Monday, 29 October 2012
Monday, 1 October 2012
The Reunion
Well folks – it happened. I went to the reunion. And no I didn’t lose the weight. I did however use my daughter, the beauty
therapist’s knowledge and resources to the best of my ability. I took advantage of every wrinkle cream, skin hydrator, anti
sagging gel, you name it, I used it.
And I’m proud of it. And
just quietly they actually do work.
Sure they didn’t take 20 years off me, but then nothing other than a
plastic surgeon could have done that, but my skin looked better than it had in
years. Add to that I wore all
black so that most of the lumps and bumps were disguised, and even though I
don’t think that I looked great, I did look the best I could look for this 43
year old who has slightly neglected her figure. Ok, there was one older gentleman who asked if I had worked
with him in the 1970’s but I’m putting that down to dementia. And may I say, I had a great
night. I laughed harder than I
have in years. I even crossed one
thing off my bucket list (to have my photo taken sitting behind the news desk. In fact I’m so proud of that particular
moment I’ve made it my Facebook profile picture!)
Yes quite a lot of people didn’t remember
me, but that’s ok. I was always
the quiet one, who quietly went about my daily work, never really getting
involved in other peoples business.
I liked to think of myself as the quiet observer. I will admit with age the quiet part is
fading and I’m sure there are quite a lot of people (my husband included) that
wish I would just shut up at times.
Oh how time changes us.
Lets just say that most people carry age
well. What’s the saying? People are like a fine wine. They get better with age. Well, one thing is for sure, this crowd
did. In fact, I’m quite jealous of
some (one lady in particular didn’t look any different to what she did 21 years
ago), but I can say in all honesty not once did I feel inadequate or judged. No one really cared about any of
that. Everyone was just so happy
to be a part of this event and to see long lost friends. Add to that I made a new friend (the
wife of a man that I once worked with) the night could not have been
better. So if any of you out there
are facing a reunion and are worried about how time changes us – don’t be.
I am so grateful to have been a part of
that team and would like to thank old friends and new for an absolutely
wonderful evening. I look forward
to the next one!!
It Started With A House
Meet Lizzie. She’s 31 and having a mid life crisis. So she bought a house. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.But she gets more than she bargained for. She didn’t expect the engagement ring, the lazy cat, the
stalker or the drop dead gorgeous handyman. But she did already have the crazy family and sex crazed
Grandma. So when she decides to
find the rings’ rightful owner she kind of hoped that the Universe would be on
her side. But that would be too
easy wouldn’t it?
Lucky for Lizzie the Universe seems to know what it’s doing.
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