Asleep on a Train

I haven't posted stuff for the past ten days because there has been so much going on. I have been gearing up for the Christmas break, but life isn't letting me take one. I have had several job interviews and I was offered two jobs in the same day on the 23rd. Both required a lot of thought and I have decided what to do. I'm also on great terms with Dee now, with a strong understanding of what our differences have been in the past, and a desire to not let those mistakes occur again. I've also, with Dee's help, finally taken out a loan to pay off the killer Visa card and overdraft, replacing those debts with a low rate personal loan. There was even some money left over to buy a car. It is an '89 EA Falcon wagon, white with grey interior. I will be getting it on the road in early Jan, after I get a RWC from Pino. As with most good things, there are also bad things. One of my bad things is letting down Bren, who has been employing me for the past three m...

I read and hear a lot of advice each day, and one of the recurring items is to keep a journal, to jot down events and thoughts for later reference. This is my place. The past week has been interesting. On Thursday, Dee and I watched our youngest daughter Kirby, graduate from junior school. In the evening, we went to her graduation dinner. I spent the night in Geelong, and on the Friday night,the girls came up to our Werribee home. The whole 24 hours was a great time. I was reminded about what parenting was about and Kirby has a wonderful set of memories. The weekend was slightly normal, with housework and kid minding, cos Kirby's old school friend Ben came over for Saturday night. Casey went off with her friend, Kate, to spend the day at Adventure Park. Failing as a father, I forgot to remind her about sun block, but she was smarter than me, and had it covered, so to speak. We watched ScaryMovie3, from the Foxtel Box Office, which appealed to the kids. Kirby spent Sunda...

...well at least the Networking/Mentoring part is, cos' I've just finished reading a little book on it. On the plus side, I found out that my door faces East, which is my Success direction, and my house is a good shape. It may not be in the perfect direction, (North/South) but I can take measures to avoid the 'killing breath' when I need too. I read the book because it was fun, and hey, the Chinese have followed this stuff for centuries and they seem to be thriving. It told me that the Mentor-luck corner is the north-west, and that I needed to load that corner of the house up with metal stuff, preferably with Red stuff on it to show that it is Feng Shui'd. It also said that the WORST thing to put in this area is an open flame, like a gas cooker. This is a bit of a bugger, because the north-west corner of my house...Is the kitchen!! I'll be eating cold stuff from now on, unless I can create a strong wind (a la The Extractor Fan) when the evil Fire stuff is hap...