It's easy....

It's easy to lose yourself.

Get lost in your negatives until you're bobbing up and down in a sea of self hate.

All you see is the bad things, both true and imagined, you're:

Dumb.

Ugly.

Fat.

Lazy.

Invisible.

Worthless....and the list is endless.

If you're lucky you'll escape this place you're found yourself in. If you're not, the darkness will linger....

It doesn't discriminate, striking people of all shapes and sizes - from all walks of life.

People try to understand, try to help.

Others would prefer to run a mile than acknowledge there's such a thing. If they ignore it, it'll go away.

In the meantime people continue to struggle, kicking and screaming their way back to the light.

Asking for help is not an easy thing. The stigma and fear associated with mental illness means that for some, they will surrender and be lost to us.

Mental illness is real.

We need to admit that and start doing something about it rather than sticking our heads in the sand.

Never have

When you want something you know you'll never have.

Even if you can accept that's the way life will be.

It doesn't take away the ache you feel knowing it will never be yours.

Birthday Presents....

That awkward moment when you realise that you buy better birthday presents for your furkids than you do for some of your friends....

Just because....

Just because you are....
skinnier....
better looking....
sexier....
....than me, it doesn't mean you're a better person than I am....

it just means you're an asshole who's nice to look at....

"Online" friends....

I love the internet, it's made the world a smaller place.

One of my favourite thing about being online is all the friends I've made.

I know people from all walks of life, all shapes and sizes who mean a lot to me despite the face I haven't met them.

The internet has made it so easy to communicate, it's opened up a world where you can interact with people you wouldn't necessarily meet through work or your social circle.

We can share aspects of our lives both teaching and learning about different countries, cultures and languages and I think that's amazing.

Some anniversaries suck....

Today marks the 12 month "anniversary" of my mum passing. Her death was sudden and is something that I don't think I'll ever get over.

Mum's best friend described her as a very wise woman, and she was. Wise, funny and the best mother that a child could ever have - the three of us were very lucky to have her.

She loved my sister, brother and I with all her heart. No matter what, she was supportive of who we are and what we each did with our lives.

Mum never interfered or tried to tell us what to do, all she wanted was for us to be happy.

So I'm going to live my life in honour of her. I'm going to be the good person that she raised me to be, and I'm going to be happy....

ANZAC Day....Lest We Forget

ANZAC Day (25th April) is an important day for Australians and New Zealanders.

It's the anniversary of the first major military involvement by Australian and New Zealand (ANZAC's) armed forces during World War I.

It is now a day of national remembrance for us to remember and thank our Diggers, especially those that have died in battle to ensure our freedom.

So to all our diggers and service animals - thank you xo

Lest We Forget....

www.awm.gov.au

www.anzacday.org.au

Cat lady status confirmed....

Well, looks like it's official. One of my co-workers called me a crazy cat lady today.

And so it shall be....

Just Saying....The Environment

We humans think we're so clever. Top of the food chain, masters of our own destiny.

We're slowly kill our animals, our planet by clearing land and polluting our oceans. The earth is paying the price for our over population, paying the price for our greed and ignorance.

But when it comes down to it, it doesn't matter how advanced our technology is or how far we've come in our medical research, we're just mother nature's bitches because she will have the last laugh - we're just too stupid to realise that once we kill the environment, we're next....

The power of words....

Never underestimate the power of words....it's such a shame idiots are allowed to use them.