I have three kids. My eldest kid was the kid I was most nervous with, but I think that is normal as many parents experience first time nerves with their first child. My second child was quite easy, she was rather quiet and well-behaved. By the time it came down to my third child, I …
I had the strangest dream the other night. I was dressed in a suit looking like a cast member from Quentin Tarrotcard’s Swamp Dogs. In the dream, I entered a bank and held everyone hostage with a hot dog. That’s right. A hot dog. There were about thirty-five people in the bank and among those …
I finally see what they mean by never doing business with your family. I know someone who runs a small plumbing company. He’s going through a bit of a rough patch as he and his long term girlfriend have recently split and then a week later he was let go by the company he’s been …
At my local shops, there is a mural going up! I live in a pretty low-socioeconomic area, definitely not the type of place that people paint gloriously beautiful murals. For example, I’m not surprised when I see new graffiti on the wall but I can’t contain my surprise seeing a colourful and artistic mural go …
I’m working on a short story, and I don’t really know where to take it next. I don’t expect that you, dear reader, will have any ideas on where it could go, but I figure that if I talk for about three hundred words maybe some idea will pop into my head. At least, I …
For my entire life thus far, I thought the whole purpose of optometrists was for them to test people’s eyes, determine if they need glasses, and then prescribe glasses or contact lenses. It turns out that there is a lot more to being an optometrist or optician. I never knew this until I had my …
My teeth are something that I’ve neglected to look after my whole life. I’m extremely embarrassed by them, especially because they are almost completely rotten now at the age of thirty. My parents always told me to brush my teeth. For some reason instead of listening to them and brushing my teeth, I used to …
As a high school student in year 10, I am about to decide which subjects I’d like to do for VCE. This is pretty stressful because it means that I have to pretty much plan my whole life including what I want to study at university and what I want to do after that. This …
My sister just became a fully qualified mechanic! She was laughed at ten years ago when she told everyone she wanted to be a mechanic, and was assured she would change her mind. Well, she didn’t change her mind and today she achieved her lifelong dream. I am so proud of her and so happy …
I got promoted! It was a massive promotion as well, on top of an already big promotion last year, which means I have a tonne of disposable income to spend. Last year when I got promoted I built a new house, and to be honest, this year I’m not really sure what to do with …