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What I should be doing!

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Ok so, I should be writing a talk for women's church which is getting very close. But I'm not. I have gotten stuck at the plagarizing John Piper point of my sermon and am currently convincing myself that adding a few inappropriate bogan words the night before will probably suffice (not because of the audience who are not at all bogan  ;-) but because of the speaker!) I should be folding the washing - which has been sitting in a HUGE pile on our lounge since Rudd reigned, and also in not one, but TWO large shopping bags on the floor . Want proof? I should be getting organised to return to work tomorrow - bye bye annual leave :-( I should be stacking a second load in the dishwasher (which my hubby caved in and bought me, after my 8 year washing up strike, on my promise that I would "become the perfect housewife if I just had a dishwasher" (stupid I know). I should be sleeping (it is midnight). But here I am posting crap and pr...
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Anger and Maturity?

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So, it turns out I am a bit useless at updating this thing regularly - but since the trillions of you reading this have been so encouraging, I will press on! ;-) Anyway, recently I have been thinking about 2 things in depth: 1) Pornography/lust (briefly for the record, I am not keen on it, if that isn't obvious to you) 2) Handling emotions that stem from hurts, specifically anger. I am still thinking through the porn/lust stuff, so I will start with the harder topic! Recently an organisation I belong to went through a "split". The process involved was long and painful and many meetings were had in order to reach unity in beliefs. Wrongs were done. Hurts were raw. And offence was taken. Some people were boxed as too emotional and selfish, and some were boxed as too intellectual and unfeeling. In the end the differences in thinking were too great for some and they decided they would leave the organisation. (I feel I cannot giv...
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Parenting 1970's style

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Reading a certain author's inspirational parenting book "Dare to discipline", first edition from 1970. I must say I am enjoying it immensely. Here is a taste: "When should the toddler be subject to mild punishment? When he openly defies his parents commands... Even in these situations, however, all-out spankings are often not required to eliminate the response. A firm thump on the head or a rap on the fingers will convey the same message just as convincingly" WHAT? A firm thump on the head? Thanks God for later book editions... I am guessing the author has had a re-think since then!
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Death

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Last night at work, a friend that I was quite attached to died. I am in the death business. No I am not a funeral director or a serial killer, I am an aged care nurse. People do not generally move into a nursing home to "get better". They are there to die. In the afternoons "sundowners syndrome" (increased confusion/agitation) often hits people with dementia, and inevitably I will be approached by a distressed resident. "Excuse me Love" they say, "How do I get out of here?". I won't give away too many of the answers that I give to such questions, as most of them involve dubious acting skills and questionable distraction techniques. The answer that most frequently pops into my head, is also the truthful answer "there is only one way out for you, and that is in a body bag". You will be happy to know this is also the answer that I do not verbalise! Having been an aged care nurse (by choice) for the last 7+ years I have seen a lot...
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Again...

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Ok so I am going to try blogging again after failing big time in 2007/08. I will see how it goes.
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