that i could be that person now

but that’s not what i want, if that’s what i wanted then i’d be giving up somehow

how strange to see that i don’t want to be the person that i want to be

and in my mind

i imagine so many things

things that aren’t really happening

and when they put me in the ground, i’ll start pounding the lid

saying “i haven’t finished yet –

i still have a tattoo to get

that says ‘i’m living in the moment’.”

and it’s funny how i imagined that i could win this winless fight

but maybe it isn’t all that funny that i’ve been fighting all my life

but maybe i have to think it’s funny if i wanna live before i die

and maybe it’s funniest of all to think i’ll die before i actually see

that i am exactly the person that i want to be

fuck yes

i am exactly the person that i want to be

Until next time, xo.

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"You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow."

"Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky."

Until next time, xo.

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Because none of you ladies (or men) out there need to take crap from anyone who doesn't think you're great just the way you are.

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