Ok ok - I won't include them all because it's late and I'm tired but here's a glimpse into my avoidance strategy when I'm stuck at home alone on a Wednesday night.
Let me paint the scene - I'd worked til 5, come home to prepare for a tax appointment at 6:30, eaten all the crap I bought at the service station, seen tax client, locked the house up, run the bath, cooked some toast, cracked a can of coke and then jumped in the bath...
I've got my phone with me of course because there is always an email to check or a picture to like and I start scrolling though my camera roll to find my Project Life list. As it happens I need a pic of words to live by...and I'm stuck.
I hit Pinterest for some inspiration because I'm sure I pinned a few wordy things one day but I get stuck looking at all Cass Hughes' boards! Thanks Cass for the 'table' inspiration!! Anyway, back to the words and I found a few that really hit home.
Then I started seeing all the lovey dovey, airy fairy sayings, that you have to be in a better mood than I was at the time to appreciate. Nothing was hitting the spot though...I kept coming back to the words 'go placidly'...but couldn't remember what I had seen or heard that included them. Finally it came to me...desiderata! The words I held so sacred and had on a poster in my room when I was a teenager. I found a few pics of the saying but knew I could do better.
I jumped out of the bath and headed for the spare room (that is now Lachy's room) where I keep all my crap that doesn't belong anywhere else. As soon as I opened the lid it was like I had dug up my very own time capsule and I decided I should take some pics as I uncovered the past.
First item: Kids birthday cards and some wedding bits and pieces.
Second item: Ems birth cards, newspaper from the day she was born and suit she came home in.
Third item: The box of all things precious - letters, newspaper clippings and a few pages from my 1997 notebook.
The 1997 notebook needs some more attention - this was what I was looking for - the height of my desiderata days...inside I found:
- Death notices from one of my best friends Aaron who died in a car crash on the 08/07/1997 - RIP buddy - still think of you all the time and all the crazy shit we got up to!
- A poem I wrote when my Great Nanna died in 1996 that was read at her funeral.
- Desiderata - my hand written copy of the words I LOVED.
- A drawing of a heart and peace sign...no doubt a tattoo idea?
- A few newspaper clippings of my old buddy Laney - Top Gun eat your heart out!
- A Dean Kemp autograph from when he came to PSHS.
- And a pendant that Michael Boase made in Year 12 and gave to me - not romantically - just gave it to me and I remember thinking that boy was going somewhere and I should keep it!
Fourth item: Lachy and Will's pile of baby memorabilia.
Fifth item: My Dad's books from when he was young and his skippy plate and mugs. Why I'm hanging on to these I don't know but I can't bare to part with them?
Sixth item: Lach's first Nikes from Aunty Suz - awwww
Seventh item: My favourite cards from my Nanna Vera - the last few I have with her beautiful handwriting before she died. I often wonder how differently my life would have been if Nanna Vera had lived. She was (and still is) such a big influence on our lives.
Eighth item: Old photos - and this is where I stopped digging! Oh how I LOVE old photos - here's a selection.
Another day - another bloomers shot
Our famous yellow tracksuits
Nanna Vera xxx
There was a lot to be happy about in Year 6 and 7 - I had a huge fight with Mum over having to wear that white top to get the photos - was still sobbing and puffy and obviously refused to look at the camera. What a charmer! Tones was just bummed cos she lost her mull leaf necklace and had to settle for the yin and yang one!
Always loved this one of Elle - she was a crazy crazy devil of a kid that one!
Told you this would be a long one! And this is just three hours of avoidance - what will I think of next?
Hang on back to desiderata...my favourite part/s to finish:
"whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."
"Be cheerful"
"Strive to be happy"
Peace out dudes - I'm off to make a can bong ;-)
No comments:
Post a Comment