by Veronica on November 12, 2013
in Life
I’m 25 today.
Nathan delivered me a doughnut complete with candle this morning, and a cup of tea I didn’t make myself.
So far, it’s a good day.
If I wanted to get all introspective, I would point out that I’m now in my mid-twenties, and I’ve been blogging here since I was eighteen and a mother to one almost-toddler who never slept. My almost-toddler is now seven, opinionated, and awesome. Long term readers have seen me have another two children, all of us growing up.
Years of writing, collected here.
Happy Birthday me!
by Veronica on August 21, 2013
in Life
I bought a new camera body, as a balm for my shattered soul.
Or more likely, I bought a new camera body because my old one was having a hard time actually focusing, or taking crisp images, or rendering the colours properly. I’d clicked it out, and it was slowing down, frustrating me. Once I got frustrated, I just stopped picking it up and hello, there goes my creativity down the drain.
There was a frost this morning and I wandered around, taking photos, reminded of the fact that it had been months since I tried to take a proper photo.
Hello, creativity.
I’m coming back.
I wrote my novel outline, mapping out each chapter. I sent it to two people, and then made Nathan read it. I’m working again, writing again, taking photos again.
Hello happiness.
by Veronica on March 17, 2013
in Life
Friday night, we shaved off most of my hair as part of The World’s Greatest Shave. Saturday morning, I tidied up the long ends so it’s a neat #4 cut. It’s COLD, Internet.
Ignore the grey. I’ll dye it pink or something next week.
I’ve raised $1265 so far for the Leukaemia Foundation, but there’s still time to donate if you’ve got a spare $5 in your bank account.
I am so grateful for hats right now. Leigh knitted me the lovely red hat I’m wearing up there and I’m currently wearing a hat that Sharon knitted for Mum last year. THANK YOU BOTH.
by Veronica on March 15, 2013
in Life
Today is The Day. Head shaving day.
Do you know how hard it is to talk a self portrait? It’s HARD. Those girls who take incessant selfies for facebook obviously have MAD SKILLS that I am missing.
In any case, today I am shaving my head. I have a few more hours of long hair left, so Evelyn needs to get all of her finger tangling and hair pulling out of the way now, before it’s GONE.
If you haven’t donated yet, I would love if you could. It’s for a good cause.
I am going to be so cold.
(And yes, Frogpondsrock will be videoing it, so you can watch me screech like a girl.)
by Veronica on February 4, 2013
in Life
Tomorrow, school starts again. I am beyond relieved to be heading back to our regular routine. School holidays are lovely, but it’s very easy to let the hours bleed into one another, leaving a muddy mess of weeks that passed without anything remarkable happening, or getting done.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s been lovely to laze around the house, playing games and reading books together, but Amy needs more stimulation than I can easily provide, so yay for school.
In other news:
I’m cutting off all my hair. Yes, that’s right, shaving my head to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. My hair reaches the middle of my back now and it’s thick and long. Evie keeps getting her fingers tangled in it, and while it’s a little scary to be contemplating shaving it all off, I’m also looking forward to it. In a terrified kind of way.
When Nan was dying of cancer, I could appreciate the work that places like The Cancer Council and The Leukaemia Foundation do in supporting families who are walking that path.
I’d love if you could sponsor me, so that I don’t feel all lonely over there.
And I am over at The Shake today writing about Postnatal depression.
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