Category: burnout
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metamorphosis
Where and how do I begin to express where/what/how/who I have become. I have journeyed on a long, tedious expedition these last two years. I took a sabbatical from teaching due to suffering from severe burnout and the health effects that come with it. I spent term 2, 3 and part of 4 recovering in…
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exercise
To me, the word exercise conjures up men jogging in sweat soaked singlets and short shorts; you know the kind with built in undies that don’t quite cover their meat and two veg. It also sparks a memory of Jane Fonda workout videos that were meticulously followed by lycra-clad thighs and a one piece leotard…
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disorganised
Taking a break from work has been cathartic, awakening and soul nourishing. I’ve been working since I was fifteen which amounts to thirty-five years of non-stop. That is a lot of constant busyness, constant moving and constant ‘on’. During this rest, I have really found it challenging, particularly with my brain functioning with normal stuff.…
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re/evaluate
What is it that makes us stick to one career? Why has society invented such ideals and expectations on what people do? Pick a career by age 18-19, then you do said career throughout your prime years, retire after slugging it out at the one job and receive some menial accolades that are as meaningful…
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bootlicker
When I was 16 I dated a sweet lad – we shall call him Brad. He was a car enthusiast, a rev-head, and I was not. After merely a week of being totally love struck, I was soon thinking yeah nah yeah he is not for me. Nothing in particular stood out, I just was…
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and so it begins!
Starting a blog has always been a long ago dream. I have finally taken a leap off the platform of comfort and security into the looming depths of an overcrowded online journaling landscape. I do feel a tad apprehensive coupled with readiness to fail forward; at least I am taking that first small movement and…
the happy cactus 