While I have always felt old, this year has made me feel grown up. I'm more confident in my own abilities, more self-assured, I adapt with relative ease, and you know what? It's really bloody nice.
thoughts from the all the dumb things
Category: Blog
thoughts from the home office
What ScoMo doesn't see is what is happening inside my home 'office' (which is actually one of two rooms - the dining room, or the bedroom which once belonged to my older brother).
thoughts from the inferno
As I approach my mid-twenties I started to think about the possibility of children of my own (albeit, a few years in the future) and now, I'm not so sure that's something that I want. Right now, the future feels far too scary a place.
a break in regular posting
I was just cleaning my room, trying to get a little sense of order around the place and found a beautiful notebook at the foot of my bed. I'm a hoarder of nice stationery, often saving pieces for something special (much the same way as people only use the fancy China for special occasions). When… Continue reading a break in regular posting
thoughts from the topsy turvy
So, how am I adjusting to the topsy turvy mess that is Term 4? Well, to tell you the truth, reader, I'm not really. I feel listless, a bit useless, unproductive and completely and utterly exhausted.
thoughts from the longest week
My ominous countdown to the exams did not have the desired effect of kicking their butts into gear, instead irritating them and inviting groans of "eugh, could you not?" (I could not, not)
Imagine
Year Nine are writing poetry at the moment. Wrote this with them today as a sly hint to stop yelling while we read together. It didn't work.
thoughts from the troughs
It's nearly 10pm on Friday night, and I have been staring at the screen typing and subsequently deleting a sad-sack blog post about how hard this job can be. Each time I get started, I feel the negativity starting to snowball and a little twang of guilt gnawing at me, so I stop. I'm trying… Continue reading thoughts from the troughs
thoughts from the back of the classroom
I'm going to let you guys in on a secret: sometimes I have no idea what I'm talking about.
thoughts from cyclone Tracy
I don't care what you think unless it is about me. Kurt Cobain Hands up those in the room who feel responsible for things they're not responsible for. I'm one of those people that always feels a little on edge when things are going wrong as if, in some weird way, shit's hit the fan… Continue reading thoughts from cyclone Tracy
thoughts from the first year 